Get Ready, Get Set

Okay, car is cleaned and gassed up. Tom Tom is updated. Camera battery charged. Snacks acquired. Packing is about half-done. Getting excited about the ferry boat ride over to Ireland. You know that's why Dr. Derek Shepherd went to Seattle Grace in the first place. He loves ferry boats. I've always wanted to ride on one. Well, I guess you could count that guy down in Southwest Arkansas who used to ferry folks one car at a time across the Red River (is he still there or did they build a bridge?, but this is a big, mulit-car, honest to goodness ferry boat. Maddie was relieved to hear that we don't have to stay in the car during the ride.

And in the it's-a-small-world category, a friend in Duesseldorf was reading the blog and saw where we are headed to Ireland for spring break. Turns out they are, too, and we will both be in the town of Dingle for two nights. Always nice to run into American friends from Germany in Ireland. Looking forward to seeing them. What an unexpected treat!

On the London front, looks like nothing too bad has happened in the midst of the G20 protests. Most of the people have gathered for a peaceful protest, but with crowds that large, it would only take a few people bent on causing problems to turn it all to complete chaos. In light of the protests, a radio station here in town has been asking people what they protest against in their own lives. One guy who has been estranged from his dad for years won't buy gas from Shell because he dad worked for the company and the son doesn't want to add anything to his father's pension. Another guy who once got fired from a radio station called Signal said him mom to this day won't buy Signal toothpaste--even though the companies are not remotely related.

Gotta run and get some stuff done in the house. Tomorrow will be taken up with getting the bunnies boarded, the Peter Rabbit Tea Party at Maddie's school and Hip Hop Dance class. (What a bunny themed day!)