Countdown...

Checklist...

* Post Ava's birthday invitations

* Organise baby equipment for Norway

* Finish washing all clothes

* Birthday presents - pack and send

* Lay out stuff ready to pack

* Organise garden watering

* Use up fridge leftovers

* Change all bedding

* Dust and Hoover whole house

* Organise girls travel packs

* Wedding Anniversary!

* Pick up H's meds

* Buy nappies!

* Clean bathroom

* Buy Ava a new sun hat

* Shop in town to get last minute holiday essentials

* Finish ordering Ava's bday pressies

* Hair cut??

And last but not least,

* Spend time with friends visiting from Austria!

Phew... Anyone else find the last few days before travelling a bit manic?! It's SO worth it every year, but the two or three days before we leave, I always start to feel an overwhelmed sense of panic. How on EARTH am I going to get everything done?!

Well, if you're looking for me over the next couple of days, I'll probably have my head stuck in a washing machine doing my 14th load, or be last-minute-shopping online, or be cleaning the house from top to bottom...

Sigh.

Just remember. In four days, I'll be sitting fjordside, watching my girls scurry in ice-cold water trying to clamber into the boat for a ride out with Papa while I sip on a nice cold orange juice.

Bliss.