We leave tomorrow! I think everything's pretty much all set. OK, so I haven't packed yet... but everything is in place otherwise. I finally finished making all the CDs for the trip... which was of course a massive undertaking. But it's done. We've revised the itinerary a little bit, forfeiting Houston so that we can have more time in New Orleans. As it turns out we'll be visiting several random family members along the way -- In addition to my parents, Cindy's mom, Cindy's Dad, and Sue and Jenny, we've now discovered we'll be able to see my cousin Mykl (now known as Zaius) Gilgoff in Austin and my cousin Jennifer Green in Atlanta, plus we'll be crashing with the Rothblatt family on Long Island... who, by the way, just welcomed Sam Alexander Roth Gordon into the world. Congratulations, Jen and Derek!!

Speaking of babies, our kittens have had their first vet visit and they are all doing well. Their mama cat, Libby, has a cough, but she tested negative for FLV, Feline AIDS, and heartworm, so that's a relief. She's getting an x-ray, hoping it's something minor. Other than that, all is well!!

I'll be updating this as often as possible so feel free to check back often. Once we get going I'm sure I'll have much more interesting stories to tell than the kitty health diaries, haha. Tomorrow we hit the road for Laughlin!!!!!!!