Crunch, Crunch & Flat Stanley

Can you hear it?  That's the sound of time ticking away and laughing at me for not even beginning to pack yet!  Yep, it's crunch time.

I've already run a list of small errands this morning, and stocked the refrigerator and cupboards for the kids and Grama & Aunt Wendy.  I've filled up the van with gas so they can get to wherever they need to be this coming week.  I've contacted the school where Abbie is attending ESY.  I've caught up on all of the laundry (a notable achievement in and of itself!) and David has taken care of all the garbage.  I've made my annual t-shirts for the conference.  David has put all the paperwork in order for our flights, hotels, and tickets.  Let's see.... what else?

This year's batch of shirts.  The latin reads "Everything that comes in threes is perfect", and yes, I realize it is spelled incorrectly, which I noticed AFTER I had printed and ironed it on.  Yes, me, an editor, totally failed at editing this time around.  Oops.

I can't change it now!  I'll get another shirt when I get home and fix my error!

Flat Stanley!

What's that, you say?  Flat Stanley?  What the....?!  Abigail's teacher sent home a "project" due the end of July (when we arrive home, of course).  Each child has a colored cut-out of the book character Flat Stanley.  Not my favorite choice of books for kids, but it's what the teacher is working with.  Anyway, we're supposed to mail F.S. to all of the fabulous people we know out-of-state so that they can then take photos and write about the adventures F.S. has with them, (because of course I know tons of people out of state that are willing to do a children's project and write all about it!) and then they get to send them back on time.  I won't go into it, but thank goodness I have a (very best!) friend out-of-state that is willing to do this for us.

...but wait; there's more! There are TWO Flat Stanley's?  We're supposed to do this with 2 copies of F.S., so the second will be traveling with us to Denver for the Ds Conference and to Disney.  How's that for adventure?  Ha!  I just hope I remember to get a picture of him amidst all the awesomeness of the conference.

It seems like I'm forgetting something.... it will come to me... oh, yeah!  I have to pack!

Be sure to check back to see what we're up to this weekend at the conference!