People often ask me how you even begin to prepare to take a family of 5 to Africa for 2 years. And this is my answer.....lists!! I have lists for everything from clothing needs, to toiletries, to schooling materials to food items. Over the last few months I have accumulated lists of things we will need to ship over to Togo. And Friday was our big shopping day. My parents watched the kids so John and I could do our shopping quickly and effeciently......meaning, without 3 little people to wrangle!!
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| It was hard trying to decide what to actually buy. Everything is made from scratch so I made sure to buy things that would allow me to cook snacks and things for the kids. I was tempted to get carried away saying, "Oh!! The kids will need this!!". Thankfully, John helped me figure out necessity versus luxury items. Although he did let me get a couple special things (like NesQuick and Ranch Mix) for the kids. |
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| Ready to check out at Sam's Club. |
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| Loading up our goods |
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| After a trip to Sam's Club, we went to WalMart. |
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| Kool Aid for the kids (sorry the picture wouldn't turn) |
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| Flash Lights are an ABSOLUTE necessity to keep from stepping on snakes after dark. |
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| Pepperoni!! And water coolers |
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| And enough deodarant for a small army! But hey....you can't have stinky missionaries! |
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