A Trip + School + Kids = Stress.

It's 2AM, and I'm still awake.

I'm doing some laundry (the laundry never ends, ever). I'm also working on schoolwork, trying to get ahead so I have less to worry about this week.

Why?

It's our Misssouri trip. Our flight leaves at 10AM Wednesday morning, and I'm nervous. I keep coming up with new things to worry about. I wasn't able to get a double stroller, so I'm trying to figure out ways to keep track of a very active 2 year while carrying a 4 month old, 2 carseats (one of which is very heavy) and our carry on luggage. Not to mention, I'm trying to figure out all the rules at the airport regarding formula and bottles... I would hate to have a can of formula in my carry-on bag and them tell me to throw it away. I've also been told my 4 month old has to be eating a bottle during take-off and while landing.

Also going on this week-- a ton of Spanish HW with 3 Spanish Quizzes, the informative essay for this class, my mid-term history exam due the day after I get back, 3 hours worth of lectures for my history class, a written assignment for my pyschology class, and last but not least, a test for pyschology 2 days after I get back.

Of course, I'm taking all my school work with me and have every intention of studying and writing my essay while I am there. My father-in-law is a professor; I'm sure he'll have the programs I need. If not... well... he's rich, and so he would probably just buy them for my visit anyway, lol. He's great like that.

I have so much packing to do tomorrow. I tried to get started on it tonight, but of course our a/c decided to quit working for a couple of hours (too hot to run dryer), and so by the time it was fixed, I was working on schoolwork, then had to feed the kids and put them to bed. I do have almost all of the needed clothes washed for the baby though, so thats a start. I'm hoping my mother-in-law will watch the kids for a few hours while we pack. She's taking my sister-in-law to the airport, so she should do this favor for us.

That reminds me-- I'd like to rant about my sister-in-law. We planned this trip a month ago. She hears about it about a week or 2 ago and decides she has to come. She calls and asks us when the flight is scheduled for, and we told her 10AM. She says "Okay, there are still open spots on that flight, so I'll get tickets for it". (She has a 1 year old son coming too). Does she do that though? No, she says "going to the airport at 8AM is early" so she books a 3:00PM flight, which means we have to wait around at the St. Louis airport for 4 hours so that my father-in-law doesn't have to make 2 trips, since his house is around 2 hours away from the airport, so it would be kind of silly to make 2 trips. I swear, she is soooo selfish. Doesn't think about anyone but herself. I have a lot more to rant on about her, but it would take too long. I don't like any of my in-laws except for my father-in-law, and he and my mother-in-law are divorced (smart man).

Well, thats my long post for the week, and I'll keep you guys updated and let you know how my trip goes.