I've been packing, because... very early Saturday morning Mr. Henry and I are traveling to California! I've got a conference in San Francisco next week, and I'm going early so I can go down to Carmel to visit my brother and sister-in-law for the weekend. My mom's apartment is close to the conference hotel in the city, so she'll be keeping Henry during the day while I'm in sessions. I'm taking Henry with me because he's still nursing (and, if we're being totally honest, I cannot be away from my kids before they're one, I just can't). I'm also really looking forward to getting to spend some time with him alone. It's kind of sad, he loves going to the doctor, because it's one of the few times he gets my undivided attention. He's almost 8 months old, which is the oldest any of my kids has been on their first flight - I'm hoping for the best and looking forward to it! It's going to be easy breezy traveling with only one child (famous last words!) When Sophia was barely two and Amelia was four months old, I flew to California alone with them, which was actually not really a big deal either.
Davis and the girls have some mighty fun things planned here, so I'm sure they won't miss me too much. I sure will miss them, though. Have I mentioned how much I love talking to the girls after school? From the time I was babysitting as a teenager and was picking up the kindergartner I babysat, to when I would pick up my niece and nephew from school sometimes, I have loved talking to little kids about their school days. Just seeing their happy faces when they walk out of school, and hearing about their day, I've always looked forward to getting to do the same with my own kids. And my kids do not disappoint - they literally talk on top of each other telling me about their days, which I might add are fabulous (did you plant radishes and carrots in Kindergarten or have music class when you were four?!) So I'll have to hear about their days over the phone, and look forward to their happy faces picking me up at the airport at the end of next week.
I may or may not be blogging while I'm gone, depending on how tired I am at the end of the day, and what plans my mom and I make. Until then, I'm back to making my (packing) list and checking it twice! Oh and also insanely detailed lists of things to remember, for my dearest husband (of course Amelia has picture day and Sophia has her first field trip while I'm gone!)
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