Leaving on a jet plane...

Oh goodness.
It is that time of year when we do something I never thought we could.

WE LEAVE OUR HOUSE to go on vacation.

Of course, if it were up to G we wouldn't even be going.

For the past week, I have managed to help my kids finish up their last days of school. I have shuffled some kids to the dr, I took myself to the dr, I went upstairs (AARRGGHH!!!) to find "suitable" clothes for vacation.

I packed for SEVEN people!

SEVEN

Why, because apparently I am the only one who knows how to match outfits and place the damn things in suitcases.
I don't even bother with asking anyone what they want to take.
If I have to pack it, then you don't get to decide.

I have made countless trips to Target this week because I kept forgetting something.

As I sit here tonight with a quiet house (I have to wake everyone up at 3 AM!) I am reflective on how I have done with this so called "Orange Rhino" challenge.

You want to know something??

I fucking hate Rhinos and the color orange.

I don't know what it is about vacation but packing for one sucks.
Packing for SEVEN sucks worse.
Dealing with the last days of school also sucks.
Hearing that your son left his BRAND NEW RALPH LAUREN jacket at school, on a day when the school is closed! (Totally sucks!)
Visiting the "medicine dr" to help bring your kid out of his funk sucks.
Agreeing to get both girls hair dyed with some funky streaks and then having ONE of them swim the same day SUCKS!! Yup that pretty neon pink is a softer pink now. Her reply "Well... it was a swim party and besides I like this color of pink better!" (Sucks!)
Having to clean my house so the dog sitter won't break her neck sucks.

How in the hell am I not suppose to yell with all this sucky stuff going around??

I don't know.

All I know is that whatever little lesson this crazy lady came up with, it ain't working over here.

I yell because the above stuff pisses me off.

Ok, I only really yelled about the jacket and the hair but still...

ORANGE RHINOS SUCK!!

In order to keep my ass calm it is going to take a nice bottle of Pinot Grigio.

Perhaps I should start a PG support group.

"Do you feel like yelling? Grab some PG!"

Wait a minute...
I think this support group already exists....

AA

Maybe I can think more along these lines....

This time tomorrow I will be in the middle of the ocean..................................................... starting to feel relaxed already!!