Getting Ready

Kate: I suspect we've had too much time to plan this trip. It's allowed us to research what we're doing--and all signs indicate this will be a classic Hanson-Finnigan Family outing. Here's what we know so far: our airline has been rated the "worst" travel experience ever by all but three of its recent reviewers (and they appear to be drunk), Venice (our first stop) is under water, and snow is forecast. Nell, Kevin and I have spent our own blizzardy day here in Maine packing our things into ever smaller bags in hopes of avoiding any baggage check-ins. Nell is obsessing about what coat to bring and I am still not sure about which shoes would be best--Kevin refuses to speak to either of us about this any more. I have no idea what Fin is planning since I think he's avoiding my increasingly hysterical calls.