The Calm in the middle of the Storm…

That’s what I feel today is.  But really I have a lot to accomplish today, so it’s more like the storm before the calm, I guess!

Sadly, we’ve had to change our plans for vacation somewhat.  We decided to fly into Denver so we could visit my friend Ghena, but between her visitors, her husband’s week-long absence (for work), and her children’s health, this week just didn’t seem feasible.   So we’ve decided to find another way for me to come out this summer, maybe in July, but not complicate their lives further right now.  Up side: we have two extra days of vacation which means we can be really flexible about where/when we stop.  Down side: I won’t get to see Ghena right away, and I may not be able to take Eric with me when I got back.  Definitely a bummer!

Anyway, as for the rest of life, we headed for the farm on Friday evening, later than usual.  It was hard for me to relax most of the weekend because I kept thinking of things I needed to do for our vacation and because traveling always makes me nervous, so I had trouble staying focused on really being there with them.  But we had lots of time to sit and chat, and Eric even got to play farmer on Saturday which he enjoyed and they appreciated a lot!
We got home last night about 10:15 or so, but since Eric is on vacation now, we didn’t have to rush home.  In fact, he’s still sleeping right now!  We have lots to do today, though, so I hope he doesn’t sleep in too long!

Okay…so things I should do today:

1. Look up and print information about the national parks we’re planning to visit
2. Clean the bathrooms
3. Wash the kitchen floor (I’ve been putting this off)
4. Pack
5. Run errands
6. Call Karen
7. Call Vicki

I’m sure there’s more, but we’ll see what happens…