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When you have a work conference in your hometown (St. Louis, MO)...you take "vacation" the week before and cram in as many of your favorite people and places as you can! I use the term vacation loosely, since I found myself in prep mode for said conference one way or another most days: emailing the care team volunteers, making a Sam's Club run, assembling welcome bags, sorting T-shirts.  "Vacation" or vacation, I was ready to get out of the DR. The day before my flight, I realized my oh-so-adorable cat had peed in my suitcase! Stop laughing. I scrubbed it with Resolve, vinegar, baking soda, and Lysol; doused it in Febreze; and set it outside to bake in the blazing sun...and in the end, brought a different suitcase. It's deodorizing in my back room while I'm gone.  Trying to leave for the airport at 4:30 am the morning of my flight, my sliding portón fell - thankfully not ON my car. It's currently being held in place by Nylon rope; I'll deal with ...