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7/17/2019 1 Comment July 17th, 201913 Phases of Packing For a Trip With Kids
1: Create lists of everything you need to do/pack for a week long trip with 3 children under the age of 8. Phase 2: Begin packing items identified in Phase 1. Phase 3: Frantically search house for items you KNOW you have from list created in Phase 1. Phase 4: Go to store and buy items you know you have but cannot find in your house to pack for trip. Kick yourself for unnecessary spending. Shrug shoulders and buy it again anyway. Phase 5: Repack items you already packed in Phase 2 but your children unpacked and are now strewn around your house. Threaten to cancel trip if children are not more helpful. Phase 6: Wait until very last minute to do final load of laundry so that Child #1 who only wears the same 4 shorts and 5 shirts has clean clothing for trip. Phase 7: Lose list of items that need to be packed. Frantically search house for list. Unable to find list, create new list. Develop nagging feeling that new list is not as good as original list and is missing items. Phase 8: Two hours before trip, pack remaining items. Phase 9: Wash dishes and clean house so you do not return to pigsty. Phase 10: Watch children dirty dishes and house you just cleaned. Threaten to cancel trip if children don't find something quiet and clean to do while you finish prepping for trip. Repeat Phase 9. Phase 11: Load car with luggage, snacks, water and children. Convince children to use bathroom before getting in car. Threaten to cancel trip when they argue about going to the bathroom. Phase 12: Car is loaded. Kids are buckled. Notice one child is missing shoes. Spend ten more minutes searching for shoes. Locate them in the darkest depths of living room, under a pillow. Phase 13: Congrats! You are ready for your trip! Only ten minutes to the first "How much longer?" Halfway to destination, threaten to cancel trip if asked how much longer again.
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Noni
7/18/2019 03:12:54 pm
Needed the laugh reading that provided. Thank you for sharing. Love you all - have a great trip & keep laughing!
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AuthorAnna Christine is a working mother of three boys. She is a teacher, writer, learner, and a fierce advocate for inclusion. Writing is her catharsis for the tough days of parenting. Her writing has appeared on ScaryMommy: Archives
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