Summertime notes

woooooooooohoooooooooooooooo it's summer!!!!! school is officially out!!! ran around the house singing alice cooper's schoooooooooooooool's out for summer !!!!

okay and then collapsed and decided it's time to regroup and get the summer schtuff ready to go:

the summer supplies list:
2 rolls stretchy gauze - not the plastic stuff
1 box each, 3" 4" and 5" gauze pads
1 roll waterproof tape (duct tape will do in a pinch)
1 box antibacterial wipes
1 plastic can unscented baby wipes
1 plastic bottle sunscreen with mosquito repellent (non deet)
2 tubes neosporin anti pain ointment
2 boxes refreezable ice (walmart carries these in camping equipment)
1 "the absorber" (brand name) synthetic chamois -- walmart auto dept -- look for the one in it's own plastic container (the container is important)

okay, here's the justifications:
the antibacterial wipes are good for cleaning cuts and scrapes when clean water isn't readily available. the stretchy gauze is good for wrapping and holding gauze pads in place -- the pastic stretchy stuff is not, especially if you sensitive skin issues. the waterproof tape will stick ... ouchless tape will not. unscented baby wipes are good for cleaning up all kinds of mess -- messy faces and hands, messy car seats, that bird poop on the picnic table.
the sunscreen is important for skin health, the mosquito repellent part means you can feel a little safer during the "five more minutes" plea bargaining.
neosporin antibacterial anti pain ointment works wonders, even on cat scratches (but you will still have to get the gravel out if you close enconter the ground when u dirt bike)
the refreezable ice stores well in the freezer, will help keep your drinks cold, won't leak all over the car if the kids forget to put the stopper back in the cooler, and if someone needs an ice pack,
wrap a few in a dampened absorber -- if u overheat, it feels good at the back of the neck/base of the skull. (on top of your head is not a good place for ice, nor is on your tummy or chest, people -- the cold shock can stress your heart)
okay why the absorber????
makes a great sports towel -- one small absorber will dry off the kids (wring out between kids), wipe up that spill (rinse and wring out), even survive the kids washing the car (rinse and wring out after use)
aaaaaaand absorbers come in their own little plastic tube -- which is great because when the noise from the backseat gets overwhelming, you pull it out of the tube ... it didn't dry out? this is good -- wipe your face and back of your neck, and let it cool you down before you lose it at the kids lol
and did i mention that it's smaller than a towel? which means that damp or not, you can pack it back in the tube and it's ready to go even when you're not. so it'll be handy when the kids just got out of the water and that's when they tell you someone left the towels on the table at home.

a little damp and it feels cool to the touch with noooo chemicals ... which is exactly what you want when a kid gets heat rash or over heats, or when you feel a headache coming on (because heat will do that to anyone)

do i sound like i'm advertising for them? i'm not. i got my first absorber ... OMGGGGGGGG over 20 years ago, and i've found what seems like a million uses for them ever since.