Hours!

It is now 1:00 a.m. on the morning of 08/23/08. We are packing and planning and taking out trash. I just realized I did have any deodorant or bras packed and had to make another dash to the luggage! Ahhh - wouldn't life be dull without those "ah-ha" moments?

The house - not like I would want it, but I'm staying focused on the boys.

Our friends Mike and Diane (leaving NEXT week for their daughter) brought over six totes to be delivered to AHOPE. Actually we are simply escorting the totes to the airport in Addis Ababa and will have a representative of that very special HIV+ orphanage meet us at the airport and transfer the totes. Also, another dear friend Sharon is meeting us at the airport to see that we get the totes checked, weighed, paid for and if the plane cannot accommodate all that we have, she'll take them back with her to be shipped with another adoptive family. What a network of adoptive families there is - it is amazing!

I'm on adrenaline actually I believe. I'm tired and fighting a cold but at this point don't care. Its amazing to be packing BOYS underwear (I have been told that guys don't wear panties) and such. We have not been able to reach Ethiopian Airlines to confirm our flight and just hope it'll be okay. I emailed and didn't get a response.

The girls are safely in Huntsville, AL and I have not spoken with them today. They were occupied or sleeping when we'd call and I didn't want to make a big deal out of the inability to see them. I did hear squeals of delight from both my mom (Grand Tine) and Mary when they arrived.

Sooo, I guess we're about off. If we've forgotten something I guess we'll either do without it or adjust. We're kinda giddy at this point.

I love this man I'm married to - couldn't imagine this adventure of life without him.

Goodnight everyone and sweet dreams. We'll be well on our way to attaining ours in a matter of hours.

Carole