Packing

I hate packing. When Bud decided we could have the military move us the last time we moved, I did a happy dance. The thought of not having to pack anything but the few things we needed to last us a week made me oh so happy. I have been dreading packing for this trip home, because not only do I have to pack for myself, Bud and the dog, now we have a baby. And, that just adds a LOT.

I started packing for Claire last week, and this is what I have accomplished for her so far. I wish I could say that was everything. But, 2 weeks is a long time in baby world....that means a lot of diapers, wipes, clothes, blankets, burp clothes, so on and so forth. And I do realize that I could just pack a few things and do laundry every couple of days, but who wants to do that? Not this girl. I hope to only have to do laundry twice for all of us while we are at my mom's. That would be enough of a Christmas gift...only doing laundry twice in two weeks?!? Fabulous! (I doubt it will happen, but one can wish...)

This is the start of our mess. Bud is easy to pack for. He could pretty much care less what I pack for him as long as he has clean clothes to put on every day. So, he is almost done. I, on the other hand, pack like a typical girl. "What if I need to dress up? What if I need to have comfy clothes? How many layers? How many shoes?" Sigh.

And then there's this gal. You'd think she'd be the easiest to pack for, right?!? Wrong, Bud is easier. We have created an incredibly spoiled dog that is quite particular. (You may have noticed she is laying on her bed and blanket ON the futon mattress...one can't be too comfy!) We have to have the obvious food and water, then bones, and raw hides, and a kong, and peanut butter, and her bed with at least one extra blanket (we wouldn't want to poor fur ball to be cold!), and how could I forget just normal treats.

Oh well. I have 3 more days to get it all done. We are going to pack the car Thursday night so we can head out ASAP when Bud gets home from working and start this loooooooooooooooooooong trip we have ahead of us. Wish me luck!