I've got that Go-Gos song in my head now... Vacation all I ever wanted - Vacation, have to get away. Oh yeah. I'm cool.

We are going on "vacation." Six of us. On a trip that involves 16 hours in the car before reaching our destination. Yes, we're insane.

We're leaving Tuesday for a trip to Maine. One of hubby's teams is in the regional championships, and it happens to be in Portland, ME this year. Our hotel, gas, and hubby's food are paid by the team so the kids and I are tagging along for a "free" vacation. I put free in quotes because I have so many things planned that are most definitely NOT free . Still, it's nice to have the gas and hotel covered, those were the big expenses.

We're going to stop on the way at my dear friend's house who happens to live halfway between here and there. I'm super excited about that, because I haven't seen her for YEARS! And this summer I'm going to see her like three times! We're just going to eat and sleep there Tuesday, and again on the way home (probably, we haven't decided that for certain yet) but still it will be nice.

So, today I'm freaking a little about all the last minute things I need to do before leaving town for a week. Like stop the mail and make sure I have enough of all my prescriptions to last until I get home. I'm a little concerned about the oxygen situation, because I don't have one of the portable concentrators. I have a tank that is portable, but it will only last for a couple of hours so it's not something I could like sleep with or whatever. I should have asked at my last doc appt. if I could get one of the portable ones for trips but I didn't think of it until it was too late. So hopefully the nebulizer will be enough for the week and I won't have any really bad days.

My saturation levels have been up considerably. I have a home health nurse who usually only comes and takes vitals once a week and recently I've been up at 95% on ROOM AIR! That's really, really good for me. So maybe the new drugs *are* working, although it's really hard to say without a CT for confirmation.

Anyway, hubby only has one game per day and we intend to spend the rest of the time vacationing. I've booked us for a whale watching tour, something I've always wanted to do and never had the opportunity. It's costing an arm and a leg with the six of us, but oh well. I can't talk my 16yo into going with us. He said 16 hours in the car with the other 4 kids didn't sound like his idea of a good time. Can't say I blame him really. I might be regretting it myself by about hour 10.

So we leave Tuesday and I won't post while we're gone. How long we stay depends on how well hubby's team performs. We'll be there at least until June 30, and potentially a few more days.