The shipping of the boxes...



8 Boxes shipped to Ukraine 12/20/11

 It's official. We are definitely heading to Ukraine. Shipping 8 boxes filled with our possessions definitely makes one realize that the move is actually going to happen. Our parcels were picked up on Tuesday, December 20 at 3pm. Father and son, Ukrainians themselves and co-owners of Meest (shipping company that specializes in sending packages to Ukraine) drove up from Clifton, NJ to collect our loot! The boxes will take a cruise on a luxury boat and arrive at our friend Tanya's apartment in approximately 6 weeks!
Yes, 6 weeks. It was hard to decide what to  ship over since it had to be things that we would not need for 6 weeks. So, it mostly contains Solomiya's bigger clothing and some toys/books, a lot of my therapy equipment, some kitchen supplies, and a stash of blankets and pillows. And if you do not know already how overly, incredibly organized I (Annie) am, this will prove it: I made a detailed inventory list of each box and placed one copy in the box and another copy in our "Moving" file. If my brother is reading this I am sure he is not surprised in the least... (and most likely shaking his head and sighing).




Our niece Sophia teaching Uncle Mike how to count



We are enjoying spending lots of time with our family and friends! I am especially going to miss my sister (pictured on the far left), Chrissy, who has been my closest friend since Day 1. There will be lots of Skyping. Thank God it's free!

Solomiya working on neck extension in prone and getting some weight bearing through her upper extremities. She has mastered supine to sidelying, but still struggles going from supine to prone. She brings both hands to midline and has begun performing isolated movements with digits 2 and 3 on her right hand. (That was for my therapy friends.)