The Newest American

Quick news flash from the Mid Atlantic Quiram HQ…..

We took a day trip to Fairfax VA for Katya to swear her allegiance to the US of A. Because Katya was 14 when we adopted her, she needed to swear in – in person. We received an interesting letter informing us of her appointment, but reassuring us that she was already a US citizen – hmmmm – very interesting I thought.

To prepare Katya, I quizzed her on the kind of questions she might get asked.
Q - “Have you ever trained in Afghanistan?”
A - “No, but my Grand-mother was from Kirgizstan”

Q – “Do you know Osama – la la la ?”
(I didn’t want to say the name in case she would light up when she recognized a name she had heard before)
A – “No”

Q – “Did you walk to school, or carry your lunch?”
A – “Yes”

In a sly move, the officer in Fairfax didn’t use any of my questions, instead he threw in some real zingers – here is a sample of some actual questions….
Q – “Are you a male or female?”
A – “Papa help!”

Q – “Have you ever been married?”
A (from Papa) – “The answer better be no.”

After a thorough grilling, Katya signed her name and received a genuine Skillcraft American Flag (see the picture above).

Afterwards we met up with Dr. Folsom for some coffee and then headed to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, or as close as we could park. We toured the capital and after a brief stop in the Air & Space museum to avoid a thunderstorm, got to watch the presidential motorcade roll by. The girls are certain they saw the president - I’m not so sure, but heck they could have.

That’s all for now.

SDG

Tim & Charlene