The morning began the night before.
I stood in the living room, tears in my eyes, and sobbed to my Dear Man "It's not going to work!"
The reply came with a gentle hug. "You go to sleep. And imagine that while you're sleeping the packing elves will be hard at work."
So I did go to sleep, lying beside a tearful daughter, praying silent prayers of peace and comfort for a girl who is aching.
Wakefulness came early, just as sleep came late. The autumn sun wasn't yet risen when I returned to the living room.
Sure enough, the packing elves had been busy through the night. There were more bins sitting ready to go on the airplane with us. Unfortunately, the little piles of personal belongings seemed to be just as plentiful as they were the night before. And so the tears returned.
Another trip to the hardware store to purchase two more bins.
Another period of rearranging the binned items to keep the weights below the magical 50 pounds.
Loved Ones came to give last minute assistance and to give good-bye hugs; their help was like gold.
And by the time our scheduled departure came we were ready with our 10 allotted bags (2 each at 50 pounds) plus 6 extras (50 pounds each) and carry-ons (one carry-on of 17 pounds plus one personal item each - we quickly learned not to call those 'purses' for the sakes of our little boys!).
Let the travelling begin!
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