The night before the 2nd date

It's 11:00 p.m. and i've done at least 6 loads of laundry today! Little of it had to do with clean clothes for my trip; i just had to have everything in order before leaving and i've had a lot of private clients lately--lots of sheets to wash!

There will be 2 young ladies house- and dog-sitting for me, so the house needed cleaning too. Much harder to leave town when you can't just water the house plants extra and lock the door....but it's gonna be worth it! I will miss my doggies a lot, but they will be well attended in my absence.

Here's how i pack for a trip: i stand in front of the closet and say, "Who wants to go to ______________?" Then i just step back and watch the clothes jump into the suitcase. Ha, i wish! But i really do say that, and then go through the hangers one by one. Some things want to come and others don't--doesn't mean i'll wear them, just that they wanted to come along! Like that trip to Harbin--i took a whole suitcase full of clothes and wore about 3 items out of it. Oh well, you can't blame me for not trying!

My next post will be from Chris' laptop....in the cool Minnesota autumn....stay tuned!