Packing....

and it's close relatives:

listing

organizing

piling

double checking



Also related:

doing laundry for above mentioned packing

shopping for a few items of clothing that said packing revealed were missing but needed  (and just because I found this somewhat shocking, our 12 year old is now wearing size 18 pants!)

creatively using up food 

mowing the lawn

arranging for someone to water the flowers

stopping the mail

and doing necessary repairs and maintenance on the vehicle that will carry us 5000+ miles in the next three weeks!



More distantly related:

preparing for school immediately following our trip

making arrangements to miss the first week (or two or three) of scheduled activities



That sums up my week.  :-)