After our time with Ethan in the morning, we went to a pizza place/restaurant. I will never get used to all of the smoking. It is EVERYWHERE...everyone smokes as they feel it is their Bulgarian obligation as it is their cash crop. Believe me they do a great job of their "patriotism". SO hard for me as i am "allergic" to the smoke...i get headaches and my eyes burn. The food was amazing. We went back to the B & B, Scott went directly to sleep so i went to the computer, put up pictures and wrote on the blog...ran out of time thus the reason why i forgot the card in the computer...they had to knock on the window to let me know that they were getting in the van!!!
We were late yesterday. We had to stop at a store to pick up some items that were needed so we lost out on almost thirty minutes of time with Ethan and i forgot the card for the camera in the computer back at the B & B! UGH! It killed me because there were so many times there should have been a picture of our time together! BUT we got to just focus on being with him and not capturing the moments.
We got to Ethan and he immediately cuddled and then gave me kisses. He warmed up more to daddT and Scott ate it up. Ethan LOVES Mega Blocks!!! We hadn't seen them the first visit but Scott found them and then DaddT moved WAY up on Ethan's love list ;) They played a lot with them. We had a very lovely time with Ethan! It went SO fast! I wish i could remember everything in details!
He LOVES the mega blocks, being up in the air, being tickled, being held by Mommy, kisses, he sings, babbles very well, walks incredibly well and runs, he can go from very mellow to crazy nuts in under a second. He DESPISES glasses on himself or anyone else for that matter. They let us know that they cannot keep them on him. SO...idk what we will do when he gets home. I can't imagine that his needed surgery would take away the need for glasses. He will DEFINITELY change our house...doors WILL have locks that will be high, drawers WILL have childproof locks on them, and much more. He is so fast that the two of us were kept busy the whole time. LOVED his cuddles time though...OH MY, how he melts me! He loves his Momma and i love him.
He is sick with a cold of some kind. He had a fever and they told us that he had worked himself pretty hard because they had to wake him for his nap and he had his arms over his head and is mouth wide open and did NOT want to get up. They are VERY scheduled.
He had on a different outfit then in the morning...even a different pair of shoes...VERY VERY slippery NON-pliable tennis shoes that did NOT look comfortable but looked brand new...he is adorable in everything they put him in. Last night, they had him in overalls and DaddT loved them! They kept on coming undone though. They had Rudolph the red nosed reindeer on them. I had to have put them back on five times and each of us had to at one point or another. I was going to take them off completely but they said that his pants would fall off. He IS very skinny.
We came back to the B & B and we had INCREDIBLE food again. They were very busy with people coming in at the same time as our trying to get food. It was a long wait but the food is worth the wait! French fries with Bulgarian cheese...nothing like it in the states...with their ketchup...way tastier than ours. We both had something different...he had Drusen Kebap and i had Chicken Kavarma...no, i don't have the menu in my room...i am IN the Cafe...alone. This is the best spot for the internet so they are letting me down here...LOVELY! We had had Kebapche the night before and i had had pork steak with mushrooms and we had pepper Byvrek...oh my goodness the food!!!
Well, that was last night. We are always blessed, connie for the crew!
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
more.....
When we set Ethan down, he RAN and i mean RAN! We couldn't believe as to how well he is doing in that area. He loved climbing onto the couch and would do it over and over and over again. He especially loved Marty, Toni's brother and Ethan would cuddle up right next to him and look up at Marty with his big brown eyes. It was adorable.
We got out Eeyore...the stuffed animal and Ethan didn't know what to do with it so i had Eeyore tickle him and play with him and then i took Ethan's arms and tried to show him how to cuddle it. I will be working on that every time we see him as that will be what we leave with him. He did play with it and the afternoon visit he even carried it around a little.
We got out a soft pliable truck but again he didn't look like he knew what to do with it so Scott showed him but he wasn't interested...no matter how many times Scott tried.
Ethan ran us all over the place and he was into everything. THis room that we were in is ONLY for when a family visits so the children are not normally allowed in there.
