Preparations

Well, this evening Elsie and I are off on an adventure... our first weekend away from home without Daddy. We're going on my friend Hannah's hen weekend, and I'm feeling quite apprehensive. There's so much to pack and remember to bring so that Else will hopefully have a happy weekend. Plus, I'm helping organise the food (we've just been on a mammoth 2 hour shopping trip with another friend this morning), so there's all that to organise and pack, and I have to cook chili (meat and veggie) for 15 adults this afternoon.

But the main reason for my apprehension is that one of the organisers was really funny about me bringing Elsie along. I know that Hannah is totally happy to have her there, and that should be all that matters. But now I feel nervous about how everyone else will feel about Elsie tagging along. It shouldn't matter, and to be honest, I know that everyone will be fine. But it's now just one more nagging thought as I think about the weekend and how Elsie and I will manage to fit in with all that's going on.

We'll be staying in 2 cottages which are a quarter of a mile apart, so I feel a bit nervous about how that will all work out with Elsie's bedtime and routine, etc... I'm thinking that she will probably end up just staying up with me and napping here and there throughout the day. But we've only just got her back into sleeping through the evenings, and we really don't want this to screw it all up. I guess all we can do is pray and stay flexible with it all.

I'm sure we'll have a great time, and I'm so pleased to be able to go and be there with Hannah. Elsie is so good and chilled out. It will be fine. I just keep telling myself that, "It will be fine!"

I'll most certainly report back with an update on Sunday!