I called the vet today to get some advice on shipping my cats on my plane flight. Not surprisingly, they behaved like this sort of thing happens all the time - as I'm sure it does. They put a couple of my concerns to rest, so hopefully it will come off without a hitch. The cats, of course, have no clue that there's anything going on. I've talked to several people about whether or not to use drugs on them when they fly.
Some people recommend yes, other recommend no.
That makes sense to me. Ugly stuff, but necessary since the enhancements change some of the fundamental code of the module. But now it looks quite realistic that I should get done what I need to get done before my last day. It sounds like she'll actually be out in San Francisco about a week after a fly out, so hopefully we can hook up for dinner or something. Since she'll be there over a weekend, I ought to have the flexibility to drive wherever it takes to meet up with her.