Familiarity

Life here has taken on a familiar look. We seem to have picked up right where we left off when we left....the kids joining in on the regular homeschooling activities and spending time with family and friends. It's interesting because one of the things I love most about being on the road is the unpredictability of life...that each day is different and we never "plan"...we just do. My kids on the other hand are loving this more "scheduled" life. They like knowing that every Monday we go to the library program, that every Wednesday we go to the homeschooling park day...and the rest of the week they are busy planning what we will do on our usual off days. So often we end up at a friends house, meeting someone for lunch, taking classes...well you get the picture. I find it amusing because when we are on the road they never asked what are we doing tomorrow, or tried to plan anything. Instead they would awake each morning...well okay sometimes afternoon!...and ask each other what what do you want to do today...and off we'd go. Another big difference is that I feel like we are constantly rushed these days....we have to "be" somewhere all the time. On the road we were never in a hurry. In fact most of the time we never even knew what time it was. Being back has made me realize that I prefer to take it a day at a time and just go with the flow of whatever life throws at us. But right now the kids only have a few weeks left to "pack it all in" before we leave...and I see how happy they are doing it all... so I will happily taxi them around to enjoy all the things they are passionate about right now and I will have a smile on my face while I do it!

Happy Birthday Great Grandma!

Not sure what to call this picture! We were at Auntie Cindys for a barbecue and the kids played in the sprinkler...this was about as high as it was allowed according to Katie! She's definitely not a water baby!

Busy Weekend!

What a full weekend we had...and some great weather to enjoy it all!! On Saturday we had a great visit with Auntie Cindy, Lucy and Hazel. It was so great to be able to just sit outside together and soak up the sun! The kids however really never sat down much all day! They started out early in the day doing the craft at the campground...painting pillowcases. Then it was a magic show ...a quick break for lunch and then off for a wagon ride and the chocolate slippery slide...yup...you could slide and snack all in one! The kids loved it! The evening ended with a pyjama party, movie and popcorn in the clubhouse. They sure kept everyone busy and we all slept well Saturday night!

Summer Camp

A few pictures from the kids week at the OSPCA camp this month.

Today we made the move closer to Barrie. We are staying at the KOA in Cookstown...this is the same place we did our very first venture into rving around 10 months ago! I can't believe we have been on the road for that long! We were all pretty excited to move again...the kids were getting anxious about being closer to friends, and I am thrilled to finally have internet and a laundry room again. And since it doesn't add any time to Bill's commute we are all happy! We are looking forward to spending the next five weeks doing some regular activities with our homeschooling group, revisiting some of our favorite places, and being in closer proximity to family. I admit I have missed blogging for the past few weeks...so it may get a little crazy here for a bit!!

Nothin' Says Summer Like Watermelon!

Every once in a while I add my two cents worth between work, flying, and family time. It's official....our land locked home is sold. July 31 was the closing date and we managed to reach it...barely! Without a doubt we will pay movers next time to ship our remaining belongings (not much left since the purge before our RV journey and the purging leading up to the move) which still filled a 26ft truck but was stackable into a 12x12 office. We went the free office storage root to truly feel liberated to be virtually debt free! I mentioned 'land locked' earlier in that there is no longer a 'house' in the background...its gone (an odd but good feeling)...and now without a doubt our home and house is and remains 500 sq ft of mobility. It is an interesting feeling to know that will our tank full ($350 bucks of diesel) we can range in any direction for up to 1100 KM and have a new backyard...no trailing expenses of the house...no more strings attached... except for family and friends.

Family

This weekend we were able to get our first visit in to see Gramma and Grammpa...it was a weekend of water balloon fights, making cookies, games, play dough, lots of books, walks, movies, frog catching and laughs! Who could have ever imagined how good a real bed and shower would be (well for those of us who choose to shower and sleep...ahem...Ali?...)