Today we got to see where our daughter goes to school. The school has been shut down due to a virus going around.  (I guess we picked a great time to visit!)

We left the school and went to an indoor play park for an hour and a half.  We left for lunch and stopped to let our daughter pick out gifts for the older children back home.

We spent the afternoon back at the apartment, where Jen painted our daughter's nails and we all enjoyed some time together playing with Play-dough. ( and a little TV for down time) before returning with her to the children's home.

I struggled to write this post because we did have another episode today in the middle of a lot of fun stuff. However the day began and ended well, and in every breakdown we are always working for the breakthroughs.  I didn't want to focus on the hurt in the episode, but on what we gained.

Breakthrough #1: We began to see a pattern in that these always seem to occur mid afternoon.  The emotions are legitimate, however, fatigue or hunger often magnifies them.  Unfortunately, by the time we are realizing this, our week is over.  When we return, we may have to be dilligent in establishing a routine down time in the afternoons.

Breakthrough #2: Our daughters efforts at triangulation between Jen and I were addressed.  We may have to work thru this again when we return, but today the line was made clear.

Breakthrough #3: After the episode, with no prompting from us or the interpreter, our daughter apologized for her behavior. There are no words for this moment or how powerful it was.  It brought tears to both of us.  My perspective of the day is seen thru the lens of that moment.  Winning our daughter's heart is so worth it!