Mark is off. He got on the commuter plane no problem. When he got to L.A. he paid $60.00 for the extra bag which should get it all the way to Ethiopia. No discount, but not as much as I expected, which is great! He also ended up taking a ton of kids toothbrushes (with Shrek on them) and small toothpaste tubes that Katie and Ella's dentist donated. We went to Wal-Mart and bought some little toys, candy and t-shirts that we added as well. He actually took very little personal stuff and he will probably have plenty of room in his luggage for bringing home a few souvenirs.

Here's a funny one. He called and said he is behind a guy on the plane with b.o., but he said it's only a 10 hour flight. He called me again as they were taxiing and said the b.o. was bad.

Good luck, Mark.