When I board the NW flight home, the flight attendant takes one look at Liliana and glares at me. “Does she have chicken pox?” she says. “No,” I say. “It’s only on her face.” She looks at me skeptically (and kind of meanly, if you want the truth, but I suppose they have to watch […]
First Leg of the Trip Home
U.S. Embassy paperwork. Check. Liliana’s temper tantrum for the day. She doesn’t want to go down for a nap. 45 minutes of inconsolable screaming. We don’t know how she does it–physically. That’s a lot of crying. Check. Flight from Kiev to Amsterdam. Liliana is exhausted, yet she manages to be a gem because KLM allows […]
Almost There
Almost There sounds like we’re not living in the moment, and that’s not entirely true. We’re here. We’re enjoying our time with Liliana, and we know we won’t all be together like this, in this fashion, until our next vacation. We’ve had a couple of days where, in the scheme of things, Dan has been […]
The Paddling Mystery
First, a funny anecdote. We couldn’t figure out why Liliana tries to eat the bubbles in her bath. Only this morning we realized that she’s equating them with the cappuccino foam we give her. Who knew? On Friday, our translator advised us to buy airline tickets to Kiev, leaving Simferopol at 12:50 p.m. today, knowing […]
How Good We Have It
Liliana and I were waiting yesterday in front of the bank while Dan withdrew more hrivnas (Ukrainian bills). I’m sure I looked shocked when a man pointed to the ATM line, indicating, “Are you in line?” I shook my head and pointed to Dan and said no and thank you. I think he’s the second […]