Headline: Mama Lode is leaving for marathon, but not before leaving husband with a List!

The Short List (because I believe in you!)

1. 9:00 am 3/14- Drop Wife (Liza) off in the harbor.

2. 10:00-2:05pm- Free time with Jack= buy groceries for the house, which should include- Horizon Organic Milk, Eggs, Paper Towels (Bounty Select-a-Size) and Bottled Water (Don’t buy arrowhead.) Meditate and say silent prayers that the rest of our children will be in a good mood when you pick them up from school- Tessa 2:05, Sam 2:30, Em 3:25. Free time with Jack also means make sure the house is organized for the weekend. My idea of organizing is cleaning, yours may be planning activities to occupy your forty-eight hours with your four children. The good news- they will be sleeping at least 20 hours of that time.

3. Emily needs to be a St. Clements at 6:30 pm 3/14 (Friday) for the Youth Group Outing. Father Dan said someone should be able to bring her home, which means talk to someone about this when you drop her off. I recommend leaving our house by 6:00 p.m. to insure your arrival at the church @6:30 pm.

4. 3/14/08- Anchors Potluck Dinner at Diane’s House. If by this time you need divine intervention with the younger children, going to the St. Clements Potluck at Diane’s may provide you with some sanity and Diane has a way with children. She just needs to give them the “mother look from God.”

5. 4:00 AM 3/15 (Saturday) Get up and say a few prayers for your wife. Okay, I will be up, but you better just sleep. You’ll need all the rest you can get for Saturday.

6. 7-8:00 3/15/08 Our children should be waking up with the exception of our 12 year old, who will sleep as late as you let her. Which may depend upon how much you need her help. Remember I will never know if the beds were made…..

7a. Make sure Tessa is wearing her blue soccer uniform which is hanging up in our room. Tessa knows where it is hanging.

7. 11:10 AM Leave the house for Tessa’s Game at Moulton. Leave Discovery Drive. Make a Right on Selva. Make a right on Blue Lantern. Make a left on Stonehill. Right on Niguel. Left on Camino Del Avion. Crossover Crown Valley Parkway and the road becomes Pacific Island. Take Pacific Island until you get to Highlands. Make a left on Highlands and about half a mile up on the right, you will see the school zone, which is Moulton.

8. Pray you hear from the Wilson family, as they may have you over for a BBQ Saturday afternoon.

9. As for the rest, make it happen! I love you! Good Luck…..
I am staying at the Hotel Cat….. Wait, I am not giving you that information…… You have my cell phone number. Verizon works everywhere. I am sure the “Can you hear me now guy” checked it out! I love you. I know, I already said that.

P.S. I will find my way home, like all good mothers and wives!!!