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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

My Thoughts on Selling the Camper

On Sunday, May 28, we officially sold the camper. Here were my thoughts that I wrote down that morning before the couple came to pick up the camper.

     "My thoughts today about selling the camper are very mixed. It is kind of like when your last child becomes six or seven years old, and you sell or get rid of all their baby clothes and baby toys. It really makes you feel sad inside...it rips out your insides. (For us, we just made so many wonderful memories during our nine years of camping here in Oregon). However, at the same time you are excited about what this new chapter will be...even though still truthfully if you could stop time, you would. Since I don't have the super power of stopping time, I am looking forward to what lies ahead. I look forward to more day trips to the beach, house vacation rentals, short motel weekend trips (spur of the moment), and day hiking trips. We always wrapped these things up in our camping trips before. As long as we are all together, that is all that counts. I love our family, and I love being together."

Believe me, as I read this to Michael that morning before they came to get the camper, I cried a little bit...and even some throughout the day. It is really tough to move through these phases and changes in life, especially as it relates to your kids. I do though look forward to many more adventures together.


Amy

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Life Lately

We have had a lot going on the past few weeks. Michael has been busy at work, Cam has been very busy with college and work, Jar has kept busy with chores around the house, and I just try to keep everything running smoothly at home.

Here is what has been happening around here lately:

...I got a lot of packages in the mail one day


...I got these stevia drops to add to my coffee


...I got this new shaving gel


...I love these matte lip colors


...the boys and I went out shopping one day


found this at Michael's 
I love this kind of bike


I love these glasses

Cam got Burger King on the way home


...this is our new stereo


...I did tons of laundry


...Jar's new drawing


...I sat outside and did some work while Michael did some work on the camper





...Cam got his new shelf hung in his room


...we had church directory photos taken (these are some Michael took of the boys)






...I am reading through the Bible this year


...Cam brought home some junk from Roth's after work



...I have been making iced coffee every morning and using this cup


while having devotions

...Jar played some games with Lily





...Jar played lots of guitar


...I burned my peach bellini candle


...we ran some books back to the Library (this is the creek beside it)


...Michael and I cleaned out the shed


...Jar and I picked up some new bushes and flowers (I have not planted annuals for a few years)



...Jar helped me plant some of the new bushes




...my planted pots








...we sold the camper, so we took some quick photos before the couple came to pick it up





Cam's new socks











empty RV pad









...the couple with our camper (it feels so weird)


...the boys washed the vehicles on Memorial Day





...photos of the yard on Memorial Day











...Michael cleaned his workbench


...Lily came outside with us on Memorial Day while we played yard games (she only lasted a little while, but she was barking at us too much while we played games, so I took her in the house



...Memorial Day yard games






...we had a campfire the night of Memorial Day (our first one, and we had a lot of fun)








...the day after Memorial Day the boys and I went to some garden stores


















any time I see something cool with the Smith name on it, I take a picture








I got this kind of peony to plant in the yard











got this at one of the garden stores

this was our chauffeur 

...some of the flowers we got while we were out at the garden stores





Cam got this succulent to go in his room


...this was our camper soap that we are using right now (we had probably five bags of this soap; we are now down to one)


...I got this new sprinkler that can be made to water any shaped yard


...I made hot dogs for Memorial Day


Other happenings around here lately:
  • We got the camper all ready to sell
  • We had family night with pizza and a movie, A Dog's Purpose
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  • We got the air ducts cleaned in our house
  • We had family night with Red Robin burgers and a movie, Better Off Dead (1980's movie)
Better Off Dead... (1985) - IMDb:

Amy