Vacation

She's making a list. Checking it twice. Gonna find out whose naughty and nice . . . oh wait - I already know that. Let's just stick with the list and checking it twice (or a dozen times. OCD much?! Hee hee!).

The list.

For vacation.

Any idea how hard it is to pack for 5 people for almost 3 weeks?! It's so daunting to me, that I haven't in fact started any part of the packing. And we leave in 2 days. Actually - 1 day and 21 hours. NOT that I'm counting or anything crazy like that. SO . . . I'm making lists, in hopes that it will make packing easier in the next couple of days.

Even more daunting than the packing process? The drive. I'm seriously losing sleep and get the sweats just thinking about that prospect. First of all, more than 3 hours in a car with 3 kids at ANY time is NOT a fun event, but times that by 5 and you've got my own upcoming personal hell!!! And the real slap in the face?! Once we get there and vow we're NEVER doing it again . . . we have to prepare for the fact that we have to do the same thing coming home. OYE!!

BUT . . . we are breaking it up somewhat. We're stopping to visit family for a couple of days on the way out (they're 'only' about 3.5 hours away), and then on Friday we'll shove off from their place and drive the rest of it. We'll stop at EVERY rest stop along the way (God lord there are MANY on the way!!). There will be yelling; there will be crying; there will be fits; there will be hard feelings; there will be tattle taling; there will be battles over games and dvd's; there will be musical seats; there will be 'sad tummies'. Hell, what am I talking about - it's gonna be a GREAT time!!

However . . . when we arrive, it's ALL worth it. Swimming, visiting with extended family; swimming; excursions; swimming; poutine (although I'm sad to say that I can't partake in this event . . . it would probably kill me (silly old gallbladder)); swimming; fishing; swimming; evening walks on the beach; swimming; the gorgeous sunsets; swimming; whale watching; swimming; shopping; swimming; exploring; swimming; hot dog roasts at stinky beach; and swimming. Oh - and did I happen to mention that we might do a wee bit of swimming? Seriously - each time my kids make this trip, their swimming skills improve 10 fold!!

SO . . . although the packing, preparations and drive for this trip are a bit stressful, it totally is worth it!! We're all looking forward to some time to decompress and to relax from the every day stuff at home.

See you soon!!!