Well, Hubby and I will be in the US next month over Easter and to celebrate my dad's 80th b-day. It's booked and we have ideas for where we'll stay and what we'll do. We're not going to stay with family because my sister's and brother's (dad's) houses are catastrophe areas. Plus, my b-i-l would never want us and we flat out like our own living space. A friend once offered to host us, but again, we like our own "digs". We'll stay not too far from where we used to live and drive to family with a rental car. Then we'll head north and stay near NYC and finish with a sort of vacation there. Then back to Czechia. I just sent this news to my sister. I'll try calling my dad later. I look forward to a number of things!

Our plan is to drive from where we live in Czechia to Munich, Germany. From there we'll leave our car in the long-term parking, which is only about 40 Euros per week. Cheap. At least from Munich there is a non-stop flight to New Jersey, to and fro. When we return to Munich my husband will visit his brother who lives there. I will say that he has no real desire to visit his eldest sister, who also lives near Munich. Unfortunately, there's a bit of bad blood with her. I imagine she'll be angry when she learns that. And she will learn about it! My husband's brother's wife will make sure. His brother is even a little older than my father, and sick. When relatives get up in age, it always feels like a possible "last visit".