It's finally here...

I woke up this morning to the Bert Show and Bert actually reading my blog entry from Monday ON-AIR!! I was so excited! What a great way to wake up on the MORNING of our trip!

We get picked up at 7pm tonight. We'll spend the night at the Sheraton Gateway, and then there is a live radio broadcast from the hotel in the morning, and then we leave for Disney. Jonah is so excited he can't stand it. He has always been a good sleeper - you know, one of those kids who goes to bed early and sleeps late and never ever wakes me up if he gets up before me. He'll go back to bed or play in his room until I get up. BUT...this morning, when I heard his footsteps in the hall, he didn't go back to his room. The footsteps stopped in front of my door. And then a knock, knock, knock. And then another knock, knock, knock. And then another. You get the point. When I opened the door and looked down into those huge brown eyes, I almost melted. This kid is EXCITED!

I'm pretty sure Jonah will be a total chatterbox at school today and completely unable to sit still. Yeah, staying on "green" today (the traffic light process that charts the kids' behavior) is definitely not going to happen.

I haven't started packing yet. Other than Jonah's Buzz Lightyear costume, nothing is in a suitcase, and I can't find the battery charger for my camera. I can't find Mabel's dog tags, and I'm supposed to take her to the kennel at 3:30pm. Scott Powers at Barking Hound Village gave the Bert's Big Adventure families free dog boarding while we are in Disney. Anyone who has a pet knows that it is actually very stressful trying to find a place for your pet when you're out of town, so THANK YOU Barking Hound & Scott!!

I have to get some work done today, as well as keep my mind occupied because right now all I can think about is our trip. More blogging tonight while I sit in the hotel bed...next to a sleeping Jonah, who will no doubt be dreaming of the magical next few days...