Friday, July 18, 2008

Gone too far??

So, Sid and Joann called last night to see if JD could go camping with them in their new RV this weekend. My first initial instinct was to say no, but i am trying to not be so protective of him, so Kevin told them that he could, and so begins the packing... They are leaving today at 2:oo, and they won't be back until Sunday afternoon.
I placed two outfits containing everything he would need for that particular day(underwear and socks), rolled them up separately and ruber-banded them so that he would not have to wonder where I put his socks and such, and I did the same to his two pairs of pj's. (He is putting all of this in his book bag) Them I had his camp chair, but I couldn't fit it in his book-bag, so i managed to wrap the arm holes of the book-bag around the chair on the back part of the bag, so he can have a chair to sit on (I wouldn't want him to have to sit in the dirt or on a log) then, I remembered that he is allergic to bees and hornets, so i packed him his benadryl and a medicine dropper and taped a note to the benadryl telling them how much to give him if by chance he gets stung. Then, I remembered that he sometimes has growing pains in his legs, so i packed him some Tylenol with a dropper and a note to explain how much to give him. Then I realized that although Joann is a nurse, she never has band-aids, so I packed him some. then I remembered that last time we went camping, he got burned by a hot coal that popped out at him from the fire, so I packed him some burn cream. Then I remembered that he is highly sensitive to the sun, so I packed him some sunblock and a hat. I don't know if they are going to play in the water or whatever, so I packed him an extra shirt just to be safe. then I thought, you can't go camping with out a flashlight, although he is under strict orders not to go out of the RV after dark, but I packed him a flashlight just to be safe. I also packed him some children's pepto-bismal because there is a good chance that his stomach might get to hurting because....., well, better safe than sorry. I also packed him a warm sweater and a hoodie because I have no idea how cold it will get in the late afternoon part of the day..... Now, my question to you is... do you think that i went a little overboard?? Oh, I also packed him some hand sanitizer, and connect 4 and a three pack of playdough just in case they get bored.

1 comment:

Janet said...

You are turning into me. Little by little. Next thing you'll have a little bottle of lysol in your purse like me, right next to the hand santizer!!!!