Unless the lottery is much kinder than it has been in the past, Alison, the current plan is to visit Australia and New Zealand (with a stop along the way in Hawaii!) in 2002. It seems like forever away from the present. But it is a real goal which I can barely wait to attain.

As we all know, life can be capricious and cause plans to be changed. But sometimes this can work out to be a good thing. So it is possible that a trip to OZ could happen even sooner!

Meanwhile, know that if your plane even so much as touches down on the runway at Dulles (near Washington, D.C.) on your way to the Emerald Isle, I will be there with a boarding party armed to the teeth with pennywhistles, guitars and such.