July 30, 2006
Music: “Tour de France” by Ben Charest (”The Triplets of Belleville” soundtrack)

Some pet therapy for me, courtesy of knitty_kat’s kitties. It was a very pleasant way to end a full day, much of which was spent on the phone making various arrangements and running errands.

I finally got in touch with Berit to confirm their arrival in Toronto from Hamburg on August 10. They’ll be here for two weeks, so I’d better have a look around online to see if I can come up with a loose itinerary of things to do and places to see. I’m sure I can find lots of activities that Justi, now three years old, would like. Feel free to pipe up with suggestions or recommendations if you have any.

I finally firmed up some travel plans that included using an airline voucher that my cousin gave to me. (Thanks Tosca!) It expires on August 25, so I have a very short window of time to use it. I went to the airport today to trade in the voucher and pay the fare difference for the ticket. Only three people know where I’m going, and I’ll keep a lid on it until I actually get there and post a photo to reveal where I am. Hint: I’ve never been there before.

It’s tough being at home, so I’m trying to stay occupied and focused on plans. For me, making plans is best way I know to try and feel optimistic about the future in the wake of tragedy and crushing circumstances. Consequently, being out of the apartment a great deal these days (I’m also working at least Monday and Tuesday and I don’t email from there) and suffering from a major case of Heavy Heart and Permanent Lump in Throat means I’m backlogged on the correspondence. Will try and catch up soon.

I woke up at 6am again — my sleeping is rather screwed up these days — so I’m off to catch some ZZZZs.