It's almost time for my older son's trip to Mississippi. Along with a large group of students and school staff, he's going to spend a week rebuilding hurricane-damaged homes by day and sleeping on an air mattress in a church gym by night. 
Due to airline regulations, they may each bring one checked bag and on carry-on. The checked bag cannot weigh more than 50 pounds--and it has to contain enough clothes and toiletries for a week as well as an air mattress, blanket or sleeping bag, and a pillow.
He's going to have to be really careful about what he packs. Fortunately, there will be laundry facilities where he's staying, so he won't have to bring too many articles of clothing. And we do have a nice BIG duffel bag; we know everything will fit in there. Especially if I pack it. I'm pretty good at getting a large amount of stuff into a small space. He may have a little trouble getting it all packed to come back home, but that's not my problem!
I hope he won't be assigned too much homework during that week, because schoolbooks weigh almost as much as that air mattress--and that would make his bag overweight. Then he'd have to choose: sleep or Shakespeare?
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