We got the kids passports in the mail today. This is about a one-month turnaround, which is actually pretty impressive. The gummint isn’t so bad, after all.

We filed for them at the Cary post office. Pics were taken there, too. Hallie looks like a zombie and Travis is on the verge of screaming his head off. In other words, its just how they will look after a trans-Atlantic flight!

Our Italy trip will be here before we know it: less than nine weeks away. I’m trying to think, but I’m convinced that nothing will top this as highlight of the year. The kids’ birthdays won’t hold a candle to it (so to speak). Maybe if, say, I won the lottery in the fall, that would top it. But that’s about it.

I’d better get more acquainted with the culture. Can anyone think of any famous Italians?