Getting ready to leave for LB

Just a quick note. We are getting ready to leave for Long Beach - my sister Leslie, friend Maureen, and me. We're toting water, as heavy as it can be, because I remember being sooooo thirsty last year! Hoping the rush hour traffic through L.A. has subsided somewhat. My broken toe does not like wearing a shoe. I'm not looking forward to dealing with that. But, I am looking forward to testing my ability to say, "No". (to myself) I'm not as flush this year as last, so I will have to just make a wishlist for the future and steel my resolve to behave. More on that later. We'll see how I did.