Preparing For Our Journey

I don't know if I ever cherish home quite as much as I do the last few days before leaving for a big trip, unless maybe it's the way I cherish it when we return. But right now we're in the mode of packing and organizing details and getting ready to leave tomorrow for the long journey to visit our daughter. We've watered plants, defrosted the fridge, left everything clean and tidy.  I walked up the canyon in the morning and thought how strange it is that all of this will soon be more than five thousand miles away. (I don't think I've ever gotten used to modern times.) Anyway, I'll be writing in my journal as I travel and I'll catch up with this blog when I get back.