There I was, outside a manor house in the countryside somewhere. I was being drawn toward the door and suddenly, I was inside. I saw a stairway with a light on the landing. I was pulled toward it and found myself upstairs, looking down a long hallway. At the end of the hallway was a bedroom, and being really tired, I was eager to get to it. Only this time, instead of being drawn in, I was being pulled away, like zooming out on a camera. "No," I thought. "I want to sleep!"
Such went my dreams last night in a kind of half-awake fog -- the first night I had any real trouble sleeping since we got here. I woke up thinking it was morning and that Ellie would be awake any minute, only to discover it was 2:45. Things have been a little off-kilter since, and Leah and I took three-hour naps this afternoon. Whew!
Really the only other thing we've accomplished today is going down to the 'Spusk, a street of art and souvenirs, looking for a gift for our wonderful cat-sitting neighbor. We're assuming the cat will be alive when we return, and bought a thank-you gift in such anticipation. Ellie is becoming more and more indoctirinated into Ukrainian modes of transportation. Today we took a funicular -- kind of a glorified ski lift that takes you up to the street of souvenirs. The metro (subway) has made such an impression on her that yesterday she took her standard "please help such & such love and follow you" prayer for everyone she knows and added to the end "on the metro." "Please help Nana & Papa love and follow you... on the metro." I think the only form of transportation she has not undertaken here is the "overnight train," a train that takes you a destination two hours away by car, but mysteriously takes all night to do it. It's like a time machine, of sorts. A very impractical time machine. Anyway, she is going to be quite bored going back to car-only transport in the States and the rigors of the carseat, from which she has had a two-week vacation.
Our circus plans were bumped back to Saturday, and tomorrow I believe we are going to a "water museum." That is a mystery to me, so I'll have to tell you what it is after we see it.
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Boy, I am SO envious of those three hour naps! I had a sleepless night last night as well. Finally, at about 4 AM, I gave up and got out of bed. It was really bright outside, so I decided to check it out. The moon was full and definitely showing off - it was a spectacular sight. I stood and stared for quite awhile until I finally realized that it was below freezing and I wasn't wearing any shoes. Took me a bit to feel the bottom of my feet again...but it was worth the view!
Anyhow, Brynne wrote you this very long, detailed description of her weird dream last night, but somehow, it got deleted. She didn't think she was up to re-typing it right now. So you'll have settle for my sleepless night. ;)
Much love, Aimee
Looking forward to hearing about your weird dream, Brynne! I have been having lots of those here in Ukraine. Clear skies and a moon? I'm jealous! It has been cloudy since we got here -- although this morning, it looks like we're finally going to see some sun. 'Bout time -- I was about to hit the tanning booths.
If it puts your mind at ease at all, Asa was alive and well as of 12/31/06, Indiana time. Did you move all your furniture somewhere though? hahaha
Tell Ellie we said hi!
Andrew says: Hmm, speaking of sleepless nights. Wednesday going into Thursday, I woke up at 1:41am and couldn't get back to sleep until 5am. :( Must be jet-lag...
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