Less than a week to go

Well it has been an odd week, I have managed to make it to the gym every day this week, although wasn't sure if I was going to make it Tuesday, as I had to take my 1 year old to the hospital late Monday night as he spiked up a fever that wasn't being helped by Tempra and Motrin, but none the less, I was able to make it. Generally I am feeling better about how the training is going. I do about 45 minutes - 1 hour of solid cardio a day, so I think I am on the right track. I have never been the weight lifting type, and really my biggest concern was around my cardio. Hopefully come next week, I will at least have a fighting chance.

I have also now done some of the running around required before the trip, ordered some small amounts of each currency that I am going to be needing (as Czech currency has to be ordered 3 days in advance at the bank), I also picked up a plug adaptor and read a nice tip about bringing a small North American powerbar as opposed to picking up multiple adapters, this should allow me to plug in all the electronics that are a reality of trying to travel and still get work done. I have also been working with the kids to prepare them for Daddy being gone for 12 days. The 1 year old isn't going to understand, although the 3 year old says she understands I don't think it will be real until I am gone. I think the older 3 (ages 6 1/2, 8 1/2 & 10) all get that I will be gone for quite a while, although they too likely don't really know how it is going to effect them. They have trouble when I am gone for a weekend early in the season, and even more trouble when I am gone 8 days for CRC's, this should be a real test. Sharron hasn't really said too much, she knows this is a big opportunity for me, although leaving her at home with 5 kids isn't easy. I guess this would be the mixed blessing of this particular opportunity, I wish I had the finanical ability to take them all with me, but it just isn't going to happen. Hopefully it all works out well, and they will all survive while I am gone.