Getting excited!

Next week is school vacation and I'm getting excited! You see, Ed has vacation next week too. And for the first time probably ever, we are not going anywhere! We are going to do lots of little fun family things! Technically you could say our vacation is starting today. Eddie has no school today because the teachers have an inservice day. This is good because Fridays we go to art class... Class is from 10-11 in Easton and Eddie needs to be at school at 11:30 in Braintree. So by the time we get out of there and in the car and all strapped in, it's at least 11:04 if not 11:08 and then we need to drive like the speed of light (OK, not really but stressful nonetheless) to get to Braintree High on time. Today we will be able to stay and play! We won't have to cut out during the "Goodbye" song... with me whispering across the circle of toddlers saying "Eddie... let's GO" without disturbing the other children. So this will be nice. We can help our teacher Jane clean up and then go downstairs and play with the "ball balls" (as Kevin would say). We can leisurely make our way home for lunch and put Kevin and Ryan in for a nap. After naps, if it's a nice day, maybe we can go to the playground again.

I'm planning on doing a lot of walking outside now that the weather is getting nicer. I have a double jogger for getting Kevin and Ryan places but what do I do if I have all 3? Anyone have any ideas? Are those "skateboard" things worth buying? I suppose Eddie could ride his bike but I'd need to find a nice safe place to ride. Normally I would say Pond Meadow because I always see lots of kids riding their bikes there... but after going to a child safety meeting the other night, I'm not so sure I'd feel safe there by ourselves!

Anywho, tonight is scrapbooking at our house and I'm very excited! I've been getting very organized and getting things in order and actually getting a lot done. Is there a possibility that someday I might be caught up? Probably not but one can hope! All this organization is leading up to a fun-filled weekend away the first week of March. Yep, March 3rd - 5th I will be in my scrapbooking glory. Yes, 3 solid days of uninteruppted scrapping time. We will start at 3pm on Friday and scrap til 1 am. Yes, that's right folks, 1 am. Saturday will begin at 7 am and continue til 1 am. That's right folks, 1 am. And Sunday from 7 am til 4 pm or something like that. All meals are provided so all you need to do is walk to the next room, eat and return to SCRAPPING! Who could ask for anything more? It's going to be a fantastic time. I really am looking forward to it (incase you haven't guessed)...

Well, I guess I need to get back to reality. I have some poopy diapers to change, a bag to prepare (diapers, wipes, snacks, drinks, Epi Pen, Benedryl, you know, the usual kid gear)... get everyone's socks and shoes on, and I'm sure about 10 other things I forgot, load up the van and head out to art class. Wish me luck.

Keep your eyes peeled for more posts today. Upcoming topics will be a really tricky little skill Kevin and Ryan have figured out and I will tell you all about the fun and exciting things we have planned for our upcoming "vacation at home"...

Enjoy your day! It's all GOOD! (Another one of Donny's favorite sayings... )