This week has been the busiest week for us yet - not that it would be considered busy to most people, but considering our lifestyle for the last month - this was busy.
S and i have decided to bring some order into our lives (although i love sleeping in) so that the regimentation of going back to work won't blind sight us. It was mostly S' idea - i don't think i've slept in this much since forever and i KNOW we'll never have this time once we get back into "real life." Having said that - we've decided to volunteer at a few places, which we started this week. A couple days at Operation Emergency Center doing some data entry and setting up their database into an easier format. We got a call from a women's shelter asking for more computer help, so we did that. We also opened up the apartment for a game night, since the kids were off, so most of them didn't have homework - that was crazy. I think we had around 20 kids in the apartment for two hours - crazy but fun...although i think one of our games decided to pick a kid and walk out with him. Oh well, it's back to homework time next week. We're also scheduled to help out at a men's shelter next week and at OEC...so, it seems like we've got some sort of schedule (i think it makes S feel better). I don't mind so much, since i know this isn't going to last very long.
Update on our departure: we've reserved tickets to Hong Kong from Seattle, Dec 12 - a month from today. Seems very soon, but at least we've got something concrete to work toward. Please keep us in your thoughts as we start working toward leaving around that time. The tentative plan is that we go to HK and work on Sam's visa to India and then off to India for several weeks before we start school in February. This might not stick, but we'll keep you updated.
Thanks for your thoughts, L
