preparations are underway

for the upcoming os jaunt. Last night we dug our suitcases out - well it wasn't actually digging because they were stored at a great height, it was more like precariously balancing on a ladder - but I digress. We always take our backpacks inside our suitcase, you know so you have room for all of the 'kulcha' you want to bring home with you. My backpack is old and sad, the insides are peeling away and I will have to put everything inside a garbage bag so it doesn't get black stuff all over it. I also thought - hmmmmmmmmm I never use the straps so I might cut them out.

I said to my sister, " Do you think it will be ok if I cut this stuff out? "
She looked at me and said, "Yeah why not"
So then I cut a strap, and I said, "well no going back now"

My Sister looked at me and said " Ummm what are you doing?"
I said " Cutting the backpkack straps off my backpack"
She said " Ummmm I didn't know that, what are you going to carry it with?"

I think this confirms that she never really listens to anything I say. I did continue though, and hacked off all of the straps and took out the aluminium hard rail things - and I am pretty sure I am going to love my new - garbage bagged interior backpack, sans backpack!