READY, SET, PACK

Yesterday we took Sydney and Joshua out to let them buy their own suitcases. Knowing that we're going to moving around from place to place for a while, and living in each others' space for a while, we thought it might be important for them to feel like they have something all their own that they chose.


Syd elected to go with a classy-looking chocolate brown suitcase with a hot pink liner and lots of little pockets. The hot pink liner was definitely the thing that clinched that deal. Now, Josh on the other hand, chose a sophisticated, sporty looking black suitcase with grey trim. He felt it went well with his sunglasses and good looks.

Today each of us started selecting which clothes to take, which ones to give away, and which ones to pack away until we return. Purging your closet is such a good feeling. So our closets are looking quite bare. But the house is, unfortunately, a bit of disaster zone. And it seems that some of us aren't particularly enjoying this experience.






And we also starting packing our carry-on bags. You'll notice that the kids' bags are loaded with candy. Linda gave them $20 to buy as much sugar and chocolate as possible, knowing they probably wouldn't be able to buy a lot of the candy we can get here in Canada. Its amazing how far highly motivated consumers can stretch a dollar!