Evacuation Meme

[leapin_jot]

This weekend we met up with my sister-in-law and two nieces.  My s-i-l was trying to explain to my nine-year-old niece that when you evacuate you want to take your most valuable possessions.  Jenna immediately said that she would bring all of her stuffed animals.  I tried to explain to her that you want to bring things that can't be replaced if

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[tree_and_leaf]

Jenna immediately said that she would bring all of her stuffed animals. I tried to explain to her that you want to bring things that can't be replaced if they get lost. She didn't quite get that.

But for a kid the loved stuffed animal isn't replaceable. It's not any old bear, it's your bear, and even one of the same make is different (though of course, if a parent is sufficiently imaginative, they can make up a story that will persuade at least a young child that it is the same - it's been mended and washed, and that's why it looks new...) I must admit that, though I don't know if it would make my priority list for saving things, I'd be really upset about losing my favourite bear, who I inherited from my dad, and who I really couldn't replace - because I don't value him because he's a cute-but-shabby bear, I value him because he was my childhood companion, and before that, dad's

[leapin_jot]

Ah, I should have mentioned, she has never demonstrated any particular fondness for her stuffed animals. I think her ishuffle has more emotional value to her.

You can totally do your own 72-hour kit, or of course you can add to the Red Cross one, which is what I've done. I just wanted to get the point across that the basic requirements have been met.

I brought a bunch to read too. Though I haven't had time to read. One thing about staying with family is that there is always someone around to talk to and plenty of distractions. TV shows have been more fun to watch because we could share those and they provided a distraction.

[divinemum]

Good question.

1. My set of the Anne of Green Gables series, including my first edition copy of Anne of the Island.

2. The quilt my grandmother made for me.

3. The quilt I used as a baby that Hermione has claimed as her own, and the quilt I made for Ginny when she was a baby.

[leapin_jot]

Quilts are practical as well as emotional, so good choice. I'll probably bring mine next time.

[harriet_wimsey]

That's tough. I'd probably bring my viola, but I'm not sure what else. A Bible would be easy to get anywhere, and I'm not particularly tied to the specific copies of books that I have. Maybe my Lord Peter Wimsey Companion--that was only published in a limited run, so it would be expensive/impossible to replace. Other than that, my teddy bear? I have the feeling there's something really obvious that I'm missing, but I can't think what it could be.