Day 874. Last night I headed to bed just after 1 am. We had a kid-free bed at that time, but after a while Tammy joined us in bed. Emmy was also with us for a while, but then returned to his bed, where he stayed until the morning. Around 7:30 the girl got up, and Sammy was up right away as well.

Day 873. Last night I headed to bed at 1 am. The kids had all been sleeping peacefully in their beds up to that point. Before I could fall asleep, the girl came asking for milk. I gave her milk, and I was surprised to see her go back to her bed.

Day 872. [In the airport lounge in Ethiopia] I set a timer on my phone, as it was still on Malian time, to when it was probably time to leave the lounge. Randy and Sammy were finally both asleep, while I started writing my daily update,