The people that got us through

Tomorrow is the day. Yikes!! I am actually checking stuff off my list. Amazing. Of course everything that gets checked off the list costs money. I swear I have shelled out more money in the last 2 weeks than in the last 10 months. Not only is the actual travel cost expensive, but so is all the other stuff. Refill prescriptions, make sure the cats have food, buy small snacks for the flight, small gifts for the people in Russia we haven't seen in months, replace necessary clothing that is falling apart. It all adds up.

I think my list of stuff to do to day is just about wrapped up. I still need to clean the floors, empty the dishwasher, fold the last bit of laundry and plant a few plants that are still sitting in containers around my garden. I do think I will steal one job from D today though. Our lawn needs a good haircut before we go and it is supposed to rain tomorrow. I am going to bust out his fancy new self-propelled mower and go to town. (No Rhonda, I've already been to the grocery)

So once the lawn is mowed it only leaves, cleaning the fish tank, changing the sheets, clean the bathrooms, vacuum, and oh... finish packing!

Here is my beg and plead for comments while we are gone: Please oh Please send a few comments our way during this trip. We do have internet access while in Russia. We will do our best to let you know how the trip is going. In turn I expect some love. We had a great time reading everyone's kind words while we were on our last trip.

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