Busy, busy

I haven't written because we've been swamped.

Our schedule has firmed up a bit, as I'm now slated to attend training through the end of September. This places our departure date on or about October 4.

Since Clara and Gwendolyne will leave to visit their grandmother in France at the end of June, and Patricia will join them at the end of July, we've decided to rent out our house at the beginning of August. This pushes up all the repairs we need to make. Moreover, we listed the house for rent, so now people want to visit this coming weekend. That means we have lots of cleaning to do.

This weekend we also have a heavy social schedule, between a friend's baby's birthday party, and a farewell party that some other friends are throwing for us.

Work-wise I completed the A+ certification and am now working on Network+. It's pretty straightforward, I shouldn't have too much trouble with it. Nevertheless, when I have administrative time, I have plenty of errands to run.

We think we've settled on the car we want - a Nissan Patrol Diesel 4.2L V6 - so we have to get financing lined up so we can place the order in time to take delivery in October. I'm sad that we can't take the Prius with us, but since no one in Ethiopia knows how to work on it, it just doesn't make any sense. Moreover, road conditions dictate an SUV. Here's a pic of the Patrol - it looks like a Pathfinder.