One Week Before Travel!

We will be leaving in exactly one week from today!!!! We are so excited and hope that we have thought of everything. We installed the car seats in the Excursion today. We also loaded the 50 lb duffle bags with all the donated items that we are also taking over. Our suitcases are packed except for the last minute stuff and they each way just slightly under 50 lbs. We also had to pack for the boys. Assuming that they will want to come with us the first day, we figured we would need about 6 days worth of clothes. And of course, PJ's, undies, shoes, etc. So needless to say, we are just about at our weight limit!!

The girl's are at their dad's for spring break this week and we will pick them up Friday on our way to Denver. Our flight is on Sat the 22nd at 8:15 am. If we can get the boy's visas on Friday the 28th, we will get an early flight out on Sat. the 29th. If we do not get them on Friday, we will have to wait until Monday and fly out on Tuesday the 1st of April. I know we will be ready to come home by Friday. So.... wish for quick immigration paperwork!!

This is our last week of life as we know it now. Things will never be quite the same and I have so many emotions. I have not been sleeping very well for about a week and I wake up worrying about all sorts of strange things. I hope this will pass once we are home!!
Clint has a very busy schedule this week. Our Nurse Practitioner is off this week which will make things a little worse. Clint will just have to keep up every day so that we can get out of town on Friday!
I talked to my friend Rhonda that traveled in January to get Efrem. She gave me a lot of advice on many different things. It was great to talk with her!! I also have received several emails from Kristy and her husband, Travis. They are in Ethiopia right now getting their daughter and took cards over to the boys for us. I am anxious to see Kristy's pictures.
We will try to keep in touch by email or through the blog while we are gone. There is no cell phone service in Ethiopia!! Thank God! It will be good to be away from phones while we are there!

We love you all and will be in touch!