We are headed to Naples and Marco Island, FL for Labor Day weekend. I fear I am packing too much, worrying too much, etc etc. We don’t get out much. At least not for long periods of time. It’s SO much easier to stay home with a little one. Things you take for granted, (like, um, a crib, highchair, infant Motrin, animal crackers, nursery water, liquid vitamins, and on and on the list goes), must be figured out ahead of time in order to make the entire thing enjoyable. Chris and I usually don’t even get this far before we throw our hands up and say, FORGET IT!

But my good ol’ friend “Bean” is FINALLY (as she would put it) getting married, and her bridal shower is on Saturday, so come hell or high water, we are getting our act together and leaving the confines of our shell, er, home, for 4 days.

So today is about doing ten loads of laundry, leaving the house the way we want to come back to it, and packing. Also, we are supposed to “share” our “mini-stories” at Community Group tonight.

At the moment, “Wonder Pets” is on in the living room and I gotta say, I LOVE THEM! I love them because Ethan loves them. And because, unlike other ridiculous cartoons Iwon’tmentionSpongebob, hahmm, it teaches kids about teamwork, sharing, patience, and most importantly, helping those in trouble. Also, it keeps my son on the floor with his juice and animal crackers for a good half hour before he goes to let the dog out of her crate before she is done eating.

And sometimes he eats her food for her.

Tomorrow is Friday, and Friday’s around “Mama Need Java” mean FICTION! I will be writing you guys a very short fiction story every Friday. Sounds fun, heh?