Preparation for a trip

So, this weekend was spent preparing for my trip to St. Martin which starts this week. I had a lot to do:

I spent a lot of Saturday and Sunday at the office, so that I could knock out a bunch of things that have to be done sometime before I get back, and I’m the only person that can do them, if I expect to see the results that I need to see. I also needed to draft a fairly persuasive memo to my boss for a meeting on Monday morning. Total office time this weekend: 18 hours… which is waaay to much, but I’ll be gone for 10 days, so the trade-off is worth it

I also did a bit of yardwork: mowed and edged the yard, cleaned out the flower beds, cleaned the pool and back-washed the filtration system. The wife cleaned up the house almost completely, never-mind that the maid comes on Monday morning (who can ever explain women?)

I also set off on a buying spree for the trip. First stop was CompUSA where I picked up an iGo Juice Travel Adapter for the iBook (which I could have gotten cheaper at Amazon). Then I stopped by Borders and picked up The Bretheren and The Partner (two Grisham books I haven’t read yet) and How to Become CEO, which is by the same author as How to Become a Great Boss, which I’d recommend to everyone. I also picked up some screen protectors for my Palm, and a keyboard for it, since the old keyboard I have doesn’t work with the Tungsten model…

So, now, I’m ready to travel. Books to read, adapter for the iBook so we can watch movies on the long flight, and a clean house to come home to with a clean yard.

Can’t wait… posting will be light until the end of May, but I’ll have plenty of pictures hopefully.