OKAY, LET'S SEE

 1.  Stopped paper delivery
 2.  Carried porch plants inside and watered all houseplants
 3.  Divested fridge of all food that would quite certainly rot within the next seven days if left unattended
 4.  Cooked and served up to the Yard Man as much food removed from the fridge as possible
 5.  Cooked and froze all food removed from the fridge that I could not get the Yard Man to eat
 6.  Purchased food and other supplies to be carried along
 7.  Laundered all clothing and sheets and towels to be carried along
 8.  Organized all food and supplies and clothing and sheets and towels to be carried along
 9.  Packed up all food and supplies and clothing and sheets and towels to be carried along
10.  Gave a once-over to whole house
11.  Tidied up flower beds
12.  Made six new to-do lists

Boy, oh, boy, Reader Dear, do I need a vacation!


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