Little Update

Well, we've been running around like headless chickens over the past two days, but things are coming together. We have the plane tickets in our possession. All three bags and all three carry-ons are packed (except for the last minute stuff). Emergency numbers and questions for the orphanage director have been printed off and put into the file folder with the 'millions' of other papers we have to be sure to bring.

The fridge is pretty much cleaned out and we have marinated beef in the freezer so we'll be able to at least make a couple of half decent meals when we get back. Last time, Jean-Pierre's mom parked her motorhome in our yard and proceeded to cook and clean for us over the next 3 days. Eating good meals and not needing to expend too much energy greatly decreased our recuperation time with Éva. I remember people phoning us and asking (with copious amounts of sympathy in their voices), 'So, how's it going?' They were so surprised when we said that we were feeling great. Unfortunately, his mom is in Florida this time around, so there'll be no motorhome in our driveway when we get back :-).

To the right of this post, you'll see that I've posted our itinerary. I'll add more details when I have them. Above the itinerary you'll see that Jean-Pierre has added 'Flicker' for pictures. Last time we were in China, we couldn't add pictures to the posts. So, the pictures will appear in the Flicker box. I think you just have to click on it to make it work. There is a picture of Samuel in it at the moment.

Finally, while you'll see pictures of Éva, Jean-Pierre, Samuel and I during the trip, you'll also see pictures of the lady below. That's my mom and she's coming with us on the trip. She HATES seeing pictures of herself and will likely complain when she finds out I have put one of her on the blog. Luckily, her computer is away being repaired at the moment so she may never learn about this little indiscretion :-).