Last Minute Preparations

AAAHhhhhhh!!! I am sooooo not ready!!! It's 9pm, we are leaving tomorrow and I am still NOT packed! We let Madeline stay up late tonight. We want her to be good and tired tomorrow so that she will (hopefully) sleep on the trans-Atlantic flight. I am just waiting until she is *sound* asleep before I head upstairs again to pack our suitcases. In the meantime, I thought I would post a blog to keep my cyber-friends updated.

The past two days I have been doing some type of trip preparation. Yesterday I spent the day balancing checkbooks, writing bills, doing miscellaneous correspondence. Today, I ran around all day taking care of last minute errands, buying last minute things for our trip, stocking up stuff for our house sitter, etc. I think for the most part I am ready but I just have to gather all the items and toss in suitcases.

In addition to errands for our trip, Madeline also had dance class this morning and a doctor's appointment. Thankfully, the ENT doctor said that Madeline's ear tubes are now unblocked. Therefore, I do not foresee any issues (associated with her ears) with travel. Additionally, I did not have a chance to get to the tax guy today. So the seeing the "clock" must wait until we get home......something to look forward to.

It's crazy that I am not too overwhelmed with the upcoming travel to Europe. Don't get me wrong, I am thrilled at this opportunity and it is an opportunity that a few years ago David and I *never* thought we would have. But after traveling to Russia two times and one of those times staying in Russia one month+ while packing for three (even though there were only two of us when we departed), this travel seems like a piece of cake. I, however, am struggling with my casual attitude toward this trip. On one hand, like I said, I am taking this very casually....maybe it is due to our prior experiences. On the other hand, I am feeling much guilt that I am treating this casually because many people do not have such wonderful opportunities. I pray that I am truly grateful. I do not ever want to take such experiences for granted.

I must go now. I still have to pack and prepare instructions for our house sitter. Although we do not leave until later in the day tomorrow, I do not know if I will have a chance to blog. It is possible that I will not be able to post until we arrive in Dublin. David will be very busy during the day. I will explore with Madeline. In the evenings, David will still be busy with work stuff (catching up on emails, etc.) and while he is doing that (and Madeline is sleeping) I plan to blog. So check back here to keep up to date with the Adventures of Mama-Dirtyfoot.