Sam Turns Nine (Tomorrow)!!!!

Tomorrow, my baby will be nine years old. I can't believe it. He is the best thing that ever happened to me. I never could have imagined how much my life would change by just having Sam. He is a blessing. I am raising him, but he is growing me. I will go to any length to get what he needs. Because of Sam, I am very aware of the environment and I want to make it better.

Sam and I are so much alike. We both have forceful personalities. We clash a lot because of that. I see so much of myself in him and it makes me love him even more. It also makes me furious sometimes. The things he does are often things I have done or would have done if I had the tools available to me at his age. He is the best mirror I have ever had. And like any mirror, you may not like some of the things but you love (hopefully) the person that looks back at you. And I do.

Still here!!!!

We are going on a mini-vacation this weekend. Jamee and Sam are going to astronaut camp. I will be manning the hotel room and pool (at least I hope I will be manning the pool). Sam was telling me this morning, while we were swimming, what all he needed to pack. DS, DVD player, my laptop, games for the DS, Kitty. I told him Kitty can't go because he gets car sick. Oh yeah, we will also need his mask, my goggles, swim cap, swim apparel. He also pointed out that we should all shower tonight in case they don't have a shower at the hotel.

If you pack like Sam does, tonight's shower would be a good idea since he has not even thought about clothes or clean undergarments (that's what Sam call drawers). At least his unders would be clean. Can't imagine going off and wearing dirty ones....for four days!!!! Clean ones for four days??????

I am planning on packing clothes and toiletries. I will pack those necessities for Sam as well. But what I am really figuring out is what sewing items I want to bring. Oh yeah, and books. And snacks. And drinks. I will toss clothes in the bag. I always overpack on undergarments just in case I have to stay longer than anticipated or I have an accident or something. I can wear dirty clothes but I want my drawers to be clean!!!!

Back to my sewing dilemma. I just can't imagine not sewing for four days. Even if it is a vacation. I need to sew. I have decided to take a machine (just one). No serger or coverstitcher...just a sewing machine. I am going to "rough it." I can't decide what patterns or fabrics to take though. Decisions, decisions, decisions. I mean what if the fabric I bring just doesn't want to be made into the patterns I have with me????? You cannot force these things. I could take a quilt kit. I have several of those. Hmmmmm. I like that idea. I am also planning on taking some magazines and tracing out patterns. I have so many that I want to make up but I so hate the tracing out of the pattern.

Well, wish me luck. I hope I have a good time. I really don't like vacations very much. I have to get everything cleaned up so I can come home to a clean house. But when you come home, you bring piles and piles of DIRTY laundry. And then you have to unpack EVERYTHING. So you work before you go....spend the vacation thinking about all the work you will have to do when you get home...and then come home and do the work. Vacations were a lot more fun when I was the kid and Mama did all of the work. Hey, Mama....how about going on vacation with me??????