what do these three things have in common, you ask? all played a part in our preparations today. :)
we had a cookout this afternoon at steph's house, including a short swim in the pool once the hail and severe thunderstorms let up! good to spend time together as (most of) a team, although we were missing a few. we'll ALL be together soon enough!
steph had the brilliant idea to throw a birthday party for the orphans while we're there, since none of them know when their actual birthdays are. presents will include a water bottle, glow stick necklace, sunglasses, noisemaker (which might be both the best and worst idea ever...), and a few pieces of candy. there's also a cake mix, streamers, balloons... the whole deal. we packed the water bottles with the other items today, for ease of packing and distributing. so excited - just know the kids will LOVE this party!
also bought some other supplies today to take with us: two shovels, a sledgehammer, drill bits, lots of drywall screws, nails, hammers, rope, electrical stuff, duct tape, utility knives, work gloves... etc, etc. it will be so exciting to see things put to use! also exciting to see a picture renee posted the other day of the transitional houses they're building for families. can't wait to be a part of the work at hand in just a few short days!
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