Today, Jeanine and Nicolai departed for a ten day visit to Tanzania. Nico is returning to participate in the distribution of the wheelchairs he funded by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. The current fund raising total stands at $66,000 (and growing) which translates to 1500 wheelchairs. Whenever Jeanine leaves me to care for the kids she always prepares a list of things I need to do and a detailed schedule of activities. Maya takes great pleasure in reading the list aloud to my parents who have come to ensure that I keep the children alive while Jeanine is away. Why this needed to be done while standing on the kitchen island remains a mystery to me.