In a Couple Weeks ...

About a month ago, SOMEBODY... (obviously not me because I know children of Joshua's age have no concept of terms like ... yesterday, tomorrow and "in a couple weeks") ... told Joshua that we were going to see Thomas the Train. Yeah. That was a big mistake because Thomas and only Thomas has been the topic of conversation to ANYONE who will listen. And usually, he follows his chat about Thomas with an invitation. The latest invite ... the purse lady at Dillard's who seemed genuinely enthusiastic about the possibility of ditching work and heading to CA.

Just yesterday, I told Joshua we were going to California and were were going to see Thomas in TWO days. "No, Mom. In a couple weeks."

Much to J How's surprise ... we'll be hitting the road tomorrow.

So ... what's going on around here as we prepare to see THOMAS?
First, a little supervised MIRROR drawing. A pain to wipe off the mirrors but oh so much fun! And ... a little mimicking of mom's face when I walked into the room to see How teaching Eli how to climb into the toys and crawl up on the car.
Yep ... obviously the chat about cars staying on the ground went over real well ...
And then ... I decided it was time to vacuum out the goop in our car and managed to grab a sock (or 2) in the process ... and fill a large plastic tub with other odds and ends. I like to think of my car as a second closet!
Ahhh ... and then the packing. And laundry and more packing! Not only are we going to see Thomas but Ben's sister is getting married. That requires much wardrobe planning and trying on.

I can't wait to get to CA because I ordered a fancy new camera that was shipped to my in-law's house!

And ... in other big news ... I'm an AUNT! My brother and sister-in-law had a baby boy yesterday! Robert Howard Coleman was born on my grandma's birthday! Such a fun present! We're 3-0 in the family ... WE LOVE BOYS!

Off to finish packing.