Ready or not!

They have taken over our bedroom and office, their mouths gaping, hungry, begging to be filled. "They" are our suitcases and carry-on bags.

Sorry - didn't mean to scare you.

I'm sitting here racking my brain, trying to figure out what I've forgotten. The bills are paid. The dogs and house are taken care of. We have all our prescriptions filled. Molly has the contact information she needs. I still have a few odds and ends to do around the house, not the least of which is to finish packing.

I just got off the phone with an Internet vendor from which I ordered some lenses and filters for our camera which were supposed to have arrived Saturday at the latest (I paid for expedited shipping so that I could have them for this trip). I was ready to be all mean and stuff and demand this and that and threaten to write a bad vendor review on Amazon. However, after finding out that the package is apparently lost in the mail somewhere, I'm glad to say that I was told they were going to do whatever it takes to get another package to me before we leave for the airport tomorrow. We'll see.

This trip is lining up to be a very busy one. We have heard back from some of our contacts "down country" (that means outside of Dublin) and we may end up taking a 4 or 5 day circuitous trek through Northern Ireland and the west coast to see them all. That's in addition to our long weekend in Cork.

It will be interesting to see how it shapes up. We should have a better idea by Wednesday night after we call everyone when we arrive.

Well, I have a lot to do and the hours are growing shorter.

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