So, we're still working on getting all our packing preparations squared away.  I've decided that it will be easier all around to pack the clothes in clear Sterilite storage totes like these 16qt ones from Target. They will be a good size for the kids clothes and they current have them in stores for $4.99 for a two pack.  They will stack nicely in the back of our minivan and we can use them for storage when we get back home.  Mr. J and I are going to share one of the next size larger totes,…

Yes, I know it’s July and Christmas is still more than 5 months away, but this will be a massive project so Lala and I had best get started soon.  Last December, we counted down the days until Christmas with the same Advent calendar that Lala had made when I was not yet two.  And we had the same problem that we’d had most of my childhood, each kid thought it should be their turn everyday.  So Lala and I kicked around the idea of an extra large Advent calendar with enough pieces that all four…