We spent our last free weekend prepping the van - stocking the essentials, cleaning out the cookwear, etc... Phil's seems to be spending a lot of time fixing things he accidentally breaks, buying the wrong parts (resulting in multiple trips to the store), and e-mailing his "friends" on his Sportsmobile forum for tips and advice. I guess it's nice to know he's communicating with several people who have already made their trip to Alaska in their vans (yes, at least one had a breakdown... I think Phil wants to relay only the possitive comments to me, so I don't know if this person made it to a Ford Dealership).
Tyler had a practice hike yesterday with the local boy scout troop - 7 miles in Las Trampas Park. Chris has discovered Clive Cussler - Dirt Pitt novels, and has had his nose in a book for the last week. Undoubtedly his new hero, Dirk, will be accompanying us to Alaska. Marion and Jim have read a lot of Cussler... Is there a Dirk Pitt Alaskan adventure?
Tyler has 3 baseball games this week, and Chris has his 8th grade promotion party on Friday night. We're hosting Tyler's baseball party on Saturday afternoon after his game, and it's finally supposed to get warm again. Our weather has been really cool for the past 2 weeks. I think Anchorage has been warmer than San Ramon
Monday, June 2, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
15 Days and counting...
Hi everyone,
We can't believe that we will be leaving in only 15 days! So much to do, and so little time left to do it. Phil has put new tires on the Beast, updated our first aid kit, and completed our storage boxes for our food. Joan has made sure that everyone has the appropriate clothing items (still need rain pants, though...), and the kids are trying to decide what items to bring to keep them occupied for 6 weeks but will only fit in their back packs. Tough choices indeed.
Meanwhile, we're trying to prepare for Chris' "promotion" to high school. His ceremony is on June 11, followed by his class trip to Great America on the 12th. Tyler's baseball season is coming to a close, as his Marlins team has only 2 more regular season games left. Playoffs start on June 7th, and we are hosting his team party that day. School is out on the 12th, and we leave on the 14th. Busy, Busy, Busy... Wish us luck!
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We can't believe that we will be leaving in only 15 days! So much to do, and so little time left to do it. Phil has put new tires on the Beast, updated our first aid kit, and completed our storage boxes for our food. Joan has made sure that everyone has the appropriate clothing items (still need rain pants, though...), and the kids are trying to decide what items to bring to keep them occupied for 6 weeks but will only fit in their back packs. Tough choices indeed.
Meanwhile, we're trying to prepare for Chris' "promotion" to high school. His ceremony is on June 11, followed by his class trip to Great America on the 12th. Tyler's baseball season is coming to a close, as his Marlins team has only 2 more regular season games left. Playoffs start on June 7th, and we are hosting his team party that day. School is out on the 12th, and we leave on the 14th. Busy, Busy, Busy... Wish us luck!
I'll be updating this page as I learn how to use it. Bookmark it for easy reference.
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