10 days until lift-off. Preparations are in full swing now with a list on every countertop in the house. Daily to-do lists, shopping lists, packing lists etc. Leah and Kate are preparing by getting accustom to their ear muffs. I had a feeling they would be a certain hit with Leah as she has had issue with loud noise and noisy situations for some time now. She LOVES to wear them outside. We have major home construction going on in the neighborhood with MANY dump trucks driving by all day. I think they will be great on the plane too!