Soooo, what does that look like for our family? Well, the same week that my furniture FINALLY arrived, I was telling our friends and housestaff that we were leaving. It means that we never hung pictures on the walls. It means that Dwaine resigned the same week that he traveled to meet with all of his field workers in 3 countries. It means that Connor had a good-bye party at preschool and that Erik’s first steps will likely be on U.S. soil.
One of the any services I subscribe to is the Saudi-US Relations Information Service, which tries to paint the most favorable picture of the Kingdom possible.
Anyway, the following article on clothing, Islam and individually it Saudi Arabia showed up my mailbox today and I thought it worth a look at. Excerpts below, followed by a few comments. You can find the full article here.Mom Spit is touted as a universal no-rinse cleanser, it foams eliminates dirt and grime leaves your skin feeling soft and smelling good. Comes in three scents: fig/green tea, lemon/white tea and unscented. The best part? It’s only $9 for 2oz and $18 for 7oz. I am thinking this would be good to keep in the car if you have kids. Now one thing, this is NOT a sanitizer, piatjelta - piatjelta
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it will only clean so keep that in mind.
It also means that we are immensely happy. Not only because we’re “coming home”, not only because we got the dream job, and not only because we’ll be close to family again…but also because we know that for the next 2 years we can load up on free refills of Diet Coke, drink water straight out of the tap, and not wear bug repellent to bed each night. No seriously, we’re kinda kidding about those last few things… kinda. 
We’ll be in Washington for the next two years or so while Dwaine goes through USAID orientation & training, language training, and carries out some short overseas stints. Then, after two years, we’ll be back off to somewhere overseas. One of the hard things about this job is not knowing for sure where we’ll be sent. We know USAID is family-friendly, but we also know that we are committing ourselves to “worldwide availability”. Yes, there is a chance he can be sent to Iraq or Afghanistan, but there is an equally good chance we can end up in cushier posts like South Africa, Jamaica, or Thailand. Our life will be full of four-year “tours” after which we’ll move on to another country, and Dwaine will likely take on greater responsibilities. It is sure to be a fascinating life and we are thrilled to be taking our first step on this journey in just a couple of weeks. Keep us in your prayers as we, once again, begin a new life in a new place.