WE ARE HEADING FOR HOME!!

Its finally here....our last day in Ethiopia. While we have enjoyed many things, we are simply desperate to be home. The bonding is coming along nicely....she definitely sees Michelle as "mommy"... I am still in limbo status a bit, but she is generally OK with me, which is probably more than I should have expected. She is a social butterfly and interacts with others very well; she seems to love her brothers, but we have already seen the jealousy of sibling life creep in, both from Little E's side and from Big E's side. We leave around 7:30 tonight for Dubai and stay overnight, with a flight to the US around 9am tomorrow morning. That's the 17 hour flight.....just dreading that. Little E requires and WANTS constant attention, so its going to be a long trip. Let's hope sleep is in the plans. It rained last night, and the hard rain hitting the metal roofs was loud....it was the first rain we had experienced so far minus a few droplets on the 2nd day. We hope it cleared the air of the stench of diesel fumes, even just a little. Our throats burn, our noses get stuffy, and we are a bit (putting it mildly) tired of living inside the smoke rings of toxin. The hotel power was out for much of the day and night yesterday; when it came back on near 11pm, I heard cheers from people on the street as they could now see a bit to walk (yes, it seems that there are ALWAYS people out there walking around....do they ever sleep?).Anyway, not too much more to report. Its been nice to have this internet connection, but it is so erratic that you never know when it will work or for how long. I have tried loading our blog page and its just too much for this connection. We look forward to the craziness and calm of home....love,pat.