June 15, 2007

  • Another few photos....

    First, here's one more from yesterday, when I'd taken Dmitry and his "pal" Ravinn to SuperTarget.  She was trying to force him to touch one of the "pretty, shiny purses", which he was resolutely refusing to do. 

    Dima_Ravinn

    It's like herding Brianna and Bethany to the store, I swear it is (which will doubtless be my lot next week, when they come to stay while attending Girl Scout day camp). 

    Today while driving Dmitry to the sports store to get a pair of the sandals he likes, I was hit with an uncanny sense of deja vu.  Aha!  There's the cause:  the sound of cell phone keys being punched in rapid succession;  in the passenger seat next to me was, of course,  Dmitry, and just like his brother, Charles, before him, he was busily text-messaging friends as we drove.  We have that Verizon America's Choice Family Plan with unlimited messaging, and Dmitry has become a texting fool.  He texts (and how is THAT for verbing a noun, eh, Jane?) Carolyn in Washington at the ROTC camp, Ravinn, and I think Joe, as well.  He's hoping that Dan will get a cell phone after he graduates from Marine basic training so they can communicate via text message, too. 

    Did reaching the store bring a halt to it?

    Dmitry text

    Ha.  Not on your text type, ducky.  At one point as we were driving back home he had the PSP (which he'd brought with him) in his left hand and was doing something with his cell phone with his right hand.  Aye carumba!  We've created a small electronics monster.

    Upon arriving home there was an email from Svetlana, caroling the delights of St. Petersburg, which she absolutely adored.  Since she's received her university diploma (YAY, SVETA!) she's free to move wherever she wants, and she's seriously thinking of moving to St. Petersburg.  According to her she took "a thousand" photos, and has discovered that which so many enthusiastic digital photobugs have found....there is such a thing as too many photos, as it's overwhelming to even think of sorting through them.  However, she made a start and sent a few along.  Here's one of her in front of a fountain, and another of an undoubtedly famous building, only the caption's in Russian and Dmitry's left to spend the night with the Waybourns:

    StPetersburg

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    It appears that for most Russians, unless they live in that area of the country, St. Petersburg is THE primo historical city, possibly even more so than Moscow.  I know Sveta was wildly excited to actually be there.  Bless her heart, she's worked so hard for years, it's wonderful to see her be able to travel a bit like this and finally have some fun.