.: Almost ready

Monday, September 22, 2008

Almost ready

I'm not sure I've ever packed this light for 8 days in a different climate. We each have a carryon and a personal item. We're only checking 2 bags and a carseat, thanks to the new fees on luggage. We're getting very excited for our trip! We'll be starting it off tomorrow by heading to a Dodger's game, then checking into a hotel by the airport. We got great seats for a great price so it may be insane, but we just couldn't pass up this oppportunity for fun. 3:30am is the time our alarm will be set for, ugh! It's gonna be a long day Wednesday--we forecast arriving in Nauvoo around 10pm cst. Hopefully we can all catch some sleep on the flight--honestly, that would be the best thing for me to do anyway. So far the excitement is outweighing the fear of flying...let's hope that continues!

2 comments:

Stacy said...: I hope you have a really great time on your trip. I'm excited for you! Good luck on the flight!; September 22, 2008 at 2:34 PM
Alliban said...: I hope you're having a fabulous time. I wonder if you'll blog while your away?; September 26, 2008 at 1:03 AM

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Quotable Quips and Laughable Life

I decided that I wanted to add a small section with little things that my kids have said or done over the years that I never want to forget and I think are worth sharing. Unfortunately I was much better at writing these things down a bit late in the game....Chelsie steals the show here a bit. If only I could remember all those things I thought I'd never forget. I hope you take my challenge to write down all those things you hope to pass on one day.

When Chelsie was about 2 she had been jumping on my brand new couch, so I promptly told her to stop jumping on the nice furniture. Her response was very logical. "Then where's the mean furniture?"

While camping in the Sequoias, the entrance sign read, "1 bear incident this week...." Kelly mispronounced it as 1 bear accident....later in the bathroom, Chelsie noticed wet spots on the floor, and announced, "This must be where the bear had the accident."

We had a family home evening on choosing the right, and we thought Chelsie understood but when we asked her she said, "Yes, don't choose the left!"

When Kelly was in the 5th grade, she needed to use the classroom phone to call me. She dialed 9 to get an outside line, then she had to dial 1 because I have a long distance cell phone number, but she accidently hit the 1 twice. When the 911 dispatcher answered she was scared and just hung up. 5 minutes later the front office called the classroom stating that 3 sheriffs had arrived ready to take action and were wanting to know who called and why. Now it was by sheer coincidence that this was a morning that there was a prison breakout, so officers were on high alert. Kelly was embarrassed then, but can laugh about it now!

When Wes was about 4, he used to tell everyone that he was going to marry his friend Elizabeth, and that they were going to have 16 kids, and maybe a car.

When Chelsie was 3 1/2 we told her she needed to learn to spell her name. She responded, "I already know....A L I Z A."
(That was her best friend who taught her)

I was talking with my girls about the weather, and Kelly said, that stupid beaver was wrong, spring is not around the corner. Chelsie then chimed in, it's not a beaver, it's a warthog. Clearly I have failed them.