must fall asleep!

a taxi is coming for us at 4am and i am still awake listening to the pounding of the rain on the roof.  i am so excited!!  even after the major battle of getting both kids to sleep, in the same bed no less, i am still much to alert.  damn.  can't wrap my mind around the fact that tomorrow i will be on a beach in mexico! ok, i am going to close my eyes and pretend at least. An Organic Market a greener way to shop www.AnOrganicMarket.com Treat the Earth well. It was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children

At last I move the clothes from ON TOP of the suitcases to at least half way INTO the suitcases!

I finally stopped just piling clothes on the suitcases and attempted to pack them INTO the suitcases. Damn.  OK, let me revise my plans.  All that I planned to take for myself and two small children will not fit into two carry on bags.  Nope, no way, no how. Double damn. So after much thought (OK and I complained on facebook for a few minutes & my sister told me that I was freaking crazy if i did NOT take a checked bag) I decided to add a checked bag to all that I am taking. MUCH better.  What the hell was I thinking?  A little over a month in Mexico with kids & I was trying to shove everything into...OK OK.  Never mind.  Cut to the chase.  Hello, I am going to Mexico!  And I am half way packed!  And I leave to go to Portland Saturday!  And my flight leaves at 5 :30am Sunday!  And I keep frantically going over my list in my head! I am going to spray some more Rescue Remedy in my mouth and call it a night.  It will all work out I know...it's just that for the count down I may be on the verge of a freak out.  I need to get a grip.  It's just a trip.  It's just stuff.  Just cause I want everything to be perfect does not by any means make that magically happen AND it does NOT mean the trip sucks the big one because I have to make last minute adjustments or forgot something. No indeedy. EEEEK!!!  I LEAVE IN LESS THEN A WEEK!!! ;-)

So, in effect, we are the experiment. The FDA, if it approves GM salmon, will be launching a brand new game called "let's play genetic roulette with the whole world and see what happens."

http://www.naturalnews.com/029769_GM_salmon_frankenfish.html

institution down!

"the whole educational and professional training system is a very elaborate filter, which just weeds out people who are too independent, and who think for themselves, and who don't know how to be submissive, and so on -- because they're dysfunctional to the institutions." - Noam Chomsky

oh my gosh oh my gosh. the count down till mexico has truly started!!!

I just received the confirmation from the condo manager...they will be expecting us to arrive the 31st  (eeeeek!!!!) and will be waiting with keys for us. *bouncing up and down with excitement!!!* Mexico!  Over a whole month!!  I keep thinking it is not really happening...but it is!  :) OkOK, enough, must go be productive...I guess...if I have to... ;-D

Surf AND Yoga??!! Yes please!!

Ok, how wonderful does this sound??  Sayulita is only 45 minutes or so from where we will be staying for a month.  May have to take some day trips and check out some of this lovely action!  Eddie would LOVE to surf!! Yoga & Surfing in Sayulita, Mexico http://www.viayoga.com/mexico-retreats/2011/january15-surf-andrea.shtml Class Details Andrea and Erik are excited to share an amazing week of fun and fluidity. Together they will create active and dynamic morning practices building heat with the rising sun and more restorative evening classes to sink into the evening, combining traditional vinyasa with evening yin yoga, chi gung, dance, Thai massage and partner asanas. This unique week will allow you to dive into the Pacific and catch some waves while at the same time delve into the exploration of surfing internal prana and learning the art of liquid wave riding. Erik and Andrea will also provide karma yoga opportunities with the local school children or community gardening and beach clean ups. Come explore the inner realm of possibility, dance your asana, catch a wave, watch the wale migration, sip some sunshine, drink a from a coconut, and study the deep inner science of hammock heaven, starting a new year clear and refreshed, enlivened and full of inspiration for the best year ever!