Last night was the second waiting families potluck. (See here for my post about the first.)
Today, Debra talked to us about packing. This is a subject near and dear to Jackie’s heart. Debra recommended packing everything in one carry-on and a personal bag. Whenever I travel for business, I do this, and a few years ago, when Jackie and I spent some time in Oxford (a month for her, six weeks for me), we took a carry-on bag and a personal bag each. If you plan right, it works out very well, and being able to breeze past baggage claim is great. You just want to laugh at everyone standing around waiting for their luggage.
After the presentation, we sat around and talked. Besides ourselves, there were three other waiting families. There were also six other families, who had all previously adopted. It was another very nice evening, and we had a lot of fun.
