Heading out of town for the weekend......

Well hubby and I are catching the first ferry in the morning to the Mainland.

Once on the mainland we will be picking up youngest daughter and leaving town and travelling to Kamloops for a little R&R and to visit with my friend that I haven't seen in four years! It's 0200 and I should be sleeping as I have the alarm set for 0400 so we can make the 0630 ferry, but the excitement, allergies and my head being active thinking about whether I got things all organized is keeping me awake.

I don't know about you, but when I go away it is more than just packing a suitcase. It means that the house has to be dusted, vacuumed the bathrooms are clean and the laundry is up to date folded and put away.

When the girls were little it was really a chore. Not only was it the cleaning but it was the packing for the five of us. I would always try and anticipate scenarios and hoped that I had packed for them(I guess that is the nurse in me coming out). First aid kits, loaded with antiseptic creams, band aids, antihistamines,calamine,bug spray you name it I had it. Or at least I hoped I had it. Before they started putting DVD players in vehicles you use to have to pack your own form of entertainment for the children in the vehicle. In my day it was just our voices and sing songs. When my girls were little, I packed individual care package for each of them. I would fill each bag with little snacks, colouring books,crayons and some sort of game so they would have something to eat and do in the car other than fight with each other. I also would pack their favourite blanket and stuffed animal, no matter what their age...it was a tradition. The funny thing was, that they were all terrible travellers, they use to get car sick. So after a few trips of cleaning up vomit I opted to give them all a dose of "Gravol" before we left the house. By the time we were in Chilliwack the girls would be sound asleep and often wouldn't wake up until we were half way into the trip. But it was the last portion of the trip, when their father and I would be getting tired, that they would start nagging about "Are we there yet!" We always made stops so they could stretch their legs and burn off some energy, but sometimes even that wasn't enough, and those travel bags full of goodies often were found on the floor of the vehicle all squished into the upholstery. Ah yes travelling with children isn't it fun!!

Now days, it's just hubby and I that have to get ready, but I still do the whole house cleaning thing and now it seems that because I don't have to worry about packing for the girls I added the need to make sure the yard is in order. This time of year the grass and weeds seem to grow like wild fire. So yesterday afternoon their we were out cutting the lawn, trimming the grass and watering the plants. Yup I am a bit of a nut bar when it comes to things that I "think" need to be done before I go away. Do you think I might suffer from "OC?" LOL.....

Anyhow, I should put this weary head on my pillow it is going to be a long travel day today.....so I wish you all a wonderful weekend and I will catch up with you when we get back!!!