I am excited about our upcoming furlough to the US! But it's hard for me to look that far ahead when each day holds so much busyness.... I find myself thinking of all there is to do before we go!
You'll see a countdown on the side bar of my blog as to how many days are left. I find myself wanting to share with you some of the thoughts going through my mind, and even as I think about how to word it, my thoughts are interrupted by more things to do! So maybe I'll just make a list....
Go through each room and organize/get rid of things (finished two...)
Make plans with friends in the US to get together
Buy/Make gifts for people that we will see in the US
Teach Aneesah how to quilt, and help her finish it before we leave!
Shop for fabric for the center of Brad's quilt
Finish making Brad's & Marissa's quilts
Keep up with homeschool
Order Brandon's PreAlgebra book
Get an external hard drive for my Mac Mini and back up my computer
Organize some of my homeschool curriculum to take back to the US to sell second hand
Order/Organize from the local libraries in the US books that we will need for school when we get there
Shop for fabric/Sew authentic African dress outfits for Brad and possibly the fam
Possibly sew huge South African flag for WOL's Born Again to A Living Hope musical drama
Teach someone to do the admin for Jr. Youth at Church
Organize/print some Christian service projects for the youth to do while I'm away
Find a flip file that's missing
Pack
Take fam pics for Prayer Cards
Give Mya hair extensions
And all of this is in addition to keeping up with ministry and every day life! I would like to get as much of this done as possible before my niece, Stephanie, and Carly Evelyn arrive on June 17 for a month long mission trip! So, maybe now that I have a list of some of the things going through my mind I can get to work and stop having interrupted thoughts!!!!
Umm, yes. Get Brad's quilt done. ;)
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If you can wait to do pics here, I would LOVE to do them for you.
And yes-Mya's extensions will look Bee-autiful!
You can do it--don't be overwhelmed...everything will come together. I love you and can't wait--52 days. :)
Here's an update on the things I've accomplished! It will make me feel better knowing I'm ticking some of these things off my list. ;)
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Aneesah's quilt is coming along very nicely!
Keeping up with homeschool - may even get ahead a little!
Ordered Brandon's PreAlgebra book
Got an external hard drive for my Mac Mini and backed up my computer
Organized most of the books that we will need for school when we get there
Said no to sewing huge South African flag for WOL's Born Again to A Living Hope musical drama
Organized/printed some Christian service projects for the Jr. youth to do while I'm away
Found the elusive flip file
Scheduled fam pics for Prayer Cards
AND - not on list - got Mya's US Visa
Coming along nicely, but still many more time sensitive things to get done! I made a to do list in my computer calendar with deadlines. Hoping it keeps me on track! Looking forward to seeing everyone in the US and NOT looking forward to saying goodbye here or there.