Through the Seasons

Conference Time Again

I’ve known all year when conference is but somehow it still snuck up on me! 

I spent the day stuffing, stuffing, stuffing gift bags for ladies’ night.  And I’m only about a third of the way through them!  I’m excited!  They look great and the goodies inside are real treats.  I hope they really make the women at conference feel cared for.  (Thank you everyone for sending stuff!  Great stuff!  Lots and lots of stuff!!)

I also spent some time today making lists (oh you know how I love that).  I’ve got my “things to do before conference” list, “things to take” list, “things to buy in Kenya” list, and “things to buy in Dar” list.  Hopefully those will keep us straight until we return.  Oh and I’m making travel bingo cards for the trip.  They’re great.  Some of the items we’ll be looking for include termite mounds, Obama’s name, goats, and potholes.

Then we have to determine the best way to keep the house safe while we’re gone.  We plan to make a list for our house help and a list for our guard so they know what to do each day (such as turn on the security lights and turn off the stove).  They’ll also take care of the poochies.  (And yes there just may be a list for that too.  )

The main thing we’re trying to do is cut down on what we pack.  We are over-packers.  Always.  Always, always, always.  But boy do I want to take the stroller, and lots of toys, and things to play on the beach with, and the exercauser, and his big feeding chair, and lots of books, and DVDs, and the external hard drive, and plenty of food for the 3-day journey (in the big cooler of course).  And of course there are the essentials including Jonathan’s equipment that they use for conference meetings. 

We really need a bigger car…