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If
your
family
has
sights
set
on
fun
in
the
sun
this
summer,
now
is
the
time
to
stop
daydreaming
and
start
planning.
Here
is
a
checklist
to
help
streamline
the
process.
Be
sure
to
include
the
kids
in
the
preparations.
Pitching-in
will
give
them
a
sense
of
responsibility
and
clue
them
into
the
work
that
comes
along
with
hitting
the
road.
Month
or
More
before:
Update
passports
and
travel
club
memberships
Ask
for
vacation
days
at
work
Make
reservations
Schedule
boarding
for
pets
Make
packing
and
to-do
lists
Two
or
Three
Weeks
before:
Schedule
tasks
from
to-do
list
Remind
bosses
and
coworkers
of
vacation
One
Week
before:
Ask
neighbors
to
watch
house
Complete
items
from
to-do
list:
•
Launder
clothes
•
Service
and
wash
car
•
Stop
mail
and
paper
•
Shop
for
sunscreen
and
other
incidentals
•
Start
packing
suitcases
•
Program
the
GPS
•
Print
off
check-in
information
•
Get
cash
Day
before:
Complete
to-do
list:
•
Drop
pets
at
vet
•
Water
plants
•
Get
gas
•
Pack
car
•
Set
coffee-maker
•
Get
some
sleep!
Day
of:
Alas,
some
things
just
can’t
be
done
ahead
of
time.
•
Double
check
packing
lists
•
Take
out
trash
•
Turn
off
water
•
Unplug
computers
and
other
electronics
•
Set
the
house
lights
•
Turn
down
the
thermostat
•
Set
the
alarm
•
Put
the
kids
in
the car
•
Hit
the
open
road!
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