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A couple of weekends ago, Adrianna had four days off of school, and since we hadn't heard anything from Uganda, we headed to visit my family, and here are some of our blessings from that weekend... - Finding a Cars backpack and bike for Abel at the local Savers - Returning to the Ethiopian restaurant for our annual Ethiopian food "fix" ... and the sweet owner bringing out extra allergy-free food that Adrianna could have - Adrianna and Abel getting to play with Bennett at Smalland (Ikea) and meeting up with family for lunch there - Adrianna getting to redeem her Christmas present from grandparents at the American Girl Store  ... And Abel finding the one thing with wheels in the store to admire (a doll convertible)  ... And him being determined to be in her pose out front - Having dinner and early birthday presents with Grandma Elizabeth and Grandpa Richard ... And more early birthday presents from Grandpa Bob and ...

It all started about a month ago. Southwest offered half-price deals to select cities... Phoenix was one of them, and the deal was cheaper than the gas to drive there! Scott checked with his parents, asking them to watch Adrianna for two days and one night, and they said yes. He then went into super travel agent mode, and found us a $45 a night resort room and a two-day car rental at half-price for $86. Hertz couldn't get that rate to ring up, and finally got the computer to give us $70 (which, um, worked in our favor!). (I think Scott's missed his calling in HR... travel agencies should be fighting to get him.) And so, we left our house bright and early Friday morning and arrived back late Saturday night. A few pictures might serve to display our travels. First stop: Ikea. After two and a half hours, we left a little dumbstruck, but got some things I really wanted. Included were four 99 cent toilet brushes (I had been refusing to pay the $8.99 at our grocery store), a ...