Day 2073. I was looking forward to sleeping in on Sunday, but Randy was working upstairs, and so the kids made lots of noise being upstairs. Eventually I got up to cook, then we sat down to eat. I needed to write a newsletter about what was going on in Mali, which takes concentration and a few hours of time.

Day 2070. I went to bed later than usual last night. What was unusual was that no kid joined us in bed; for Tammy it was already the 4th or 5th night, and for Emmy the first. This morning, my alarm went off at 9:30 am, but of course the kids had woken me up several times before then, usually with their fights. I got up, and we got ready to leave the house at 10 am.

Day 2069. This was not a typical Friday. Randy was going to leave with Sammy and Tammy, but instead he left with the boys. Sammy wanted Emmy to come along, so he went with them to take Sammy to his kindergarten, then Randy and Emmy returned. Randy then left with Tammy to take her to an office of the health department where they remove lice from people's hair.