There is a thrill of excitement in the air around here. It feels almost like Christmas Eve. (Only,the weather suggests that with our highs in the 60's for the last couple days.) No, it's better. It's VACATION EVE! Starting tomorrow, we get our daddy home for 9 days!
(Gnome made by Jeff's grandmother.)
Almost a whole year has gone by since our last big family roadtrip to Arkansas. It was on the way home that we decided we wanted to try camping. Talk about a lesson in patience! By the time we scraped enough camping supplies together, it was too late to camp, so we had to wait until this past May! I feel almost un-American (in a good way) on this point. I am glad we did not go into any debt and had to wait to get our supplies. It's normal to us now, to wait for something we want. 
Today, the kids and I will pass the time by going to get groceries. Then, I need to work on cleaning some of the camping supplies. Even though we clean them before we put them away, they always seem sandy some how. Sand gets everywhere!
(Also by Jeff's grandmother.)
I am not going to do much blogging until we get back from vacation. (Really.) I am so looking forward to being away from technology. Being away is going to help, I think, break the ties my youngest has to his Wii IN Jones game. It's funny how when we are camping no one ever mentions computers, Wii games or the TV. That reminds me. Since TV has gone digital, we've watched a lot less of it. The only good channel we get is PBS. I am so much happier to listen to a record in the evening or watch a Wii Sports match between my husband and the kids. I feel like things are more in balance. I know some people like cable, but for me it is a snare. I am much happier without it in the house, even if it means we only get a few channels. I don't miss that bill!
(Yep. This one, too. She loved ceramics.)
I'd better wrap this up and get started. I do want to say that meals have gone better this week. I've felt the tug on my flesh on this one! I also finished two good books this week. ( Go to my nature blog to see those, if you are curious.) When I get back, I need to really get serious about next year's Science lessons. We need to start school early this year so we can take some time off later in the year when we move again. That means school could start back up in some form in just 4 weeks.
I hope you have a great week!
~Jenn
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