LWOW Eve

'Twas the night before LWOW and all through the house.....
every creature was running around like a chicken with their heads cut off. 

 

SO....it's finally here.  I think the first time I ever mentioned the possibility of an LWOW was April 2012.  That was 15 months ago!!!  That's like being pregnant twice (well, nearly...).  And the similarities don't stop there.  The thing is....at the end of a pregnancy, you get no sleep and that's what's going to happen on this trip, based on our current itinerary.  WHEW!  Let's don't think about that today.  I'll worry about that tomorrow.

 

I cannot wait to actually get on the road.  I'll probably cry tears of joy/relief/exhaustion because it has been such a busy busy week getting ready to go.  On top of doing LWOW prep, I've had to tie up a lot of loose ends at work, the kids have carried on with their usual golf lessons and VBS, so the rest of my life hasn't necessarily been put on hold to finish LWOW prep and I'm not feeling like "fun mom" this week.   She'll be back in a few days, though.....because I got this GREAT idea.  Let me know what you think: 

I got BIG plans for these moon pies.... BIG I tell you!

 

I was thinking about taking a bit of Tennessee to the rest of America and what better piece of Tennessee to take with me than MOON PIES???!!!  My big idea is this:  I want to spread the LWOW love to others--so, I thought we'd put a sticker on a Moon Pie with our blog address and the tag line:  "Bringing back the great American family road trip, one mile at a time" along with our instagram hashtag #2013LWOW so people can track us and pass them out!!  (My original idea was to peg them at people at rest stops, etc--at first they'd be mad, but then they'd be all like "oh wow...no wait--LWOW--this is such a gift!!!")  I've since decided that we might get hurt if we do that and since the only "weaponry" we're taking with us is a hatchet and some bear spray, it's probably not my finest idea. 

I hit the grocery store today for our last minute grocery items and have already made dinner for tomorrow night and lunch for Friday.  Our first meal on the road will be dinner (we're leaving mid-afternoon) and everybody's got a chicken wrap, fresh fruit, chips, and something sweet in their bag.  I thought it would be easier to go ahead and assemble everyone's dinner so I can literally just pass them out instead of trying to make sandwiches in the car or at a rest stop.  Friday morning's breakfast is going to be a banana and my healthy LWOW muffins. 

What's for dinner Thursday night?  I'll tell you what's for dinner.  It's in this brown sack.  Boom! And Friday's lunch wraps are right in front of it all foil-y.  Boom Boom!


A dear friend (Hey Jana!) took all three of my children to the pool, dinner, and a movie last night, so I had 5 glorious hours all to myself to get the packing done.  Each person has a duffle bag with enough clothes for the first 6-7 days.  We will then be doing lots of laundry (either at the Grand Canyon campsite or in CA if we can make it to Pasadena before we run out of clothes).  I'll be sure to label all of our pictures with when/where we were because you sure won't be able to tell based on our wardrobe since we'll be recycling all our outfits about 3 times. 

Just got a text from my husband and all it said was "24 hours".  Guess that means I better sign off and get back to work! 

Command Central:  T-1 day until we go.  Notice the duffle bags packed! Progress, people!