Well we are settling in to our new life. It was wonderful that on our first day back it was Sunday and we got to go to church. We were all welcomed back home with open arms.
I showed Deniss the rather large scrapbook I made of the pictures from his visit last summer. I was pleasantly surprised when I found that he could read some of the journaling. He can read more English than I thought! He is getting very comfortable speaking English to us. He clams up around other people but is saying more and more to us everyday. We have been told many times that English comes very quickly once these kids get home. I am really starting to believe it!
We got Sam from the kennel yesterday. He showed every sign that he remembered Deniss. Once he sniffed him a few times, he ran and got a toy to play with. Deniss spent a lot of time with Sam last year playing with Sam's stuffed toys. Sam remembered!
Deniss got brave and went out on a walk around the neighborhood with Sam yesterday. I think Ken was a bit nervous with him going alone but he will never learn his way around unless he gets to venture out alone.
Today we are going to try to assess the clothes situation. Deniss still had some of the clothes that we bought him last year but of course everything he owned fit into one suitcase. He has shorts and t-shirts, a little underwear but he only had the shoes that were on his feet. I think a shopping trip is in order but building his wardrobe will take some time. He always says no when we tell him to pick something out at the store. He is certainly not a typical teenager yet with a closet full of clothes!
More later.
Robin
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