We are down to T minus less than one week until departure. It's a bit of a scramble to make sure we are ready to go, and we have also somewhat foolishly stuffed our regular schedule during these last days before we head out, leaving less time for final planing than we might like. I think we will have some time in the next couple of days to check all of our pre-trip boxes though.
It is a good thing that we were not planning our travels for this week, for a few reasons. Last weekend, Stephanie and I paid a visit to my sister's family in Missouri. There were several fun aspects of the trip, including an impromptu Rick Steves-themed drinking game played only by me. The one bad thing about the trip was the back pain caused by the 4+ hour drive. With the transatlantic flight to look forward to, this was not a welcome development. While we avoided the epidemic of Strep that was running through the Early/Miller household (2 out of 3 triplets and 1 out of 2 parents), Stephanie managed to contract the flu upon our return to Des Moines. On top of our physical troubles, we had 6 inches of snow that arrived on Thursday evening. So we're happy to have lucked out and gotten all of that out of the way before we leave.
Look for a true last-minute post later this week, then check back to hear about the trip.
Early/Miller = Mearly. Or, as before, "Murly."
ReplyDeleteI'm great at this. That, or Early is a good name for combination purposes.
Or merely. Sorry Como turned out to be so hazardous to your health. Good luck with the packing. We have a snow day again.
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