California Here We Come!

Well the whole gang's ready and we are on our way. We had several lists; well actually 4. One for what to pack for CA; one for what we need for the trip out there; one for food; and one oh so long list for what had to be done before we could leave. I wasn't sure how to work this; what do you not leave behind for 7 weeks? I finally decided upon a plan for dealing with clothes for 9 people in a different hotel room for 7 nights/8 days. We brought enough clothes for 8 days for each person to the living room floor and put each in separate piles. That's what living rooms are for, right? Then i gathered lots of tote bags and duffels. Then sitting on the floor, I started with one bag and took one outfit per person from each person's pile and filled bags for each day. A couple of larger bags I put 2 days worth in. In one bag, we filled it with the things you need each day, deoderant; toothbrushes; hairbrush; children's bath soap/shampoo; make-up; extra playpen sheet; diapers; etc... I hope this will be an easy solution to going in and out each evening; carry one bag with clothes, the general bag, and of course a bag with the baby's stuff; she only goes through 3-4 sets of clothes a day. :)
We packed most of our stuff on Saturday which made Sunday morning much much easier. A clean house, no clutter, and it was easy to see if we had left anything. I'm sure there will be a few glitches along the way but so far it is working well.