I had brought a mirror and as soon as he saw himself, he was drawn to it. He LOVED it BUT he wanted it with him always so one or two times he'd all of a sudden just take off running with the glass mirror. Let's just say that we got our exercise. ;)
He loved our bags (backpacks) with all of their zippers! He loved digging in them and he found our HUGE water bottles that we had bought at the motel in Sophia. He slobbered all over it trying to get the bottle up for a drink. He is sick with a yellow runny/stuffed nose (i wiped it a few times with TP that Beth Cragle gave me) Today, i am bringing Puffs Plus!
I was telling Toni that i could tell that he was very thirsty and was about to ask if we could give him a drink and the worker walked in to take him to eat. It went so fast! We said CHOW to each other and they walked us to the door.
We then went to the pizza place in Gabrovo and the food, once again, was amazing!!! Oh my goodness! We will be eating there for lunch every day while we are in this city! We can't wait! The food is always fantastic!
Speaking of which....time for breakfast! That finishes up our morning YESTERDAY!!! ALWAYS BLESSED!!! Connie for the crew
We got out Eeyore...the stuffed animal and Ethan didn't know what to do with it so i had Eeyore tickle him and play with him and then i took Ethan's arms and tried to show him how to cuddle it. I will be working on that every time we see him as that will be what we leave with him. He did play with it and the afternoon visit he even carried it around a little.
We got out a soft pliable truck but again he didn't look like he knew what to do with it so Scott showed him but he wasn't interested...no matter how many times Scott tried.
Ethan ran us all over the place and he was into everything. THis room that we were in is ONLY for when a family visits so the children are not normally allowed in there.
I had brought a mirror and as soon as he saw himself, he was drawn to it. He LOVED it BUT he wanted it with him always so one or two times he'd all of a sudden just take off running with the glass mirror. Let's just say that we got our exercise. ;)
He loved our bags (backpacks) with all of their zippers! He loved digging in them and he found our HUGE water bottles that we had bought at the motel in Sophia. He slobbered all over it trying to get the bottle up for a drink. He is sick with a yellow runny/stuffed nose (i wiped it a few times with TP that Beth Cragle gave me) Today, i am bringing Puffs Plus!
I was telling Toni that i could tell that he was very thirsty and was about to ask if we could give him a drink and the worker walked in to take him to eat. It went so fast! We said CHOW to each other and they walked us to the door.
We then went to the pizza place in Gabrovo and the food, once again, was amazing!!! Oh my goodness! We will be eating there for lunch every day while we are in this city! We can't wait! The food is always fantastic!
Speaking of which....time for breakfast! That finishes up our morning YESTERDAY!!! ALWAYS BLESSED!!! Connie for the crew
TODAY...the first day with Ethan
This morning i was up at 6am...better than the 3:30am the day before...i had been up for 24 hours before the 6am waking up. I got onto FB & then curled my hair & got ready. We had another wonderful meal here at the restaurant and then not long after that, we were on our way!!! It is all the way through town. BTW, i was surprised as to how BIG Gabrovo was! It is a VERY large city and has SO MANY MANY MANY of those "block apartment buildings" that are all on top of each other. We got to the orphanage and i could not believe the beautiful setting that was all around the orphanage. There were mountains that would be absolutely stunning in the Fall or Summer but now it was gloomy and bare...but beautiful none the less! The building was not a shock to me as i had seen the pictures from Chrisy just a few months before. We went inside the first door then i was about to open the next door for our attorney, who is in a wheelchair, and she stopped me immediately. We waited for a very short time and then the director opened the door to the orphanage and then walked us to the familiar office. I had also seen these due to Chrisy's just being there in October, what a blessing! I had also recognized the director even though she was in her Dr. uniform. She definitely appeared as had been described...kind, caring, strong, involved in the children's lives, and determined. She said that she was thrilled that Ethan was getting a family! They talked a few moments, asked some questions and then she picked up her phone which was obviously NOT doing what she was needing it to do SO she went herself to somehow let them know to bring him down. She came back into the office...which was a nice office...not where i would say too rich but clean..VERY clean, nice clean desk with nice computer with a couch and chair with a glass living room type table. Toni asked if i was ready for this and then there was chit chat. Marty left the room to smoke and so i moved Scott to where i wanted him to get the angle from and i moved to a different spot too. Then Toni looked at me and said, "Here he comes...." with a big smile on her face and then i looked and saw him with the familiar social worker, not his groupa leader. He was walking so well, holding onto her hand...he looked very comfortable with her and especially with walking. She walked him right directly up to me then let go of his hand and walked to the director's desk. I was going to take it really slowly but i don't think that i did very well ;) AND he didn't mind at all! I held him and held him and held him and then realized that i was sure that Scott would actually like to do the same so i let him have him for a minute...probably LITERALLY! ;}) I got some pictures of them then took him right back. OH how we cuddled! Then very shortly later, TOni said that it was time to go to the play room.
