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I can't figure out why my posts are at the bottom of the page!  Why is this happening?  Anyone?

RailEurope

Yay!  I have a way to get from Barcelona to Vias! I've been strangled by stress the last couple weeks and, as we all know, the only way to relieve the tension is to tackle the problem.  So I know how to get from Barcelona airport to the train station (Line 10 train takes you there) and we have plenty of time to make our connecting train to France.  This is all made a bit more difficult because of the number of people. I imagine taxis won't take 6 people and I'm not about to stick a few of the kids in a stranger's car in a strange land (or in my own land, for that matter).  At any rate, I purchased our tickets to France today and have our seat reservations.  We are definitely going to be tired on July 3rd.

where's the passport?

First of all, hi mom! I have finally found the blog again (after twenty minutes of searching) so yay! I can post! Okay, so the subject of my post is "where's the passport?", as in mymomhasbeensuperstressedforthepastweekbecauseherpassporthasn'tcomeyetanditisallshecantalkaboutanditisdrivingmecrazy.
So advice for all you travelers out there who have passports that are about to expire: renew them NOW. Don't wait, don't think "Oh, I still have a month to get it in, it will be fine" It takes a while for them to come back. If you do not heed my warning, a couple weeks before you are going to leave, you will be driving yourself and your family crazy with the fact that the passport hasn't come yet. And so is the case with mom.

Not a convict

The owner of the property called yseterday to assure me she's not a convict.  There actually is a home we're going to and Madame across the street will have the key waiting for us in the mailbox.

We GoogleEarthed the property and it's a little farther from the beach than I'd hoped (1 mile) but that's not really far and it will help us work off the bread and pastries we plan on consuming.  Have I mentioned wanting to try a different loaf of bread each day?  The subject for another blog, perhaps.

Our trip there is going to be a trial, I imagine.  While we are flying into Barcelona, it's only after we fly into Madrid.  We have a 3 hour layover before going to Barcelona where we'll go to the center of town to catch the 4 hour train to France.  At least I don't have anyone in a stroller anymore.

Nerves

It's been awhile since I've posted but at least now I can say we have our tickets.  E-tickets just don't feel real, do they?  We'll fly into Barcelona and out of Paris and hopefully the train will take us everywhere else we need to go.
I have to admit there is the slightest bit of nervousness as regards the house.  PopPop seemed to think my lack of address was a source of concern and now I can't get that out of my mind.  I sent a message to the owner and she's taking a group through Prague now.  I wsa assured my "arrival packet" would be mailed when she ges home.  Am I too trusting?  It would seem an elaborate ruse to bilk me from some cash...