Craig couldn't get away from work today for Anna's passport application so he had a note notarized saying it is OK for me to get a passport for her on my own. Thankfully the process didn't take long and the kids all behaved pretty well. I was a little stressed out about the whole thing (thinking the kids were going to freak out/I would have forgotten something on the forms/etc. I think it was a little bit that I still feel nervous dealing with "official" people since living overseas when I have to strain to understand their English (always better than my Korean or Arabic!).
This afternoon we had Caroline & Eleanor over to play. Anna, Sarah, & Caroline colored downstairs for a bit and Anna & Caroline went into Anna's room on their own. Anna did not speak to the other girls but did speak in front of them. Overall I will say that the playdates we've had since coming back to the US have been much better than the ones we had while in Korea. Maybe because I've had a chance to explain Anna's situation to the other moms here or Anna's just more comfortable. We'll never know. We still have a long way to go though! I'm hoping Anna will like some of the girls in her class and we can set up some playdates with them individually after they are all settled at school this fall. Sarah needs a lot of work in this area, too, so hopefully she'll meet some nice little kids at preschool, too!
