Nothing has gone as expected. Noah could not be released from the hospital when we arrived on Monday. They did bring him to Wanna from the hospital for us, as he had to be in person to apply for his passport. He was sick and I could tell. I was sad, because he was sick, … Continue reading So Far

Well, here we are just a mere 2 hours until we have to leave our house to begin our journey. We are packed, we have money--cash and traveler's checks. We have meds for us and for the baby. I have most of my sanity yet none of my nerves intact anymore. I am sitting on … Continue reading The Departure

This was not the phone call that I was expecting today. Our little Minow was taken to the hospital today for a respritory infection and Gail wants him to stay through the weekend. Which means that Gail will most likely not get all of his paperwork filed at the Embassy on time for our appointment … Continue reading The Horrible Unexpected

I wanted to post today, but wanted to stay away from the whole preparing to leave stress, because there really isn't anymore to say about that. So thank you Heather for a topic to ruminate on. Oh, and if there is the random "t" missing, it is because my "t" key has broken and fallen … Continue reading Why and what I write…

It sure doesn't sound like long when I say it that way. Considering 16 of those hours will be used for sleep--or at least for lying in bed staring at the ceiling dreaming of the baby--that doesn't leave me much time to do everything else that I need/want to get done. I need to de-clutter … Continue reading 53 hours