Another trip

Preparing for a trip is time consuming. I don't make a physical list but I do make one in my head. This may not be a smart tool in future as my head tends to inconveniently erase things from the list or just 'misplace' it altogether if a shiny object is too distracting!  I must needs remember that we are not going to outer Siberia and that anything I forget outside of ID or the breathing device can be replaced as stores work much the same way there as here.

Out of town funeral. Oy.  So I must pack my somber garments, check weather for temperature appropriate gear, have enough distracting crafts, etc, to work on....etc. all of this mental traffic to help disguise the fact that we will be saying goodbye to someone we love.  I don't think my somber gear has pockets. Hankies pulled from cleavage might be frowned upon but who wants to carry a handbag if they don't have to?  I suppose I could use Blueman as my clean tissue receptacle. Men are just covered in pockets.

Meanwhile at the homestead, the children will have a new keeper as the maternal unit (their normal surrogate mommie) has developed vertigo.  It's probably from all the high wire acrobatics she likes to do in her free time when no one is watching but she's on self imposed house arrest for a few days while the crystals in her ears try to reset. Or some such thing.

Perhaps I will expand my freebie hotel goodies collection.

My last 'haul' from last week. 

Here is hoping you find unexpected joy today!