Countdown

Well, at some point in every trip somewhere cool and exotic, you reach that point that your thoughts are oriented to going home.  I think we be there!  Our time in Ukraine all things being equal will be about 2 weeks longer (about 6 1/2 total) than we anticipated (thankfully we planned ahead for the unexpected so it's not a fire drill), but we're ready to tie up loose ends, pack our bags and take that long plane ride home.  It's been nothing short of an amazing experience that our entire family will never forget, don't get me wrong!  But, we miss our friends, sleeping in our own beds, barbeque, driving (I miss my Firebird!), and ice :)  It will be so very nice to walk off that plane in Texas knowing it is the end of our adoption trip, and the beginning of our new family life (in the state of Texas, getting a head start here in Ukraine :)  It will be one heck of a story!  We've started the process of packing our bags today so that we can pace it out in between our daily activities, since packing isn't fun in general.  Girls are doing each others hair tonight, Michael and Dylan are listening to music, I am uploading pics and videos (man, did we take a lot, almost 1400 pics in the facebook albums so far!).  Much to do before we hit the road, off to bed I go!