L-o-n-g To-Do List

In ten days we need to be ready to jump in the Explorer, hook up the camper, and head out of town.  Before that can happen, we first have to make lots and lots of lists:  clothes; cooking/eating/grilling; linens; grooming/meds/sunscreen/first aid kit; umbrellas and lawn chairs; maps and road atlas and touring books, passport (don't forget!!); and computer and phone stuff -- like how to charge the computer in the truck and how to use the phone as a wifi spot for the computer. (Here's hoping that Verizon truly does have coverage nearly everywhere in this big country!)  We also need to figure out how to change tires on the truck and camper (just in case) and how all the camper systems work -- like how to light the stove and water heater and how to operate the waste dump system (must remember rubber gloves!)

And of course there's all the things that need to be done at the house before we leave, like installing the drip watering system for the garden, killing those ants that apparently want to eat our deck, canceling the newspaper, and of course leaving the house spotless.  And did I mention the quilting project I need to finish this week?!

Yes, we are busy, but it's a good busy.