This is the day...

Marked on my calendar for less than two months, the date still seemed so far in the future, but now it's here. I'd like to say that I'm simply putting the finishing touches on the house before we leave, just packing up those few last things. What I am really doing is rushing madly around the rooms, trying to get it to a point that I won't be ashamed to leave. And won't be so depressed when we return.

Our plane leaves this evening, after I've spent a day at work cleaning and organizing classrooms. But for this morning, I've got another 2.5 hours to get things done myself. Then I'll hand it over to the kids and pray that today will finally be the day they pack their carry-on bags and that they can manage to get some vacuuming done.

I'll post when we're safe and secure on the other side of the globe.