Here's the scoop!

Whoot!

I went home on my lunch today (well on my way back into the office after Penn Station for lunch) and picked up my travel packet from my mailbox!  Love it when the mailman is early!!

Here is my travel packet:  (remember, you can click on any picture and make it bigger)

Someone said the man in the window reading the paper looks like a
man on an alpaca...now that is all I can see!!!  =)

There is a welcome letter from Lonnie with FAME followed by contact information for our team.  There are 8 of us going - 6 in the medical field, one previous medical transcriptionist and me.  I feel a little out of place!   There is another packing list - I missed it that we need to get a package of baby wipes...I'll add that to my list.  Here are a few other things to pack:

I don't have any stuff for #1.  

#2 is not an issue.  I've got comfy cool appropriate jammies.  

I still don't have a nice outfit for church to leave behind - I'm still working on #3.  

#4 made me giggle.  I've gotta pack my own toilet paper!!  Two 3 packs of toilet paper!  I would GUESS that is for us while we are down in the Valley each day - so I guess my big mega 4-pack of ultra strong Charmin won't work.  =)  

I'll go to the laundry mat and get a few small packages of detergent for #5.  Of all times to NOT get samples in the mail...  =)

#6 is easy to get - My sister Nece (Hi Nece!) gave me a great insulated bottle holder for a big bottle of water!

#7 is covered.  I went to Sam's club and got some snacks.  I got enough snacks to share with the others - we will split them up in our suitcases!

For #8 I'm going to pack my MP3 player, a few books (my brother Tim (Hi Tim!) has highly recommended the book "Love and Respect" and is mailing it to me...hopefully soon!), and my stitching.  And lots of leg pills.

#9 is easy!  I have that!  AND...thanks to Katie (thanks Katie!) I have a holder for my passport that so I can keep it around my neck at all times!  

And I might be set for #10 as well!  We need an adapter for our plug ins!

On to the next page:

Spending money (we need money for our layovers in the airport) and should we get dinner on the way home from the Valley and any souvenirs.  Everyone has given me ideas for my carry-ons.  Not sure what bag I am going to use yet.  Read #4... Electricity is being rationed.  Wow...can you imagine that?  Think of all the electricity you use - even as you read this.  I'm sure it'll be an eye opener.  

Boring airline restrictions next...blah blah blah.  You know I'll be the one in the group that messes this part up. =)  

Project supplies and medicines needed:

Thanks to the WONDERFUL folks at Schmidt - I'll have a suitcase FULL of medicine!  In fact, we are going shopping next Tuesday to get the rest!  I see that they mostly need Children's and Infant medication - so I think we'll focus on that!  

Denise at work (Hi Denise!) offered to help buy some candy for me to take!  I think we are thinking smarties or dum-dum suckers.  I think it'll be so much fun to give the kids a treat!! I've seen halloween candy on sale already -so hopefully we can get some good deals!

Now here's the sad news....

Looks like I won't be able to be in contact while I am gone. I know our dinky prepaid phones won't have reception over there.  That's gonna be the hard part - not keeping in touch with the boys.  I promise to keep a good journal and update EVERYTHING when I get back.  I promise!  I'll do a day by day journal and back date them so it feels like I am there...just a few weeks late.  =)

Lastly we have our devotion schedule:

Still working on that one...got a few ideas - but I'm trying to let God show me what He wants me to share.  And maybe it's not so much what He wants me to share as what He wants to teach me.  I'll have have something togheter before we go - but I'm also leaving myself open to changing that should He lead me otherwise.

Anyhow, that's the scoop!