The launch has officially commenced!!!
We are still Mississippi because the kids are still in school but we went ahead and decided to launch the full-time+
adventure locally.
We are planners; not sure if I am as much as Paul is so maybe I should say that Paul has done a great job with the planning and preparing stages and easing into this new lifestyle. Jumping into something, accepting new things takes time for us; as spontaneous as we like to be; when it comes to big things, it's all carefully planned out.
Staying Local: Getting our Feet Wet first!
Staying local for a month or so was something we considered to do even in April but of course you sometimes never know exactly how things will work out even with the best planning. The best part about staying local for a little bit before we venture off is that we are familiar with everything here; this is still home and if something happens that we need to fix we know where to look and where to go to fix it. We can have time to settle in and organize things while we all are in the same space so going on the road is a much smoother transition.
The first issue that had to be corrected: Tires! We bought the camper used; it's a 2014 and the tires seemed to still be in decent condition but we found out by moving it to the local campground that they really were not in as good of condition as we first thought so new tires had to be put on all the way around. We knew and planned for the possibility of having to replace all of the tires, was just hoping we wouldn't have to right away; wishful thinking! It's all good now, so at least we won't have to worry about tires unless we happen to run over something and hopefully that won't happen; but if it does; even on the road far away from home, it is something we know is all part of this.
Nature and Wildlife
Ok, we are in a campground, not exactly in the middle of the woods. We are still in town; just a little south of town. The campground is maintained and people are in and out all of the time. However, we have encountered some wildlife; campground specific maybe but still things we haven't come across in our own backyard.
The wildlife we don't want to encounter are the dangerous types and there was one of those snakes when we first moved the camper into the spot. I hope we scared it away and it doesn't come back but it is a good reminder to always pay attention to the surroundings and it never hurts to be a little careful when exploring.
The wildlife we have enjoyed are the squirrels and ducks! They have enjoyed our food and it's been fun feeding them. They are definitely used to people and guess they have learned that these people that come to the campground with food are pretty nice to them too. Squirrels and ducks may not be that big of a deal but we have been enjoying them; they are like our adoptive pets while we are here. I know the little things such as a squirrel eating out of your hand are the things the kids (and ourself) will remember from these trips. I hope to be able to have something unique little experiences everywhere we go.
Really, where else can you feed a squirrel right out of your hand?
Two-Year-Old Toddler!!
One experience we have had this week is our two-year-old grandson, Lane. Lane has been visiting us since last Friday and will go home this upcoming Saturday. Our oldest son, Aaron came in for a few days as well but with his work schedule, he couldn't stay that long. Having two extra people in such a small space has been pretty chaotic. A two-year-old toddler can make some big messes that is for sure! It's easy to forget how busy and messy toddlers are. He has been fun and has been enjoying his first camping adventure. To him, this is a temporary trip, a fun time with Nana and PopPop and he gets to go home to his own routine. Between him and the kids still in school, there is not much down time so we can't use this first week as an indicator of how the rest of the weeks will be. Being able to celebrate his birthday and to experience lots of "firsts" with him has been an adventure all on its own. I am not sure how much of this he will remember but hopefully, he will remember some and with Aaron being able to fly anywhere, hopefully, we will have more adventures with him as he gets older.
We will stay in Mississippi until Shelby graduates and then it is off to Missouri for our first Escapade Adventure!
The Roaming PJ's are Paul and Janiece
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