Meanwhile, the rest of the family has finished packing the truck and is mostly ready to begin their trek tomorrow. It has been a heroic effort and an adventuresome journey still awaits. A large number of people came to help them today, and I am deeply grateful to all of them. I know that we are leaving the house with work still left to be done, and I am also quite grateful to those who have agreed to help get it ready for sale. My mother (Cheryl Swanson Marks) and father are heading up that effort and would certainly appreciate any help offered.
I'm now on the countdown until I get to hold my wife and sons (and briefly one of my daughters) again. Six days.