1 1/2 weeks to go

Well, things are moving. I have deep cleaned the house - why? - I don't know. I guess I want to leave with the feeling that I left the house clean. We have figured out how to do the living will and trust, we're just trying to be responsible, and this week we'll write it all up. We figured out the power adapter we need to get, I ordered my melaluca shampoo - yes, to repel lice. I went to the dentist and got a crown on my wisdom tooth which my dentist informed me he could count the number of crowns he's done on wisdom teeth on one hand. I feel special. I also picked up our prescriptions for the trip and the extra first aid things we may need plus 10 tubes of neosporin to leave with the foster home. Apparently that is a hot commodity there. I have all my T's crossed as far as church and school go and I went grocery shopping so the kids won't have to. I also hit the quarter sale just for fun. Haircuts were given on Saturday except for James who said he was just too tired to get one, which I thought was ironic considering I had just given 10 kids haircuts. :> Maybe he was just afraid I was fried and wouldn't put my best effort into it! The highlight of the week as far as preparing to go, was eating at the Ethiopian restaurant. James was relieved since he ate a lot of African food on his mission. It was very good and very filling. I forgot my camera so I don't have a picture of it. We ate with our hands as is tradition and well, they didn't offer silverware. We ate there Friday night and my hand still smelled like curry Saturday night. We brought some bread home for the kids to try and they thought it tasted like stuffing or crutons. Anyway, they serve it on a platter in a flat basket. It was very authentic and now we will know what we're eating while in Ethiopia. It was fun. Here are a few pictures from the week.

I asked the kids to put the groceries in the basement. They left things on the floor towards the back and created this trail of groceries that made it's way almost to the stairs. It took me forever to put it all away!

Levi and Ali made these Blue's Clues chocolates while I was at the dentist.


A wild game of Snorta

Shauna explaining her phone to Levi - or quite possibly, the other way around.