So it is Friday...

So it is Friday... tomorrow my family leaves on our last vacation of the summer!  Watch out Long Beach Island here we come!  I am looking forward to spending a quiet week at the beach with ADG and the kids... What I am not looking forward to is tonight!  You see I am not completely packed yet... actually I have not packed much of anything to date, I do have some to-do lists made (in my head) about what I need to get packed, but really that's all.  I guess because we are not racing the catch a plane or leaving the house at the crack of dawn I have not been super motivated to do anything. 

Here is what I think I need/want to do so far...

• finish the laundry - so we actually have clean clothes, sheets and towels to bring with us
• pack clothes, swim suits, pajamas, blankets, etc for the kids
• including socks and sweatshirts which I generally forget
• bath stuff for the kids - shampoo, soap, towels, toys, etc.
• toothbrushes, toothpastes and cups for the kids
• over pack my own clothes and stuff
• pack toys and DVDs for the kids - ADG will handle packing the portable DVD players

I always bring some toys from home in hopes it will entertain the kids and make them feel "at home"... they usually just fight over the toys and then go off and find some non-toy item that they insist on playing with for the entire vacation.  Butterball is partial to electrical cords (usually from lamps) and cordless phones - Princess likes random knick knacks.

• make rice krispy treats
• make muddy buddy mix
• raid my pantry for non perishable food to bring (that we will not eat for lunch)

I like to have certain special foods when I am on vacation - for example - sugary cereals (I do not allow them at home (at least not for breakfast)), but when we are on vacation Lucky Charms and Frosted Flakes are a MUST.

• clean out the fridge so I do not come home to a smelly science experiment of different types of mold

I am planning to bring both of my laundry baskets - for packing of the sheets, towels, etc. But also because the rental house has a washer and dryer and I plan on needing to do laundry mid-week and coming home with almost all clean clothes and towels.

• pack laundry detergent
• pack sippy cups, bottles, paper plates (zoo pal of course)

We were planning to bring are radio flyer wagon - it takes up a lot of room in the minivan and I would like to bring bikes/ride on toys for the kids, too... I need a U-Haul truck! Oh yeah I need a stroller too - thinking to bring only the umbrella stroller (that will save some room - see I am figuring it all out as I go).

• umbrella stroller

So that is my list of things to do/pack (at least what I can think of off the top of my head)... guess I better get my a$$ in gear and start checking things off... right after a quick trip to the mall to get some new make-up (WHAT?!!??! I need make-up, I can't go on vacation with out it!)... I am thinking of switching from Bare Minerals to MAC (actually I have been thinking/talking about this since April, but I am finally done with my foundation and I need to get more).  I got my work cut out for me... check in with you later!