No More Sleeps!!!!

'We're going on a bear hunt...
We're going to catch a BIG one!
We're not scared...
What a beautiful day?!'

We head to Vietnam today. The fact that I'm able to type this blog at 9:30ish when Ninna and Papa are picking us up in an hour is indicative of the fact that I'm super organised. Super excited. And already been awake since 4:26am!!!!!

I have ticked off a major list of items since getting up at about 5:54am when The Bean said that he needed yellow glasses (assume goggles) to go swimming in the ocean (not 'Morning Mama' or 'NO MORE SLEEPS!!!' or even, 'I'm awake').

I've fed, clothed and re-fed The Bean, washed a load of washing, hung it out with the hopes that Mum will take it off the line for me while we're away, vacuumed the floor around where The Bean had breakfast, done the dishes, ACTUALLY put the dishes away, had coffee, toast, painted my toe nails, changed the bedding, repacked our toiletries, packed the various battery chargers, locked the backpacks, searched for one of the locks for the backpacks that The Bean was playing with (he said they were little 'bags'), cleaned my glasses, put the rubbish AND the recycling out, failed in finding the final lock for the backpacks, had a miniature panic about what that means and how to avoid copious amounts of Heroin/Crack/Ecstasy being snuck into my bags, although space is not permitting, had a little panic amount there being no space, had a little panic about the weight of the back packs and how I'm going to be carrying everything and at some stages, The Bean as well, attempted to stop panicking, started writing a blog....

The Bean has been relaying to me the things he has learned by rote.

1. Security

Me: What do you have to do when we are in Vietnam?
TB: Hold Mama's hand.
Me: When?
TB: ALL the time.
Me: Why?
TB: 'Cause there's lotsa people.
Me: And?
TB: You don't want me to get lost.

2. My attempt to make him understand a stop-over

Me: So what happens today?
TB: We catch a BIG aeroplane.
Me: And then?
TB: We stop.
Me: And?
TB: We have a sleep. We get up.
Me: When?
TB: Early in the morning.
Me: Then?
TB: We catch another aeroplane to THE ETT MAN!!
(He still can't get Vietnam out)

3. Cuisine

Me: What are you going to eat in Vietnam?
TB: Vegemite toast.
Me: And?
TB: Bananas.
Me: Why?
TB: 'Cause there's no Vita Brits.
Me: And?
TB: No fruit toast!

Things The Bean has said:

After he told me about the yellow glasses he wanted me to buy, at approximately 5:50am...

Me: NO MORE SLEEPS!!!!!!!!!!!!
TB: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Me: YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
TB: Are you ready?