Tag: Full Time RVing with Kids

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Not All Rainbows and Flying Squirrels

Jenn

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“Mommy, mama, daddy, dada, we saw flying squirrels!” squealed Thing 2 as he and Thing 1 came rushing into our bedroom this morning. Just the sort of thing I dreamed…

“Mommy, mama, daddy, dada, we saw flying squirrels!” squealed Thing 2 as he and Thing 1 came rushing into our bedroom this morning. Just the sort of thing I dreamed about in the months before we left. I mean, not specifically flying squirrels (that might be weird) but curious little boys excited about God’s creation.

Of course, it’s not all rainbows and flying squirrels.

Later, Thing 1 comes stomping out of their room, “I wanna go home.” We asked why. “If he (Thing 2) is not going to keep our room clean, I wanna go home.”

We had our first meal together as a family in the rv. It was mostly pleasant until “the crunching” got to me. PMS is not fun for me or them particularly PMS in a 280 square foot rv. I finished my lunch outside at the picnic table.

Like I said, it’s not all rainbows and flying squirrels.

After finishing school, I decided a walk would be good for us. Aside from having to referee who got Nico and who got Nigel, it was lovely.

We ended the day with a workout and dinner. After the dinner I got a call on my cell phone. “I have Nigel”.

“Huh? What? You have Nigel? Oh noooo!!! We’ll be right there.”

Nigel had gotten loose and wandered down the street. Brent and the boys went to campsite 247 and found him happily sitting on a stranger’s lap.

Yeah, it’s not all rainbows and flying squirrels BUT it’s so worth it.

Love and Laughter,
Jenn

Day 1: Posers

Jenn

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We didn’t make it far our first night on the road as “full timers”. We drove about 100 miles north. We parked the trailer on the cul-de-sac of a perfectly…

We didn’t make it far our first night on the road as “full timers”. We drove about 100 miles north. We parked the trailer on the cul-de-sac of a perfectly suburban neighborhood. We ended up sleeping in the guest room at Brent’s parents.

Posers.

In the morning, it took us an hour and a half to park the trailer in the driveway. I hope this is not an indication of the year to come.

We even needed to cut limbs to make this beast fit.

I need a cowboy hat. That’s high on my list when I get to Texas. I have priorities.

After parking the trailer we headed down to Rancho Oso to purchase a Thousand Trails membership After spending hours researching and budgeting, we decided to go with the national pass which included an RPI preferred membership. It seems like it will be the best way to stretch our campsite dollars and it will give us a little direction. Brent or I both tend to get a little overwhelmed when presented with too many choices and this will help narrow them down.

There were lots of deer.

Kids activities are another reason we decided to join Thousand Trails. While Brent and I love the idea of boondocking (but not as much as I love saying “boondocking”. Saying it just makes me feel adventurous.) we have young boys who might enjoy spending some time in a campgrounds with amenities like pools and ping pong.

Our day ended with a stop in Santa Barbara. The boys wanted to drive by the houses Brent and I lived in when we met. He loves to say he “married the girl next door.” It’s true. The first time I saw him he was standing on the steps of my my little white duplex. It was love at first sight.

We have a few more days at Brent’s parents. There is still some major organizing to do and we have to get rid of more stuff. Sigh.

Oh and before I go I wanted to show you what was next the gate of the parking lot to our trailer the day we left Ventura.

How sweet is that! My friend and her kids hung this at nearly midnight the night before we left. However, I’m wondering if it should have said “New School Nomads are Off Their Rockers.” 😉

Friends. We only left Ventura a few days ago and I’m already missing them.

Time will fly.

Love and Laughter,
Jenn