| | We are a week and a half from our departure day. This week I have really felt the weight of what needs to be accomplished. Yesterday I buckled down and packed 6 totes. Only 4 more to go.... We are at the point where we are finding ourselves scheduling every little thing in as quick as possible. There is much room from breathing on some days.
Part of my anxiety and rush is wanting to finish the bulk of our packing and cleaning this week. On Saturday we are picking up our furlough replacement couple, the Mangels. Jeff and I have moved out of our bedroom and into Emily's room. She's staying in the boys' room. I wanted to get our room empty (of our junk) and cleaned so that the Mangels can move directly into our bedroom and start settling in the 10 days we live together.
I wanted to plan some time for our family to enjoy some fun things here before we left. That hasn't really worked out. Although, Saturday is Elliott's 9th birthday. We are all going (plus Miriam) on a game drive through Nairobi National Park and we'll have a picnic lunch there. That afternoon, we'll surprise Elliott with some cake and ice cream (Doh! Forgot to buy the ice cream...) and a few small gifts that we've bought for him. He isn't expecting anything because we are having a big cookout/pool party to celebrate his and Edison's birthdays right after we arrive in Indiana. Even so, I didn't want the day to pass with Jeff and I packing and cleaning. And I really wanted one last game drive. The Nairobi park isn't bad, it's a good day trip kind of thing. But it's not Maasai Mara, that's for sure.
I wanted to post a funny headline that I read a while back. Unfortunately my internet connection isn't so good today. I think it's the move from our room to Emily's. I'll try to get it another time.
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