a little break

too much to do, not nearly enough time. i'm taking off with the kiddos in two days to go for 'one last visit' to my parent's home in st. louis before they take off next month for houston. so many 'one more time' things to do there! like

bobby's frozen custard (my mom owes me.... i told we have to go six times!)

the peel

lots of bike rides and runs on the trails

hair cut with the only hair dresser i trust (i seriously don't know what to do. i have been trying for years to find someone i like who will do it how i like it! i might have to fly back every six months. i am serious. she has been cutting my hair since junior year in high school. no one does it like her!)

church at my parent's ward (this is always an adventure! in a good way)

and i am sure much more.

PLUS my baby sister is getting all grown and graduating. we are throwing a UGE party, which i am sure will be amazing. and by UGE, well, you will find out.

but before i do all that, i must clean house and pack, grocery store/costco/wally world/everywhere, finish laundry, get some YW stuff done, and babysit... yikes.

PLUS i am dying slowly inside. friday morning brought on a lot of sorrow- our newish computer had its hard drive crash. we think its a complete goner, and i am heartbroken, because about six months worth of pictures were sitting on there, which i was actually getting ready to move somewhere safer. probably all gone now. it might not be, but there is not time for that now. UGH. not cool. i was just setting it down on the counter, and bam. blue screen, tests started running, and it gives the same error message over and over. like i said, i am dying.

did i mention I am the one taking off with both kids? i know many braver women who have done it with WAY more on much longer trips, but this is my first time flying with both kiddos alone. just pray no one has a blow out on me, okay? for whatever reason, planes always seem to do funky things to their bowels, and i really don't need to deal with it.

so i'm off. off the computer to get it all done and figure out how to do this all.