Lista, lista, para la vista!

OK, so here is the scoop... we are going to be leaving soon. John came back from Jordan, hung out with us for a week, and then drove 725 miles south of the border to get to our boat and put on some awesome and much needed things on it. A new toilet? Kind of important (although could we have used a bucket for 5 mos. yes??). New compass? Very important. New fish finder/depth sounder? Could have done without but it will make life easier for us, thus kind of important. New flip down flat screen tv with dvd player? Awesome, totally unneeded and yet, well it will make rainy days more tolerable.

So what have I done? Besides waking up in the middle of the night with butterflies in my stomach, wanting to know when we are actually leaving (instead of this hypothetical "we are leaving when we are leaving" junk that we keep saying), not much except, in my head, lists , lists and more lists.

What I want to do for schooling on the boat. What I want for reading for myself on the boat. Is there any other kitchen items that I want for the boat? What I want to see the kids to see on this trip. How to keep the kids in some good shape while we are gone. How to get us from here to there with some fun, good food, and writing in my journal to be able to support the family later on with a book about how much fun we are having... OK is that just wishful thinking on my part?

I am so looking forward to being in the moment on the boat. But I could start right now, instead of living 3 wks from now and just concentrate on today. OK? That would mean washing the clothes, and getting over to Barnes & noble....