Laundry-The Evil Nemesis

As I am cleaning my house before our upcoming trip out of town, (I know, pretty goofy) I am amazed at how much laundry we manage to amass. My oldest daughter was so good about it. She actually started sorting hers and her sister's clothes to wash and dry so they could pack. But sheesh, what a mountain of laundry there is. The boys seem to find more and more laundry for me to wash as every day passes. I have come to the conclusion, we have too many clothes. Gads! That is probably one of the greatest causes of clutter in this house. Just about the time I get everyone to sort thru their clothes, bag up several bags of laundry (sometimes 6 or more BAGS!) lo and behold someone brings me another bag of clothes for the kids! Ok, don't get me wrong. Some of the nicest clothes I have gotten were hand me downs from other people. But enough is enough. Now, every other month, I go thru the kids clothes and start chunking. Stained, in the bag. Holey? In the bag. Missing button? In the bag! Anyway, it is almost bedtime for bonzo (I am referring to me), and the washer and dryer are still going strong. Yeah, I know it's not really late for most normal people, but 9:00 is late for me. (Besides, I am not altogether normal anyway. HAH!) On top of that I need to wash the dinner dishes right quick before I crash. I can NOT stand to wake up to a sink full of dirty dishes. It makes me feel so defeated before my day even starts. I still have a lot to do before our trip, but I sat down and made out a list of things I know I will forget if I don't get it down on paper. Do all mom's, or women for that matter, freak out like this before a trip? Thank the Lord, my 2 girls can hear the words, "going out of town" and they are packed and ready to go in an hour! I am serious; the youngest is already packed and I think the oldest (because of some laundry she needed washed) just finished packing tonight and we don't leave for 3 days! I will pack tomorrow and I bet I have to pack the boys Thursday or they won't take enough underwear. Oh well, I am done posting boring nonsense for one day. Good Night ya'll.