Plant flowers that don't need alot of water (unless you have a mom like mine who waters all your plants)
Gas is cheaper up North....
Make sure you walk your dog before you start your long haul up the lake...
Don't forget to turn the cable on (god forbid we miss the sox game)!!!
Don't open the windows if you have a two year old.... you will have to stop to find the toys they trow out the window ( that happend to us on Route 3 heading up the lake a few weeks ago!!!)