At Long Last ~ Lilli: February 2008

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

No Making Fun.....

I'm going to tell everyone now that I am taking brown sweaters and black sweaters and one Tinkerbell sweatshirt to China... so no making fun of me when all the pics show me wearing the same thing!!! Now Lilli AnHui on the other hand has a wardrobe fit for a Princess! When it came time to decide what made the "final cut" for my suitcase... I am afraid it was my clothes that got the old "heave hoe" and Lilli's stayed put! Can you blame me???

I have packed a dozen of those paper thin Gap t-shirts to wear under my sweaters so they won't need to be dry-cleaned every day. Joe will bring me one "nicer" change of clothes for Adoption Day, but after that it is back to my favorites... black and brown!

Funny thing is that after our time in Xian, and happily giving out goodies and gifts, I will have one entire suitcase that will be empty... hmmmmmmmmmmm... what to do, what to do????? I think the nice ladies at the little shops near the Victory on Shaiman Island will surely have an answer to that question!!!

Now I am off to "make copies" because we all know that when it is time to go to China... it is time to make copies!!!

Sunday, February 10, 2008

Oh No... Reality Check!!!

OK... I thought I was all packed, but in reality, I had not put in all the "meds", toiletries, snacks, my things, papers, gifts for the children at the CWI and Foster Home, etc etc etc. ... and now that I have ... my suitcases won't close!!!

So when I added the last few items, and could not zip the puffed up bags... I purged. I really downsized and put a bunch of stuff back in the closet. They still won't close. It will be easy once we are in Xian as so much of what I have packed will be "shared" ... but that still leaves a big problem ~ getting it all to Beijing and then to Xian. YIKES!!!

... any suggestions?????

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

I Really am Packed!

I really am packed... now, this does not mean that I won't unpack and repack once a day until we depart... but the major decisions of what to pack etc. are made. I will have 2 checked bags and 1 carry on. I will need to pay an extra bag fee on our flight from Beijing to Xian, but will be fine on all other flights. This is as "small" as I could get!!!

A friend of mine (Thank you Ellie for the great idea!!!) suggested that I pack Lilli's clothing in "outfits"... so notice the Ziploc bag above... it has everything needed to dress Lilli for an outing. Each Ziploc contains socks, undies, pants, undershirt, shirt, sweater, and hair accessories! It was so much fun stuffing the baggies! And you know... I am sure the baggies will be of great use while we are in China... you can never have enough Ziploc baggies while on a trip!!!