I slept well last night, more than 8 hours straight. It is cool out (a little warmer than yesterday morning), our windows are closed and I had plenty of blankets. Maybe it was taking a bath before bed. And Ray read to me. It started years ago; we took turns reading to each other from whatever books we had , usually from the library. I mostly couldn't read very long before I fell asleep. I still read myself to sleep often. The book we are reading is called Bikini--sort of an adventure story involving a soldier with chips implanted to augment his mental abilities. I only heard a little bit of it before falling asleep.

Yesterday I continued working on cleaning up the hundreds of emails on the Director's computer. I also wrote some checks and found an error I had made in payroll and corrected that. Kerri and Amanda inventoried a closet and found lots of old things--mostly that we can throw out. Slides and a carousel. Then we bought (well I only wrote the checks) a lot of things for the shelter; we had some money that had to be spent by the end of the month. Baby beds, cups, diapers. It was fun.

Then we spent an hour at Borders and I bought a guide book to Spain and a book of road maps. Also a copy of Friedman's book as a birthday present for my Dad: Hot, Flat and Crowded.

They were home when we got there; tired from travelling. He has a little of his digestive issues, but otherwise they are fine. We had bought chicken because he warned me the day before that he was eating "mild." Vanessa boiled it and made "gravy" for us (he didn't have any). It was surprisingly yummy and I think he was appreciative.

Molli called me from Mexico; Adrian's cousin died and they are very sad. She is also annoyed because she has no paid leave, although they will allow her to miss two days of work.

Ray got my passport out of the bank for me. I went to buy euros, but didn't have any checks with me. I could have gone to the bank and gotten money out, but I thought I would go back today and buy some. My biggest dilemma is whether to try to travel really light--only what fits in a small rolling carryon and a big purse--or go up a size in suitcases. If I go light, I will take:

underwear, 1 pair pjs, 2 pr shoes, jeans, knit pants, t-shirts, sweater, bathing suit. No shorts, bathrobe, dresses, good shoes. Will I be sad not to have any choices? I could buy things there
but then I would have to leave something behind. In 24 hours, I will be on the plane to Madrid!