T minus 21

I think life between now and when we leave on our big adventure is destined to be life at the speed of blur.

There are all of the regular activities that I want to continue until we leave because I love doing them..... things like teaching, mentoring, and admitting new residents at the Center of Hope shelter for homeless women and children. Things like helping theatre students at Plano West with costume measurements, selecting monologues, and various other gofer-type tasks. Things like spending time with Reagan... Kaela is busy with school. Here is one of Reagan's latest pictures:

There are the unique activities like Maynard working with a orphanage and their medical clinic in Rwanda, like scheduling all of the visitor logistic for the upcoming festival at Bent Tree, like determining what we need to purchase in the way of travel clothes, and collecting all the goodies from friends here at home to take to our friends across the sea. Oh and also the exciting activities on the boy toy - it's the 1988 Mustang GT they are restoring! I have had some requests from some of the guys out in the blog community to post a picture, so here you go.

And then there are the unexpected activities like getting the flu! Thankfully that didn't hang around too long. Or the unexpected, but extremely productive trip Kathy made to Michigan to check on her sick dad. Thankfully he was better than excepted so with the help of some very energetic aunts she was able to make all of the arrangements for their November wedding. And the unexpected excitement of Meghan getting the new job she has been hoping for! She will get started the Monday before the wedding. EEK! What a full week it will be for her! But she is so incredibly organized it will all work out just fine and this is a job move she has really wanted to make.

So, at this point in our journey toward the starting line, blur is the pace. Joyful blur, but blur nonetheless.

Until next week....

Love,

Sheryl