What happens when you don't take care of it!?

Doesn't matter if you are living nomadically or not you still have to take care of yourself. The boys wanted to attempt it on their own. As promised, I said I would post what happens when you want to grow your hair long but don't take care of it! Momma happens!!!

From fluffy to fabulous!

Until later...

STAR WARS LEGO CLUB!!!

We needed something FUN to do! Not that we aren't having fun, but something special to say "HEY...you! Yeah you! Great job!". So we took the boys (I booked in advance) to the Lego Club, the theme?! Star Wars!!! Imagine our surprise when we show up and there are people dressed up!!!! Way to show off Austin...Bellevue take notice! OH and my kids were still wanting to grow long hair but NOT brush it...see what happens later. Momma said take care of it or it goes!

Until later...

Gem and Mineral Field Trip!

Austin Gem and Mineral Show! The boys had a fantastic time...all the rocks and cool stuff! Check out the glowing rocks! Amazing time had by all! We even got diamonds! :-) Small but hey!

Privacy? Quiet in the middle of chaotic screams!

I sometimes miss the days of a door to close so I don't have to hear the tantrums, but I don't think I would go back to sticks and bricks house just yet. I got a life to live on the road and super excited about being able to do it!

I thought today was turning out to be a great day, then evening, until it hit. I knew it was too good to be true. In our house we have to roll with the punches. Take the good, great, bad, ugly and f'n ugly days no matter what.

It all started with a cookie. I gave one to my oldest who has sugar allergies like off the charts, I didn't think anything would be wrong but it wasn't so much the cookie, it was the fact that his younger brother was just called in to make pretzels with me (he asked, I didn't offer). Then the younger one got his computer time. My oldest didn't because he didn't earn it, sometimes that happens and we just have to deal. 

That being said my oldest just exploded, I mean full on screaming at us, yelling, sobbing, blood curdling screams. This was after I sent him to the shower. Once out I asked him to do the dishes...oh boy was that the straw that broke the camels back. Normally he has no ISSUE doing the few dishes that were there before settling down to read (we needed the sink clear so we could make dinner...little did we know we ran out of gas and have to fill up again, what is the sense of two tanks if you aren't rotating the fills?!). 

He just started crying and throwing a tantrum. Saying all's he did outside was sit in his chair. He didn't do anything fun because he has no friends (not true, just none were over to entertain him and his brother was inside) and everyone was yelling at him, today it was dad especially. What? LOL NO one was raising their voice but you child.

So to help prevent further explosion, I made his bed, tucked him in (yes screaming blood curdling screams and all), got the youngest fur-baby, child and hubby out the door. Told them to take their time, eat out tonight, maybe bring me something back and return that damn redbox movie. lol.

All is quiet now, perhaps because the oldest has no voice and ran out of energy screaming. I don't know how to fill his cup, he gets SO damn jealous, no matter who it is, dog, cat, youngest, man, friend, work, etc. He told me he wants a world where just him and I exist, where he has me all to himself. I love him, I do, but sometimes I just don't have the energy, like tonight. I told everyone to keep their mouths shut, dress and exit the door with the youngest fur-baby in hand. I just needed the quiet (despite the screams) to calm the oldest. I put up his very cool snazzy privacy curtain, covered him, and let him just scream until he couldn't anymore. 

Now I spoke to soon, the cat is screaming that he wants his dinner!!!

Until later...

A little privacy...

Sometimes you just need a little privacy. We weren't sure how to accomplish it, but I had an idea! When we get our own RV we will do it right this is just temp but it works!

Best part?! The boys LOVE it! They think it is the coolest thing! It also keeps them warm, since I like the place cold!

More to come later, just got done making pretzels, oatmeal butterscotch cookies and bread (made oatmeal cinnamon muffins last weekend). Check it out... http://okfrugalliving.blogspot.com/

Until later...

Start of a new season...

You would think it would start raining already, wait that was Washington! I miss it sometimes especially now when the leaves start to change. I really miss driving down the road in front of Microsoft near our old place and seeing all these amazing yellow, orange and red leaves lined on the both sides of the road. It rained today here in Austin, so needed it, both the land and I. 

The boys started back full-time schooling, we tried un-schooling for 6 months and the consensus with them was they were bored, so we came to a compromise. We are doing reading, art, science, history, geography un-school way, and math, language arts, language arts extensions, spelling using curriculum. If they get 80% or better I am cool with it, if they struggle we help and provide extra work.

They love it when I bake or cook, those are the days when I am not having to help much. In those moments I can relax and get things done. In the other moments they are just too chaotic!

Life has been good for us, living some what off the grid, getting ready to go full-time on the road is what we all can't wait for. We are each doing a bucket list of places we MUST see! I have places and things I want to see, the kids are basing it on things they read, saw and were taught.

You learn to live lighter, with less stuff. The kids have sort of adapted. It is hard not having all the space we had before and all the things we had before. We asked them, what did you love about the old life? They really just liked having their own space and their friends. So we have decided when we buy the RV, yes we are still looking, we will either buy one with bunks or rip out the dining table and put bunks in. This will allow them to design their space how they want it to be! Win - Win!

The fur-babies have adjusted well, maybe too well! I find them sprawled or curled up all about. They really have the life! They are really spoiled...homemade food, treats and the love of their human family.

I can't wait until we are on the road full-time! I don't know how long we will be on the road but in the end it doesn't matter. Far away today, there tomorrow! That is from the wise old hubby! :-) 

Until later...

Hot weather, bugs, lizards, and kids

It has been a while. I was busy! Starting a business is hard work ya know. The weather has been hot with that comes bugs! OMG the bugs are HUGE here.

I won't say it is always sunshine and rainbows but we try to be happy! We can't wait to be on the road. Looking like October-December time frame to be on the road FT. Just gotta find our RV.

Today rather than a mouse the cat caught a lizard. Poor thing he thought it was a play toy. Not good.

The kids have been doing well. Both asking me constantly for school work (I seriously can't wait until we get on the road). Each day presents a new way for them to bicker and fight. I really wish they would just get along and not just use each other as a source of entertainment.

You learn to live differently, not just more frugal but differently. Less things, less stress, less baggage. I still have to go through things and get rid of stuff. The kids are growing out of clothes and the like. You also learn what you can live with and what you can't. What you can't you just make space for.

We discussed our direction. We want to head WEST, for the winter until spring.We shall see!

Until later...