Dad Coming

My dad is coming next week - He'll be arriving in Bombay around this time next Friday!!!

My niece, Natalie (AKA "Map") is also coming to stay with me for 6 months.

And both of them will be joined by another man who will be here the 2 weeks with dad. Fun!

So Be It

This is the point I have reached in my preparations for my nine American guests arriving tomorrow.

So Be It.

The house isn't as clean and neat as I'd like it to be.
So Be It.

I didn't get the milk or the 2 bathroom stools I wanted for tomorrow.
So Be It.

The carpenter hung the curtains backwards and I'm too tired to take them down and reverse them.
So Be It.

The nine of them including my dad and 2 nieces arrive around 3AM tonight in another city about 4 hours away from here. I sent O. and a team to get them. I had to oversee the house.

I know I could get everything done if I just didn't need to sleep...

3 For 3

We arrived from Bombay this afternoon having accomplished all we set out to do.

1. We ordered a beautiful wedding dress for Martha. After some searching we found a wonderful woman named Ruth who designs and makes wedding gowns. We told her what she wanted, she drew it up for us on paper right then, and called Martha and I back in the evening for a fitting.

The dress was MADE. Well, it lacked the sleeves and some of the lace and the final hemming, but it was all together and on Martha and she looked lovely. I wish I had thought to bring my camera.

O. will go to Bombay next month to pick up the final dress. The women is also making the veil and headgear and gloves to match - all for under $250. I know. Oh, and this dress is not some knockoff, it is as gorgeous and as first class as any I've ever seen in the US.

2. We got a new keyboard for our church. That's not really as exciting as the dress but our keyboardist thinks it's thrilling.

3. We got Chris, the man who came from the US and is here with us for a few days. No lost luggage! Yippee.

I just love it when everything works out as you hope. (or me - I don't even dare to hope - so I'm even happier in the long run.)

Going To Bombay

We leave tomorrow morning at 9:30 for Bombay to shop for Martha's wedding and pick up a man coming from the US late Monday night. We'll be home again on Tuesday afternoon.

I really hate that our train was booked for a Sunday morning. It would have been a real pain in the neck to change it after it was already booked and we would have lost a bunch of money so it is what it is, but my whole week is gonna be thrown off.

I'm a church junkie. I come from a long line of church junkies and I Love church. Not only that, but if I miss a Sunday morning of church I spend the entire week thinking, "What day is it today? What day is it today? What day is it today?"

I get very confused.