Several years ago, my two little girls and I hit the road for a wonderful spring and summer wandering through the western U.S. We came back when we did because my darling 5 year old was getting increasingly homesick, and I decided she needed to come home and get into kindergarten. I can't believe that she's in 5th grade now, and I'm really missing the road again.
It's not that we haven't traveled. We spent a long summer trip circling the Florida coast and visited every national park site in the state, include Dry Tortugas. There was the whirlwind Arizona spring break trip and the early summer tour of West Texas (I could happily go back to Terligua for an extended stay). But I haven't been a committed "full-timer" for a long time, and I miss it.
I want to recreate some of the magic that I experience with my daughters when we were really cocooned in our little trailer Rosie. I don't see us going back on the road full time, but most families can't. I had questions from followers on how I was able to take the trip that I did, and I had the advantage of a large severance package at the time. Now, I have to be more careful, more creative, and a lot more thoughtful.
That just makes me like all the rest of those Mamas who want to hit the road on an adventure with their kids. The blog is becoming my place to dream, brainstorm, and plan for the adventures that could still be part of my family's time together.
Monday, January 7, 2013
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