Januaryl: Ithashappened. IgotacalltodaysayingalittlegirlinRussiaisnowmylittlegirl.TherearealotofpaperstoprepareandwehavetotraveltoRussiatobringherhome
butnowitiscertain.IthinkI'lltellsomeclosefriends.Jasonissoexcited. Ihaven'ttoldStevenyet.HowcanItellaseven-year-oldthathehasasisterwhoisalreadyfiveyearsold?
January10:TodayIreceivedapictureofKaterina.Thepictureissmallandnotveryclear butIlookatitoverandoveragain. Idon'tknowanythingelseabouther. Shehaslivedinahomeforchildrenwithoutparentsformostofherlife. IwonderhowIwilltalktoher. Idon'tspeakRussianandshedoesn'tspeakEnglish.
Februaryl:TodayIshowedKaterina’spicturetoSteven*Heisveryhappyandwantstotellallhisfriendsabouthisnewsister. IwanttobuysomenewclothesforKaterinabutIdon'tknowhersize. Ihaven'treceivedanyinformationfromtheadoptionorganization andI'mfeelingalittleworried.
February16:Finally!Todaywereceivedgoodnews!AllthepapersarereadyandtomorrowwewillgotoRussiatobringKaterinahomewithus．
February18:TodayImetmydaughterforthefirsttime．Sheisverysmallverythinandveryshy．Onthewayhomeintheairplaneshesleptmostofthetime．Whenshewokeupshecried．IamveryworriedandhopethatIcanbeagoodmothertoKaterina．
February19:Stevenmethissisterthismorning．AlthoughKaterinawasquietatfirstsoonsheandStevenbegantotalkinamixofRussianEnglishandhandmovements．Stevenandhissistergetalongwelltogether．InfactheisabletohelphertalkwithJasonandme．IamworriedabouthowKaterinawillbeinschool．Nextweekshewillstartschool．Howwillsheunderstandherteacher?
March21:Katerinalooksmuchbetternow．Sheisheavierherhairlooksgoodandherskinisclear．Shelovestowatchtelevisionwithherbrotherandshehaslearnedtoroller-skate．SheisdoingwellinschoolandherEnglishgetsbettereveryday．Althoughshesometimeslookssadandsometimescriesmostofthetimesheishappy．Ithinksheisslowlymylifewithouther．
小题1:WhoisKaterina?
