ayat: full on linear panic

A year ago today I was panicking. Why? We were only two days from departing for Russia to fetch up our children. Stay tuned for the ayat series for Trip Two.

nutshell: Seattle-LA-Seoul-Khabarovsk-Moscow-Zurich-Chicago-Seattle

the nutty details:
24 Aug 06 - Thursday
* depart Seattle at 6:20 pm on United 703
* arrive LA at 8:57 pm
* dink around for 3 hours
* miles on this leg 954: miles total 954

25 August Friday
* depart LA at 12:20 am on Asiana 203

26 August Saturday
* arrive Seoul at 5:00 am
* miles on this leg 5999: miles total 6953
* dink around until 7:00 am at which time the SHOWERS and the GOOD COFFEE SHOP and the INTERNET opens. Choices. Choices.
* depart Seoul at 10:10 am on Asiana 572
* arrive Khabarovsk at 3:10 pm
* miles on this leg 886: miles total 7839

27 August Sunday
* celebrate my birthday at Scalinis

28 August Monday to 30 August Wednesday
* visit the children!
* redo our medical exams

31 August Thursday
* Court

1 Sept Friday to 10 Sept Sunday
* wait out the TenDay Wait - children may be with us for some or all of this time

11 Sept Monday to 15 Sept Friday
* adoption decree is finalized
* apply and wait for children's Russian passports with our names included

16 Sept Saturday
* depart Khabarovsk 3 pm on Domodevo 126
* arrive Moscow 4:35 pm
* miles on this leg 3835: miles total 11674

17 Sept Sunday
* explore Moscow

18 Sept Monday
* Children's Medical Exams for US Embassy
* Children's Visas for US entry
* Register Children with Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

19 Sept Tuesday
* depart Moscow at 7:15 am on SwissAir 1325
* arrive Zurich 8:45 am
* miles on this leg 1368: miles total 13042
* dink around for 4 hours - buy Toblerone
* depart Zurich at 12:40 pm on SwissAir 8
* arrive Chicago at 3:15 pm
* miles on this leg 4443: miles total 17485
* Clear customs and Immigration
* take pictures, get weepy, admire our new little citizen
* repeat
* depart Chicago at 7:45 pm on United 689
* arrive Seattle at 10:05 pm
* miles on this leg 1721: miles total 19206
* rent car, drive home, collapse.