Packing for Dallas

I’m in the process of packing for the RWA National conference. I swear, it’s one of the more difficult trips to pack for because there are all different levels of clothing to pack. Shorts and t-shirts for traveling, business attire for meetings, and formal attire for the Rita ceremony. Hey, if I have the chance to dress up in a floor-length gown, albeit with my beer gut pregnant belly, I’m taking that opportunity!

But, I swear, no matter how many lists I make, I ALWAYS forget something. One year it was shampoo. One year it was socks. I’m wondering what I’ve forgotten this year…hopefully nothing critical.

I’m sure I’ve told this story before, but the worst case was when I packed my kids’ suitcase for Grandma’s, and I forgot to pack underwear for my son. Poor kid. But the kids are now dancing on the ceiling because they get to spend an entire week at Grandma’s while I’m off in Dallas. I shudder to think of the amount of sugar that will be consumed.

I do hope to see many of you at the Literacy Signing! I will be the one with the Lonely-First-Time-Author sign stamped on my head.

And just for kicks, I took this photo of my son the other day with his tower of blocks. The boy is a little bit too much like his engineering father. What do you think?