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Our LaLa.

Our house is bursting with joy.  LaLa is here for 2 weeks.  She came on Friday.  Her journey from Omaha to Delhi did not run as smoothly as expected.  We are STILL waiting on one bag with all her trekking clothes for our trip to Nepal tomorrow.  It is not scheduled to arrive before our flight out so who knows when it will come.  The utter excitement out weighs the glitches.  She holds such a unique and cherished place in our lives.  She has been spending time getting oriented to our Delhi life and reconnecting with the kids who have grown taller and cleverer after a year a part.  

Tomorrow we will all embark on a first time expedition...Annapurna family trek.  We have been dreaming of exploring this famous sanctuary with some of the highest peaks in the world for years now. We even tried to do this trek in 2005, but last minute the king overthrew the government and we couldn't get into the country.  Now as a family of six, with our LaLa we will attempt this week long adventure.

Where we are now.

Priya and I just gave Graham a long hug and kiss.  The boys are napping and Hudson at school.  Our AC is still running although not really necessary at this point.  Each day brings us closer to cooler temperatures.  After a 4 month blog break, I am ready to retell the story of our summer.  This will come.  We just sent Graham off for over a week to lead an eMi team to south India and help with the development and design for a very touching organization.  I now feel like I am about ready to run a hard race of single parenting, but it is not all about me and I am overwhelmed by the work of those in India caring for the hurting and defenseless.  Hopeful that the team can somehow help them do more with the design.

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a dip on the other side.

A few weeks ago we went on our mandatory visa run which happens every 180 days.  We are required by the Indian government to leave the country.  We decided to go to Thailand for a much needed break to rest and recuperate after 6 months of flux in Delhi.  So...we picked the easiest option.  Travel light, fly to Bangkok(3.5 hours), where a taxi van will greet us right outside of customs and take us 3 hours to a quiet and removed retreat center on the fishing coast of the the Gulf of Thailand.  The center is designed for families who are working in the region seeking a get away.  It provided clean and new accommodations, 3 meals a day, laundry, a pool, a kids play room, a beach, bicycles and a few tourist activities if desired.  The point is, we didn't have to think about anything or make any decisions or go through any struggle to meet our basic needs which believe it or not has been a struggle in Delhi.  We all got really sick with colds and  baboo was awake every  2 hours for a few nights, but even with this...it was delightful and much needed.