Good Bye Mae Sai

It has been 7 weeks since we said good bye to Mae Sai, our home of 6-ish years. It is the only home Manon and Henna have really known. In the midst of packing and cleaning we managed to host the Wa boys to a "prince and princess" party. They had a great time dressing up and giving the girls rides on the backs of their bicycles. They even indulged the girls in a little dancing.
Everyone wants a turn to tell Judah good bye!Momay (on the right) slept at our house almost every night until we left. She and the girls are so close! Since landing in China Manon has began working and memorizing verses to earn money. When I asked her what she is saving for she said she will use it to buy Momay a plane ticket to come and visit her! I did not quite have the heart to tell her that Momay would first need a passport etc etc. In the picture Monty made their room into a fort and we set up the laptop for a special movie. They are all wearing "Midwest City" tee-shirts Grandma mailed them.

Who could forget Snip! Certainly not Manon. Snip is included in her prs every night. Our friends at the DI property in Mae Sai agreed to keep Snip. The last time we talked to them they said Snip sits outside our front door crying. When she gets hungry enough she visits the home with food but after that she returns to our house. She really was a naughty cat but we all miss her. As well as our other cat, Gera but the last word I heard about her it seemed she has not noticed we left.
Henna is modeling a going a way gift our friends made for her. Isn't she a cute little Wa girl!