Our First "Wrinkle in the Plan"

Our travelling friends, Debbie and Rod, will become grandparents in June.  The current due date is June 16th, just 2 days before our scheduled departure.  So you can only imagine the conflicts this creates.

Having just experienced the arrival of our own first grandchild in December, Debbie and I know how much they will want to be here to spend time with their daugher and grandson.  But what if he comes early?  What if he's late?  Argh ! ! !  It's been suggested that maybe we postpone our departure by one week.  That would work, but takes away our plan/desire to be in Santa Monica for the 4th of July.  Another suggestion is for Debbie and I to leave as planned, and Rod and Debbie can "catch up with us" a few days later by taking the highways until they reach us.  While they would miss part of the trip, they could probably catch us in one, maybe two days. 

As of now, no changes are being made to the schedule (which I will post soon).  If we stick with the original plan and the new arrival makes it a week or so early, that's the best of all worlds.  We shall see, so stay tuned.