And Now We Wait....

Today is the day they come to pick up our giant whopper suitcase for shipping out to San Francisco.  So, I have saved lots of my household tasks for today so I can be here to greet the FedX guy.   I still have to pack my other suitcase to take on the train.  I have my backpack organized already with Tiny Judy, my e-reader, every cord known to mankind, and my binder chocked full of the Alaska paperwork.  I still need to get some Canadian money somewhere...hmmm.  Maybe I can get some in Canada?  LOL.  

Shipping our Suitcase to San Francisco

So, my suitcase is too big and heavy to go with us on AMTRAK...so I am shipping it out to San Francisco via a delivery service.  It will be waiting for us at our hotel when we get out there.  We have lots of warm clothes to take because, hey...it's Alaska...and you need rain gear, fleece, and lots of other stuff to layer because the weather is so unpredictable.  That's why we had to get a whopper suitcase.  

Cruising the Inside Passage

This shows where we are going.  We cruise the Inside Passage of Alaska from Glacier National Park all the way down to Ketchikan and Misty Fijords....

Last Day of School

Today is the last day of school.  My kids are giving their in-class presentations and then we are done.  
Brian has two finals left to give and then his kids are graduating on Saturday, too....

Meet me in Chicago....

I will meet Peggy at Union Station on Wednesday, May 25th...my train gets in first...so I will wait for her in the Metro Lounge.  We will check into our hotel and go and meet our old friend, Del for lunch...

RIP Doug...
October 4, 1946-April 19, 2011
Devoted son and brother
Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather...
Patriot and Friend...
I am lonely without you...

Our Brother has Passed....

Sad news from our family.  Our brother passed away suddenly on April 19th.  We all met in Wisconsin this last weekend to bury him next to our Mother in Prairie Home Cemetery.  As you can see, he had full military honors.  He was so excited for us that we were going to Alaska...he let us borrow his camera...and told me to take lots of pictures for him.  He has been to Alaska several times and told me lots of things about his trips.  We will take our memories of what a wonderful brother he was to all of us on our trip to Alaska.  I will see him in every bird and tree....