T minus 9 Hours: We Are Go For Launch

We have (literally) completed all the pre-flight checklists. The bags are packed. The dogs are with their Auntie Joanna, who will watch them while we're gone. We've cleared out the few things of value from the new place, so the building can be torn down. The house is as set up is it's going be (and thank goodness the house cleaners will be coming while we're gone).

All we have to do now is make it to San Francisco, rendevous with the Honored Grandparents, and get on the flight to Beijing....