Marking Things Off the To-Do List

Well, today was a great day of marking things off the to-do list! I got up early so I could drop off a donation from a sweet friend to my team leader. Then, I took the dog to get her nails trimmed so the pet sitters didn't have to worry about unruly nails! Then, I went to get my last round of pre-trip immunizations...

Hepatitis B (2nd of 3 in the series), Polio, Tetanus, and Meningitis



The nurse said you're never too old for kid band-aids. I would have to agree...but I think a "real" kid must have gotten all the Bugs Bunny band-aids because all 4 of mine were Daffy Duck. Better luck next time I guess!  :)


I will have to come back in another 4 months to finish out my Hep B series (and possibly my Hep A series)...but as of right now, I'm good to go for Uganda! Whoop for that!


I think tried to drop off a prescription at the pharmacy, only to realize they didn't open until 9:00am...so I headed to work and made it there by 8:45am. I call that a pretty productive morning! I worked all day (atypical for my usual flex day Friday where I get off earlier than normal), but I got a LOT accomplished. I then headed back to the pharmacy to drop off and pick-up prescriptions...and got one step closer to being ready to leave!

Anti-malaria meds...and an antibiotic (just in case). {for the life of me, I can't figure out why this photo is flipped...it's not like that in the folder on my computer...oh well, you get the point!  :) }

And...finally...the last to-do item for today... Take my Aggie Ring off for the last time until I get back to the states! I wanted to give myself a couple of days to get used to having a bare ring finger on my right hand because I am so used to wearing my Aggie Ring. I just knew that I would get tired...and then freak out because I'd lost my ring... I will definitely miss wearing it, but I am excited about the symbolism of not doing so -- laying down something important and setting it aside...for something WAY MORE important. I am excited to serve the people of Uganda. I am excited to experience and observe their customs and learn about who they are as a people and a nation. I know that I cannot fully do these things, being the privileged American that I am. I pray and know that God will open our team's eyes and hearts to see the people and the country the way He does, and I am so excited for what He has planned for us on this trip. I see leaving my Aggie Ring behind as the first of several challenges on this trip -- challenges that will grow me as a person and teach me so much about myself and others!


My little ring made of gold...

As always, I ask that you keep us in your daily prayers! We need your love and support and the diligence of your prayer life! Thank you to each of you for all that you have done and continue to do to support and love me and this entire team!

Count-down = 2.5 days!!! Stay tuned for what happens next...

Gig 'em and God bless!