On The Eve of My Departure...

Well, it is really our departure, but "my" sounds so much more dramatic!

As I walked through the house, trying to clean up as I went, picking up things that belong to us and that need to make it onto the plane in our bags, I took note of the little reminders that we have been here. A hairbow on the table, a picture that Michaela's cousin had drawn for her, a party hat from the birthday celebration, Michaela's new books lying about in the various places she has been reading...there were these small scenes, mini-messes, that tell short stories about our time here. 

The disaster downstairs tells a story all right. A story that seemed to contain explosions and tornadoes. 

Leaving is always hard, from the packing everything up to the saying goodbyes. It's true here. It's true when we visit my parents. But we have managed to cram a lot into this trip (so much so that there were a couple of things that didn't get done, like visiting with a blog friend, so we're saving that meeting for our next trip here), and we've laughed and eaten until we were about to burst (from both!). I've enjoyed kitchen time, meal time, Wendy time, and even laundry time (I didn't have to go grocery shopping! Laundry is awesome!), as well as sitting by the tree on my own and writing each night. The kids have played well, we had the kids' portraits made (so cute!!), and we have made memories as well as messes.

Speaking of which...Wendy took the big kids for me tonight (Yes! She is an amazing sister-in-law!) (I hate saying goodbye to her!) (Now I'm going to cry!) (Yes! I need hormone therapy!) so that I could clean up what I could and get our stuff packed. So I am off to gather and cram. Ha! We are going to have to get rid of (!!) some stuff when we get home! Do you post-Christmas purge?! Maybe that can be (one of!) my new year's resolutions!

There are a lot of exclamation points...sorry! Maybe I had too much Coke today?! Another resolution! Less Coke! But I love exclamation points! So you may be stuck with them, regardless of my soda intake! 

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Comments

[Wendy]

You make me laugh! I hope you were successful with the cramming...I mean packing. :)