The snow has not stopped- and has accumulated to about 6 inches everywhere.  They don’t scrape the sidewalks- so it becomes a compact sheet of ice.  Luckily, we had purchased heavy duty snow boots for all of us in the US.  They came in handy today.  We waited until 1030- per Natasha’s request- and then started calling.  The Director could not be found.  Finally, about 1pm, we were informed that the Director was in an all day meeting and could not be reached until after 5pm.  The good news was that they didn’t believe any of the girls were unavailable- but the Director would have to confirm it.  In the meantime, we went out for lunch and more shopping.  We walked about 2 miles to a “larger” market….(7-11’s are bigger with more selection!) but at least we were able to stock up on bread, real milk…in cartons, juice, yogurt, soda, cereal.. and most of all- tissues!  All three of us have been fighting over the tissues with not a dry nose in the house!  There was no meat- other than deli style salami- so we will try Saturday to locate somewhere else.  We stopped for lunch in a Belgian Café- and were delighted to be greeted with French- bon!!  It was very pricey- and clearly for the ‘well to do’ crowd.  We returned to the apartment and waited for the call.  Finally at 630, Natasha rang and advised that they had spoken to the Director, but she was not in her personal office and could not provide any details regarding the girls.  We were to call back Monday at 9am.  Natasha said the SDA would hold open our referral until we got a clear answer from the Director.  So we face the weekend with no plans, no translator and still no referral… It sounds like an early night?!?!