February 11, 2017
1. Have husband get really excited and commandeer space in the main living space, setting up two tables and drilling an enormous white board onto the wall.
2. Spend a few evenings transferring lists from scattered papers and phones onto the white board and section off a portion of the white board space for each child to write/draw what sites they want to visit.
3. Make a packing list for everyone using the PackingPro app.
4. Label a basket for each person and arrange them on the tables with their corresponding suitcases.
5. Wash all the laundry in the house, leaving it all out on the couch for the next few weeks, and copiously count socks and underwear to find what's lacking.
6. Order a ridiculous amount of supplies from Amazon, etc.
7. Drop necessary items into the appropriate baskets as they are delivered, washed, or found.
8. Two and three days prior to departure pack children's clothing.
9. Package all the Amazon returns and give to husband to send.
10. Continue working all through the night prior to the flight, finally packing my own suitcase, redistributing the shared items throughout all other suitcases (otherwise known as "Who gets Mom's shoes in their suitcase?"), weighing luggage, and making a failed attempt to leave the house tidy.
Exhausted, but at the airport with all the luggage weighing the appropriate amounts!
