Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Challenges of a family of six all living in a camper have really been pretty minor. We frequently bump into each other in bathrooms, kitchens and around the dinner table, but we say a quick "sorry" and we're off. The volume of noise seems to be louder in small quarters so turning our voices (and electronics) down a notch has been needed...especially in the truck! The kitchen is continuously needing to be reorganized...especially after trips to the grocery store!! I am still amazed how much food these pantry shelves and refrigerator/freezer can hold! When we travel, things are still shuffling around a lot so we've had to remember to put our hands up, ready to catch things when we open cabinets or the refrigerator. It does take longer to get to certain things (pantry items, pots/pans, baking items, school/office supplies, etc) because you have to "unbury" it and then " rebury" it when you are done with it. Also, our weather has been much colder than expected so we have had to break into the space bags with winter clothes and use electric space heaters almost every night. We started with Luke and Lila sleeping in the loft but after a couple of weeks...that raised the tension levels between the two, so now Lila sleeps on the bottom bed in the garage and Luke is all by himself in the loft and peace has been restored! So far, laundry has worked out just fine using laundromats at campgrounds. We do laundry and grocery shopping with no regularity...just whenever it is available...so both meals and wardrobes have had to be creative! Really...there hasn't been anything big we've had to deal with as we have gotten these first three weeks under our belt. Perhaps the biggest challenge has been lack of Internet/cell access, which honestly, has been a good thing. So, as you are enjoying your nice, spacious bathrooms, showers where you can let the water run as long as younlike, cabinet and refrigerator space that doesn't get jostled every few days and washers/dryers/dishwashers...be thankful for the little things and think of us...who are equally thankful for the roof over our head during this wonderful adventure that we are on!!

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