Well I slept.At least until 5am or so. At which point I had the absolutely brilliant idea to wake up and watch The Omen. No, sadly, I am not kidding. It didn't seem odd in the moment. We rented it a few days ago and have to take it back on our way out of town and we fell asleep in the middle of watching it last night so I wanted to finish it up. Ok, so that movie is SCARY! I'm pretty much a baby when it comes to scary movies so I incorrectly assumed, after watching the Exorcist terror-free, that I had grown a backbone. No such luck. I'm horrified so I guess it had its desired effect.

So the movie is over and some of the kids are up and the husband is showering and I should be cleaning and doing all those little last minute things like make the bed (which I usually don't do - I'll admit - but it seems like a nice thing to come home to). My good friend Leslie suggested that I put up all my Christmas decorations today. Hahahha. She sure has great ideas! :-)  A sore throat I had raging yesterday seems mostly at bay. My mood is better than the last few days. Let's get this show on the road!

Our 4 year old, Noah, woke up this morning (at 4:55am - he inherited his Mom and oldest brother's propensity for waking VERY early in anticipation of special events) and when he found out that we had to get ready to go, he rolled up his sleeves (literally) and said "how can I help?". One great thing about all three of my boys is that they really pitch in when needed and generally have great intuition about what any given situation calls for. That said, I am so glad we are leaving reallllly early for the airport because being here any longer than noon might just make Noah implode. Patience is not his virtue. He already threw a fit *last night* when he heard we would not actually take off on the plane until after dinner time. That doesn't bode well!!

Well it is my turn for the shower. Not sure I'll get back on for my last minute au revoir blog so I better do it now. Au revoir, my friends. Thank you for all your continued support. None of you will ever fully appreciate how much it has meant to me. Carolyn, Chris, Stacey, Jenn, Holly, Shanna.....I hope I get to spend at least a little time with all of you in Hanoi! I feel oddly inspired to scream out "Vietnam in 0-6"...spring break flashbacks or something. haha. And Leslie - stop crying!!! :-)