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WOO HOO VACATION

I'm goin to Idaho, I'm goin to Idaho....da da da, la la la....
I'm so excited. J, M and I are all leaving on Saturday morning to fly to Idaho! not to mention my sister Erin will also be arriving that day! And who will be there to greet us? Mom and Emily!!! YAY!!! (although I will sadly note Megan and my neices, and of course Jason, will not be there)
I love my family! I'm pretty sure they know that... but just in case - I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

I miss everyone so much because we all live so far apart. It's a very sad story. But every once in a while we get to get together and it's worth the world to me! AHHH!!! I want to scream I'm so excited. I am stressing myself out though, trying to get everything in order and ready. J tries to be helpful, but mostly he's only good for taking care of his stuff ( he kinda just gets in the way of everything else, but I appreciate the effort.) It is incredible how much harder it is to just get one baby packed, much less myself. It is even more amazing how much stuff one baby needs - fortunatley Emily has a lot of friends with babies, so it cuts down my load some - no high chair needed, no extra toys or entertainment to bring, she even offered baby food (which of course M refuses to eat now)- but still...babies! goodness!!

Today, while trying to get everything ready, M still needs all her attention. So she was fussing that I was neglecting that fact, until I had no choice but to sit down with her. At some point I decided to sing the ABC's to her. I don't sing it often enough, so she made me make it up to her today. After I finished my first round, she sat and smiled a minute, and then made the hand sign for 'more'. So I sing it again. 'more' she says. So I sing it again. 'more'. again. 'more'. again. finally I told her "there is no more, it ends with Z." Thank goodness she was content to stare at the fish for awhile.

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M said…
Hmmm...I might need a fish tank. Have a great trip! Of course, it would be BETTER if I were there...too bad...
August 3, 2007 at 7:27 PM
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