The Date

I don't think that we are cleaning out fast enough.  It seems like no matter how much we post on craigslist, there seems to be a houseful.  The big garage sale happens at the end of the month, with a charity truck coming to load up afterwards.
My sixteen year old announced yesterday that he was coming with us.  Best mothers day present ever.  So just the seven of us and two dogs once we drop one off at college. 
I can't tell you how many times I still flip flop around.  I am happier in the RV.  I am happier with my children all around me, I love traveling and yet the unknowns still drive me crazy.
I don't even know how much we really spend each month on food.  What if gas prices shoot up dramatically?  What if my children really won't like each other when they have to be best friends? 
Then something amazing happens like I walk upstairs and they are draped over furniture playing minecraft together and I realize that they are going to love me for this someday.  I don't know how long it will take but someday our adventures on the road will be the envy of all who know them.  At least that is how our first trip went.
I told a good friend at church today and you know what she said to me?  That I do all the things others dream about.  Some people talk and never do, but I decide on some crazy adventure and then I do it.
So in a way I have been preparing for this for a long time.  I am so excited to see the world, to meet great people, and try yummy food, but most of all I am excited to see my family come back together.  To love being together more than anything in the world.