Jul 27, 2009

getting ready...

so how do you prepare for a three week camping trip with a family of 7? with a family to-d0 list and a grocery shopping list and a items needed for camping list and a things to do around the house list, etc etc etc! I have about ten lists and then I have a master list of all the lists...

I lost my 'list of all the lists' today and felt as if I had just suffered complete memory lost, I was wandering in circles and blabbering about who knows what..luckily I found the master list of lists, and I was back in business, full preparation mode for, oh yeah! a three week camping trip with 5 kids!

I was able to mark things off my 'Target' list and off the 'kid's need..' list, and then I started marking stuff off the family to-do list, only to find another list that I forgot to put on the master list of lists! (at least I knew where it was!)

so, my point for posting this now is this, I will try to update occassionally with gorgeous pictures of the beautiful places we will see, but, I am not sure what type, if any, internet service we will have a long the way, and I am pretty sure that my photography skills are less than stellar so even if you get the occassional picture, it most likely will not be beautiful..but I will
put in the effort!

7 comments:

Higleys said...

have fun

Alison said...

Good thing you have the lists! I need them for even a weekend away, so for a cross-country camping trip I can only imagine how crazy those lists must be. I hope that you get to relax on your trip... in a road trip with 5 kids kind of way.

Denise said...

Three weeks? That's a LONG time!

Cindy said...

You need to remember to pack a big bag of Smartees, explain to the children that the next three weeks the van becomes a "no whine zone" and maybe pack some ear plugs for emergencies. I never did remember the ear plugs but the trips we took are really highlights. You'll have a great time!

Alea said...

Have a good time! Can't wait to hear about all your adventures!

*~Petra~* said...

I prepare for my "camping trips" by first booking the hotel.

Are you crazy?????????? ;)

Seriously. You are like super-mom or something.

Karen said...

Can't wait to see you guys!!