We have 7 weeks to prepare to be gone for 3 months. EEEEK!!

Passed out and hit my head... sorry about that.

Anyhoo, preparations are under way. Had to put my health club membership on hold for the summer. You know the health club membership I haven't even had for a week?? Yah, that's the one. They looked at me like I had an eye in the middle of my forehead. I paid for a year in advance to get the reduced rate, so I bet they were thinkin' I was there to cancel.

Their bookkeeping system is so advanced, they asked me to hold-off on that supsension until the first part of May... because they were less likely to lose my information if I waited. BUT I was advised to not wait too long, or it might not get processed by June 1st. So my assessment of the situation is that I have a 30-second window on May 3rd at approximately 2:30 a.m., at which time I can submit my request for a hold and not risk being too early or too late. The only challenge being that the building is closed. Technicalities everywhere I turn... ;o)

Now comes the part of getting the chariot roadworthy. New tires have been ordered and will be in next week. New shoes for the horse, that's always good. Then I have to get a new belt thingy, and my dear brother says to bring the old one in case I get stuck out in Sticksville with a broken belt and they can't get a new one til next year. It's so awesome having a brother who has broken down in Sticksville. The bigger issue here is that my air conditioner is broken. That's a grand to get fixed, and I don't mean 'grand' like a grand ball or a grand piano. I mean a grand like a bazillion dollars. Kris says we can make it without it, but Sticksville brother says that would be unwise, which is his way of telling me not to be a tard. Outside of those repairs there will be a lube/oil/filter/wiper blades/laying-on-of-hands right before we go. Oh, and the van will break 200,000 miles about 30 minutes into aforementioned journey. Nothing like living on that razor-sharp edge... ;o)