WHO’S READY TO GO TO CENTRAL AMERICA?!?!
Well, I mean, we are and we aren’t. If we could, we’d get right on the plane this instant, but we don’t really have anything packed, and there’s still a few more weeks of work and school to get through.
Nevertheless, excitement is high. It almost feels like this is a reality.
A bag fit for an apothecary.
We’re checking off necessary actions on our readiness list: Passports? Check. Special quick drying underwear? Check. (Thanks, Santa.) Hiking sandals, swim shirt, water purifier, medication for “travelers’ diarrhea.” Got ‘em. Plus a bunch of other medication it’ll be good to have on hand, and a few motion sickness bracelets.
We’ve begun to load up on audio books. We’ve borrowed a five-pack of good traveling backpacks (thanks, Brookses) plus towels, because packing a towel is how you show other travelers how cool you are. We’ve thought through footwear and reading materials. We’re getting a handle on electronics and homeschooling stuff.
The appointment to get the Saturn out of the driveway is set for the day before our house sitters can arrive. Goodbye, old friend.
Jen and I are both up to level 12 on Duolingo.
Two shots apiece for the parents and one each for the kids. One more thing out of the way.
We all got our shots the other day (no typhoid coming home with us) and then Jen set to the truly painful task of setting up the new travel laptop (it’s got Windows 8).
Coming up: spraying clothes with mosquito repellent; actually packing our backpacks; secuing a ride to C&J, emptying out our closet and dressers to make room for the new occupants; finding the PIN for my international-fee-free debit card. I’m sure there’s more. Empty out the freezer. Change the linens. Prep the house sitters on generator operation.
Jen consults Big John while trying to set up Little John. Under her breath she’s muttering, “Bastards.”
But, really, we’re ready to go. I expect we’ll be more ready to go by this time tomorrow, when there will be at least six more inches of snow.