Busy as Beavers

We are now busy with the many preparations for our trip. The key hands-on task at this point is to pack up everything for either storage or luggage. This, of course, requires myriads of decisions regarding what to bring and what to leave. The picture at the left provides a good example of "must-bring" items--our set of miniature hockey sticks and a little basketball, which we use for playing hall hockey. (Asbury Overseas House residents--be warned! A crazy Canuck family will soon by hockeying in your halls!) These are clearly more necessary to bring than my books for my studies, leaving aside the fact that the reason we're going to England is for my studies.

Larissa has undertaken the lead role in doing this sorting and packing, which necessitates that I increase my domestic responsibilities, doing most of the cooking and dishwashing in particular. This in turn necessitates an added prayer for mercy as we give thanks before each meal, and an added prayer of thanks after the dishes have been washed without injury.

And then there are the many phone calls and emails and information searches that need to be done, ensuring we know everything we need to know before we go, and that others know everything they need to know before we go, and that the others that know everything they need to know before we go know all the others they need to know before we go, and so on, and so forth.

Phew! It's tiring just blogging about it!