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I got to run away for an overnight with my mom. yay!


And as a bonus got to hang out with my aunt & uncle ...all with out the crazy that is my norm.

We meandered all over here.





And did a lot of this...
and this





here...





and here...










and go to enjoy this...





and this....



and just in case you forgot, we were here...







and even took in some wildlife...


by the way, that is a harbor seal, not the loch ness monster.



It is a total understatement to say that I had a fabulous time! It was just awesome to go relax with adults and recharge my batteries so that I could once again by all they need...

geniuses!!!!

so it may be a few weeks late, but here we are off to school!















not that we need it since here we are reading to our cousin Taylor...







identifying Maine in a puddle (seriously!)



and playing Scrabble!

On the road

Fantasy play is in full swing. Interestingly Sammy gets lost in pretend games right along with Aidan and Noah. They march around parroting Backyardigans ditties, dissolve into roles and have very detailed rules that they all play by.

Recently, the theme was a trip to Buffalo. I'm thinking that being in Buffalo might be fun, but can assure you that getting there is no party. I spend about 50% of the time I plan on being there in advance planning. So even a long weekend takes me at least a few days to do laundry, pack bags, buy food, prep food, dole out activities into individual bags, clean the house, clean the car, empty the litter box, get the dog to his sitter, pay the bills, fill the tank, remember my shoes, plan to see everyone enough times for enough time, try not to go over my WW points. I do this enough that while I still make lists with sublists, it isn't really the uber stress that it used to be. The boys do travel well and we've got this process pretty much knocked out.

or so I thought.

All this time, I've been forgetting my Rudolph hat, stuffed animals, and Superman lunchbox filled with Little People.