We had this day set aside for nothing but packing. The kids mostly stayed out of the way while Cristina and I carefully nestled our breakables (jars of jam, bottles of syrup) inside our suitcases, always with an eye on the precious luggage scale.
Packing Central
The Ziplock "space bags" were a pain to use all summer, but it would have been tough to do it without them.
The luggage scale battery, the button kind, had been dying the last time we used it, and we needed it badly today. When it started crapping out with the low battery signal, Cristina and I rode bikes down to the Kvickly to buy new batteries. I felt kind of silly riding what I assume was Charlie's bike. A bit small for me, but who cares.
The breakables and liquids waiting for a home
They had two options: a five-pack of store-brand for 30 dkk, or a two-pack of Energizers for the same price. I mulled it over and decided to trust the quality of the store-brand. Surely 5 is better than 2.
Back at home, we hadn't had a fresh battery in longer than 30 minutes before we were getting the low battery indicator again. I wound up using 3 of the 5 batteries just to get everything packed.
Sofia found a squished chocolate croissant and put it out of its misery.
The kids watched some DVDs on our laptop upstairs, Cristina and I put some things in the cellar for Trine (bikes, patio table and chairs).
By nighttime, everything was in our five bags, each one very close to 50 pounds.
After we were in our PJs, Cristina washed the clothes we'd worn this day. They would be packed into our carry-ons as our extra outfits, which meant we were bringing no dirty clothes home. One of the advantages of having a dryer accessible!
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