Getting ready...

Wow...I can hardly believe how much work it is to get ready to leave for a couple weeks! The laundry seems endless...had to clean out the camper and van...having the oil changed and tires rotated on the van was an exercise in patience at the dealership yesterday...the ewes went on vacation to graze on Nancy's lush pastures, so loaded them up and made the round trip this afternoon. The ram and his wether buddy are hanging out at home to keep Maggie (the horse) company, and to get ready for his breeding job when the ewes come home in mid-October. And, of course, I wanted to work the dogs a bit before we left...that's another great story...I'll post that one tomorrow while Joe drives.

This afternoon I will start the "packing up everything a family of two people and seven dogs can possibly need for a two week trip into a very small space" project. Starting with, let's see...5 lbs of raw frozen meat per day, times 14 days is 70 lbs...hmmm...I don't think that will fit into a small camper freezer!! So, I have several meals of very expensive freeze dried meat, I will put a couple days worth in the refrigerator, cram the freezer full, then pack a cooler with the rest. Won't leave much room for people food...I guess we will be eating out a lot!

The weather in Klamath Falls Oregon this time of year is hot and sunny, 70-95 during the day, and very cold at night, down into the low 40's or high 30's. So, we'll be packing summer, fall and winter clothes. Did I mention there is just one small closet in our new 'mini' sized camper? I'm sure to figure it out!! The good news is that I have a ginormous pile of nicely washed and folded clothes to choose from after a two day marathon of doing laundry.

Okay, enough chatting, and time to get packing!