Instructions

When Ben was little and we used to leave him overnight (with grandparents only, mind) I used to leave a veritable instruction manual covering everything from thermostat settings to feedings and everything in between. For this trip, which will be the first time we have left any of the kids (much less all 3) overnight with a babysitter (two nights!), I am consciously trying to tone it down a bit. So far I have only taped two pieces of paper to the refrigerator. One is a list of  important information (the kids' birthdates, health insurance information, and a slew of phone numbers some of which I can't possibly envision a need for), and the other is a daily schedule for Caroline (to be used as a guideline only! I am not that anal). I do plan on taking the baby sitter room by room when she gets here (she has not been to the new house yet), and possibly on a drive-by of the camp and day care, so she knows where to go to pick up all the kids tomorrow. But I am not stressing out about this. I swear. (Can't we just take the baby with us...?)