G. and I are headed to Las Vegas, Santa Fe, and Alburquerque, New Mexico tomorrow for a much needed out-of-town excursion before our semesters start. Little Filomena is staying at my mom's, so it's like she's on vacation, too. Unfortunately, I've been feeling a wee bit under the weather these past couple of days--what lousy luck BUT I will perservere! (and travel with several boxes of kleenex)