Eight Days -- and counting: Still Reading

I am still reading information pertaining to the next assignment.  Somehow, it feels like if I could just absorb what I need to know before starting the project it will go smoother.  My post today is going to be short.  I've got some stuff to do before I take off to see the kids perform.  I'm going with a great friend of mine.  A fellow musician and the same girl that talked me into competing in the race with her in January.  Should be fun.  Eight days and it's over--either way.  Kind of sobering.