Actually, Trey doesn't care if he has his two front teeth or not, but the timing of his missing teeth is perfect for Christmas!
It feels like Christmas now. We went downtown this afternoon and saw all the Christmas decorations and booths set up. The booths here are set up in a large, tent like indoor area. The ones in Warsaw were outdoors and the poor people who were running the booths were freezing. There were many, many people walking around today. Abbie checked out all the offerings of purses and earrings. Ben and Natalie enjoyed looking at all the items for sale with the hometown soccer team name (Lechia Gdansk). The sign in this picture means Christmas in Gdansk.
We saw Santa (here he's called Swiety Mikolaj) today. We were able to get a picture of Trey with him. This Santa had a microphone and had a very loud and hearty ho-ho-ho. He talked to Trey but did not expect any responses so he never knew that Trey did not understand Polish. I loved his fun hat!
We wandered around the square for a while. It was cold and the kids enjoyed some hot chocolate as we walked around. There is a gigantic tree in the middle of the square decorated for Christmas. The kids look tiny next to this tree!
There was a guy in the square who was standing like a statue. If people put coins in his tin, he would "come alive" and tip his hat and shake their hand. Trey gave a couple of coins and thought this guy was hilarious. It is not how I would like to earn a living, but I guess it works for him!
When we headed home it was snowing. Here is Ben at our tram stop waiting for our ride in the snow!
Tomorrow is Monday so the kids will be going to the International School. Trey's theatrical performance as the Gingerbread Man will be Friday. The kids have a school outing on Tuesday with their classmates to a bowling alley. It was nice of them to include my part time kids in this event. They have school tomorrow and next Monday and I am glad for that! I will be getting ready for our Christmas here and for our big trip starting on Christmas day. We have a tiny Christmas tree in our house. We got a one footer this year! That is my kind of Christmas decorating!
We are still waiting on word regarding our Temporary Residence Status. The office that handles this has 45 days to make a decision regarding residence. December 20th will be 45 days. We are really hoping to have this obligation taken care of this week and not have to think about it anymore. I believe since we submitted our information within the required time frame to be considered, we should be allowed an extension on our tourists visas if they do not complete their investigation within the 45 days. We are looking into this tomorrow. I find the whole process fascinating (not in a good way!). The residency is for the kids and I. Myles has a work visa through June. He was invited here, but I guess the rest of us were not! But our situation is very straightforward. We have only been married to each other, and are still married. None of our children were adopted or have any other complicating factors. I am a very boring housewife from Olathe, KS (and I mean that in a very good way!). What more could they ask? All we want is to stay here six more months, and spend our money in their economy. Then we will happily take our loot and head on home! We shall see what this week brings.
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