"We leave for our LWOW trip in 5 days, making this our last Saturday before we head west, making my list-tackling sense go into overdrive, making me go around the house yelling, "lets get serious!" at everyone.
They all love me right about now."
It's true. I woke up and put our LWOW playlist on the speaker dock and started shouting (lovingly) "LET'S GET SERIOUS!" around 7:30 this morning.
But truth is, we're all so stinkin' excited about leaving in a few days that they don't mind one bit that their mother/wife has lost her mind. Everybody's working today and has little jobs to get us ready to go.
Here's my "to do" list for today:
1. laundry. do ALL THE LAUNDRY.
2. Pack the kids' clothes for the trip. I'm putting their bags in lock-down after that and I don't care if this leaves them without their most favorite shirt ever for 5 whole days.....
(I'm not letting them pack their own things....no way. This week, I took them to KY to visit my family and gave very detailed directions on what to pack. For a one-night trip, John brought 3 pairs of shorts and absolutely no shirts.)
3. Buy a decent set of head phones for Maddy. Buy a duffle bag for John.
4. Print out all our pre-purchased tickets for different attractions and camping reservation confirmations.
5. Print out directions to everyplace we're going in case our trusty smart phones have a moment in which they do not do their job. (I'm talking to you, Siri!!!)
6. Start gathering items we're taking and put them in "command central" (a.k.a. the dining room).
They all love me right about now."
It's true. I woke up and put our LWOW playlist on the speaker dock and started shouting (lovingly) "LET'S GET SERIOUS!" around 7:30 this morning.
But truth is, we're all so stinkin' excited about leaving in a few days that they don't mind one bit that their mother/wife has lost her mind. Everybody's working today and has little jobs to get us ready to go.
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| Will is counting quarters for us so we can all take a few of the $2.00 showers at the camp site. |
1. laundry. do ALL THE LAUNDRY.
2. Pack the kids' clothes for the trip. I'm putting their bags in lock-down after that and I don't care if this leaves them without their most favorite shirt ever for 5 whole days.....
(I'm not letting them pack their own things....no way. This week, I took them to KY to visit my family and gave very detailed directions on what to pack. For a one-night trip, John brought 3 pairs of shorts and absolutely no shirts.)
3. Buy a decent set of head phones for Maddy. Buy a duffle bag for John.
4. Print out all our pre-purchased tickets for different attractions and camping reservation confirmations.
5. Print out directions to everyplace we're going in case our trusty smart phones have a moment in which they do not do their job. (I'm talking to you, Siri!!!)
6. Start gathering items we're taking and put them in "command central" (a.k.a. the dining room).
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| "Command Central, Day 1 of Serious Packing" |
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