Pre-Paris

Read that as Pre-pair-eee.  Emphasis on the eee.  :-)

Trip prep is officially on with the purchase of a few missing small size travel things and a People magazine.  I plan to buy one or two magazines a week up until we leave 'cuz 15 hours times 2 on planes to/from is a lot of time to kill, even with built in TV, plenty of movies, sleeping some, etc..

I'm trying for the light ones (vs. Vogue or In Style).  Might splurge on one of those in the airport in Atlanta in prep for the flight to Paris.  But will also have books on my Kindle so plenty to read.  It's just something about a paper copy that means 'we're going on a trip!'.

I worked a bit this morning - first weekend day of work that I've counted on my attendance calendar since June.  I felt a little sad this morning knowing that I did need to (and planned to) go in - but then I remembered that I've had such a massive swing towards more balance in the past seven months, a few weekend days here and there is no big deal.  Weekend days are rare now vs. the norm they were for a couple years - so I went in, got right to what needed to be done and made huge progress. Quiet, no interruptions, no meetings, no phone calls.  I will work at home a couple of hours tomorrow morning and will head into the week feeling 'on track' for the report deadline looming.

And another board meeting on the horizon.  Time goes so quickly.

Haircut (I could go on and on about how much fun time with my stylist is....but suffice it to say that we laugh through the entire 1/2 hour and time flies).  Found two blouses on sale, used a coupon and a $10 reward coupon so the purchase was a huge bargain!  Then off to Target for a few quick items (which is where the travel size items and magazine were purchased).  Home in time to see J. off as he took my car to Costco for a few items, then gassed up.  We are heading to Jackson tomorrow for an afternoon of fun and a nice dinner.

And to finish off a busy, accomplishment filled day, I just completed filing the boys' taxes.  They are well on their way to having refunds in their accounts - and I waived my customary fee.  (Just kidding. I didn't charge them.  But I did make them each pay the $19.99 e-filing fee for their state return).

On the other screen, I have a cart full of plants awaiting ordering.  We pulled out a lot of bedding plants and still have some blank spots that need filling.  I love the High Country Gardens site - the plants we purchased from them and planted in late summer have miraculously survived a very cold winter and will be enjoying a huge growth spurt as soon as consistent warmth happens.  They arrive in excellent condition and take transplanting so much better than the Park Seed plants we've purchased in the past.

We're watching a Good Wife marathon on the Hallmark channel and just realized that it's been a full-day marathon and we've missed most of the it!  Darn it!