Our Grand Adventure --Roadtripping 1650 miles with 8 kids in 2 days

And back. So that's 3300 miles

Before the trip...

• PLAN OUT THE STOPS with the exit numbers, with Josh. Print it out and save it.
• Paperwork [insurance, ID, registration. Working window]
• Working Window!
• Window-Tint
• Window Curtains [?] <--Shortcut, Duct tape and sheets!! A simple and effective way to do it.
• Water bottles and 2 gallons of water
• Train oldest 4 in situational awareness, wide berths, keeping witnesses, planning routes of escape, and how to pepperspray.
• LOTR (Phil Dragash), Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Magicians Nephew, Horse and His Boy, the Silver Chair. CHRISTMAS CAROLS. And Star Wars music.
• Pack car up 72 hours in advance.
• 4 warm outfits, layers. 
• CAR POLAR FLEECES
• Puffy coat, jacket.
•  Boots and sneakers. 
• [I will pack sunday outfits] 
• Leah's bag. 
• Mommy's shirts. 
• Large perm rods
• Clay pot?
• the day before---eat low carb, save candies for later. Do 3 HIIT workouts. Lights out at 8pm, go to sleep at 9. EARPLUGS Remember you are waking up at 6am.

FIRST DAY---speedrun to OKC. 16 hrs when being efficient, assuming no problems. 

• Car packed 72 hours before go time.
• Leave at 6am. [go to bed the night before by 9pm]
• Flying J's/Loves/Samsclub speedruns. Fill up water, 4 littles in one bathroom.
• Pepperspray and self defense tips for oldest 4
• Do jumping jacks at all rest stops.
• No stopping for hot food: 
• Individual Waterbottles and a 1 gallon container of water

• Cheese sandwiches, 
• apples,
• oranges
• Yogurts
• [cookies/fruit snacks]. 
• carrots, 
• cucumbers
• ?cheesedip
• ?Harboiled eggs?
• oranges, 
• Matcha mix for Hannah.
• melatonin for Hannah, 
• earplugs for Hannah

SECOND DAY

• Free Breakfast---up by 6am. Hannah does a HIIT workout and chugs caffeinated tea
• out the door 7am!!!
• early lunch---Conway AR samsclub, 3 pizzas. Eat these the rest of the trip, plus water, apples, hardboiled eggs? Don't stop other than bathroom stops flyingJ/Pilot/Sams  [maybe Loves]

Kid's Winter Clothing list

1. 4 outfits, rolled. Consisting of
1. long sleeve shirt
2. long pants
3. [skirt/jumper]
2. 4 pairs socks
3. 6 underwairs
4. Polar Fleecy Paints

Mom Packs, in a bag for each kid

1. Polar Fleece Jacket
2. Puffy Coat
3. Polar Fleece Blankets for the car

Each kid is wearing into the car

1. long pants
2. short sleeve shirt
3. Long sleeve shirt
4. Cotton Hoodie