Making progress!

-Sheets are washed
-Bathrooms are cleaned
-Jeans problem solved...Thanks to my good friend Kirsten who heard me griping about it over coffee yesterday and brought me a pair her old Gap jeans....yes the $59 kind, but they weren't working for her, and they fit perfectly and are oh-so-comfortable. Thank the Lord and thank you Kirsten!
-Flat Stanley....well, turns out laminating machines melt crayon-who knew! So we went for Plan B: Packing tape. Worked pretty well, and much cheaper I'm sure
-Had Mazzio's pizza with Jude and Hope. What delightful children I have!:)
-Still got a big messy house to clean up, and I decided to enjoy my children tonight and leave the cooking for our wonderful babysitters (I know they won't mind).

If you remember to pray for us, John has some deadlines that he is trying to meet before we leave. There's a chance he may be able to take some work with us, but it all depends on what kind of internet connection we have access to. And of course the obvious, travel, Ava's health and adjusting to her new parents, the siblings at home who are very excited about having a new sister but may not yet know the extent of her special needs and demands. And for me as I miss my babies! The thing is, I know I will be missing them more than they are missing me, and in a weird kind of way, that makes me feel better.