- 3/29/2007 7:00:12 PMDay 7 - Thursday - Home For DinnerWhen we got home, I immediately went into the shop to cut the a trim board that I had promised for Jason. I also told Yuri to grab the sign he had made for Peggy's flower garden and bring that in the house too. It needed repairs and I decided I would have him screw the sign together rather than use roofing nails. He was very excited to be in the shop using the drill. He watched intently as I cleared of the table saw and prepared it for cutting. I gave him the safety glasses to wear while the saw was on. When we were done, I gave him the hammer and had him pound the sign back into it's place. He liked that.
Peggy had taken out sirloin steak for dinner so I got the grill ready. Yuri was interested in watching me operate the grill and seeing the fire. There were 3 large packs of meat and I didn't have enough space on the grill to cook all of it at the same time. Along with the steak, Peggy made rice, a salad and mixed vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots). When I attempted to scoop some vegetables on to Yuri's plate, he shouted loudly "NO!" and I said firmly back "YES!". Peggy interrupted by telling me that she had made a salad too and she knew he wasn't going to like the vegetables and didn't want to fight about it. She said, "let's just make his last few days here as pleasant as possible". She had a point, although I felt like she was being manipulated or conceded this battle to Yuri.
Yuri ate everything on his plate and especially liked the steak. He asked for more so I cut him another very large piece. After dinner, Peggy brought out some Chips-Ahoy cookies for desert. We each got 3 and Yuri wolfed his down. This was around 7:30 PM. By the time bed time came around, Yuri was very hyper and running around the house. I had already been in bed and I could hear her speaking firm with him, "Time for bed!". "NO!". "Do you want me to get papa?". "NO!" Followed by more running around. Finally he went upstairs. Peggy must have thought he was going to bed but instead he went towards the girls room. I could hear him trying to horse around with Megan. He must have pinched her or something because she called out "Ouch! That hurt Yuri." I had had enough of his nonsense and got out of bed. As my heavy foot steps approached him, he turned away from Megan and I and headed for his bed. I followed him in to his room. I snapped my fingers and pointed to his bed. "BED! NOW!", I said. "Ok ok ok", he replied.
Peggy came to bed later and asked what my mom had said to me regarding Yuri and adopting. I wasn't in the mood to talk about it. I just wanted to sleep and figured it would just get her worked up if I mentioned any of the specifics. Then we would be up talking late into the night and I wouldn't get any sleep. I summarized by saying, "You can probably guess what she said". Referring to my mom's general negative attitude about things. Then I said, "basically she said to 'be careful' and 'make sure you know what you're getting into'". Peggy said that my dad had said something similar when he called.
