tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post2331504230499083590..comments2023-09-25T02:17:01.787-07:00Comments on Bar Mitzvahzilla: Destination - South AmericaLinda Pressmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-38674988133811254722010-02-05T20:42:01.365-07:002010-02-05T20:42:01.365-07:00What a lovely little peek into mother-daughter lov...What a lovely little peek into mother-daughter love. I pack at the very last minute which drives Husband crazy. I have been known to set the alarm at 4am before a morning flight to pack because I don't want to pack the night before. Not good. <br /><br />(Oh, and perhaps I am an odd bird, but I love conversational quagmires.)Aidan Donnelley Rowley @ Ivy League Insecuritieshttp://ivyleagueinsecurities.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-91984084338084502872010-02-05T14:25:37.591-07:002010-02-05T14:25:37.591-07:00BLW, I know, footwear is such a problem. To be wit...BLW, I know, footwear is such a problem. To be without the shoes that you know would be perfect and they're at HOME. It's too much. Something a man simply can't understand, especially cloddish Husband who thinks black gym shoes will suffice for dressy occasions...Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-78433275830643604902010-02-05T14:24:12.747-07:002010-02-05T14:24:12.747-07:00Sarah, I swear, my mom's waiting for everyone ...Sarah, I swear, my mom's waiting for everyone to march over to her house to say goodbye before she leave. So, of course (dutiful daughter) I'm going to march over to her house tonight to say goodbye before she leaves!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-23858622165970257712010-02-04T10:51:55.920-07:002010-02-04T10:51:55.920-07:00Hybrid packer here. I used to travel a fair amount...Hybrid packer here. I used to travel a fair amount, and could hop overseas with packing done 3 hours before flight time.<br /><br />Flash forward 2 decades.<br /><br />Domestic travel? The day before. International travel? Two days before. In either case, there is packing and repacking the day of, usually twice, to remove the excess (stunning)footwear (in case of any possible occasion).<br /><br />But you could've guessed that, no?BigLittleWolfhttp://dailyplateofcrazy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-63402209815112467022010-02-04T08:45:23.608-07:002010-02-04T08:45:23.608-07:00Oh this is too damn funny. I had a visual of your ...Oh this is too damn funny. I had a visual of your mom sitting in her house in an old pair of pajamas or something, just waiting for Cruise day to arrive. My mother also obsesses about the packing, but has not gotten this bad yet. I fear it coming, however. I know there is always the packing-to-see-what-can-fit thing and then reassessing and repacking. It's exhausting to hear about it over the phone and must be even more exhausting to have to do it!Sarahhttp://momalom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-2244347849388875102010-02-03T23:08:37.683-07:002010-02-03T23:08:37.683-07:00Charlotte, Amazing. One hour for 6 kids? My house ...Charlotte, Amazing. One hour for 6 kids? My house gets ripped to shreds for the week before every trip.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-47937966341099428212010-02-03T23:05:57.069-07:002010-02-03T23:05:57.069-07:00Lisa, that's a crack up! Of course you know sh...Lisa, that's a crack up! Of course you know she wants you immobile while you're talking to her, unable to get anything at all done till she's done with you!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-19774159437342676482010-02-03T23:04:45.846-07:002010-02-03T23:04:45.846-07:00Kristen, Isn't it awful with kids where you th...Kristen, Isn't it awful with kids where you think they really might need that particular toy or stuffed animal, like you're really going to regret not bringing it, and then it never even gets unpacked?Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-33494240126547478002010-02-03T23:03:22.811-07:002010-02-03T23:03:22.811-07:00Amber, totally a true story. Today I found her sit...Amber, totally a true story. Today I found her sitting at her house in a nightgown because all her clothes was packed.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-39358400753074099792010-02-03T23:02:43.596-07:002010-02-03T23:02:43.596-07:00TKW - Oh, man, I forgot to mention my mother's...TKW - Oh, man, I forgot to mention my mother's meds! That is so funny.Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-54646796479558604742010-02-03T23:00:34.377-07:002010-02-03T23:00:34.377-07:00Jack, thanks for visiting Bar Mitzvahzilla. I chec...Jack, thanks for visiting Bar Mitzvahzilla. I checked yours out as well and will return!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-11040028644161011132010-02-03T22:55:06.651-07:002010-02-03T22:55:06.651-07:00Nicki, how cool that your mom is tech savvy! My mo...Nicki, how cool that your mom is tech savvy! My mom still calls emails "faxes." Of course it also means she's never read my blog! I also exercise on vacation and prefer to only travel where they have Jazzercise...Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-12073727677718306612010-02-03T22:52:13.940-07:002010-02-03T22:52:13.940-07:00Chris, I appreciate input from an official girl sc...Chris, I appreciate input from an official girl scout leader, especially because I stopped at the Brownie level. I won't tell your troop how you pack. And I love how your mom tries to guilt you!Linda Pressmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809808676659629555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-30120362825344108922010-02-03T19:49:28.150-07:002010-02-03T19:49:28.150-07:00I used to be a prepared packer, but we tend to do ...I used to be a prepared packer, but we tend to do lots of spontaneous trips so (after years of practicing with increasingly more children) I can pack in one quick session the night before we leave. I can pack all of us for an overnight trip in about a half hour. <br /><br />And your story was very entertaining. There are some conversations I know are coming and I try to avoid AT ALL COSTS. But mostly because I will be too tempted to give my opinion, which I know will hurt feelings.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349403417525132723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-46339263038928190692010-02-03T14:01:43.347-07:002010-02-03T14:01:43.347-07:00I'm still on the daily (or more) call schedule...I'm still on the daily (or more) call schedule with my mom, too. The other day she caught me putting her on speaker phone so I could actually try to get something done. "LISA, am I on speaker phone? I hate speaker phone! Take me off!" Maybe we should get them together so they can go at it all day!LIsahttp://www.athreedayweekend.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-69893047408173004912010-02-03T12:59:22.558-07:002010-02-03T12:59:22.558-07:00I am an early bird packer, but now, with kids, it ...I am an early bird packer, but now, with kids, it seems I'm always throwing in odds, ends, and stuffed animals until the very last minute.<br /><br />I am no longer attached to my mom at the hip, but I have two little boys attached to mine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-65114371965247010522010-02-03T09:57:58.059-07:002010-02-03T09:57:58.059-07:00And I thought MY mom was bad! She starts a week ah...And I thought MY mom was bad! She starts a week ahead. Hell, it takes her that long to pack all of her medications!<br /><br />I smiled, just reading this.TKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409505008377005185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-80111698633327490122010-02-03T09:35:44.662-07:002010-02-03T09:35:44.662-07:00Oh my gosh!! That is too funny!!!Oh my gosh!! That is too funny!!!amber_mtmchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871256362646081536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-36295139289270633942010-02-03T08:43:32.879-07:002010-02-03T08:43:32.879-07:00I hate packing so I have a tendency to wait until ...I hate packing so I have a tendency to wait until the last minute to do it.Jack Steinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16625864271071630940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-19007818222221330102010-02-03T05:47:45.041-07:002010-02-03T05:47:45.041-07:00My mom and I chat via IM almost every weekday morn...My mom and I chat via IM almost every weekday morning. She is closer to you than to me in location so we don't see each other but once a year.<br /><br />I am the be prepared packer - an outfit for every contingency - but tend to forget the pjs and such. It is worse now as I pack to go to run races - what with the weather be like where I am headed? How many layers will I need? It is a never-ending cycle.Nickihttp://www.nickisnook.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-25448337541992458692010-02-02T22:43:41.294-07:002010-02-02T22:43:41.294-07:00oh, and i hadn't called my mom in a week...I c...oh, and i hadn't called my mom in a week...I call her finally (not that she ever calls me) and she says "well, hello stranger...I was starting to get worried...I almost called"<br />And there is the story of our relationship in a nutshell.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3156821579309080273.post-53624130024208640812010-02-02T22:42:26.653-07:002010-02-02T22:42:26.653-07:00um, as an official girl scout troop leader...I giv...um, as an official girl scout troop leader...I give your mom kudos for being prepared.<br />lol.<br />As an official girl scout troop leader, I give you kudos for being kind and being a good listener.<br />that being said...I pack whatever fits in a backpack...<br />That usually means I am sneaking into hallways at motel 6's at two in the morning for vending snacks in oversized t shirts and not much else.<br />Being prepared is a good thing.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13708815560712267698noreply@blogger.com