Spoiled, I tell ya! I don't know why but we are spoiled rotten.
When we first accepted the referral of the girls, our agency told us they had an uncle in the States and if we wanted to contact him we could. For whatever reason, and without much conversation about it, we decided we would not contact him. We'd just leave things as they were.
Well a few weeks in, he contacted the agency and asked for our information. Instead the agency gave us his info and told us we could contact him if we wanted to.
This is part of the email we received:
I spoke with him for a long time and found him to be a very nice person. His English … while spoken with an accent is VERY good and as such he is easily understood. He is VERY much on board with the girls adoption and looking forward to having you adopt them and having the opportunity for a great new life here in the US.
He basically just wanted to introduce himself and offer his services whenever they are deemed necessary. Meaning he is willing to help explain the cultural things, help with language, anything and everything … or if you prefer, little to nothing. I think he would be happy with an occasional update with a few pictures if you decided it was best for all involved.
So Roddy called him and spoke with him for a while. He was very nice. He explained why he couldn't adopt the girls ~ they have 3 children, one of which is severely autistic. He had encouraged the family in Ethiopia to put the girls up for adoption so they could get a good American home. The family there couldn't afford to take care of them either.
We are very excited to have him as part of our family. I'm thinking if we have communication issues with the girls, let's say they just can't express what they need and we just can't understand (or vice versa), we can just call up Uncle Teka and ask for help. How cool is that?!
We want to learn to cook foods that they are used to and keep as much of their culture in their lives as possible and we'll have a tutor at the press of a button!
Well here's the kicker...Uncle calls last night (thinking the girls were coming home next month instead of Feb) and said he was going to get a bunch of food ready to bring down for them to help with their transition. Seriously!!? How awesome!
Spoiled! That's just what we are!
Thank you, God, for spoiling us!
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1 comment:
Awesome, just awesome. Can we borrow Uncle Teka? It's evident he has such a deep love for his 3 nieces. That will be such a blessing. Our closest Ethiopian restaurant is 2 hours away and we do go there every so often and I am also trying to cook the food here at home (it's much more affordable than going out to eat with a bigger family- you can understand I know). The injera thing I just can't get down yet. Mine turns out TERRIBLE. Seriously, Uncle Teka needs to come to WI and teach me. You are so spoiled. Wow!! So much to be thankful for. Congrats on your girls and your new baby to come.
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