From Jimmy: We hope that this is the final blog until we clear customs and immigration in New Jersey because we hope to not have any news to report:). We go tomorrow at 2:00 to Kampala to the Embassy and are hoping and expecting everything to go smoothly. Can't get enough Zuri? Check out the new videos on the video feed to the right of the page. Some of them are in HD and the others are in African loading time quality.
Flight Information: We leave Uganda at 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday (3:20 EST) and arrive home at 5:08 p.m (12:08 a.m. for us) on Wednesday and we will be arriving from Newark on Continental. Lisa Kody has a more detailed flight plan if you are interested - that is as much as we feel comfortable sharing on a blog.
From Gayla:
Well, leaving is bitter sweet. We had a wonderful night out with the Jacobsen's, Claudia and her girls and the Gwartneys and their children. It was a good night of laughter and Chinese food. We are so ready to be home but I have been trying to soak up all that I can and relish the things I will miss most. Problem is I'm not sure what I will miss most until I am at home missing it. Zuri has been staying with us exclusively since Friday night (we are in one room here and it was hard putting her to bed and then sneaking in but we figured it out ), h and I feel we have bonded more than ever. It has been such a sweet time learning what she likes, how she likes to go to sleep. her schedule, etc. For a while she seemed confused and cranky but she has adapted now and seems to know us as her own and I can't explain how perfect that feels. We were asked tonight to tell our favorite moments of our time here and I couldn't name just one. The thing that has warmed my heart the most has been watching our children adapt to Africa....watching them embrace the culture, learn to love and except differences in culture, and especially watching them become big brothers and big sister to their new little sister. They have fallen in love with her and it fills me up to watch. You will see it too when you watch them with her. I almost feel like a grandmother watching from different eyes at my children in a different role. I feel they have all three matured in such a short amount of time and I will be praying that what they have taken from this African experience won't be easily pushed aside once we hit American soil. We take so much for granted and are so easily distracted by electronics and schedules. We have slowed down here and I have treasured our time with our family....God, you are so good to give us this gift! We are so very excited to see everyone. Mom and Deddy, we all squealed when we read you were coming to the airport!!! I was hoping you got the hint, because we feel the same as we did when we had Boe, Mac, and Leia, and couldn't wait for you to see your new grandchild. She is PRECIOUS! We leave GSF tomorrow with some new friends and a new homeland that we are taking with us. Leia is spending the night with her new Ugandan sisters tonight. We are grateful to have bonded well for Zuri's sake and look forward to a future reunion. We come back in prayer for our next journey to get our next child if the Lord wills. We've given Claudia the task of matchmaking! Well, time to hit the hay. See you soon!! Gayla
Flight Information: We leave Uganda at 10:20 p.m. on Tuesday (3:20 EST) and arrive home at 5:08 p.m (12:08 a.m. for us) on Wednesday and we will be arriving from Newark on Continental. Lisa Kody has a more detailed flight plan if you are interested - that is as much as we feel comfortable sharing on a blog.
From Gayla:
Well, leaving is bitter sweet. We had a wonderful night out with the Jacobsen's, Claudia and her girls and the Gwartneys and their children. It was a good night of laughter and Chinese food. We are so ready to be home but I have been trying to soak up all that I can and relish the things I will miss most. Problem is I'm not sure what I will miss most until I am at home missing it. Zuri has been staying with us exclusively since Friday night (we are in one room here and it was hard putting her to bed and then sneaking in but we figured it out ), h and I feel we have bonded more than ever. It has been such a sweet time learning what she likes, how she likes to go to sleep. her schedule, etc. For a while she seemed confused and cranky but she has adapted now and seems to know us as her own and I can't explain how perfect that feels. We were asked tonight to tell our favorite moments of our time here and I couldn't name just one. The thing that has warmed my heart the most has been watching our children adapt to Africa....watching them embrace the culture, learn to love and except differences in culture, and especially watching them become big brothers and big sister to their new little sister. They have fallen in love with her and it fills me up to watch. You will see it too when you watch them with her. I almost feel like a grandmother watching from different eyes at my children in a different role. I feel they have all three matured in such a short amount of time and I will be praying that what they have taken from this African experience won't be easily pushed aside once we hit American soil. We take so much for granted and are so easily distracted by electronics and schedules. We have slowed down here and I have treasured our time with our family....God, you are so good to give us this gift! We are so very excited to see everyone. Mom and Deddy, we all squealed when we read you were coming to the airport!!! I was hoping you got the hint, because we feel the same as we did when we had Boe, Mac, and Leia, and couldn't wait for you to see your new grandchild. She is PRECIOUS! We leave GSF tomorrow with some new friends and a new homeland that we are taking with us. Leia is spending the night with her new Ugandan sisters tonight. We are grateful to have bonded well for Zuri's sake and look forward to a future reunion. We come back in prayer for our next journey to get our next child if the Lord wills. We've given Claudia the task of matchmaking! Well, time to hit the hay. See you soon!! Gayla
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