Packing Packing Packing

All the things we have to fit in the Tahoe

I can't believe our time in Lubbock has finally come to an end for 2010. We have been packing all evening and somehow accumulated way more items that I imagined that we had yesterday. It was so wonderful to see our families and the girls loved every minute here. Even though we've all caught a cold from each other, it hasn't kept us from enjoying our holiday. Emily has been ready to go back for several days now. She misses her home and our friends back in Houston. She's a creature of habit for sure. But I feel partly she's concerned she will be left here while mom and dad go back to Houston without her. She's scarred from this summer I suppose but hopefully she'll be over that fear before this next summer when she is left on Mimi's doorstep once again.

I have taken 2 digital cameras worth of photos. So I will need to go through those once we get back to Houston before uploading them as well as getting all of the Christmas decorations taken down before Monday. I'm sad that I have to go to work on Monday but luckily for Beau, he has the day off. So does Emily but I have a feeling Madi will be going to daycare. She will want to go and I think Beau will want her to go. The only sad one will be Emily. However, she will have a house full of new toys all to herself.

For all of those we didn't get to see while we were here, I'm very sorry. It seems that time goes so quickly when we are here. Now that the kids are getting older, I think we could start making more frequent trips to Lubbock because they can stand the drive a little bit more. The problem is that now I'm getting too OLD to make the trip. It takes my back a day or two to get over it. I really wish that there was a cheap flight or even a high speed train that would travel to/from Lubbock/Houston. Ah - I could wish away my life.

The girls went to bed early - Emily fell asleep on the couch and Madi told us she was too tired to stay up and she put herself to bed. That NEVER happens. But now that the kids are in bed and bags are packed, I suppose that I should get myself in bed as well. Good night all and until next time (year???) - all my love to you.

B