We had a triple birthday party on Sunday. Scott (8/5), Scott's Aunt Melissa (7/30) and Madeline (9/17). We decided to have Madeline's so early because we don't know where we will be on her actual birthday. We did really well this year in keeping the physical size of gifts down. The big present for our family was a Wii. This is all of our 2008 Christmas and birthdays. I figured it was small enough to take to India and would keep the girls (and us) occupied without a huge mess. Our next quest is to try to find a Wii Fit before we leave.
I'm starting to make decisions on what to take/not to take. Things like - are diapers cheaper to ship or buy? Right now the answer is ship - but we are still investigating that option. So . . . how many? What size? How much of our shipping allowance does this take up? Is it still worth it? etc. I just found out that baby food is nearly non existent and that it can cost up to $60 (US) to cover a single weekend. So . . . do I make it or ship it? And that's just Sam's issues.
We have 2 options on a house-sitter while we are gone. We are hoping to finalize that by the end of the month. Either way I am going to have to pack up all of our personal items. Hopefully the furniture can stay - but we will see.
My Character Quality of the day: Flexibility - willing to change my plans with a good spirit. Phil 4:12 - "I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity, in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need." I had to explain this one to Joanna when the original camping plans fell through. We are all going to need this in the coming weeks.
Dawn
