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Now figure that for 9 hours, in a car so packed I can't see out the back window and the kids can't move...

But we made it!

My vacation, or a busman's holiday

My day job involves lots of driving and carrying boxes.

So what do I do for vacation?
I drive a lot (1565 miles) and carry a lot of boxes.

Mom was moving from a 2 story farmhouse to a 2 br apartment. We helped a lot by clearing out the upstairs and sparing her the 16 stairs up and down. The kids bucket-brigaded fabric and blankets, dolls and patterns, camping gear and general stuff down the steps.

I was lucky enough to see dakiwiboid for lunch on the way up and have breakfast with kc_risenphenix. They both look great and life seems to be getting better for them. *hugs to Ben as he starts 30 days of overtime*

We had a good visit with my dad and my sisters. BabySis had one day off so I got to see her and my neices. Saw jlm121 twice.

I packed everyone up this morning and headed out. Took a three hour lunch in St. Louis with reannon and her Spawn. Spawn decided he wanted to live in a house with 4 siblings in Arkansas and attempted to stow away. However, I was so packed, the only place to stow was the driver's seat.

I have Bath and Body Works, enough yarn to crochet an afghan for the whole city of Memphis, more steel crochet hooks that I can count, three new DVDs, 2 prs of shoes, a full set of circular knitting needles, a few bags of groceries and four kids that are wiped out.

Not going to be around much tomorrow, since I have to drive 8 hours for a 4 hour meeting.

2009 books and movies

Movies
P/f is whether the movie passes the Beschdel Test. There must be 1) Two female characters 2) who talk to each other, 3) about something besides a man.

1) X-Men 2: X Men United. The war between humans and mutants heats up with a raid on Xavier's school. Rewatch. (p)

2) Journey to the Center of the Earth. Trevor's brother went missing 10 years ago. Now, it's up to him and his nephew to find out what happened. (f, 2)

3) A Knight's Tale. William Thatcher is a squire trying to change his stars and become a knight. Highly entertaining anachronistic soundtrack. (f,3)

Books
1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Reread. Audio
2) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Reread. Audio