We're done with the birthday celebrations in Southern California - a rousing success with lots of family and sharing of stories and catching up of lives.

Now, home, we're into the packing of our large "suitcase," trying to remember everything we could possibly need or want in the next 3 months. Bob is making an excel file listing our inventory :).  He wants to be able to declare everything as we cross the border into Canada.

House plants are residing with the neighbor, bills are on auto-pay, mail is forwarded, paper stopped.  Let's see, anything else?  We may be ready to go.