Monday - only 2 more in Kaz after this one!

Brent spent most of the day in bed. He had 3 pieces of “toast” that I made in the skillet (we don’t have a toaster) and a bowl of rice and a fried egg. He said that now he knows how Jake, our stomach-problem prone Collie-Shepherd, feels – he had the same bland diet.

Cam and I did the usual routine – breakfast, play, nap, lunch, play, go for a walk, nap, dinner, play, go for a walk, play, go to bed.

Thought it might be helpful to see some pics of the apt. Since I can’t manage to get on the internet at home longer than a few minutes, I’m at the internet café with the high speed connection, so I’ll take advantage.


The outside door to the aparment building. The steps need some work. As does the driveway; and the building; and...












Going through the door of the apt. bldg.












The hallway outside the apt. We're on the first floor (which is great!). Our door is the one in the corner. Outer apartment doors are 1/8" plate steel, a big metal door that you use a skeleton-like key for - there is another door just inside. Very warehouse-like.

The sawhorses are not permanent fixtures.






The kitchen. It's at the end of the hall when you walk in. That's the frig in the corner. To the right of the chair is the door to the bedroom. The line you see is the one we brought to hang clothes. Looks like it needs tightened up again, huh?








A view of the kitchen from the bedroom. The white appliance in the corner is a washing machine and on the counter is the hotplate where we make the food magic happen.









Inside the washer. Soap goes in the slots up top and there's a button on the metal part inside to open the drum for the clothes. It's quite a contraption. Very quiet though... perhaps due to the fact it is working so hard (not).

Yellow water stains are typical in Karaganda; it's not us, folks. You should see it when you draw water for a bath (we did that once - just once).