gearing up

i will be taking care of the triplets this weekend. the whole weekend. by. my. self. it's like the night before you have to catch a plane in the morning - you can't sleep cuz you're worried you'll sleep. you keep going over and over in your mind all the things you have to do to get there on time.

i have rehearsed this weekend in my mind so many times that truthfully, i think we can skip it. i've already done it. abby and eli? you don't need to go to chicago after all. 

the twins will be spending the weekend with a babysitter, so that leaves me with "just" the triplets which, truthfully, really is "just." those babies are so mild-mannered and so laid back and generally so happy that it's pretty much cake taking care of them. 

but even a good baker needs to practice.

and so, in preparation for this weekend, i have been "working out." going through drills. putting myself through the paces.  mental paces, i mean, not  physical ones.

oh, damn! turn the car around, we have to go back. i forgot the physical paces!