We're GOING!!!

Yep yep we sure are! I got a phone call way too early this morning from Scot telling me that his boss told him he needs to put in vacation time now. They instituted a new policy as of today stating that no employee would be eligible for vacation between the months of June and November due to the busy season for deck and sun room work.
So, I got on the phone to my parents and woke my poor Mom up from a sound sleep to tell her to pick a weekend in May when we can come visit. We settled on Memorial Day weekend! I guess we'll be leaving very late on Thursday night, driving the 8 hours to Massachusetts with toddler in tow, spending three days and then driving back. It's not long enough, but I'll take what I can get at this point.
I've never traveled with a toddler for a distance that long and am a bit apprehensive about it. I'm of two mind sets right now:
Find a portable DVD player and all of her Blues Clues shows, or just have her tough it out in the back seat with a few toys, which is what I did when I was a kid. And BOY did I get bored sometimes. I guess I need to get the player, but they are super pricey. Maybe someone has one on freecycle I can have, or on craigslist.
More later! I'm off to see what I can pack. Memorial Day is only a few months away you know!