So much can happen in such a small amount of time. I guess the biggest surprise we have is we finally bought a travel trailer. That's right after toiling in the hot summer sun for months while fixing the pop up, we decided after only two trips we wanted to upgrade. I am pretty frugal so it is a big deal for me to loosen the purse strings enough to buy something we don't need, but just want and to go from something that is paid for to something that needs payments. However, I think what pushed us over the edge was our last two trips were weather extremes and having to set up and take down gets that much harder. The pop up was way easier to set up and take down than tent camping, which we did as a family for years, but I guess you just get to a point where as you get older it gets harder to bear the heat and frigid air to do stuff. We didn't even want a slide in our new trailer. We can park anywhere and have immediate access to the entire trailer. Being able to stop at a rest stop, make a meal, and comfortably eat at a table will be great. D use to use a portable grill/stove to make us a quick meal at a rest stop and most of the time we ate in the car because it was too cold/hot to eat at a picnic table. After a lot of back and forth we settled on a 2019 Kingsport. It is about twice as long as our pop up and I was really nervous about towing it. However, it actually towed better than our pop up did, probably because of the fancy weight distribution hitch we bought. We aren't taking it on a trip for awhile so we will see how our first trip goes after we tow it farther than 25 minutes.
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| Already trying to get the dog use to the new home away from home. |
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| We have a real kitchen! |
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| And a couch and table. L and A are on the double bed bunks and D and I have our room behind the kitchen. |
A had a big couple of weeks. She finally decided to cut her Rapunzel style hair into a cute bob. She was starting to complain about the weight of her hair on her neck. She had me take off about 15 inches of hair and then she donated it to Locks of Love. She also went and had an official ID card made. She is starting to take CLEP exams to earn college credit for the classes she is taking and needed an id card to be able to test. I can't believe my baby girl is getting so big! Time goes by so fast. I have to remember the savor days.
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| She is adulting! |
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| She was nervous about cutting it. |
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| It was really long. |
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| There she is holding her own hair. |
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| What the back looked like right after I cut off the pony tail. I evened it up and made it look good. This was just right after I did it |
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| The finished product. She loves it and has gotten several complements. It turned out really cute. |
T has been doing wonderful in basketball. His team just won his latest game. He has one more this week and then the playoffs. He has been kind of sad lately because we have decided not to return to scouts next year. He is going to miss his friends. However, he is bridging to the Boy Scouts and we just do not approve of them as an organization. They also focus on survival camping and go on a trip every month. We just don't have the desire or time to do that. I have told him he will make new friends, but you know how kids worry. I am not sure what we will replace Scouts with, but probably 4H or maybe Trail Life.
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| They play hard at their games. |
Lyla has been celebrating the chickens birthdays. All 4 of the babies we bought last year are still with us. My neighbor seemed to enjoy watching her sing the happy birthday song to our chickens! She has also been reminding me her birthday party is soon and will once again be Paris themed. Apparently, she thinks the is ready to tackle the macaroons again.
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| Chickens enjoying the veggie and grain cake that she made them. |
My leg/hip is feeling better, but I am still resting it for another few days before I attempt resuming my regular activities. D has had crazy allergies, but overall things are good. We miss seeing our family so if you are feeling better then let's meet at the "Dining Room". Miss and love you!
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