Most of the day was spent organizing and packing to leave Norway on the 17th. I do best with plenty of time to prepare and methodically work through all the stuff.
However, the twist is that we go home via Tanzania. Unfortunately, we have all our winter coats, boots, and sweaters that will be lugged along as this is the most affordable way that I can think of to get things home to Bellevue.
Scott lives in Bellevue, and I figure I would have been able to send a couple rolling duffel bags with him paying for extra bags–EXCEPT for the lifting of the 50 pound bags in the customs area of Seattle. Scott had back surgery recently and can’t lift more than about 30 pounds without risk of injuring his back. I could get the duffel bags on the bag conveyor and arrange for friends to meet him at the airport to get them off the luggage carousel, but there is the customs area where there are no porters to help the bags. The bags have to be removed from the carousel, wheeled through customs, and then put back on the conveyor to be picked up at the international arrival luggage carousel. I even emailed customer service at Sea-Tac airport, but they did not have a solution for me. Anyone out there know of an option?
Anya went for a run this morning to condition for fall soccer. She’s missing all the summer conditioning, so I’m glad she’s working on it. I did take a packing break to pull a few weeds and mow the small lawn.
She also did some sorting for packing and some algebra 2. She Skyped this evening with her friend, Sami, who has been a positive influence since kindergarten.
Later after dinner, we were making no-bake cookies together (yum), and we realized that we were out of oatmeal. So, I walked to the grocery store with one of my favorite routes to gaze upon the beauty of the fjord. I’ll miss this walk. There were some beautiful flowers along the way. Here’s one for you.
Mom eye surgery went well, but there remains some irritation. Prayers for comfort and healing continue.
With blessings,
Beth