It just takes a lot of time and energy to even just get a family of 4 packed up for a week of being away from home! I have decided there is just no easy way to do it. If we had more than 2 kids, we would be in big trouble and wouldn't be able to pack it all in unless we had a cargo van (or hired a better packer that might do it right). I will explain for you all the reason why.
The procedure at the Dew house for packing our stuff to go out of town basically goes like this:
1. I wait until the very last minute and then get everyone's stuff together. (For example, I am sitting here on the computer and still have to pack the bathroom bag of shampoo, soap, facewash, kid soap, toothbrushes, etc.)
2. I get everything stuffed into all the suitcases and such.
3. We lay down the back seat of our minivan (pretty thankful for our Honda Odyssey ... didn't think I would ever say that sentence 10 years ago).
4. Jason chucks everything into the back of the van with no rhyme or reason whatsoever.
5. We slam the back door shut and hope for the best when we open it again!
Again, imagine if we had more than 2 kids and actually had to USE the very backseat for places to sit! Luckily for us, that is not in the cards and this is the way we plan to do it for the rest of our trips anywhere we go!!!
I will continue blogging while I'm gone but don't know for sure if I'll be able to do pictures and everything unless we download my new camera's photo program onto Jason's parents' computer in Iowa - we'll see how it goes.
For now, good night to all. We are going to try and get up early and get on the road and hopefully miss any weather that we'll be heading into... Looking forward to celebrating with friends and family this Christmas!!!
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Hi Michele! Wow, is this me typing these entries? Because we have the same problem. I laughed when I read that you never thought you'd say you loved your Odyssey - me either! Haha! But man, it is a God send sometimes. And yes, it sucks packing up 2 kids and driving back to Iowa. I dread it most of the time.
ReplyDeleteI was reading through some of your older entries and I'm just like you - some days I don't even shower because that's just another 30-45 minutes I have to work. And I second you - video depos SUCK when you are editing! :)
Have a safe trip back to Iowa and a Merry Christmas!