Hi everyone!
The exciting news for the day is that we will be moving home for good this summer! Apparently the company wants to save money, so is closing the school down and sending all the families home. This of course is excellent news for us, though we were counting on being here one more year so that we could take advantage of the travel.
Since we won't have that opportunity, we are trying to fit in as much travel as we can before we leave! Thursday, we will be meeting my mom and sister, Donna in Johannesburg, South Africa. On Friday, we will all take off together to go on a safari in Botswana for 5 days, and then will travel to Zimbabwe to see Victoria Falls, one of the largest falls in the world!
In April, we will be taking a trip to Egypt, and in May, a trip to China and Bali! From there, we will be coming home! Unfortunately, we will not make it to Australia or Antarctica. We were hoping to get all 7 continents in, but I guess 5 is not too shabby! And now that gives us a goal to plan for the future!
It is likely that I will return to Africa for a short time this summer to pack up our house and arrange to get Kami home. Bill will likely stay in the Congo for a period of time, working an 8 and 2 rotation, meaning he will be here in Congo for 8 weeks, and then home to AZ for 2 weeks. Not sure how long he'll do that for, but we're hoping for no more than about 6 months.
We are already looking for homes in AZ, in the same general area of Mesa that we lived before. The kids will return to their previous schools: Dustin at Hermosa Vista, and Jensen at the Mesa Academy.
Guess that's all the news for now! Not much else can top that! Will write again when we return from Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Cheers!
Laurie
6 comments:
Hello,
Have really enjoyed your blog and hearing about your adventures. Exciting that you will be back in the area soon!!!
take care and safe travelling,
Bev Sector
Sounds like a tornado next six months. Hang on tight. We will be happy to have you back!
Congratulations! It is a bitter sweet feeling to come back, I know. But your lives are so much richer now and your kids will have so much more to build on in life. We'll have to get together sometime when we are visiting Mesa, or better yet, make a trip over to SanDiego and come visit! :)
Have thoroughly enjoyed your blog. I am once again thinking of traveling and was looking forward to seeing you in Africa, but AZ is MUCH closer. I do get down there to see my sister, so hopefully will see you in the fall.
Happy travels from here on.
Much love,
Lynda
Welcome home dear. My neighbor has there house for sale. 2315 N. Rose, realator: 602-790-9811. Clark and I are leaving for India in 2 weeks.
Belle and Zack are at the Academy and they heard rumor that Jensen was coming back, how exciting! Sorry, to see your adventures come to an end, but holy cow, what a amazing experience!
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