is a vacation really worth all the preparation?

so packing and getting ready for a vacation is a pain...here's today's experiences...

i have been up since 7 packing and cleaning...

rhett had to work on his day off...which left me alone with 3 kids to pack everyone...

emily jane pooped in her pants while i was in the shower...

i tried to put the spare tire back in it's holder thing...to no avail...

i forgot about lunch...

rhett walks in the door to me standing in a huge puddle - i had wanted to wash emily jane's poopy panties and apparently the washing machine is broken...

i eventually missed the noise and had to ask where the kids were...they had put themselves to sleep for naptime...without lunch...

now it's 2:00 and we were supposed to leave at 12:30 and we're just sitting down to lunch...

sigh