Umm....

*HOW* did it get to be October 5th? I'd like an answer, please, because last time I checked, I had lots more time left to pack and get things in order before leaving for Vietnam.

Gah!!!

I'm sure there's some vast conspiracy behind this. A c-o-n...spiracy. (Old "In Living Color" reference.)

Regardless, the fact remains that in a little over 48 hours, I'll be on my way. Whee! And, thanks to a promptly scheduled c-section, Sarah is going to have her baby before I leave - if only just barely! So that means that all of the major life events that I could reasonably expect to be around for before leaving this fall, I'll be able to have been around for! (Betty - if you want to hold out with baby #2 until after November 28th, I can make it a hat trick! But perhaps no...)

Packing? What is this "packing" you speak of? I am not familiar with it...

Contact info

Howdy all! I don't know what my mobile number will be yet when I get to Vietnam, but for the moment, here's my hotel when I'm in Hanoi:

http://www.zephyrhotel.com.vn/english/home_en.asp

And my office address is:

Community-Based Rural Infrastructure Project (CBRIP)

Room 509, Project Building, Ministry of Planning and Investment

No. 2 Hoang Van Thu Street, Hanoi
Tel: (844) 0804-5636

In case anyone has a burning desire to send me something (and really don't feel bad if you don't), I would send it to the office.

I leave in three days. Have I packed? Not so much.

Have I finished the work I need to do by the time I leave?

Also...not so much. It could get ugly. But darn it if I'm not going to make time for my "adios" happy hour tomorrow night. Good to have my priorities in the right order, isn't it?