countdown

Our plane to LA leaves at 6:50 Saturday morning. The Portland forecast is for snow hitting in the afternoon, so we should be OK.

We change planes in LA and Mexico City, and should arrive in Oaxaca later in the evening.

I am looking forward to this trip - a chance for a real change of scenery and pace. A chance to reflect. A chance to begin healing.

It's about time to pack and get the house ready to turn over to the house-sitter.

This is a week unlike any other.