What Could Have Been and What Should Never Be. (Sarah/Gee) (Kat/Frankie)

Pick Me Up. -Kat-

Packing for ten kids and fourteen adults isn't easy. Luckily Holly, Aaron, Declan, Grace, Joey and David all went two days before us so they toke alot with them. They toke all the heavy suit cases and Sarah and my oldests. So we have the duffle bag with all the kids' clothes and then the plane bags. Which there are only a couple of. So that means Wren, Kyle, Sarah, Gee, Cassidy, Mikes, Frankie and I have five kids to look after the whole way there. So the easiest way to say this is we split all of them up.

Tomorrow at mid afternoon is when we leave and the remaining adults are going to be scrambling to get the last minute things done. So we're sending the five to school for the morning then we're picking them up on our way to the air port. We're taking the big van that seats fifteen and there are thirteen of us plus six suit cases. I'm glad that there is room in the very, very back; like the trunk for four suit cases so that means two suit cases are sitting on a seat and the two plane bags. We all made up a plan. The girls will take the kids to security right away while the guys take the six suit cases to checking then we'll meet up at the boarding area.

I'm really excited and not stressed out at all. Maybe because I've done this alot when I was younger. We'd used to go to places for holidays. I've been to Florida, UK, Paris and alot of places in Canada like Flin Flon, the Pas, Ontario, Toronto, Edmonton, Alberta, Montreal, Saskatchwan, Saskatoon and Regina. I like to travel but like Dorathy says there's no place like home.

I watched as Sarah bounded across the room like a mad man. She was going insane. I couldn't help but smile at her. She was so funny. Sarah's hair was falling out of the bun that sat on top of her head, the honey strands drifting with her movement. Sarah wore a red tee shirt under a grey hoodie and a pair of loose jeans. Sarah had a medium sized bag that had all our passports and medication in it. Jordan has his inhaler and there is lots of vitamins for the kids. I say who needs vitamins but apparently it's healthy for kids to take a daily dose of vitamins. I sat back in my blue and white stripped sweater and jeans. My long chestnut hair was down and tucked behind my ear. Which ached slightly because I stabbed myself with one of the earrings this morning when I was cleaning my piercings. It hurt alot. I laughed as Sarah kept counting things.

"Sarah, we rented out seven condos with conjoining rooms. We planned this for an entire month every day we talked about this. We're going to be just fine." I said sullenly. A smile played my lips as Sarah watched me with a blank stare. Well it's true. We rented out seven rooms with a conjoining room and we planned who gets what room and who shares which room. Frank and I have a conjoining room with Sarah and Gee. Cassidy and Mikey with Wren and Kyle, Holly and Aaron with Joey and David. Grace and Declan with Ray and Christa. And the kids are split up. Three groups in one room there is Bandit, Rhiannon, Evelyn and Fae. Then Cherry, Nick and Jordan. Finally there is Lily, Logan and Terry. It's really confusing but what you find confusing I find easy to understand.

I'm seventeen weeks along and it's taking a toll on me. I'm always really hot so I have to drink lots of water. In the last four weeks I've gained three pounds. Oh and we're naming it Penelope since it's a girl. I am so excited. She always makes her presence known all the time but mainly at night when her dad holds me close, so he can feel it. Those dreams are still coming back. I hate sleeping now, I used to love it. But I'm terrified of sleeping because of that dream. My hands cupped the bump in my stomach happily. I'm happy that even though the guys aren't around alot, Frank still finds time to make time to read stories to her or sings to her. He even made a voice recording that he put on my IPod and I put my headphones over my stomach so when he's not here she still gets her story.

"Hey Kitty," Sarah uttered my name.

"Earth to Kat, come in Kat." She added. I looked at her then blinked. I must've zoned out there for a minute. I smiled at her widely.

"Yes?" I asked softly.

"The guys are loading the van. And you should probably go to the bathroom before we go." She said in a very mothering way. I laughed and shook my head as I got up.

"Okay mom, no need to bite my head off." I joked happily. Sarah faked a laugh and shook her head at me. I felt the fluttering again which sent a shiver and a smile reeling through me. Well I think Sarah's niece agrees with me.