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Welcome to our blog concerning our adoption of a little girl from Ethiopia. Thank you for joining us on this journey. From this blog you can get updates on how things are progressing, find out information on Ethiopia, donate to our adoption fund or check out pictures as they arrive. Thank you for walking with us!

4.5 million orphans in Ethiopa alone.

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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Where's that gonna fit?

So, what do you do while you are praying that a hurdle that could delay our travel gets overcome? We went shopping.  The spiritual gift of shopping does not fall within anyone in our family's profile, but we had to do it anyway.  We knew it was going to be a huge task to head out on Friday morning to pick up things for our trip, but I'm not sure any of us knew the magnitude of it all.  Imagine for a moment...what could one possibly need during a 10 day stay in Ethiopia in which a husband, wife and 9 year old son are traveling to bring home their 7 month old daughter? After our trip today, it would appear as if you need everything, including the kitchen sink.  

Here's a partial list...Doxycycline for all - keeps us from getting Malaria, Deet bug spray - keeps the mosquitos from biting us in the first place, Benadryl - just in case the mosquitos break through the Deet defenses and Joshua gets bitten (he swells up like mad), Immodium - in case travelers diarrhea hits, Cipro - in case Immodium does not take care of travelers diarrhea, a case of size 2 diapers - in case diarrhea hits Hanna, a case of size 3 diapers - in case the size 2 diapers don't fit Hanna, Dried fruit - just in case we go the other way and need some coaxing, Kids Dramamine - to keep it from coming out of Joshua the other way...Oh, and lest I forget toilet paper and antibacterial hand sanitizer since many establishments are not fully equipped to handle the above forementioned situations.

Of course that was just the beginning...then we needed flashlights - the power goes out often, Ear plugs - the dogs outside the guest house bark most of the night, Bottles, Pacifiers, Bibs, Baby Food, Formula, Childrens Tylenol, SD cards, Voltage Adapters, Film, Money Belts, Batteries, Food, Suntan lotion, Burp cloths, and a Sudoku book to keep mommy from going mad.  Plus dozens of other things I'm running out of time to mention.   

All of this is tongue in cheek, however, because I can't imagine a better excuse to go shopping than to get ready to bring our little baby home.  We'll be there soon, Honey.  Love, Daddy


1 comments:

Emily said...

Do you guys have adequate luggage? We have a HUGE duffel bag that Marc's Dad used when he worked on a medical mission. Joshua could fit in it with all his clothes paced around him : ) But seriously, if you need it let us know. It folds down to nothing but is large, durable and light.