Today after church, Ellie and I had the chance to 'visit' with Cydil in Albania over Skype. When we got connected, Elisona didn't want anyone but mommy on the camera, and would get frustrated if anyone else would be seen behind or beside Cydil. After a while of visiting and even a virtual feeding of popcorn chicken (Cydil would pretend to hand it through the screen and I would 'grab' it from the monitor and feed it to Ellie. Apparently it tasted much better after flying through cyberspace), Ellie consented to other Skype guests like Gigi.
Ellie and I tried to get some things done in the center to prepare for tonight's meeting, and in the process she discovered my laser level. Somehow that became an airplane in her mind and she 'flew' it all around the center until the batteries started to run low which really frustrated her!
Cydil 'revisited' Wilmore again through Skype right before our Global Cafe service as a virtual greeter. She and Tiana had fun saying 'hi' to all of the students that came through the front doors of the student center. Cydil may have actually gotten to see more students that way than a normal Sunday because she wasn't chasing Ellie around! Ellie doesn't make it through the services yet, so Cydil is often upstairs with her until after the service is over. Els made it through the singing tonight with the aid of a toy found on our speaker's display table. It was a wooden fox sitting at a computer that had some strings and a weight dangling below it. When the paddle was swung in a circle, the weight would pull strings and make the fox type on the keyboard. I probably wouldn't have thought to even mention it except for the fact that I found it in our apartment after the missionaries had already left. Thankfully they are returning to town for breakfast, so we can return it to them then.
Tomorrow will be a busy day of getting things done and packing. Els is getting excited about going to Nonna and PaPa's house, and so is her dad.
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