Progress on several fronts

We had many reasons to open a bottle of champagne last night:

* We sold our 2005 Toyota Prius for our asking price to a former member of our babysitting co-op - we hand the car over on Saturday;
* We found a home for Big Blue, our 1986 Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser with the 5 liters of V8 power, and the rear-facing third row that our girls will surely miss. A friend in the rug business could use a station wagon, even if it needs a new water pump;
* Patricia received a job offer to work part-time at the embassy when we arrive;
* I passed the Microsoft 70-290 exam, "Managing and Maintaining a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Environment" - one step closer to the MCSA & MCSE;
* We now have our visas for Ethiopia - Patricia picked them up on Friday - and just need our airline tickets;
* We bought two new suitcases which arrived yesterday.

To quote a recent Volkswagen commercial, sometimes it all seems to come together.