And We Thought Another 16 Hour Road Trip Would Be A Good Idea Because...Why?

No, seriously, I'm very excited to be leaving tonight with my babies and babydaddy. We're going to knock out three or four hours tonight and drive sevenish tomorrow to stay a night with our dear Virginian friend, Melissa. Then we'll drive five hours to stay two nights with the fabled Hunts, then two hours back north to meet my sis, HB, and her babies and babydaddy. We will spend ALL WEEK together in a gorgeous vacation home on Black Mountain in North Carolina. It is going to be off the hoozle.

So, yes, I am very excited about said trip. But today I'm just a bit anxious. I have rebelled against my PLAN! PLAN! PLAN! nature in non-planning this trip. (So that I wouldn't become a grumpy beeyotch in the process, honestly.) Which means that today I am throwing things together. I'm sure it's actually a lot more organized and orderly than my emotions would tell. But thinking about sixteen hours on the road with three kids to feed, entertain, clean, lull to sleep...And I haven't even picked out my outfits yet!

I was walking through Target today picking up last minute snacks and toys and CD's--all for the kids. I was completely lost in thought wondering how the kids will fare in the van. As I passed the duct tape I actually had in instinctual urge to grab a roll. Just in case. But then I realized that my mind had wandered a little too far into the intangible abyss of kid-containment. They cannot be contained. Only loved.

So we are going to spend a lot of time loving each other over the next three days.

Earlier this week, I was working on one of my many lists. (Part of my non-planning was to not have a formal, typed master list w/ references, tabs, and deadlines. Instead I had daily To Do's in a small notepad.) This is one w/ Li'l Bit's below. I love her pespective on things. So simple and sweet.