We arrived in California 7 weeks ago with 4 suitcases. We were trying to stuff our newly acquired treasures into 7 suitcases AND do a nice clean-up job at the last house that we were house-sitting at. As the minutes and moments ticked away, we grew increasingly testy and frustrated by how the last 10% of stuff was taking 90% of our time to figure out what to do with it. Then a cleaning sprite showed up at the house. Not a Mary Poppins, not a professional, not a certified organizer. Rather, a New Yorker in a brown Volvo with a can-do attitude who took charge and took a lot of stuff off of our hands. She even brought her 2 kids to entertain ours while we hurried about. Kim arrived and started sweeping, recycling and generally keeping us focused so that we'd get out of the house by our 6 pm deadline.
We made it out by 6 and then I think Kim's true motivation started shining through as she gleefully announced that we were going with her to Aubergine for a celebratory shot of tequila and beer.
So, after the whirlwind packing session, we got to slow way down and kick it at Aubergine, then make our way into San Francicso for a great dinner with Bruce, then off to the airport for our 1:30 am flight. The flight went off without a hitch and we arrived in Tegucigalpa this morning just after 9am. As we approached the city and the airplane made its signature hard bank to position itself towards the runway, we looked out the window and could see our house, the school, El Picacho, people!! What a great bienvenidos to the city.
Here's a little of what we did during our last weeks on California...
At our camp in Lassen Nat'l Park
A boy and fire
A beautiful afternoon rain shower near Drakesbad Lodge.
A hike to a lake near Plumas Eureka State Park.
Drawing time during an afternoon rain shower.
July 29th came a little early as we celebrated
Linnea's 5th birthday with her friends at a park.
Some of the sweet friends who could come!
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