Just a short post today. I’m attempting to pack everything I need for myself, Leina and Kulia for two weeks into two suitcases. Wanna come help? Yeah, I didn’t think so. In two days we are heading to LA to visit the grandparents. Yippee! The girls are so excited they can hardly sleep. Leina in particular. Kulia is still stuck on the fact that daddy isn’t coming with us.<\/p>\n
As much as I love visiting family, I dread taking my kids to the airport. All those people and lines and business. Do you have any idea how hard it is to get through the metal detector with two toddlers? Just taking off and putting back on their shoes takes 10 minutes are a good day. (My girls are very particular about how their socks go on. Sigh.) Then we have to unload all our carry-ons, fold down the stroller, and gather it all back. Bleck.<\/p>\n
As for packing, my mother insists it is “cold” in LA. I have to take her assessment with a grain of salt. Today, our high was 50 degrees and we are all in short sleeves. For this reason alone, I have packed the following types of clothing:<\/p>\n
Shorts and t-shirt with sandals.
\nPants and long sleeves.
\nVests.
\nWindbreakers.
\nHeavy coats.
\nTights.
\nSunglasses and sun hat.
\nLight night gowns.
\nFooted PJ’s.<\/p>\n
So if our plane gets re-directed to Hawaii, we’ll be ok. (Please oh please oh please send us to Hawaii.) On the other hand, if we land in Wisconsin, we’d be just fine. This breath-taking range of clothing items means a very full suitcase so my original plan of packing Christmas presents has to be scuttled. Looks like I’ll have to brave the post office like the rest of the population. Drat.<\/p>\n
My five minute rest is over. I now have to figure how many socks, undies, and hair clips we need over the next two weeks. At the rate my girls lose hair clips, I’m thinking 2 dozen per child ought to work. Socks? That’s a whole other ball park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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