Thanks to generous donations by friends, we had a yard sale Saturday at our church. We had about six tables of stuff (my brother and his wife joined us to make it even bigger!) and some furniture and other things. We started the day pretty slow but it was steady until we finally closed down at around 4:30. We just decided to keep going as long as people were coming, and we did it donation only (no prices) and people loved the idea of what they were buying benefiting missions. Big success. Thanks for all who were involved, either in donating or storing stuff or helping the day off.
Olivia and I got our shots completed on Friday. That was an unexpected $300. Added to the $200 we already paid, it was about $500 to get us the immunizations that I felt we needed to be safe to travel and be in close quarters with the orphans. I know some people don't do immunizations for travel, but some of the kids we'll be working with could be pretty fresh off the streets and I just feel that its wise to be prepared when you can.
That brings us to my next point...if you'll look at the thermometer that is tracking our donations, you'll see that we met my original goal, and I have moved up the goal amount. The reason for that is that when I did the first goal, I failed to factor in the shots, passports, parking, etc. The cost just for the trip is $1650 for Olivia and I, and then all the other expenses added up much much faster than I anticipated. All that to say that I am changing the goal to $2200 and we have $335 to raise to get to that goal. I'm going to look at the good side of that and realize that I am $335 away from meeting my goal!!! YAY!
Finally, we leave in EXACTLY 4 weeks! Its really hard to believe its this close to actually happening...its on our calendar at home now.
I have childcare lined up for Emma and Rebekah, and I am starting to think ahead about how to best prepare her for the transition. That one kind of bends my brain because she's still nursing and I don't necessarily want to stop nursing her, so I'm not going to wean her. She's going to have a hard time, I know, and that's the hardest thing about this whole trip for me.
The detail-y type stuff is what I have to take care of now...entertainment and food for Olivia on the plane, treats to bring for the kids at the orphanage, copies of passports, what to pack, what type of bug repellent to use, that type of stuff. But that is the small stuff! And...I'll probably wait until my uber organized sister visits around Thanksgiving and put her in charge of all that stuff! She was a whiz at my wedding! :)
PS - If you are wondering about that post from Peter, it's coming. He hasn't had time to do it yet.
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