And we came home. The flight from Dublin to Toronto was smoothe and without incident. As we flew over Greenland the pilot called our attention to the fact that the glacier was visible. It was stunning. Once in Toronto we had to rush from our arrival gate to the other end of the airport to catch our departing connector. It's a big airport, and the two gates were as far apart as Air Canada could make them. On top of that, we had to go through US customs and secur...

We have made it through the first part of the journey to Ireland. Jon and I safely traveled from Zanesville to the Columbus International Airport, navigated the airport roadways to find our parking area, and made it through check-in and security without a hitch. Now we will sit here at our date for three hours until they call us to board. The weather is playing heck with east coast flights. We are hoping it won't affect us.

Our plane from Columbus to Toronto was a small, 9-row prop plane. It was cute and would have been right at home in Thomas land. Our flight attendant reminded me of Velma from Skooby-Doo. We invited her to join us in Ireland. When we landed we had to go through immigration. The attendant there looked at our connecting passes and announced we were heading to Dubai. Yes, we freaked. Now we've had dinner at Coyote Jacks and are waiting anxiously at gate E 70.

Jon and I are only a few days out from Ireland now. When we booked our flight back in June I didn't think September would ever get here. Now, it is as if the time just flew past. Today we went for our last haircuts before leaving. I'm working to set up the electronics while Jon does laundry and makes sure the house is ready for an extended visit from mom. On the last two trips to Ireland I used a travel journal. Each trip my sister made a special journal for me....