Mark and I are about to leave on a backpacking trip and the annual Anytime Fitness conference, which, if you remember from previous posts, we have so much fun! It takes quite a bit of time to prepare for a backpacking trip, and this is our first cold weather one, so it is much more time consuming as we have quite a bit of researching and purchasing to do.

I have a very busy week lined up so I am working hard to make sure I have time to fit it all in.

Here's my to do list/meal planning:

Saturday:

Leave house at 7 for Sherman 5k

Bring Susan get well gift

Finalize backpacking meal list

go grocery shopping

Laundry

Cook meal for family - surgery

start dehydrating

start prep for other food for backpacking

clean kitchen

clean bedroom

Dinner:

Stuffed chicken, peas, pasta with olive oil, fresh herbs, capers

Sunday:

finish laundry

finish loading backpack with everything but food

write out lesson plans for the next three weeks

Bake Creme Brulee with boys for school project on France

continue dehydrating

Dinner:

left overs into chicken pasta, canned veggie

NEED TO CALL INTERVIEWEES

Monday:

Work out at 6 am

Spend all day in Florence conducting interviews.

Tutor does school with kids

Mark takes Raeley to yearbook

Mark takes boys to Boy Scouts

Raeley finds ride to Venturers

Dinner:

pizza (I'm sure they won't want to cook two days in a row!)

PICK UP T SHIRTS ON WAY HOME

Tuesday:

Spend all day in Meridian, stop through in Starkville to implement new system in club YAY!

Tutor takes Cameron to dance lessons

Friend picks up kids for cross country

Dinner:

pork loin in crock pot, squash, rice

LEAVE LIST OF ITEMS TO BE DEHYDRATED!

Wednesday:

Push workout to 7 am unless I wake up with Mark.

Finally a day at home to have school with the kids

Finish all packing

Oversee kids packing

Raeley to dance

Boys to church

Package food for backpacking with food sealer

Weigh packs with fingers crossed!

Dinner:

baked fish, purple hull peas, sauteed leftover veggies that were not dehydrated

UPDATE DRIVERS LICENSE!

Thursday:

Book club meeting at 7

School abbreviated - teacher led school work - accomplish as much as possible

Science class at 1

Phone conference for new system in club at 2

Visit with Tupelo clubs individually instead of group staff meeting

Spartan practice

Last minute packing

Dinner:

Breakfast - maybe omelets and biscuits

CHECK OVER CHECKLIST FOR OVERLOOKED ITEMS!

Friday:

6 am work out

Drop Rae and Robert off at a friend's house

Go to Florence with other kids. Work with staff

Dinner:

Probably fresh veggies and cornbread by my mother in law!

GET TO BED EARLY!

Saturday:

Leave 3:30 am for airport

Arrive in Bozeman, MT at noon

Buy mace (for bears) and fuel for cooking at REI.

Stop by a grocery store for cream cheese (which doesn't have to be refrigerated for 72 hours if sealed), bagels, tortillas

Start on the trail no later than 3 pm! Get to first camp site 3 miles in.

HOPE ALTITUDE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN BACKPACKING TOO MUCH!

Stay tuned for our backpacking agenda.