Yesterday and today were packed with appointments and errands. I met Mari downtown so that she could exchange some money for me into Honduran Lempiras. The current rate is $19 Lempiras to $1 USD. I guess it's considered "exotic money"...that's what Mari told me...which means that it takes just a hair longer than overnight to get. They were pretty sure I'd have it by Friday afternoon though.
Yesterday afternoon I picked up my malaria pills, but since I didn't have a "substantial" supper, I didn't take them. I took one this afternoon and got quite an upset stomach. I guess next week when I take the next one (you take one weekly) I'll have to be sure to eat quite a bit of bread to absorb the chemicals coming out of this pill.
Last night, Linda and Jenny came over to bring some money for shipping all of the donated items that I now have in the garage. Linda said each of the kids had chipped in to help. THANKS SO MUCH FLENZ FAMILY!!! You are the best!!! I will most likely ship these items either Thursday or Friday.
Speaking of donations, here is a glimpse of all the items that you have sent my way and will be going down to Orphanage Emmanuel:
Today I took the kids to go visit Patti - our old babysitter. I gave her my flight information since I'll be in El Salvador, where her family lives. She let me know that she's going to arrange for me to meet up with her mother & her cousin in San Salvador on my way back to the States. I have an overnight stay there and was hoping that I could meet them.
After having lunch with Patti, I took Andrés to the post office to finally have his papers and application approved for a passport. The lady told us that he'd have his passport within 4 weeks. Jenny had turned in her application yesterday...so we'll have to see who gets theirs back first.
I packed some of the donations this evening, the toothpastes, toothbrushes, and medical supplies. They are currently all in one suitcase, and the suitcase is 48.5 pounds (I have a limit of 50 pounds per suitcase/carry-on)...WHEW! I thought it seemed a LOT heavier than that, but that's what the scale said. So I still have about 70-80 pounds of stuff to pack. I'll keep you posted on some more of my creative packing strategies as I figure them out, but for now - have a great night.
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