We walked down to the play room...of course i held Ethan the whole way while Scott exchanged that item to carry with my purse ;) Hee hee...i may have gotten the heavier item but i for sure got the best item to carry! He cuddled with me for at least thirty minutes and EVEN threw in a real live kiss for me!!! He was actually acting like he may fall asleep and as much as i would have LOVED to have held him while he was sleeping...i wanted to get to know him SO....i put him down! WOW!!! What a bundle of energy!!! He was just precious! HE LOVED ...well, almost everything! He loved me the best though ;) Hee hee....i am literally falling asleep as i am writing this and i need to get to bed.....i will end with our night visit ended. His "teacher" came to get him and i had never seen her so i didn't know who she was until Toni said that it was time to leave! UGH! The lady had played with Ethan's hair (while he was in her lap almost)and she played with his hair the whole time. (one of the many things that he loves) I watched how she loved on him...WONDERFUL! Then i watched her have HIM clean up his toys...LOVE that too! Then she scooped him up and he loved her...i could tell that he felt secure! Relief! THEN i went and with my face asked to take him and say goodnight..."CHOW" SO i did and he ate me up again...i kissed him to pieces and then went to give him back and he didn't want to go with her!!!! He. WANTED. ME!!!! Yep, it made my night!!! THERE IS SO MUCH MORE but i am literally falling asleep...barely have eyes open,....night
We walked down to the play room...of course i held Ethan the whole way while Scott exchanged that item to carry with my purse ;) Hee hee...i may have gotten the heavier item but i for sure got the best item to carry! He cuddled with me for at least thirty minutes and EVEN threw in a real live kiss for me!!! He was actually acting like he may fall asleep and as much as i would have LOVED to have held him while he was sleeping...i wanted to get to know him SO....i put him down! WOW!!! What a bundle of energy!!! He was just precious! HE LOVED ...well, almost everything! He loved me the best though ;) Hee hee....i am literally falling asleep as i am writing this and i need to get to bed.....i will end with our night visit ended. His "teacher" came to get him and i had never seen her so i didn't know who she was until Toni said that it was time to leave! UGH! The lady had played with Ethan's hair (while he was in her lap almost)and she played with his hair the whole time. (one of the many things that he loves) I watched how she loved on him...WONDERFUL! Then i watched her have HIM clean up his toys...LOVE that too! Then she scooped him up and he loved her...i could tell that he felt secure! Relief! THEN i went and with my face asked to take him and say goodnight..."CHOW" SO i did and he ate me up again...i kissed him to pieces and then went to give him back and he didn't want to go with her!!!! He. WANTED. ME!!!! Yep, it made my night!!! THERE IS SO MUCH MORE but i am literally falling asleep...barely have eyes open,....night
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Pictures!
Our First Day!
More of Sophia
Hotel in Sophia with the tram that you share driving areas with....with very narrow roads
A market.
On our way to Ethan's City!
HUGE tunnel....it was so long
It was as if God spray painted the snow on
In Ethan's City!
Those are just the buildings that fit into the camera lens - there was so much more
Our Hotel in Ethan's City!
More of the hotel- isn't it beautiful!?!?!?!
Out our window in the capitol...yes, people are living in that gold place....yes, it is raining and has been since we have been here
Right out our window
Out our window and to the right
More views of the city.
Our room- it was lovely.
Day 2- Leaving Sophia, going to Ethan's City!
More of Sophia
Hotel in Sophia with the tram that you share driving areas with....with very narrow roads
On our way to Ethan's City!
HUGE tunnel....it was so long
Those are just the buildings that fit into the camera lens - there was so much more
Our Hotel in Ethan's City!
