Packing (First draft 21 June 2008, 20:21)

[ailbhe]

Not yet packed:

1. Travel sickness meds and mints to suck
2. Rob's suit (collect from drycleaners tomorrow)
3. Food (prep tomorrow evening)almost done! Lunchboxes done, just loose stuff to add
4. Toiletries (pack tomorrow evening, and last-minute ones on Friday)almost done!
5. Medicines (Nearly done!)
6. Nappy bag for airport
7. Swimsuits (will be packed after Friday's swimming lesson)
8. Boots and coats to be worn to the airport
9. Ailbhe's, Linnea's and Rob's sandals
10. Ailbhe's necklace for looking accessorized at the wedding

The Big List:

• Carry-on: No larger than 56cm x 45cm x 25cm, 6kg per person
  1. The clothes we're wearing (see clothes chart)
  2. Food bag:
     Large Huggies babychange bag with wipe-clean insides, 40cm x 25cm x 28cm
     Contains: Three sandwich boxes, one snack box, four empty 250ml bottles, one empty sippy cup, plastic / baby spoons and forks, assorted loose fruit.
     Also: Toiletries (4 toothbrushes, 1 comb, 1 pack dental floss), and ziploc bags of fluids and gels in 100ml bottles (shampoo, washing up liquid, apple juice concentrate), notably toothpaste and Rob's nasal spray, and Medicines: Rob's pills, Ailbhe's pills, children's sachets of calpol etc.
  3. Suit bag:
     Contains: Rob's suit, shirt and tie, drycleaned and lovely. Unto the luggage compartment we commend our ironing, etc.
  4. Ladybird babychange bag:
     Contains: 6 nappies, wipes, clean trousers for Linnea, clean outfit for Emer, books, Little Green Teddy, small baby doll, change mat, art materials, et cetera, et cetera et cetera.
• Checked baggage:
  1. Small Red Buggy
  2. Rucksack
     1. Ready bed and foot pump
     2. Night bag with 4 sets of PJs
     3. Raingear
     4. Spare shoes
     5. Swimming bag:
        Contains: Four swimsuits, two pairs goggles (to be packed wet after Friday morning's swim) and one camping towel
     6. Wet weather gear: Raincoat and trousers for Ailbhe, Rob and Linnea; Rainsuit for Emer, wellies for Linnea and Emer
  3. Big Pink Suitcase
     1. Loads of loose nappies
     2. Some cartons of rice milk and a few gifts for people
     3. Plastic bag of wedding gear clothes as per chart below
     4. Sunny weather gear
     5. Chilly weather gear
     6. Underwear
     7. Rainwear

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To make sure I do the right laundry, what clothes do we have sorted?

Clothes	Rob	Ailbhe	Linnea	Emer
Travelling in	Blue jeans, pants, socks, short-sleeved shirt, jumper, hiking boots, coat	TORN jeans, dammit, pants, socks, nursing tank top, cardigan, hiking boots, coat	Red dress, red cardi, tights, sandals, coat	Red dress, red cardi, tights, sandals, coat
Wedding outfit	Suit, shirt and tie to be drycleaned	Skirt, vest top, wrap top	Two dresses, little bag, cardi, hat	Two dresses, little bag, cardi, hat
Wedding shoes and underwear	All-white tshirt, pants, black socks, black shoes	Crocs, all-white bra, knickers	3 pairs white ankle socks, 3 pairs knickers, 1 pair Doodles	3 pairs white ankle socks, nappy kit, 1 pair Doodles
Trousers	Beige denims	Red corduroys	1 pair jeans, 1 pair zip-off combats	1 pair jeans, 1 pair dungarees
Dresses, skirts, shorts	Two pairs shorts	1 pair shorts, 1 dress, 1 skirt, 1 more dress	(Wedding outfit plus) 2 pairs shorts	(Wedding outfit plus) 1 short dungarees, 1 pair shorts
Tops	3 short sleeved, 2 long-sleeved shirts	3 long-sleeved, 2 tshirts	3 long-sleeved, 3 tshirts	3 long-sleeved, 3 tshirts
Underwear (plus wedding kit)	6 pairs pants, 6 pairs socks, 4 tshirts	6 pairs pants, 4 pairs socks, 3 nursing tank tops, 1 bra	2 pairs socks, thousands of pants	2 pairs socks
Pyjamas	PJs	PJs	Tshirt and shorts and PJs	PJ trousers and PJ top
Shoes	Sandals	Sandals	Boots	none
Rainwear	None	Raingear to go in handbag	Coat, trousers, wellies	Rainsuit, wellies
Swimsuits	Swimming trunks	Swimsuit	Swimsuit	Swimming nappy