Mountain Bound!

Well, the trip has arrived. Tomorrow morning at 10, three of the four boys and I will head off to North Carolina (the others will be heading out at noon). Approximately 6 hours later, we will arrive at our mountain home... which will hopefully be covered in snow. I'm going to set the boys to starting a fire immediately; luckily, we have an Eagle Scout traveling with us. So handy.

Before then, though, the task at hand is packing. Thanks to some neat freak gene passed on to me by my sweet mother (fortunately in rare, tiny increments), I cannot successfully pack until my room is completely clean and my closet organized, creating a bare canvas for laying out my wardrobe. We'll be gone for five days altogether, and you can guess what that means... lots of luggage. Traveling with the boys comes with pros and cons in the luggage department: there will be more room for my luggage because they surely won't pack as much, but I have a feeling they won't be as accepting of my excess baggage as the girls would be. Give me a break, though. We're going skiing, lounging around, going out, and that's very demanding of my wardrobe. I need ski wear (loaned to me by sweet Alice), lounge wear, going out wear, and a few things that can be dressed up or down. Not to mention scarves, jackets, boots and shoes, jewelry, toiletries, hair products and tools... etc. I mean, whoa.

On top of packing clothes, I'm spending the evening creating sweet confections to take with us... Oreo truffles, peanut butter cookies, Rice Krispie treats...

Clearly, a lady's work is never done.