Finally Traveling!

I was in target getting some bins to sort out clothes (the dressers are in storage because we will move soon), Mark called to let us know that our Visa date in Ethiopia is on 1/16. This means we have a crazy week ahead of us. On 1/11 we will fly from Raleigh to JFK. On 1/12 my band is performing for a BARMITZVAH...OH NOOOOOO! (there is so much to say about that but I will leave it alone)...then at 6 am we fly JFK to DULLES (in DC) arrive 7:30 and have to catch a 9:30 flight to Ethiopia.....I am nervous about weather and late flights (missing flight)....we then arrive in Ethiopia on 1/14 at 8:30am their time..THen we get the kids THAT afternoon...THEN we take them to the embassy on 1/16...come back on 1/19 to arrive on 1/20 MARK'S BIRTHDAY......

I had such butterflies when I found out this is actually happened....It was surreal....sort of like after going up the incline on the rollercoaster you finally go down the big hill and start to scream....

Meanwhile, tonight Andrew (my 10 year old) knows two chords on the guitar. He just wrote a song called "cookies for dinner"...very funny...

Please keep us in your prayers. We have so much to do in a week...AND I can see my stress factor will be the early part of the travel....

Deanna