Change in Plans... Already.

O.K.  Some of you may have received a letter from me telling you of our latest plans, and in that letter I mentioned that we were headed west...well, change of plans!  My dad went ahead and got spinal meningitis. So we are headed up north to MA to help with his recovery (and I need to see that he is healthy if I am to travel this road without a heavy heart.)  He was released from a near week stay in the hospital two days ago, and is still weak, but will make a full recovery.
     The journey thus far has been pretty exhausting, but mixed with little bits of fun.  Fiona and Ethan are doing such a great job with the long stays in the truck (one day we did 9 hours straight).  Scott and I have had to explain that this is NOT the way it will be once we head out on our cross country adventure.  When will that start?  Not sure.  I need to see that dad is somewhat back to normal, and we need to have some quality visits with our New England friends and family.  We also need to do some minor repairs on the trailer when we arrive.  We are still in the "pre-joy" stage of this chapter of life.  Our trip north is the "shake down tour".  Learning all the improvements we can and should make before heading into uncharted territory.  Gammy and Gampy's driveway is just the place to work on these improvements.

We tried our hand at upholstering...

The hours all rolled into one as I sewed each curtain and valance.

Ethan and Joel each signed a baseball for each other.

Kitty even came back (after a few weeks) to say farewell.

Here is our master bedroom.

Living room.

Bye. Bye. Big house.

Fiona/Ethan heart

Scott and Ethan playing catch our first night away.

First cooked meal in trailer.  Mmmmm......

Ethan's cricket named Jeremy.

Tennessee?

Memphis.

Oops, you silly trailer breaks.  You need fixing.

State park sight in TN.

So proud of our home.

Look at them!  Ahhhh.  So awesome.

"See you later you independent big kids"!

Every time I look in the mirror, I see this face staring back at me.

Tonights campground in Kentucky.  Old School.

Yay, a catch! Boo for fish.  I think I ripped its face off trying to remove the hook.

Always busy.

Waahhhhh!  I miss these kids so much already!

Jason/Duty selfie!