PHOTO PROMPT © David Stewart
Luggage double-checked?
Yes
Passports and tickets?
Yes, all in my attache.
Hotel reservations?
Yes, adjoining rooms off of the pool.
Stop-mail and newspaper delivery notices confirmed?
No, but Mary will collect them daily for us.
Kids’ bags double-checked?
Yes. Billy tried tried to pack Hermie.
The school knows they will be on vaca for two weeks?
They will email assignments to them via the distance learning website.
Car filled up?
This morning.
Julie will be feeding Chester and Minnie twice a day?
She emailed earlier and confirmed.
We’re all set then!
(Except for one thing: to mow the grass.)
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the sunny host of Friday Fictioneers.
Tao Talk 
That darkness to the right?😳Grass can stay high! 😂😂
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LOL!
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There’s always something to forget, isn’t there. I recently packed to go to an Art Summit. Had my pack in the car with everything including wallet and phone. Thief broke in. Took it all. Been replacing my life for two weeks, now. The one thing I forgot to pack, my meds, thank goodness for forgetfulness.
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Yes there is. So sorry your adventure began on a sour note, and so inconvenient!
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p.s. Not sure who Someone is??
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The best laid plans ….
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Bah… the grass can wait… ;-)
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If you saw mine, you would see I agree :)
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Oh, honey… Lemme tell you… ;-)
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LOL
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;-)
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A clever commentary on the state of the lawn and how the best laid plans forget the obvious sign of a vacant home.
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Thanks much, CG!
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Travel prep can be a pain. The grass is probably not as important as the other things you mentioned!
With all the crazy heat we’ve had, we don’t need to worry much about cutting the grass at this time. The only thing that seems to thrive is weed!
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Christian, I agree with you on cutting the grass. It’s getting long again but it is such a lush healthy green I don’t want to mess with it.
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Good one Li
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Thank you, Sadje :)
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Always welcome
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Let nature take care of it…(k l
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:)
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Dear Lisa,
The grass will be there when they get back. ;) They might need a machete though. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, I see you’ve google mapped my back field ;) Thanks much.
Shalom,
Lisa
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🤣🤣🤣
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Why worry about the grass? It’d grow higher during your vacation anyways.
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Bernadette, I’m sure you have seen lawn OCD, where it must be just right? The character here won’t be able to enjoy vaca knowing the grass is long. Thanks for reading and your comment.
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Then that’s definitely a vacation whoops
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I love it. Its not always possible to check everything off.
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Ha ha I think you’re right. Thanks!
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There are worse things to forget! I knew someone who didn’t realise he’d left all his money behind until he got off the plane in Australia…
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Oh no! I hope he had plastic??? Maybe he could have washed dishes for his meals?
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He sorted it all out somehow!
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The grass will still be there when you get back! :-)
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I suppose :)
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Checklists that never ends.. something is always remaining
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Agreed, thanks, Vartika.
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oh well, it can wait after they come back. :)
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Guess who just came in from mowing? :) You pull that bike out of the garage yet?
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The neighbors love a little 4 am, early morning, per-departure lawn mow. :-) Interesting approach, Lisa.
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LOL I’m sure they love that neighbor. Their neighborhood yardstick against which all others are measured :)
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:-)
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The best ‘lawn’ plans…Lovely story
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lol Neel. Thank you.
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This is great. There’s always one thing though. Vacation out in front of you like bliss and then…damn. But, the grass when still be there when you get back. hehe.
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Thanks, Sascha!
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I reckon the grass will keep till they get back. They sound like a well-organised couple – I love a check list myself :)
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Thanks for reading, Lynn, maybe…
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Just go. The grass will still be there when you get back :) Fun snippet of real life.
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lol my grass would wait. This person, not so sure… Thanks, Linda.
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