As we planned our travel route we tried to limit our drive time on any day to no more than 300 miles. The novelty of even a motor home wears off after 300 miles. Today was 311 miles. We left beautiful northern Idaho and crossed the entire state of Washington to arrive in Seattle at about 2pm. David and I have visited Seattle many times and we have looked forward to showing it to the kids. We drove into the city center and did a quick pass through Pike's Market and the Pier and had a really yummy early dinner at Elliott's Oyster House on Pier 55. On our last sabbatical, when Alastair was 8, he learned how much he loved seafood in Maine, Cape Cod, and Boston. We promised him delicious seafood on the west coast as well. We shared a bunch of appetizers (shrimp dip, crab cakes, and calamari) and oysters on the half shell. He will eat all of it, Magnolia will eat most of it, Dagny won't eat any of it. Not kidding, none. Never has. She says, "I don't eat from the sea." More for the rest of us. We found yummy sweet treats at Piroshky Piroshky which is a tiny Russian bakery just opposite Pikes. Line out the door and the selections were really interesting, both savory and sweet. Dagny and Magnolia concluded their evening with a dip in the pool. Outside air temperature, 60 degrees. They didn't care at all. They had a blast. The game was that Dagny was the dolphin trainer and Magnolia the dolphin. Dagny was very good at her job and Magnolia managed all kinds of amazing tricks. Reminded me of my childhood. Julie and I would have played some similar craziness and had the very best time. Sisters are pretty great and those two get along swimmingly; see what I did there?
Our day-to-day in the RV is interesting to most. How do the 6 of us manage, what does a typical day look like, do we get along? We keep life really simple. We don't eat very much or very interesting things in the RV. Lots of yogurt, bagels, sandwiches, Cliff bars, coffee, and seltzer. We have limited clothes, books, and toys. We do get along, but not always. I tell people that David and I have a much easier time parenting on sabbatical because we are fully present and we are together 24/7. We aren't trying to parent while returning work emails, call Kaiser, or put away 6 loads of laundry. They are nicer to us during these 75 days for certain.
We have very few chores each day. They are: wash the breakfast dishes, put away the dishes, sweep the floor, take out the trash, wet wipe the floors, and clean the bathroom. Each task takes about 2 minutes or less. We decide who does what by the roll of a die, oldest to youngest. Dave is 1, Magnolia is 6. Everyday you get a new chore and the element of chance is kind of fun.
I am missing Adelaide and talked with her on the phone for a few minutes this afternoon. She is having lots of fun with her youth group and they attended a Detroit Tiger's baseball game tonight. She will work hard on her mission trip and I will be glad to have her back on Sunday.
-Jll
Our day-to-day in the RV is interesting to most. How do the 6 of us manage, what does a typical day look like, do we get along? We keep life really simple. We don't eat very much or very interesting things in the RV. Lots of yogurt, bagels, sandwiches, Cliff bars, coffee, and seltzer. We have limited clothes, books, and toys. We do get along, but not always. I tell people that David and I have a much easier time parenting on sabbatical because we are fully present and we are together 24/7. We aren't trying to parent while returning work emails, call Kaiser, or put away 6 loads of laundry. They are nicer to us during these 75 days for certain.
We have very few chores each day. They are: wash the breakfast dishes, put away the dishes, sweep the floor, take out the trash, wet wipe the floors, and clean the bathroom. Each task takes about 2 minutes or less. We decide who does what by the roll of a die, oldest to youngest. Dave is 1, Magnolia is 6. Everyday you get a new chore and the element of chance is kind of fun.I am missing Adelaide and talked with her on the phone for a few minutes this afternoon. She is having lots of fun with her youth group and they attended a Detroit Tiger's baseball game tonight. She will work hard on her mission trip and I will be glad to have her back on Sunday.
-Jll
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