...Three to get ready, and Four to GO!

It's been a bit hectic and stressful trying to get final details arranged for everything, but I think we're ready to hit the road.

Ty's ankle is improving, but not good enough for baseball, so he's going along camping in northern Minnesota (Grand Marais) with his grandparents and Sam.  Karin will join them for a while, then join me in Scotland.  I'll be heading to Scotland on Wednesday night.  We've got a house-sitter to watch over things (including the cats), so everything should be secure.

I've been working on trying to fit everything into my one waterproof (for Iona) bag.  I'm under the weight limit, but it's going to be a challenge to fit it all into the bag.

I'm excited, and I'm anxious.  It's an adventure, and I'm ready to go....

I'm not sure when I will next have Internet access to update this blog, but I'll do it when I can!

Week Two Update

I'm into the second week of the sabbatical, and I'm enjoying a relaxed pace.  I've been doing some reading, some watching of baseball and Wimbledon.  I've also been getting ready for traveling to Europe next week (getting electrical adapter plugs, for example).

But we're also a bit concerned, as Tyler is getting his ankle checked out at a hospital in Minneapolis this morning.  He was hit by a baseball last week, and was dealing with bad bruising and swelling.  The initial diagnosis was a bad bone bruise.  But it's gotten worse, and is causing him a lot of pain, so we're getting it checked out again.  We're hoping for good news.  It's not easy having family spread all over...

Afternoon Update:  The x-rays on Tyler showed no break or fracture, just a bad bruise.  Ice and heat and rest and it will heal...