Finding Happier Days

Lorelei loves the disc swing hanging
from the pecan tree on the Lott Farm

I keep sitting down at the computer to work on the blog and find myself getting distracted with one thing or another.  It is important stuff, like paying bills and trying to make travel arrangements for the next leg of our journey but I also have all sorts of fun adventures that I want to share.  And I also feel like there is so much on my mind that I just want to write about but that isn't really the purpose of this blog.  But, this is my blog and I can do what I want, right?  I mean, if you are reading this, it is because you want to know what is going on in my (our) life right now.  I already wrote my "confess all" posts so I might as well follow up and keep going so you know my (our) life is getting better.

Lorelei & Izzi; Lake Hartwell

I have been feeling pretty relaxed lately so that is a nice change.  We are staying at David's parents' farm for a few weeks (in our RV) and plan on getting back on the road in the beginning of April.  Our first stop is going to be SE Georgia so we can check out Cumberland Island, Okefenokee Swamp, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and other various places in that area.  We are planning on slowly working our way north from there, eventually passing through Washington, DC and New York City.  There is another FTF Rally coming up later this year that we are hoping to make it to in Mattawa, Canada. The rally is in September, which seems so far off but if we stick to our ideal travel plan of staying in each spot for 3 weeks that only gives us 8 stops to make from SE Georgia up to Canada over the next 5 months.  Please let me know if you know of any can't miss spots in the comments below.

Lorelei seems to be noticeably happier lately which is a huge relief.  I think going to the Full Time Families Rally helped immensely, and I am sure my demeanor has changed as well.  She seems to be smiling more and doesn't argue quite as much as she used to and seems to be getting over her anger of missing her friends and school. I'm not expecting her to forget about any of her life in Colorado, but I was getting quite worried since she seemed so angry about how we disrupted her life to go on this adventure.  She still talks about how she misses her friends but now she does so with a sense of longing instead of fury.  We went on a 3 mile walk Sunday along the Hartwell Dam Trail and I think she almost enjoyed it.  She complained about a pain in her heel for a while but she pushed through and eventually forgot about it.
She seems to finally be settling into her school routine. I'm not as worried about her progress anymore since I feel fairly certain we will be on the road for at least 1 more school year.  I felt like she had fallen quite a bit behind in math but she is quickly catching up now that she doesn't hate doing her lessons as much as she did in the beginning.  We found an on-line program that we both like and she actually does her lessons without arguing and grumbling (most of the time).  Perhaps I'll write more about that another time if anyone is interested.
So that's life for now.  We are looking forward to getting back to traveling but it is nice spending time with David's parents and relaxing on the farm.  Don't forget to share your Eastern US travel suggestions in the comments below!

Another happy day on the farm