I only have a minute to write, because in a few hours I’m leaving for Chicago to see Oprah!  Has nothing to do with my blog - just total coincidence with the timing.  My dear friend got us some tickets (not going to ask how she did it - hoping for impunity!).  It's been a dream of mine for a long time, and I can't believe it's coming true! 

So I’m running around like crazy trying to get ready as the kids are hanging on me, asking me a ton of questions, and being all-around high-maintenance. Perhaps they sense my desperation to get the heck out of dodge and are worried I won’t come back?

It’s a lot for a mom to go away - we just don’t pack for ourselves, but we make sure everybody has what they need while we’re away - I grocery shopped, bought a Daisy uniform, bought/wrapped a few birthday gifts, did the kids’ laundry, and cleaned our bathroom (still not sure why I thought that was a priority) - and I also managed to color my hair, but with the wrong color. Oops! Couldn’t concentrate when I was at CVS and couldn’t remember if I was Medium Brown or Dark Brown???? Thought it was dark brown, but CLEARLY I was mistaken. Oh well, at least it’s brown!

Yes, it’s a bear to leave the house - but with each whine, request for snack, and chatty running commentary (#2 of course) I hear this morning - I am more and more determined to finish packing, get on my way, and be MORE THAN A MOM! J