Super- Almost- Ready

I am {almost} ready to go!! I had no idea it could be so difficult to
-pack 2 boys
-pack myself
-make sure I have all the birth certificates (because we are leaving the country), papers, cruise tickets (which I lost-temporarily- last night and flew around the house in a PaNiC!), meds, and everything else
-make sure all gifts are bought, wrapped and in right spot
-Christmas cards are out
-Lesson plans, peek of the week, sub notes are all ready
-everything is ready for the class party on Friday
-student gifts wrapped
-thank you's written for the chapstick, dt, mountain dew, leopard print necklace, cherry cordials and bubble bath I received from students
-classroom clean and organized
-Neighbor lined up to take care of cat
-Mail stopped

I. am. ready. Anything not brought can be purchased at a premium price on the trip. Now, I will leave you with a little Minnesota poem in my wake...

MINNESOTA POEM.........

It's winter in Minnesota

And the gentle breezes blow

seventy miles an hour

at twenty-five below

Oh, how I love Minnesota

When the snow's up to your butt

You take a breath of winter

And your nose gets frozen shut

Yes, the weather here is wonderful

So I guess I'll hang around

I could never leave Minnesota

'Cause I'm frozen to the ground!

Sorry, can't claim to have written this literacy masterpiece, but it's true!!