The countdown is on!

Well.. the countdown is on- 7 days to go till the next adventure. I have not had time to post as it has been SO BUSY, How is it that when you plan a family get away you always seem to pick the one week when everything is going on? After a mad scramble this week to reschedule conferences for Ty, get in a concert excuse for Nate, and of course cram in Addie's conferences and get Nate's solo contest for band scheduled I think I have everything covered.... I think.....

I KNOW this is how life goes. And I know I have bumped up every appointment Clint and I go to together up so he can attend with me (remember April is spring and then I become a single parent while he is being an agronomist) ....so life just seems well... hectic this time of year even without throwing in a family vacation. But we are looking forward to it, all of it... even the 10 days together with not a single break from one another.

The housesitter has been briefed, the bags are being packed, the notes have gone to school, the home work has been assigned, the grocery list has been made, the reservations have been reserved, and after a year of anticipation, it is real! We are headed out in just 7 days. Cannot wait!

Look what is just a start of what needs to be packed when a family of 5 heads out on a major road trip!

...and that is just the start... there are no groceries in here and no games or things for the kids to do. Ipods, DSI's and kindles are being charged...believe me! Did I mention Nate washed his Ipod last weekend? Yes... in the clothes washer so after Clint and I discussed whether it should be replaced (I won- c'mon who would be the one keeping him occupied for 20 some odd hours across the US?) Nate shelled out his own money and replaced it. Minor crisis averted. He now has an Ipod again and I am at peace knowing he will be lost in his music rather than asking me over and over how long till we are there.

So that is where we are at in a nutshell. This weekend will be devoted to getting ready to leave, packing up and planning routes. I start to get excited when we see the extended forcast and it includes the date we leave (ahem...70's here, 80's in Florida). How can I complain? I will leave with a picture I saw hanging in the back hallway today when I left for work. Leave it to Tyler to always make me smile.... you cannot tell he is excited....can you?