Mom seems to be doing better and Maggie seems to actually be getting a little excited rather than worrying--seriously worrying, about the plane trip. I don't know what happened to this kid (except, of course, 9/11--you know that when you live in New York and go to the city those two towers are still missed!). At one time, when she was 11 or 12, she even flew to Mexico by herself with a stewardess watching over her. No fear at all, but 9/11 changed things, maybe because she was so young.

Other than that, I'm ready to pack tonight. I have to leave at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning to get to Newark by 6:00. Plane leaves at 7:30 and we arrive in Vegas at 10:30 (due to the time change being backwards!). Coming home Monday night will be a pain because we leave Vegas at 2:00 and don't get into Newark until 9:30--time change forward, and I hate that!

Mitzy and Ditzy had a great couple of weeks and are really excited that the trip looks good. I was nervous, so I'm sure they felt it, but they are already hanging around the suitcases and smiling away. They did have a couple of Malibu rum and cokes last night but were pretty well behaved. They also claimed they missed the kids, but not enough to go home just yet!

Maggie and I are both bringing our laptops (mine PC, hers a MAC with a webcam). We will take many pictures and post them!

Keep your fingers crossed--only about 10 hours from now and if everyone stays well, we will be off...

Fran in NY