Ivan goes incognito..

Drosvootsya fellow comrades,

Things here in the Far East are normalna. Do you remember that in a past blog I mentioned the TVKGB dropping in to interview me, and the neighbors?
Well, Sergey came and got us to watch the news Monday at noon-The National News. There it was...Yikes. While we watched his phone rang off the hook with his friends calling. Today a teacher from the Uni even called and said they were so concerned and, "why hadn't I told them". Hey, this is Russia. The news talked about what a problem that crime is. It sounds like the police don't get too excited about Russian to Russian problems. I was assured by one man not to worry because as a foreigner they don't want the embarrassment so would be more active. Great consolation.

The man on top is the news broadcaster-Tom Brokaw type. The next picture is Ellie with her new Tazer gun. Then I am explaining the action (I should have left the blood on the stairs and wall for the camera). Then Ellie is talking to the police. Tonight Sergey called again-you're on the news again. It had played at noon, at 6 and at 10. There was also a block meeting tonight, out on the front steps. I don't speak Russian and it was cold so I stayed in. Hope it is over.

Ivan is thinking of going incognito for the next week or so. I can wear Jan's long black down coat, Karyn's hat, Annette's dark glasses and Vasilisa high heeled boots.
Things really are going well. The girls are very busy with School, contacts and meetings. As "houseboy" I install new light fixtures because they no longer make bulbs to replace the burned out ones, clean, shop, clean boots and other misc. high level jobs. Teaching 7th and 8th graders a couple days a week is my latest challenge.

Well, so I can go to sleep and you can wake up I will stop for this 'ol blog.