Anticipation. Excitement. Exhaustion.
We are headed South for a Florida vacation. We’ll spend time with my parents, brother and nephew. In the meantime, I have made lists for items to pack, buy, do before we leave (I have to leave the house clean) and I have a folder of paperwork – hotel reservations, etickets and directions. I am tired and I still have things that have not been crossed off one of my many lists. Of course we have a busy week but we are half way through it!
We leave Friday morning, very early. Our intentions are to leave early and the kids will sleep for 2-3 hours. So in a sense, the drive will seem shorter. Today the temperature dropped, we had flurries and I was asked once again, if it was Spring? Yes, but Old Man Winter is putting up a fight. And for another year, my poor chilled daffodils will get snowed on. So, as I put a sweater on, I check off the packing lists for the kids – shorts, sandals, swim suits. I have both cameras packed, a bag of medical supplies and the DVD players and movies. I still need to print off scavenger hunt and state game pages but I have plenty of time. I have much to do tonight and tomorrow night. Once again, I will crawl into bed hours after everyone else has. But our house will be clean, everything will be packed and I’ll be ready for a vacation.
We are looking forward to the family visit, the sun, swimming and the trip to SeaWorld.