Sky's Birthday! 11.05.15

My oldest just turned 9 on the 3rd and her birthday has been ongoing for the last few days. On the second her Grandpa took her out to Subway and bought her Minecraft. Sky is way into video games and she's really good at them so that was the perfect gift. The picture is from this morning because she hasn't stopped playing it since she got it. 

Sky playing Minecraft

The big surprise for her was last night when Grandma made the trip out and brought her even more birthday goodies.

Backpack, Card, Fuzzy Boots, and Glow Sticks.

I asked her to just look normal and got an eye roll. She cracks me up. I love my big girl.

Are we done yet Mom?

For her birthday we got Chinese food (her favorite) and watched some movies on Netflix. Sky is going to do the 5k with me at the end of February, which will be a ton of fun.

On that note I really haven't been keeping up with the whole exercising thing, in fact I haven't really started it so I will remedy that today. I am still dropping weight though so yay! That's all for now, we'll talk to you all later.

From Mt Vernon to Smelterville 11.04.15

Hello everyone! I have been a bit busy the last few days. Yesterday was my daughters birthday, she turned 9. In some ways I still can't believe I have children much less how big they're getting. It's kind of amazing. Before I got home though I took a load to Idaho and then picked up potatoes on the way back. There's a railroad track that ends right behind where I swapped trailers. I always enjoy seeing nature take back a portion of what we created. It seems like no matter how grand our creations, without constant maintenance, nature reclaims what is hers. Maybe a thousand years from now someone will consider this an archaeological site and wonder what the purpose of it was. It's kind of cool to think about. 

End of the Track in Warden.

Of course winter is on its way and that means different things in different places. Trees are changing colors and losing there leaves. In Idaho it's cold and dry right now while in Mt Vernon there's fog that's engulfing everything.

Smelterville Idaho

I love the Tamaracks, they add little bursts of color to the northern mountains. I can never tell the difference between them and other pine trees until they start changing color. To me it's like they're saying "Ha! Fooled ya, I'm deciduous." it makes me smile.

Tamarack

Up in Mt Vernon it was pretty foggy, although it's hard to tell from the pictures. Everything up there is pretty wet right now.

South of Mt Vernon

On 405 we experienced classic Washington rain. It rains really hard, so much that the windshield wipers can't keep up then stops so they squeak across the glass. Just when you're ready to turn them off the rain pours down again.

405  South

Between the rain and rush hour traffic was pretty slow.

Traffic was stop and go

I can't complain though. I got great miles the last few days and have yet to hit any snow even though some of my friends have. Later tonight I will tell you all about Sky's birthday, but for now I'm signing off. Hope you all have a wonderful day!

The Adventure Begins 10.18.14

About a week ago we received a 20 day termination of lease from our landlord. After looking for apartments and realizing that with my less than fantastic credit, our cat and Jason's record, finding a place in 20 days was going to be nearly impossible, we decided to move into a motel.

At this point we are still working on getting a storage unit but we have reserved a 2 bed room at the motel for the first of November. Our plan right now is to get rid of most of our things and only store the things it would be difficult to replace once we get our own place. Our oldest daughter is actually excited to be moving as is Jason. We are looking on the bright side and coming up with ideas on how to make it work for us. We are still very lucky, we are not homeless, we have food, shelter, and I have good job that will be able to support us wherever we end up. All of us are healthy and happy to be getting out of a place where it takes over 3 weeks to get someone to fix the heat in the winter and where we have the hot water shut off under the sink because it's been leaking for several months, even if us leaving wasn't by our choice. So in two weeks we will be starting our grand adventure and I will keep you all updated on how it goes. Until then, stay happy and remember, no matter what happens you create your own reality. Rather than getting down about situations or things that seem bad, find the bright side and make it work for you. It could be the best thing that ever happened to you!