getting ready

so tomorrow pete leaves for antarctica. ikes! reality is beginning to set in...

yesterday i spent most of the day running around in the valley doing errands, and when i was finished i decided to bail on going to the office and "work" from home for the remainder of the afternoon.

work? hah! after checking the mail, taking cabot out, pumping with my beloved symphony handpump, and booting up our ancient laptop, i took a look around out living room. it was filthy. i did some quick mental calculations: it's wednesday, i'll be gone for the weekend, then it's back to work for the week...and when was the last time i vacuumed??? crap. gotta do some cleaning. by the time i was marginally satisfied with the cleanliness of the house, i only had about an hour to get some work done before it was time to pump again and start fixing dinner.

a prelude to hecticness of the next few weeks, i fear.

i've decided to take a spin down to my parent's for the weekend, so that i won't be sad and lonely and missing pete. travelling with baby is no small feat - last night i made aubrey's packing list and was astounded by the amount of "gear" i need to pull together. and i'm trying to think of things that i need to discuss with pete before he leaves in the morning, and things that i want him to show me (i.e., what do i do if the furnace kicks out, where is the breaker box, and happens when i flip that switch) so that i don't have a panic attack in the event of a small disaster.

on an upbeat note, i am super psyched to see my family, and i'm sure i'll have a great time with them this weekend. everyone is, of course, dying to see boopers. i can't wait for her to show them all of her new tricks! like sitting up, which she is getting really good at. and saying "ma-ma-ma," which she did last night. so cute. love that baby.