10 Days and counting.

Who's going?

Lucky you! I wish I was going!

Yeah! I have to get through our 7 days until surgery countdown first - then I will hopefully be counting up...47,48,49 & 50!

this may seem like a strange coincidence.... but Eric was on sax for my 50th show in 2005. I hope that you get to the 50 show milestone next week, I truly do.

I've missed a couple here and there since 2007 (shocking I know). So next friday will be #83 for me. I wish it could be a dual celebration, but it will be fun to "toast" you.

I hope so too! Now it's only five days until he gets his new ACL - but now, of course, H1N1 is going around at school and, of course, the vaccine has not been available to us - so I have to keep him healthy or else they will cancel the surgery. He is getting really antsy to get it behind him - so keep your fingers crossed that all goes as planned. There is no school tomorrow and perhaps I will send him to school wrapped in plastic on Monday! : ) I'd keep him home but he has several tests and it will be better to not have them hanging over his head when he goes back to school in two weeks (he'll have enough catching up to do as it is).

I look forward to toasting #50, birthdays, the holidays new knees, good friends, great music, and anything else that we can think of, one week from tonight! ; ) It will be our own little Ripping Thanksgiving Gathering!

Arriving in Boston from Charlotte, NC around 2:00 PM Thursday. We hope to see you and your family there. We have tickets to both shows on Thursday and the early show on Friday. Unable to secure tickets to the second show on Friday. #37,38 & 39 for us. Are you bringing brownies?

Hey Lurker! I hope to be there - and I will bring brownies if so. We were all planning to head up to Boston but our youngest tore his ACL and is having surgery on Tuesday. If he is doing ok by Thursday I will head up on my own - Mike has kindly offered to stay home and take over my nursing duties. If he is not doing well on Thursday I will keep my fingers crossed for Friday. My kids seem to time their aliments to my Ripps outings - remember how sick Alex was on the cruise? Oh well, I have to be a mom first, so we'll see how it goes. I think that Mike will send me on my way no matter what - we have the surgery next week and then his folks will becoming to visit for Thanksgiving week - so he has to make sure that I maintain my sanity! Safe travels and I hope to see you in Boston!

...the Ripps just started playing on our internet radio - that's a good sign! : )

here we go! Time for Boston!

The brownies are ready! Austen was in a bit (more) pain last night - I suppose that it is to be expected as the pump is running out. He is getting good at sleeping through it. If he is holding up ok throughout the day, and he checks out ok at the doctor's this afternoon, I will plan to hit the road by 4:00. I have been up with him every three hours for the last two nights (it's like having a baby) so I might just spend all of tomorrow sleeping! : ) I hope that Mike & Alex can handle nursing duty (which is why I want to drive myself - in case I have to head home early). Hope to see you later this afternoon!