Borscht & The Markelovs

So, a few weeks ago I posted that I was doing crazy stuff here in Russia - like eating vegetables and not liking meat...weird, unusual things. My daughter (in-law, but as far as I am concerned they are all my daughters...since we are sealed together and I love them AT LEAST as much as I love my sons but that is another story for another time...thanx, girls for marrying them) Denee suggested that maybe it was the prayers of her children asking Heavenly Father to help Grandpa be safe and healthy on his mission.  Denee is sweet, isn't she?

 

Anyhow - the other day Lena - Sister Markelov - suggested that they come over and she would make borscht for me...since I had asked her for her recipe.  Every Russian has their own borscht recipe.  Now the deal is - I asked her for her recipe...not for her to come and make it.  If we made it and I didn't like it no big deal.  If she makes it and I don't like it then I have to pretend to like it and she will know I'm pretending.  Cornered as I was I agreed.  Tonight she came over - with her husband and daughter, of course - and we ate borscht.

I have three pictures - one showing my first bite...I love the look on her face as I find out that her borscht is absolutely delicious.  Who would have thought that anything with beets and cabbage in it would be so good?  Crazy.

There is also a close up of the borscht...don't know why but it looked cool so I'm including it.  

We had a wonderful evening.  Next week we should find out for sure if Zhenya is officially hired as CES Coordinator.  Moscow has already bought him a ticket to fly there for training in September so it looks pretty good...but it ain't a done deal until it's a done deal.  He said tonight that after he gets back we are going to have to drive to every city in the mission to meet teachers and train them and give them their materials.  There is a new Book of Mormon curriculum this year that I can't wait to see!

I think we are going to be very busy this fall.  Life is good.