T'was the night before traveling...

• Woke up at 5 am to start baking for E's work.
• Scurried around trying to pick up the house and get it back to a state of organized packing.
• Ran errands in every corner of the city.
• Went shopping...first trip out this season...not much luck finding things off the list.
• Hurried to a toy store minutes before picking up the kids to peacefully shop for the nieces and nephews.
• Picked up kids...a few minutes late.
• Visited Moby's 10 offspring with 10 kids. The numbers worked out pretty nicely.
• Jake got his haircut...although he refused to REALLY let her cut much off.
• Took the kids to the bookstore (still trying to check off the shopping list). Lucy proceeded to run up and down the wood floor, shaking the old building from here to the North Pole.
• Thought I could make it through the toy store one more time and get a few more things. Stayed about two minutes and left carrying and screaming, melting Lucille who yelled at the top of her lungs all the way to the car...two blocks down from the store.
• All the kids fell asleep in the car on the way home.
• Sent Eric to ring the bells at Fareway for 2 hours (great family memories being made tonight).
• 8:43 pm. Starting to pack. Starting laundry. Starting 8 dozen cookies for 4 kids' school parties.
• Lucy is still sleeping...