9 Days to Go!

Nine more days, and everything is just about ready to go. The tickets are bought, the hotel reserved, the birth family letter written, the bags packed, the donations ALMOST packed, and the time-off at work... well I hope I still have a job in May :)

These colorful packages are the "surprises" C gets to open everyday while I'm gone. Two of them are clues to go find a hidden treasure. I want to write him a note for each day too, telling him what we'll be doing that day (while he's sleeping actually).

We will be leaving on Thursday the 5th (after I work a half day because I LOVE my job). And I say "we" because my Mom has decided to join me. Misery loves company, "A" can scream at us both! I am soooo glad to have some company on the trip, that's a long ol' plane ride. Especially on the way back home with the antsy toddler. And it will be a blessing to have someone else to hold the camera a bit!

We're flying Seattle to London, where we have a 24 hour layover before flying London to Addis Ababa, arriving in the wee hours of Sunday morning. We'll head back early on Friday the 13th, and land in Seattle around 10 pm that evening (with 4 hours in London on the way back).

The C man will be hanging out with his Auntie B, getting thoroughly spoiled and most likely sleeping with his feet in her back (showing the love, the boy needs his snuggles Auntie).

My favorite quote of the day, from C "Mom, life is kind of confusing." Deep thoughts buddy!

Random story: Last night I came home with some donations from co-workers for the orphanage. One of them was a Rubik's cube. C saw it and immediately said, "hey cool, a Rubik's cube." I had no idea he knew what it was. He asked if I would mix it up for him, so I pulled it out and turned it about 6 times. "Here ya go, I'm cooking dinner." I kid you not, he brought it back solved in 90 seconds! "Mom, I'll mix it up for you now." Let's just say, it is still "mixed" and will be going to Africa that way.