I have been such a slacker! I am going to do better starting now. I have to get into a better habit of blogging, because while it is MUCH cheaper than it used to be to call Australia, it is still much cheaper to check a blog than it is to call, and it is so much nicer for everyone to be able to see pics of everything/everyone all at once rather than via e-mail.
We were discussing how the timeline was going to work yesterday, and hammered out that it just isn't going to work for me to go early, so here is the "final answer" on that - We will plan to leave here on or about May 21. We drive the red truck and the black truck to Wichita and spend the night there with Jon & Amanda. Then we will drive from there to Denver, where we will get a hotel (or the resort in Estes Park) and visit with the brothers. After that we plan to drive to SLC and drop off Rachel to EFY on Monday, the 25th and head up to Boise, where we would spend approximately 1 week, and d'Artagnan would be ordained in Mom's ward (he would be interviewed here by our bishop, and Randy can carry the recommend wherever, the bishop there would just have to be notified of the ordination). Anyway, after that we are planning to fly over to NYC and spend a few days there, see Amy Loree and possibly Ethan & Laura as well as DC, then go to Lila's Family Reunion in Oklahoma mid-June. After that we would fly to Australia out of Wichita. This all is contingent on our getting the Visa to work there.
Anyway, things are good, and I am recovering nicely from my surgery. I go in this Friday for my 6 week check-up (just a couple of days early) to make sure I am "clear" to do stuff like harder exercise and heavy lifting. Don't worry, I won't over-do anything. Yet. ;-)
Love you all, and hope all is well with you!
Jill
