Hi all! We're back in the U.S. now - finally. I am not looking forward to doing that trip again. YUCK!!!!
Not to bore everyone, so I'll only touch on the highlights (or should I say lowlights?
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1) DH still recovering from bout with Malaria - tired, headaches, but officially parasite free according to Dr. and able to travel.
2) Cat decides to run away as we are loading the car - spend next two hours looking for her and finally had to give up and leave the country without her.
3) DD7 doesn't travel well and left the proof all over DD5 half way across the Atlantic!
4) Forgot all DD2's pacifiers so she screamed for 3 hours on the overnight flight. I could feel the cold nasty stares from fellow travelers.
5) Lost DD5 blue blankie, which she has had since she was born.
6) Mean flight attendent who refused DD5's desperate bathroom pleas before initial descent because we were preparing to land - we landed an hour and a half later because of weather delays.
Good news - we didn't loose any luggage!
Always a silver lining.
Glad I got caught up on the boards - we are really a chatty bunch!!!
We did have docs waiting for us when we arrived - that was pretty cool!
But I'm confused - the second brunch group has confirmation, but nothing for the first???
FE - prefer to go at our own pace (which means I need to step it up in order to get it all done).
Hope everyone is enjoying their summer now! We're still handling jet lag - but enjoying all the wonderful shopping and food available here! Girls have all picked out their new bedroom stuff and got new shoes and some clothes. We have eaten McD's, BBQ, & Olive Garden. So much for that weight loss!!!
Girls are begging for IHOP or Duncan Donuts tomorrow. We'll see....
Well, need to sleep! Talk soon!
Joann
He doesn't want mail next year - it was delivered during lights out check and he was already asleep... Teenage boys and their priorities. 
My DOCS would make me forget about them for awhile
