debsiobhan

08:50 pm: Be Prepared
My son is not a boy scout.  The last time my son went camping he was under the age of two.  I don't think he remembers it.

Tomorrow in their infinite wisdom the 6th grade of his suburban school is heading upstate to go camping.  Not roughing it by any stretch, there are cabins and lights and showers.  Still it is rustic.  And also involves tramping around outside in the weather - which today was cold and rainy.   For 3 days.  Oh and this will be the longest time he's been away from both of us at once.  He overnighted once before, but that was less than 24 hours.  Then again hubs is volunteering at the camp Wednesday so it won't be completely away.

We just finished packing.  Their packing list was not too bad.  The boy erred on the more prepared side of the spectrum.  In fact, after we got it together, the sum total of the goods did not fit in our originally selected pilots case.  We went with something slightly larger but lacking wheels.  He also has to carry a sleeping bag.  I bought one that has it's own carry case.  At this point we still have jackets and pillows to pack.  I fear we can not fit 2 jackets and 2 pillows.  This is causing much angst.  He needs the rain jacket, he wants the sweatshirt.  He's offered to wear both.  We have managed to stuff the big pillow into the bag but there's a little one too.  I think it is playing the roll of substitute blankie - because middle school boys are not cool with blankies but pillows are just pillows.  I'm just not sure a) if we can shove it in somewhere and b) if he'll be able to reassemble the whole mess to get it home again.  

Something will undoubtedly be left behind.  Probably both here and there.  Well, none of it's particularly expensive.

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