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• More birthday stuff 1 year ago Today is Will's birthday. Happy birthday to him! We're going to try going out to a restaurant. A few are open....Also, we had thought that Bogdan's birthday box from Baba Julie was probably lost, since it was sent before the war. Not too long ago it showed up in Lviv, though. The shipping company...
• Raia's birthday 1 year ago These days I find it very hard to know what to write. We have to be careful what we say, and I just don't have words anyway, not to mention technical troubles. It seems like since I last wrote we've had about three days that felt good and normal, all three were kinds of holidays: Easter, end of...
• Birthday, back to school, and more 2 years ago Bogdan turned 11 on Saturday. Like my father said, it was a birthday that he'll tell his children and grandchildren about, but it was actually pretty normal, even though in some ways it was entirely strange. While we were at church, working and visiting with friends there, it was almost possible to...
• Tenth day of war 2 years ago We've gone through quite a few stages already: absolute terror, active fighting around us while we hide underground, being able to come up and live in our home somewhat as usual, weird stuff with communications off and on yesterday.... It changes constantly. We're still here, though, and we're so...
• We're ok 2 years ago Friends and family, we want to let you know that we’re safe. Shaken, but safe. The kids are ok. We have electricity, internet, and telephone systems are working.
The Ukrainian government and the US Embassy are encouraging people to shelter in place. So far, it looks like the Russian army has...

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