Wednesday, July 30, 2008

What form do I file to get more hours in the day ????

This whole summer has been racing by too fast. First there was Graduation prep, then party prep, then there were more parties , and reunions,and picnics, then a couple small trips thrown in and before you know it the kids are down to a little less than two thirds of their vacation gone. A couple weeks ago Mike started planning a trip that we both wanted to take to see his Grandmother and some other visiting relatives at his Grandmother's home in North Carolina. The trip is supposed to be a simple trip to just catch up with family and relax a bit. Two weeks ago I figured that we had plenty of time to get things ready for this trip and we have booked the dog kennel and hotel room but that is as far as I got and we have to technically start the trip tomorrow night with taking the dogs to the kennel. This alone requires my preparing and packaging their daily foods,washing their beds, gathering toys, chew bones and snacks, and other small things that I really should start thinking about. We also have to drop Michael at my parents tomorrow night as he is in the middle of several work projects such as helping my brother build his barn, painting my parent's garage and has decided that he will not be accompanying us on this trip. Then we have to load the car for an early Friday AM departure. this doesn't sound too bad except for the fact that I still have to go to the store, prepare some foods that I will be taking via cooler to this family gathering, freeze this food , make sure everyone has clean clothing to pack, pack, and so on.Good thing that I am looking forward to this trip. So for those of you who care, I will not be posting until mid next week when I hope to have some pictures of our trip. As always prayers for our safety are most appreciated.