Day 845. Last night I was so tired I headed to bed at 11 pm. At first there were no kids, but that didn't last long. Tammy came first, and one kid is still doable, but once Emmy joined us, it got tight. Randy turned around, so that only his legs were on our side and that made it easier.

Day 844. Last night I headed to bed before 11:30. But it ended up being one of the worst nights in Mali yet. Now that we have added more water to the mattress, we have even less room on it, and we struggled all night, them waking up, moving them, keeping them from falling off, Sammy wanting milk...

Day 843. Last night I headed to bed around 11:30, but it was a while before I got to fall asleep. At first there were no kids, but it wasn't for long, and then Emmy and Tammy came at the same time. Since we had added water to our waterbed, the mattress was pretty full, which meant it was easier to roll off on the side.