I received my airline reservations this week - panic set in shortly thereafter when I realized how much I had to do before leaving.
First the house - hard to think of all the things you need to do when you'll be gone this long (more than two months). I think my cats are getting suspicious that changes are on the way for them! An abundance of early summer rain (unusual for south-central Texas) has turned my yard into a jungle, so I've spent many a morning mowing and weed-whacking. Hope we don't get too much rain this fall or it'll be jungle time again when I return.
It's hard to pack when there's a cat in your suitcase!
It's hard to pack when there's a cat in your suitcase!
School - teacher inservice begins Friday and school starts August 27. I'll only have one class with each of my students before I leave. I hope my students will be as excited about my adventure as I am.
Research team - meeting tomorrow to make final preparations. They have really made me feel like part of the team and I can't wait to get underway.
Back to weed-whacking...can't wait to get out of this Texas heat!