Friday, July 14, 2006
Why Am I Here?
For any people who might by chance decide to read this blog, I am writing this introduction to my journey. As for family members and friends, I am sure you have all heard all this already.
A few months ago, my husband Brian decided that we should sell everything and buy an RV. I didn't take him seriously. Three weeks ago or so we bought a huge Ford F250 Turbo Diesel Lariat, used, in a screaming red. Hmmm.
Now there is a FOR RENT sign in front of our house, and there is a Salem LE 32SRV Trailer parked in the backyard. The awning is out, the doors are open to air it out, and we are leaving in little more than two weeks with our 3-year-old daughter and 15-year old son.
Now this sounds positively utopian! But I am a reluctant passenger on this journey. I am almost ashamed to admit I am rather a materialistic person. I like my things. I like my comforts. I like my privacy. All this will change. Even now, I am posting everything on eBay, and considering a huge moving sale with the items that fail to sell online. The relative lack of space and privacy I expect fills me with explicable dread and a sense of foreboding.
My initials before I got married were RV. Coincidence? Or was it foreordained that I take this trip? Will this be a wonderful family homeschooling experience? Or will it be a downward spiral into insanity and strife?
If you continue to follow my journey, you will perhaps find out the answer. I don't know. But now it's back to eBay, where I am getting slaphappy with my item descriptions.
A few months ago, my husband Brian decided that we should sell everything and buy an RV. I didn't take him seriously. Three weeks ago or so we bought a huge Ford F250 Turbo Diesel Lariat, used, in a screaming red. Hmmm.
Now there is a FOR RENT sign in front of our house, and there is a Salem LE 32SRV Trailer parked in the backyard. The awning is out, the doors are open to air it out, and we are leaving in little more than two weeks with our 3-year-old daughter and 15-year old son.
Now this sounds positively utopian! But I am a reluctant passenger on this journey. I am almost ashamed to admit I am rather a materialistic person. I like my things. I like my comforts. I like my privacy. All this will change. Even now, I am posting everything on eBay, and considering a huge moving sale with the items that fail to sell online. The relative lack of space and privacy I expect fills me with explicable dread and a sense of foreboding.
My initials before I got married were RV. Coincidence? Or was it foreordained that I take this trip? Will this be a wonderful family homeschooling experience? Or will it be a downward spiral into insanity and strife?
If you continue to follow my journey, you will perhaps find out the answer. I don't know. But now it's back to eBay, where I am getting slaphappy with my item descriptions.
