Snowed in

We awoke to about 4 or 5 inches of snow this morning in Belgrade, and it was continuing to fall.

We decided to get to the orphanage early so we could meet with Jasmina before our visit with Milos/Benjamin.
We left the apartment about 1/2 hour earlier than usual. IT took us 2 hours to get there! It was a MESS out there.
We went right to get our little boy, fed him his snack, and went to the lobby to play. Jasmina joined us there. No word yet on getting the minister's signature.
In light of the weather, we decided to stay a bit longer for our morning visit, then head home and stay put...it was still snowing.


We got a little tour of the orphanage and saw many beautiful children. Then we started home. We got as far as the tram stop and decided to have lunch there before going home...gulash and salad!
The tram ride back was....interesting. It took FOREVER. We were stuck in one spot for at least 15 minutes at one point, nothing was moving! Then we made a wrong turn. Best we can figure is that for whatever reason the street we were supposed to be on was not passable by tram. We waited it out, and soon we back "on track" and made it "home". I don't want to go back out today and am glad we told them we would not. It took us a just about as long to get home as to get there. The big difference was on the way home, we were in the tram the entire time. On the way out this morning, we waited for the tram to come for an hour before beginning the ride!

On tap for tonight...cooking chicken soup, and waiting for that magic call that says we can have our ceremony tomorrow because the minister signed. Oh, and watching it snow..

it has not stopped yet. We have, at this point, over a foot of snow.
Mary