WE MADE IT TO ETHAN'S CITY
What an amazing drive from Sophia to here! It had beauty mixed with such poverty, breathtaking scenery mixed with scenes that took your breath away that people lived there, and the drive was a little less scary....except for a few times with one time making all of us QUAKE!!! It made me think of all of my praying for safe travels this morning. A man drove through a COMPLETELY red light going way over the speed limit but Marty, our driver, thankfully saw it and made some squealing brake sounds!!! Let's just say that i was glad i wasn't asked to get out and walk for a few minutes. It would have been my side and i saw it happen in my mind! FREAKY!!! For those of you who have ridden here...it even made the Bulgarians scared!!! UFFDA!!!!
Along the way here there was one section that the Lord made it look like He had fun with some SNOW spray paint...such beauty!! It was mountains almost the whole trip! Lots of poverty still but so mixed with a beautiful backdrop! It is mountains to this Minnesota girl but if i were speaking when i was a Colorado girl then i would say it was high foothills ;) I would have LOVED to have seen it in the Fall with the trees all in their glory!
We got to the Bed and Breakfast type hotel and it went from surroundings of poverty to very nice! The place is just beautiful and would fit incredibly well in any mountain in Colorado! Just gorgeous! We came to the B & B and then we unpacked and then i put up pictures onto my FB and went immediately down to eat a most delicious meal that was handmade by the owner's wife!! WOW! I love food but especially food NOT prepared by me that is out of this world! It was even a better Shopska (spelling wrong) salad than the night before...WOW! We split an appetizer...have never had anything like it. It was stuffed red peppers but NOT like we think...it came out almost flat...but you could tell that it had something in it so it looked like....a PILLOW!!! It was covered in the most delicate battering ever and it was amazing! It was stuffed with cheese and i don't know what else! Then we had a meat that was outstanding...it looked like a sausage but it wasn't....it was a Bulgarian meat...again, forgetting the name of it...i will see if i can bring up a menu tomorrow night;) It was quite little. THEN we ordered a pork steak in gravy and mushrooms. You had to love parsley to enjoy it and i love seasonings of any kind...also an outstanding meal! The view is just like the drive...the scenery is breathtaking but the poverty is right out the window. The place where we are staying is gated, i am sure because it is so unlike anything near here!
While we were eating, Toni mentioned to me that we would be staying here for four nights. I told her no five and started to show her on my fingers when she said, NOPE, i checked...you are leaving at 6:10am on Friday morning! It was all i could do to keep from crying!!! I had told our travel agent the last day that we were going to be seeing Ethan instead of putting in the travel day. We will lose out on TWO visits with Ethan because of it. Let's just say that as soon as i got into our room....the tears flowed...my eyes were blood shot and hurting by the time that i was done. PLEASE PRAY as i am struggling...Sophina isn't well either...my Momma's heart took a beating! Yes, i know that the Lord works all for good but this is really hard to swallow. i WILL choose joy...I WILL choose to enjoy EVERY moment BUT for now, i will ask TOni in the morning if i can ask if we could extend the six visits with Ethan as the last visit is going to need to be short as we will need to travel that day back to Sophia and be up at 3am here's time. I cannot even imagine....pray for my mind.....thank you...ALWAYS BLESSED, Connie for the crew
Along the way here there was one section that the Lord made it look like He had fun with some SNOW spray paint...such beauty!! It was mountains almost the whole trip! Lots of poverty still but so mixed with a beautiful backdrop! It is mountains to this Minnesota girl but if i were speaking when i was a Colorado girl then i would say it was high foothills ;) I would have LOVED to have seen it in the Fall with the trees all in their glory!
We got to the Bed and Breakfast type hotel and it went from surroundings of poverty to very nice! The place is just beautiful and would fit incredibly well in any mountain in Colorado! Just gorgeous! We came to the B & B and then we unpacked and then i put up pictures onto my FB and went immediately down to eat a most delicious meal that was handmade by the owner's wife!! WOW! I love food but especially food NOT prepared by me that is out of this world! It was even a better Shopska (spelling wrong) salad than the night before...WOW! We split an appetizer...have never had anything like it. It was stuffed red peppers but NOT like we think...it came out almost flat...but you could tell that it had something in it so it looked like....a PILLOW!!! It was covered in the most delicate battering ever and it was amazing! It was stuffed with cheese and i don't know what else! Then we had a meat that was outstanding...it looked like a sausage but it wasn't....it was a Bulgarian meat...again, forgetting the name of it...i will see if i can bring up a menu tomorrow night;) It was quite little. THEN we ordered a pork steak in gravy and mushrooms. You had to love parsley to enjoy it and i love seasonings of any kind...also an outstanding meal! The view is just like the drive...the scenery is breathtaking but the poverty is right out the window. The place where we are staying is gated, i am sure because it is so unlike anything near here!
