Hi Lin! We're pretty busy getting ready for the trip. Michelle's been working on her packing lists for a couple weeks and got down the big plastic tubs we use to pack today. She'll start packing clothes in the tubs instead of drawers when she does the laundry. She bought cheap early-bird tickets months ago so that's already taken care of. She was on the phone with the Winfield relatives earlier this week making arrangements for a place for us to stay. She's also arranged things with the pharmacy so we have enough prescription drugs to cover the trip, and rescheduled some doctor appointments. She still needs to get the bills paid up and the car serviced before we can head to Kansas.

I bought guitar strings.
- Phil