(s) So we’ve had a completely lazy Sunday. We got up earlyish (I woke up at 6:30 but made myself stay in bed until 7:30) then just lay low, watched the news, had breakfast and then got ready for church. It was a good service although the sanctuary, being in the top floor of a non air-conditioned 4 storey building was very, very hot. Darren was pouring sweat just sitting there. I alternated between feeling overwhelmingly hot, to tolerably hot when I used my bulletin as a fan. Despite the heat, we enjoyed the service. We sang ‘Indescribable’ and the old hymn ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ this morning – both were really meaningful to me today.
(d) After church bought water and pop (to replenish the litres we sweated out) and walked over to the children’s shopping area by Darnytsa metro. As we have discovered that Ivanna’s feet are closer to size 21 than 23 (the pink shoes we bought), we looked for some sandals for her. Plenty of options – we didn’t buy any though. On the other hand, we did buy her a cute hat and shorts. If the weather keeps this up, she’ll need those. After that, we went to McDonald’s for sundaes (and to stand in the childrens’ play area, which was beautifully air-conditioned). They (the cool sundaes and room) were nice while they lasted, but eventually we had to go back out into the heat and home to our oven. After cool showers, we managed to nap a bit to catch up on sleep lost in the early mornings. It was nice. We have just finished our supper (leftover sauce, chicken, and bread – yum) and are going to do a little reading (starting ‘Voyage of the Dawn Treader’) before heading to Mario’s for dessert. All in all, it was a pretty relaxing and restful day. It’s almost like (despite the little bit of shopping) we found a bit of Sabbath.
3 comments:
Seeing that you posted your blog over 4 hrs ago, and still no comments, it must be that everyone is feeling as emotionally exhausted as you are with the week that was, from the apprehension, to elation, to frustration (about airline tickets)! It is a good thing that you are able to take a day off, and mentally regroup.
I just got home from church, and had a quick meal, before starting to get things ready for Val, Jason, Elidh and William for supper tonight. We can hardly wait until you three are here with us too.
We are sorry that it is so hot that you don't feel like doing much. Here on the other hand it has been quite cool, and today has clouded over and threatens rain (yea! we need it), but it is still rather gloomy.
We are all sitting on the edge of our seats, waiting for your arrival in 2 weeks time.
Love to all of you,
Hey guys, you keep saying it is so hot, but how hot? I like to know the extents of your capacity for heat and discomfort. It gives us a standard for the future. Y'know, if we have a baseline, then we can all refer back to this time: "yeah, it is hot, but when we were it Kyiv, it was ..." and so on. As you may recall, in Moscow, when we returned from camp, we found that it was 36C in our 9th floor apartment (in a 9story bldg). Bring it on!!
Here, on the other hand, it is not so hot. Yep, cold and windy have been the themes for the weekend. Not the greatest for a long weekend. Oh well; it has been a nice time in Edmonton anyway. Today we got out to Sandra and Bob's, then out to the lake and then to MacRae's for supper. It has been a day of people and food. Nice.
jonathan
Will has made us all sick (thanks buddy). Looking forward to your imminent return. Not so far away! :)
Hopefully we'll settle into a new routine sooner rather than later. :)
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