Packing, packing and packing!

We're sorting out suitcases to bring tomorrow, and all the last minute panicking is rushing up. Therese has been packed off home to catch some sleep before our 4am wake-up calls.

Today we made and addressed fifty thank you cards. About twenty are done, another thirty to finish tonight. We've packed little ziplocs for every child at the Riverkids Children's House #1 (Shortly to be renamed for its main donor's cat - it's a long story!) with two sets of donated clothes, picked out for each kid in mind. We've got a massive shopping list that Therese is in charge of. Shop inventory has been done, orders taken - oh blast, the dummy text is still up. That'll have to wait to next week.

Today we did a second draft of the Work Skills (possibly named Get Ready! in Khmer) 6-month curriculum, finished the donors database (four hundred people!) and packed.

One of our donors emailed us when we were checking mailing addresses to say that she was wondering if we did actually exist. I really really apologise for being quiet. Updates at the website aren't as good as an email or letter. It's tough when we're in the thick of things to remember other people can't see what we're doing unless we tell them, and there always seems to be one more thing to get done first...

So this trip, we're going for frequent short posts!

The tax people gave us an extension once they were able to figure out exactly what category we belong in and which form to file. We're getting our 2006 financial papers done to be handed in next week - they have to be certified by two of the trustees, and then our annual report is ready to go, with just a placeholder for the financial numbers, and whew.

Right. I have a sleeping cat on my chest, thirty cards to write and three suitcases to pack. Wish us luck!