Three days and counting...but at least Logan's going with us

Things are getting down to the wire, and as always there are many things on my to-do list that I'm wondering why they couldn't have been taken care of in previous weeks. But isn't that always the way? Anyway after a few heart-attack moments with our bank and with some typos on the loan documents, we have successfully signed our lives away to the mortgage company and wired the title company what feels like our life savings. So, whether we're ready or not, it looks like were about to officially own the house on Hawthorn Avenue.

Yesterday Logan and I spent a lovely day at the California Science Center with our friends Melissa and Teagan, learning about macrophages and Star Wars. There was some anxiety in the middle there when I got a call from Jason that my plan for getting money from the bank to the title company wasn't going to fly, but Melissa lent me her car and took Logan to an IMAX movie on space while I raced home to get account numbers and straighten everything out. All was well and Logan got an ice cream in the bargain. Saying goodbye was tough, especially on the kids.

In the afternoon, a visit from Sandya, who is a good friend of Udayangani, has substituted as our nanny in the past and now cares for the daughter of a friend. And then a family dinner of leftovers as we try to clean out the cupboards and refrigerator. Luckily, Logan spontaneously declared "Oh, OK, I'll go to Boulder with you!" during dinner. So hopefully that means we won't have to drag him kicking and screaming onto the airplane. Only time will tell.

OK, gotta get back to packing. And cleaning. And organizing. Argh!!!