Lori,
What a blessing and a compliment to be so respected by the mother of that girl. You must not only be a trusted friend, but a respected mother.

I'm not packing yet. I'm just home from my speaking thing and I'm chilling out til tomorrow then we start the packing. Taking Duct tape for sure. In fact, my husband wouldn't go anywhwere without it.

Your post about running is so perceptive. I had ankle surgery in December and am still recovering, but I was just talking to my husband about how I love running and how much joy it brought me. It's kind of spiritual and indescribably joyful in both body and soul, isn't it.
Your descriptions of running, just like your descriptions of traveling, made me want so much to run again, and soon.

Back to the trip, Alex is so excited and I am too. He is a pretty good artist and I bought him a book of art paper and colored pencils to keep a drawing journal of our trip. I also bought some little put together type toys, one for each day so if he gets bored, he can have something new to play with.
You've got me so excited, I can hardly wait to get on the road.
smile

[ May 21, 2005, 11:00 PM: Message edited by: smilinize ]