So, I didn't get more pictures up that week. Whenever that was, in whatever alternate reality that was in.
I'm coming back to reality, slowly. It was a great two weeks. Great wedding. Great family reunion. Lots of cake. That's what really counts.
Pictures will come. Sooner or later.
In other breaking news the government is cracking down on Christians here, slowly. You know, wouldn't want to upset the tourist trade over summer and all. Definitely something to keep praying about.
Please pray for my brother-in-law as well as he has had extremely high blood pressure recently (hereditary) and could have severe side effects without some good health care (hard to come by here). He has some meds for the moment, but need a proper analysis still.
Oh, and PS. Kostia did make it to the wedding! :)
Monday, May 31, 2010
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Kostia and Mattias
Mattias is home safe from hospital and doing better.
They diagnosed him with high levels of "acetone", which here at least, has something to do with the pancreas, but in adults leads to diabetes. Kids here get this diagnosis all the time and are put on strict diets to help. It is one of those things that I just don't get, but always makes me wonder if Chernobyl is still having some effect. Or if it is just the general poor quality of food that people are eating (the good stuff is expensive). It is waaaaaaaaaay too common for kids to get sick here (they close school every winter for two weeks because of the flu/cold).
Please continue to pray that Mattias will get well quickly. He is weak and of course needs to rest, which is difficult for a five year old boy. But praise the Lord that he is getting better!
They diagnosed him with high levels of "acetone", which here at least, has something to do with the pancreas, but in adults leads to diabetes. Kids here get this diagnosis all the time and are put on strict diets to help. It is one of those things that I just don't get, but always makes me wonder if Chernobyl is still having some effect. Or if it is just the general poor quality of food that people are eating (the good stuff is expensive). It is waaaaaaaaaay too common for kids to get sick here (they close school every winter for two weeks because of the flu/cold).
Please continue to pray that Mattias will get well quickly. He is weak and of course needs to rest, which is difficult for a five year old boy. But praise the Lord that he is getting better!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Prayer for Kostia
I just talked to Kostia and he said he brought Matt home about an hour ago and that he is stable but weak. Apparently, it is something with his pancreas.
I'll try to keep you posted, but please do pray for Kostia. Thankfully, his mother-in-law has been here the last couple of weeks and so she was able to stay at the hospital with Matt when Kostia couldn't be there. (Although, from what I hear, being able to stay in the hospital with your child means that you get to share the bed with them.)
Monday, May 10, 2010
All Roads Lead to Cake
These mini cakes were all sponge and filled/iced with different flavors, including lemon, mint chocolate and cream cheese. My personal favorite was the coffee one. They turned out a little on the sweet side (read, everyone was bouncing off the walls after two bites), but with a few modifications I would do it again. I also made the fondant myself, which was fun and actually quite easy. Although, it has also reinforced my desire to make fondant free cakes. I mean, really, who needs a layer of sugar over your layer of icing? Unless it is fruitcake, in which case, a little layer of marzipan and then a fondant layer are just the thing!
I've also been doing some prep work for the actual wedding cake. I piped about 800 of these little suckers. There are three sizes, ranging from about a 1/2 inch to close to one inch in diameter. I think it would have gone faster if I hadn't chosen to watch shows while I did it. :D Cake shows, of course.
I also made some of the flowers in red. And then I hand painted about half of the flowers with petal dust (edible sparklies), just for variation and fun.
Yes, it was time consuming. But fun. :D
PS. More wedding previews to come in the next week. ;)
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