I'm still here!!!!

Hi Everyone!! It's been so long since I have been able to get on here and update so I will do my best today to sum up our trip to date.
Let's just say it's been alot of fun and has also had it's challenges. Let's go back to the day pulling away April 29th. For one we were very loaded....even more then we should have been. The neighbors across the street where we lived had to come watch us hook up and then pull away to make sure we could do it....LOL!! Well we did. Our first stop was to Kellogg Idaho and the Mine Country. When we got on the highway leaving Coeur d'Alene we got about 3 or 4 miles up the highway (mountain) and we lost power on the truck.....YES we did!!! I thought I was going to puck. Dave did very well we got it pulled over and it started right back up. Come to find out when he puts his hand threw the steering wheel to turn on the flashers he bumped the keys and turned off the truck while driving. THANK GOD! We were all praying the whole way up to the pass. But as we kept driving we found the suburban having a very hard time getting up the hills and pulling the trailer. So when we got to the top Dave pulled over again made sure the electric breaks were plugged in right because when we were coming up the highway the breaks kept kicking in. So come to find out that there was something wrong with the flashers and the connections to the trailer breaks.....they as in the flashers kept putting the breaks on when we were trying to get up the mountains. Just imagine that....it was fun but it all good now!!

We finally got to the Campsite that we were going to stay at. It was great there and the kids had alot of fun. Toured mines and learned alot about the mining community. We took them down to the Sunshine Mine where the worst Mine accident happened in the US back on May 2nd 1972. So as for schooling the kids they have wrote essay's about Mining, Gold, Amethyst and Garnets. Which we found all of those precious stones. Dave was quite proud of the Gold Mining, he did very well. We stayed in Kellogg for 3 days then headed down to the St. Maries area.

There was no big excitements with pulling the trailer this time...again Thank God!! We got to Huckleberry Camp Ground and stayed there for a full week and for the whole entire week (not joking) it rained and stormed the entire time. So there was a lot of close bonding time and schooling.....we were able to do some fishing with the kids here and there but not much. Then after staying there for a week we packed up and headed East towards Montana but not after a bunch of mishaps, first one of our cats got lose and wouldn't come back, then as we were all hooked up ready to pull out our oldest son found something on the ground and threw it in the trailer but NEVER SHUT THE DOOR and we didn't notice it,....(bad parents on our side) then about 5 miles down the highway we blew a tire on the trailer....omgoodness does it ever end......that's what we were all wondering. But Dave did his magic and now are at Avery. A very small mountain/river old logging town. It is so beautiful here that Dave now doesn't want to leave. We are staying at http://www.averyid.com/ if you would like to check it out for yourself. We also got a system going here, we don't have to pay the rates here because we are going to help him with the lodge. Dave is going to work with him to get the cabins finished. So we have full hook ups plus no fees.....so for those who don't believe God does answer prayers!!! Not sure how long we will be here we just know we're in no hurry to pack it up again any time soon.

Sorry these pictures aren't in order off the blog but at least you get something to look at....lol

I am posting a bunch of pictures or as many as I can. And in no particular order because I don't know how much longer I'll have this Internet connection. I hope you all enjoy and I will be back on here just as soon as I can.

Been a busy week!!

Omgoodness I can't believe it's been a week since I last posted anything. We have been extremely busy here with cleaning our house up, renting a moving truck so we didn't have to run 100 trip with our suburban and then a number of trips to the dump. S if all goes as planned we will be pulling out of here tomorrow early afternoon. We have one more trip to the dump and one more trip to the storage unit and then we're DONE!!!! It's been a lot of work but will pay off at the end.

I was down for the count yesterday spending almost 7 hours in the hospital with you guessed it another migraine. They did the usual "Carol Cocktail" which I hate because it makes me feel extremely yucky on top of being in so much pain. I was vomiting so much and wouldn't let my husband leave the room like he usually does but I was for some reason scared. I just felt very weird. So they finally knocked out all the pain and I started to feel better came home and started right back into the cleaning mode. First starting with the windows...then moving on. Today we have been on the go since about 6am and Dave has finally got me to stop and said enough...... Yes I finally listened to him. I am now sitting on our air mattress typing this and watching TV.

