By the timeI finally leave this minimum security prison, I just may be caught up on blog stuff. Wednesday, Nay 31, finally had our mem day picnic. And it is possible that there has been an eagles jersey in Russia, but I can guarantee you, there has never been a BIRDMAN shirt. Who would have thought, thats the Ukrainian flag, the American flag, the Russian flag, and a couple other ones behind me. For those of us that remember the cold war, who could have ever imagined this pic. Anyway, our hosts set up a military band, and a group of local kids all under 16 performed for us. A bit of russian culture. Was a nice thing they did. The kids were very into things. They sure are trying to make things not soooooo prison-ish for us. And they actually DID bbq for us. we did have the meat and cheese plates, the veggie plate, but they grilled up pork chops cooked over logs. Was an incredible dinner. We ate like pigs. You would have thought it was the proverbial last meal. Was a nice break from the usual meatballs and cabbage. Took WAYY too many pics to post here, but here are a few. Once again, minoga wodkas and minoga pivas. These people never stop. Don't worry grammy, I stopped trying to keep up with them, but they still chuckle whenever I try.