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We're at 29 days until lift-off, er, departure for our volunteer stint in Viet Nam. Things are slowly coming together (in haphazard fashion, but together nonetheless). My parents, aunt and sister all came over yesterday for hours of packing, cleaning and delivering. My photos are 90% organized by years (and labelled!) thanks to my sister. The big art dresser is no longer overflowing with pens, crayons, papers, or the myriad other craft supplies that filled it just yesterday morning. Instead they are boxed up and ready for another use. The crayons will be melted down and made into new shapes for Christmas gifts for my nieces and nephews. Most of the other stuff will be donated to the child care center at the kids' school, while the rest will be stored away at my folks' house until we return.

I asked S if he was a bit nervous about the trip and he said no, he still doesn't really believe it's going to happen. We'll see if the nerves kick in by the time we get on the plane. As for me, the nerves are already buzzing. I have only 4 weeks to tie up all the loose ends and there are enough to strangle me right now.