Packing

We started packing things up on Sunday. There is one thing that I really don't like...it is packing. I've never really liked packing for trips or packing to move. I think it is because when I would take trips before kids and just had to pack myself. I would just throw things in a bag usually right before I left. I figured it didn't really matter if I forgot something or didn't bring my favorite shirt because I just had to take care of me then.

Now with 3 kids, packing is an event. It is a process of precise list making and coordinating moving boxes while creating a tracking system for unpacking those said boxes. I want to make sure I know where Ethan's toy story Buzz can be found and where Finn's sleeping bear is, so that I can have easy access to them at any given notice or at the first sign of toddler meltdown. This may seem crazy but I need some source of sanity during this move and being able to supply my child's favorite soothing toy seems like the best preparation I can have.

I'll admit there is a lot still left to haul out of our campus housing and a lot of boxes left to tape up. I will miss the guys in our building who play with our kids when they see them, and the free housing/utilites we had. I will definietly miss having my walkway shoveled when it storms and a meal card provided.....wait....I'm started to think moving off campus is bad!! Well, my kids need a yard of their own and their own rooms, even if it means paying for it.