4. Still time to pack...

Written: February 6 & 7, 2003

Thursday, February 6th
We had a company party at our house. It was the first day off that we all enjoyed in quite some time. I woke up to yet another snow fall and thought it may hinder people from coming over. We set the party for 3pm through 6pm with the understanding that people could stay longer if they wanted.

We had a lot of people show up and it turned out to be a nice time to get everyone together. Jim Hester and I went sledding down through the apple orchard, at night, and came walking back up the hill covered in snow. Emily ran down the hill behind us laughing.

Friday, February 7th
We all had to show up at the hanger at 7am. We had some final things to put out and were told of the tentative flight schedule. We divided the company into 2 teams. I was in team 2. One team was scheduled to leave on Saturday night (late) and my team wasn’t scheduled to leave until Tuesday (late).

The things I needed to pack were still lying on the floor of my living room (just as they had been for the past 4 days – except for during the party when I had them in the basement) and although I had good intentions to pack, they laid on the floor for yet another day. I spent the day working out household stuff with Stef.