Getting ready

I'm in that mode that many of you know- preparing the family for mom to be gone for several days. Things like:

1. Meal planning. This may include preparing and freezing meals and/or making a list of places to order in, should meal prep go awry.
2. Letting DH know the morning routine so DD can make it to school. This involves a detailed minute-by-minute schedule, along with a map to all ingredients that come together to make her lunch. Pre-preparation of lunch items also comes into play here.
3. Obsessive lists of phone numbers and emergency info.
4. A briefing of the calendar items during the vacation period. Maps, schedules, secret codes as necessary.

After all that, mom is ready to prepare for the trip itself. Still trying to choose a snorkeling excursion for Cozumel....