Well, it’s finally here! We’re furiously packing and taking care of last minute details! Up until a couple of business trips last year, it had been almost 20 years since I had flown! Now with the ease of purchasing tickets online, printing e-tickets and boarding passes, I can just relax and enjoy the trip! Of course, that’s once this flurry of pre-travel activity is over!

We had to get a house-sitter for Her Divaliciousness, Catherine (otherwise known as our cat!). It seems there was no end to the number of Target trips, with other little places thrown in for interest! We’ve got travel sizes of just about everything known to man, woman and child! I’ve never been mom to three before, so I got trial sized bandages, pants for potty accidents, every hair care thingy they had, toothpaste, wipes, on and on and on …

Today was hubby’s birthday (Happy Birthday, Hon!), so we woke up really early to worship about 45 minutes away from the congregation we normally attend, as hubby was asked to preach there. Then we went to lunch with my mom, who lives in the area. Back down here for yet another side trip to buy more travel stuff! Then, off to evening services with the home congregation. Afterwards, a crash-course in Diva Sitting for our house-sitter. I’ve packed most of the essentials, but am leaving medications for last to make sure I’ve got everything else settled so my mind can fully concentrate and make sure we have everything for our son’s medical condition. My uncle is an airport screener, so he gave me the low-down on how to pack it all!

A quick blog post to you all since I needed to be online to check-in and print our boarding passes, then I’m back to packing!

A good friend and brother from church is picking us up at 4:00am, and Proverbs 17:17 comes to mind: “A friend loves at all times” (you gotta admit that 4:00am is a lot of love!) and the adventure begins …