I love to travel, really,

but I have to say that I am so happy to not have to get near a plane again until July!  The past few trips to the States have been difficult emotionally and physically, and I am quite relieved to have the opportunity to stay put for a while.

This is not to disparage the States, but between the jet lag and Icelandair’s God-awful, uncomfortable seats, and that we will have another shipment arrive soon, well…  Now that I am back and somewhat rested, quite a few "thank yous" are in order!

To Shannon, Mark, Sandy, Bailey:  Thank you for picking us up at the airport, letting us crash twice at your place, dropping us off at the airport, watching our cat, making me coffee in the a.m. (when I had no idea what day or time it was!) and generally just being so helpful and such good sports.

To Sharon:  For hosting an impromptu family get-together the night before you left for Disneyworld!!  It was great to see everyone, and the kids just loved the gifts from you, Aunt Gina & Uncle Ted, and Uncle Joe & Auntie Pat.  Oh, and of course, Kelsey loved playing with your menagerie!

To Aunt Kathy, Uncle John & Jeff:  For having us over for a lovely dinner and giving Kelsey such a great puzzle!  She had such a great time playing with it all week and everyone thought it was the coolest toy.  Also, thank you so much for helping out at the yard sale and bailing me out when I had no house key.  And, yes,  Caitlin loves the origami!

To Uncle Joe & Auntie Pat:  It was great to see you again and have such a nice, relaxed conversation.  Kelsey loved all of her treats and I know she can’t wait to come back to see you again this summer.  Caitlin, on the other hand, was deeply disappointed to miss all of these family dinners and can’t wait to come over for the first time!

To the Rowley Family & our LV friends:  Thank you so much for the party!  We were so happy to see everyone again, especially after 10 days of not-so-fun activities.  Kelsey had so much fun and she was so glad to have quality time with "Sarah Rowley".  And, yes, Alan, you do make the best beer!  And Peter just loooves my new Weekenders wardrobe….

To Anne, Gillian & Audrey:  Thank you for a wonderful playdate and relaxing dinner.  It was so nice to just ‘hang-out’ and Kelsey was so happy to see Audrey again!  Good luck with everything!

Well, I think that covers the list, but feel free to comment if not.  We will be back in July & August for several weeks and hope to see all of you once again!

Oh, and I couldn’t not include a photo of Kelsey walking Sandy (who can’t believe that "baby" is so tall!).