While we were eating, Toni mentioned to me that we would be staying here for four nights. I told her no five and started to show her on my fingers when she said, NOPE, i checked...you are leaving at 6:10am on Friday morning! It was all i could do to keep from crying!!! I had told our travel agent the last day that we were going to be seeing Ethan instead of putting in the travel day. We will lose out on TWO visits with Ethan because of it. Let's just say that as soon as i got into our room....the tears flowed...my eyes were blood shot and hurting by the time that i was done. PLEASE PRAY as i am struggling...Sophina isn't well either...my Momma's heart took a beating! Yes, i know that the Lord works all for good but this is really hard to swallow. i WILL choose joy...I WILL choose to enjoy EVERY moment BUT for now, i will ask TOni in the morning if i can ask if we could extend the six visits with Ethan as the last visit is going to need to be short as we will need to travel that day back to Sophia and be up at 3am here's time. I cannot even imagine....pray for my mind.....thank you...ALWAYS BLESSED, Connie for the crew
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Next up....and more
We had a meal that was well, amazing!!! We each had a salad...that was big...it was mostly cucumbers and tomatoes but also had black olives, green peppers and some lettuce with cheese topping it all. It is the Bulgarian salad and anyone who comes here should order it! We also had been told to order the Hungarian pancakes..oh my goodness! It was an appetizer that was outstanding...really thin-almost crepes that were stuffed with all kinds of goodness!! NUMMY!! THEN we each ordered a meal...we ordered fish with veggies and pork medallions...we couldn't believe how amazing the food was! THEN we split a Tiramisu that was out of this world. When the food came...i had a headache with slight nausea so i thought that i may have a hard time but i think it was due to the fact that we hadn't eaten a meal in such a long time, nor even had had water!!!
The workers here are so sweet and helpful! Dido was my favorite. He knew English pretty well so was able to help more.
We were asleep by 8:30pm last night but i woke up at 3:30am and have tried two times to get back to sleep...trying for an hour each time but no use. We found blankets in the closet but we didn't need them.
Today we will be going to Ethan's city, leaving here at 11:30. It will take three hours to get there, i was told. Then tomorrow we will meet our son!!! I am praying that it will hit me soon! People keep telling me that it will so i will believe them.
I went onto FB to see if i could catch the kids and i actually did. Scott woke up then so we actually Skyped in the middle of the night here. Our Sophina is not doing better and did exactly what i was fearful of ...she stops breathing when she has this bad of a cold. Thankfully, our daughter heard her. I guess Sophina also never slept the WHOLE day yesterday so tonight should be interesting as they put her to bed two hours early...she fell asleep immediately! PLEASE pray that she gets healthy SOON!!! We have a Dr. friend who said that he would check on her today. Problem is is that Sophina seems so good during the day but gets really bad at night or when she sleeps for a nap.
Scott has been able to sleep...he went to bed at 8:30pm woke up and Skyped with the girls for a long time and then went right back to sleep and i am just waking him up as i type ;) It is 8:30am now.
We will be traveling three hours today. I am NOT a nervous city driver by any means in fact, i LOVE city driving but i do have to admit that i was praying this morning for our safety in our travels today. It brought me back to my days in Dominican Republic! WOW! No rules for driving and it is ALWAYS FAST! and CLOSE! and so CRAZY!!!
We will get settled into Ethan's city's 'hotel' and be able to actually unpack, as we will be staying there for five nights. Please pray that we will be a godly witness, for our safety in traveling, for our hearts to meld with Ethan's and his with ours, for us to be wise, for our time together to be sweet as hubby and wife and for us to make memories that will not be forgotten!
Thank you so much for following along! PLEASE PLEASE don't just read our prayers but STOP now and PRAY...thank you so much! We are always blessed!! Connie for the crew
The workers here are so sweet and helpful! Dido was my favorite. He knew English pretty well so was able to help more.
We were asleep by 8:30pm last night but i woke up at 3:30am and have tried two times to get back to sleep...trying for an hour each time but no use. We found blankets in the closet but we didn't need them.