I still have more homeschooling things to do online. I don't know how much Internet connection we will have so I am copying and paste as much as I can. The first place we're going is going to be in Kellogg which is only about 35 mins from here but we have yet to tour the Gold and Crystal Mines there, so that's what we're going to do. Then from there we will probably head towards Central Idaho...more to come on that later.

The kids are all so very excited about our new adventure. They keep putting in there opinions with where we should go and what we should do and yeah and of course Savannah is telling me what she wants to learn about. It's fun to see the excitement from them. I just wish other people that mean the world to me would support us in this......maybe in due time.....

Still going strong

Everything is sold that we needed to sell. A wal-mart trip today and got all the cleaners that we need to clean this big ol' house. We started in on the kitchen all is done in there except the floors. The bathroom is all packed up just needs to be cleaned. I don't know why I feel like I have to post our chores and our to do list here on my blog........Maybe it is so I feel organized or helps feel like we're actually getting somewhere with this adventure. Whatever it is I feel like I have to document so I will do it on here. We got a storage unit and this weekend we're getting a big truck to take all our stuff to it. Then the big cleaning starts. Meanwhile our Suburban is hopefully getting fixed this Friday. We have been waiting days now for the parts to fix it. It really stinks because we can't travel or even pull our travel trailer until its fixed.

The kids are all so very excited. It looks like the first stop for us will be in Kellogg to the Silver Mines. We are planning on staying there for a week or so. I'll keep you all posted as I know more. And of course pictures will be posted!!!!

A quick update on all the kiddos. Tristian is feeling and sounding much better and is just finishing up his meds and Savannah her ear is all better now she to is still on her meds. As for Trinity she is still having some trouble, she has a followup appt with her dr. this Friday and they are probably going to refer her to the specialist here or at Childrens in Spokane. We've been blessed that the younger two haven't gotten sick so I think we're all over the crud. Off to bed for the night.....well actually going to get ready for American Idol!!!!

Little of this a little of that.......

How do you tell a 2 year old that his infant Seahawks hat doesn't fit him anymore???? He just doesn't get it and won't give it up.

He keeps trying and trying to squeeze it on his big ol' head.

Now on to the cleaning and packing. As I go over my to do list I wonder how its going to get done on time..... It always does it just seems a little overwhelming. After a great weekend selling a lot of stuff and running trash/garbage to the dump and then bags and bags of clothing that went to Vincent St. Paul and the Goodwill. It felt so good. We have started on the very bottom floor and cleaned the carpets and taking everything out of there, except Trinity's bed. Next will be the next level of the house (for those of you who don't know our house has 4 levels to it)....so there's still a lot to go. I got my China cabinet all packed up and all pictures off the walls throughout. I find myself not able to do a lot at one time or in a one day period. My headaches really start in full force, so I do what I can do.

empty China Hutch...that was a chore in its own.

Empty empty walls......

Our pile starts to grow......lol

As for the travel trailer we have cleaned it all out and have started putting things in there right places. Getting everything in order for schooling. That in its self is a lot of work but way worth it!! I am hoping to get the fabric this week so I can start making the curtains. Everything else is going good and the getting things done. Dave has been going over the travel trailer with a fine tooth comb, making sure everything is in working order. All is good!!!

New adventure!!!

Here's to our new adventure!! Some of you may know this but for those who don't, Yes this is soon to be our home! Scroll down to see. We have plan to be in this one for a year or so then upgrade to a new larger travel trailer or a motor home.
We have sold alot of our belongings, everything except all the beds, our bedroom set and furniture that was in our family (sentimental things). We did great in our moving sale last weekend. All the things that didn't sell we donated to our neighbor who is having a fundraiser for her church, so it went to a good cause. It felt so good to get rid of stuff that I just packed around with us from move to move. Awwww

We just picked up our trailer traveler this last week. And oh boy was that a trip of itself, from North Spokane through till I-90 then to Cda. The highway wasn't bad at all. It was the city streets and turns but we made it. Our big ol' Suburban looked like a hot wheel once the trailer was hooked up to it.....LOL

Here it is outside our front door, all 30 feet of it.



These are what I am going to make the curtains out of.

So this is where I will be posting blogs about our travels. For the first year we are going to be around this area (WA. ID & MT) because of our daughter having braces, her appts. are every 5-6 weeks so that's why we're staying close.

We will also be homeschooling all the kids which we are all excited about!! So please join us as we start our adventure on the road.

Also I am taking ideas of what I should rename my blog!!