Emotional Rollercoaster

High:  Travel dates confirmed!  Yay!  We leave in 8 days.  We can start making travel plans.

Low:  We leave in 8 days.  The house isn't ready.

High:  I finally got new measurements.  We can shop.

Low:  We leave in 8 days.  The house isn't ready, and I have a lot of shopping to do.

Low:  We leave in 8 days.  I'm going to have to stop school for a while, and MAYBE I will get most of it finished.

High:  Two offers of help to get it all finished.

High:  TKD class went well.  Colton tests tonight for his black belt.  Way to go Colton!!

Low:  Back home to the house.

High:  Memaw took the kids for the afternoon so I can work.

LOW LOW LOW:  Got a letter from the last remaining grant.  Turned down.  This was after what felt like a build up from them and our agency that this was one of the more likely ones we would get.

Now, I'm just sitting here with the house in a mess and our last financial support pulled out from under us.  This leaves us a good $7000-8000 short.  Last time we just cleaned out our savings account and our emergency fund to make the trip.  We've not been able to put any of that back.  So we can't do that this time.  Not that a yard sale would help at this point, but half of it has already been donated.   The other half, I've almost finished packing up.

You know, it really doesn't matter.  Cash on hand or not, we leave in 8 days to get our kids.  And we will.  This is just another pothole on this journey.  No one promised a newly paved road.  Just that the trip would be worth it in the end.  And it HAS.

Your prayers for us on how we should approach the rest of this journey would be appreciated.  Pray also that the cost of travel and lodging would come in under our expectations.  And a special one: that at least one flight attendant on the return overseas flight would be able to speak at least some Bulgaria.  (Hey, it doesn't hurt to ask!)

HIGH:  We leave in 8 days to get our kids!