As I was packing up the car for our weekend away last Friday, I realized something: leaving the house with two kids and lots of luggage is just like cooking. And I don't mean cooking a macaroni and cheese and frozen green beans meal (my favorite!) ... I mean a meal with several courses. The key to success is in the timely delivery. A cook must carefully plan out each item of the meal to ensure that everything is ready at once. In much the same way, loading up the kids for a weekend adventure requires significant forethought and detailed planning. One must allow enough time for the last minute diaper changes, blowouts, changes of outfits, and sippy cup fill-ups. These things must all be done in the final minutes before showtime. If attempted too early, one could easily find the need to repeat steps!
Of course, as a new mom of two, I take pride in the small victories. I'm definitely a work in progress. Despite remembering the odd items for our suitcase (baby monitors, nasal aspirator, snow pants, quiet car toys), I often forget the simple things ... like a bib for JP when we attended my parents church festival. Thankfully, JP was okay with taking off the sweater to eat (he's sometimes really finicky about what he's wearing!), ruining the once white onesie, removing the onesie after his love affair with the sloppy joe, and returning the clean sweater. Presto.
Maybe I better sign up for some cooking lessons after all.
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