i am about as ready as i need to be with a half day left before we leave.  our neighbor came over today to go over the household specifics - he will be checking in on the house every now and then as well as driving us down to madison tomorrow.  

the refrigerator is almost completely empty and ready to unplug.  it was a good opportunity to purge some ancient condiments from our fridge door.  we found one thing in the freezer that expired 9 years ago.  yum!  

in early fall we bought 4 tons of corn and wood pellets for our stoves.  imagine 200 40lb bags stacked high in the basement.  when we leave tomorrow there will be exactly 2 bags left.  how is that for planning?

we leave the house tomorrow at 10:30am.  i may get a chance to chime in from the airport.  but if not, see you all in amsterdam!