The caravan adventure begins

Now don't get confused we haven't left Sydney yet and will not be for another 4 weeks but tonight is the first night we are in the caravan for the next 8 months.

We have slept in the caravan before on a few different trips but only once before have we slept in the caravan in our own backyard. That time was the first night we had the caravan and it wasn't a great night. Maddi was so excited to be sleeping in our new caravan that she didn't drop off to sleep till after 10pm and Ella was quite sick with a temperature that I was up to her during the night multiple times.

Anyway the reason we are camped out in the caravan in our own backyard is because in exactly 1 week our tenants are moving in. Therefore this is the last weekend we had to pack all our furniture (including our beds) into the storeroom. Thankfully a handful of cycling and church friends were on hand to help Phil with the heavy lifting. Still quite a bit of sorting, packing and storing to be done of all the odds and ends that have been floating around the house.

We also said good bye to our precious dog Sophie tonight. She is going to live with some good friends who will provide her with much love, attention and exercise. Maddi and I shed a little tear as we are going to miss her greatly.

The next 5 days are going to be challenging as we try and move the last of our things out of the house, try and make everything fit in the caravan, move the caravan around the corner to my mum's place, and celebrate Ella's 5th birthday at the local gymnastics place. Which reminds me I better go and check on Ella's cake.

Till next time ...

Oh yeah, in case you noticed my '4 week' comment above. Our departure date has been changed. We are not leaving till the 11th June now as Phil needs to work the week of the 6th June. Therefore the new and revised departure count down is 28 days.

27 days to go...

The house is getting packed up.

The final plans are being made.

Only 27 days till departure day.

The count down has began ....

Well we are less then 3 months till our departure date of the 1st June and things are starting to take shape.

Today I mailed my application to homeschool Maddi (Year 1) during our trip. The process is very straight forward but the getting my head around the Outcomes, Syllabus and Curriculum not so. A big thank you to my sister-in-law Jo who read it through for me and made some very good suggestions.

Phil's work has also thrown some surprises and planning changes our way this week but we will get to that later when things have firmed up a bit more.

The 'Things yet to be done' list is gaining length so I best get onto more productive tasks.

Till next time.
Thea