Yeah, I’ve been meaning to write more, but since we got our notice that we will most likely be traveling next week, things around here have been crazy.

We have been in this holding pattern for so long that it almost felt like we were never going to go. As a result, I stopped thinking about it. Now that it is 6 days away, it’s all I can think about.

There are so many things to do…

Since we will be gone right when I get a paycheck and right when I have bills due, I have to show Jon and Jo how to pay my bills online and what my budget is.

Then there are the various things about the kids. What they like to eat for lunch. What time to get them up. What time to put them to bed. How to help WunderKid1 get set up with his homework each night. WunderKid3 has ballet twice a week. Then there are medicines and doctors instructions for if they get sick…

Remember to feed the cat and dog. If it is going to be 30 or colder, put the cat in the shed so she doesn’t end up as a cat-cicle…

I think it is time to make a list. Things seem to go easier with a list….