Today we will be going to Ethan's city, leaving here at 11:30. It will take three hours to get there, i was told. Then tomorrow we will meet our son!!! I am praying that it will hit me soon! People keep telling me that it will so i will believe them.
I went onto FB to see if i could catch the kids and i actually did. Scott woke up then so we actually Skyped in the middle of the night here. Our Sophina is not doing better and did exactly what i was fearful of ...she stops breathing when she has this bad of a cold. Thankfully, our daughter heard her. I guess Sophina also never slept the WHOLE day yesterday so tonight should be interesting as they put her to bed two hours early...she fell asleep immediately! PLEASE pray that she gets healthy SOON!!! We have a Dr. friend who said that he would check on her today. Problem is is that Sophina seems so good during the day but gets really bad at night or when she sleeps for a nap.
Scott has been able to sleep...he went to bed at 8:30pm woke up and Skyped with the girls for a long time and then went right back to sleep and i am just waking him up as i type ;) It is 8:30am now.
We will be traveling three hours today. I am NOT a nervous city driver by any means in fact, i LOVE city driving but i do have to admit that i was praying this morning for our safety in our travels today. It brought me back to my days in Dominican Republic! WOW! No rules for driving and it is ALWAYS FAST! and CLOSE! and so CRAZY!!!
We will get settled into Ethan's city's 'hotel' and be able to actually unpack, as we will be staying there for five nights. Please pray that we will be a godly witness, for our safety in traveling, for our hearts to meld with Ethan's and his with ours, for us to be wise, for our time together to be sweet as hubby and wife and for us to make memories that will not be forgotten!
Thank you so much for following along! PLEASE PLEASE don't just read our prayers but STOP now and PRAY...thank you so much! We are always blessed!! Connie for the crew
We are in Sofia!
Well, after leaving yesterday at @11:10am we arrived here at your time...well, much later ;)
WE have gotten to our motel which is very beautiful in its entry way & the people make you feel wonderful. The rooms are very plain and beautiful and do their duty. There isn't a blanket so that should be interesting ;)
WE are surprised by the poverty of this capitol city! I was shocked as to how wide spread it is. At one point, i had to swallow back the tears. Everywhere i looked i saw people who were living in places that were not fit for people...and it is raining and there are holes in roofs that the lame man could be placed down without a problem! What just about did me in was i glanced to my left (out the moving van window) and saw a mother with her two precious children and one of the daughters had an umbrella that only had two spots that were holding it in place so it was only covering 1/5 of the spot the normal umbrella would. I saw old men and women walking in the rain with cardboard and others walking with garbage bags. Cool and dark and rainy and gloomy and no smiling. OH my breaking heart!
We got all of the paperwork to Toni and she has them safe and sound plus the computer. The flights went well for the most part. We have only gotten two hours of sleep in @27 hours but we are trying to stay up a few more hours to try to acclimate ourselves to this time zone. We haven't eaten nor had water in WAY too long but wanted to let you know that we made it! Love, Connie (Ethan's mom) Always blessed, Connie for the crew
WE have gotten to our motel which is very beautiful in its entry way & the people make you feel wonderful. The rooms are very plain and beautiful and do their duty. There isn't a blanket so that should be interesting ;)
WE are surprised by the poverty of this capitol city! I was shocked as to how wide spread it is. At one point, i had to swallow back the tears. Everywhere i looked i saw people who were living in places that were not fit for people...and it is raining and there are holes in roofs that the lame man could be placed down without a problem! What just about did me in was i glanced to my left (out the moving van window) and saw a mother with her two precious children and one of the daughters had an umbrella that only had two spots that were holding it in place so it was only covering 1/5 of the spot the normal umbrella would. I saw old men and women walking in the rain with cardboard and others walking with garbage bags. Cool and dark and rainy and gloomy and no smiling. OH my breaking heart!
We got all of the paperwork to Toni and she has them safe and sound plus the computer. The flights went well for the most part. We have only gotten two hours of sleep in @27 hours but we are trying to stay up a few more hours to try to acclimate ourselves to this time zone. We haven't eaten nor had water in WAY too long but wanted to let you know that we made it! Love, Connie (Ethan's mom) Always blessed, Connie for the crew
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)