The countdown has begun. Today I realized I only have 9 more days to work. NINE. Nine days to train someone to do my job, to say goodbye to all my co-workers who are now all my dear friends, and to tie up all the loose ends. Leaving is hard and I'm sad about this. Then I think about Bobby and getting him and having him here back with us and I'm so excited. So, it's bittersweet. When I started this job I had not worked for 15 years and entered with gratitude but also with some sadness for the loss of life as I had known it since our kids were born. It was a difficult adjustment emotionally for me and I was torn as to whether it was the right thing to do or not. Now, after almost six years of working full time and finally making the adjustment to a "new normal" it is time to do it again. I love the people I work with, they make my job not seem like a job at all but as a place to be together while we all do certain things to make the school run better. They are all so fun! So, I know to be patient with myself, grieve the losses, and look forward to all the blessings that I know will come with opening our hearts to this little one.
Today I received this message from a friend who is at Amani now, Emily. She said, "Hello!!! I just read bobby his book, and told him how wonderful his family is and they are coming to get him! He started crying, and I started crying. And he wants to see you "on the video". Oh, and Bobby says "I love you!"
I love you, Bobby!! Hold on, we'll be there soon. We got our plane tickets finalized tonight! We leave March 31 and arrive in Uganda on April 1, then to Jinja on April 2.
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