In Beautiful Bay St. Louis, heading to Bradenton, FL
GiniaJ said
08:16 AM Sep 28, 2010
We are on the beginning stretch of a journey that we hope will be filled with only good things and fun. We hope for the best and are prepared for "issues" that may come up.
We had a fantastic idea after one of our younger grandsons could not grasp that Papa and Grandma did not live in their old house anymore. They think everyone should live in a "house". Since Parker and Miles are 9 and 6, I decided that sending them postcards from every place we stop, sending photos via email to them and sending scrapbooks to put them in (they can print up the photos and paste them in the scrapbooks) will help with capturing the essense of what we are doing.
I am going to have someone take a good photo of Rick and myself in front of our travel trailer and that will be the beginning of our story. Then the boys can fill the scrapbooks with the postcards, and the printed photos and keep track of us. Also, am going to do a journal for family and friends, filled with our adventures.
We have enjoyed our little stop in BSL, MS. It is a beautiful little town that was severely damaged by hurricane Katrina and is still recovering. Went down to the beach yesterday and also saw the oil damage from the incident out in the gulf. What a terrible shame. They have brought in sand and redone the beaches, but still it comes in and the water plants along the fringes are filled with the oily residue too. This place needs a reprieve from Nature's and Man's wrath. Hope they get it. We will be back to see more of this darling town.
Well, gotta go and pack up to pull out. Wish us good luck if you will.
GENECOP said
09:13 AM Sep 28, 2010
Why not start a Blog for the family to follow? Have fun, G
Paul and Shirley said
03:25 PM Sep 28, 2010
Our Grandkids were sad when we moved into our camper full time. They thought we were homeless people.
janni said
03:58 PM Sep 28, 2010
Ours are upset too. Little guy says "Gramma I am afraid I will never see you again" I have had a blog since we started snowbirding two years ago. I always remind them to read it and also try to mention each of them in it ocassionally too.
Denise said
08:38 AM Sep 29, 2010
Congradulations! Genecop is right, starting a blog will help friends and family keep up with you while you are out on the road. You can post pictures and let them know whats going on where you are.
Stay Safe
Postalpair said
08:44 AM Sep 29, 2010
Congrats GiniaJ.......the first big step is the first of many. Hope you enjoy your fulltime lifestyle as much as we do. Our grandkids are about the same ages as yours and they look forward to their postcards, and little gifts we send along the way. Another idea we use.....get a map of the United States and put it up in one of their's bedroom. Then take a picture of your rig and turn it into a magnet. Then whenever they get a postcard from you, they move the magnet. It's funny when we call, and one of the grandkids will tell us all about the state we are in. It's a leaning experience for them and just plain fun for us. Congrats again.....and safe travels.
Ckerr said
09:16 AM Sep 29, 2010
I LOVE the map/magnet idea! Johnny has 3 grandsons, ages 2, 8, and 10 with another one on the way. When I used to work in corporate America I traveled internationally a great deal. I used to send all my nieces and nephews postcards from around the world. Traveled with address labels preprinted with their names and addresses. Generally their Christmas gifts came from someplace in my travels.
While blogs are great and we hope to do that, I like the idea of something tangible for the little ones. And I really like the idea of them learning about other states through our travels.
Maybe part of their Christmas present will be the map this year!
Postalpair said
09:22 AM Sep 29, 2010
We went to an office supply store and got a map that was laminated. The magnet sticks better. We also made sure that the states were big enough for the little ones to easily find the different states. Our son in law made a game out of it. Our grandkids are 4,5,6,and 7. The little ones get to find the outline of the state and the older ones tell them if they are right or not. Then they look up the capital, crops, etc. They love it. And when we see them in the winter, they tell us all about our adventures.
-- Edited by Postalpair on Wednesday 29th of September 2010 09:23:28 AM
lb311 said
11:10 PM Sep 29, 2010
Ever since I got a new laptop last year, I've been enjoying Skype video chats with my favorite little ones (age 9 & 4). They are eager to play me their latest piano music, proudly hold up their latest artwork in front of the web cam, and even read me a bedtime story!
So, whether I'm 30 miles away or 3,000, it's a really fun way to stay connected!
We had a fantastic idea after one of our younger grandsons could not grasp that Papa and Grandma did not live in their old house anymore. They think everyone should live in a "house". Since Parker and Miles are 9 and 6, I decided that sending them postcards from every place we stop, sending photos via email to them and sending scrapbooks to put them in (they can print up the photos and paste them in the scrapbooks) will help with capturing the essense of what we are doing.
I am going to have someone take a good photo of Rick and myself in front of our travel trailer and that will be the beginning of our story. Then the boys can fill the scrapbooks with the postcards, and the printed photos and keep track of us. Also, am going to do a journal for family and friends, filled with our adventures.
We have enjoyed our little stop in BSL, MS. It is a beautiful little town that was severely damaged by hurricane Katrina and is still recovering. Went down to the beach yesterday and also saw the oil damage from the incident out in the gulf. What a terrible shame. They have brought in sand and redone the beaches, but still it comes in and the water plants along the fringes are filled with the oily residue too. This place needs a reprieve from Nature's and Man's wrath. Hope they get it. We will be back to see more of this darling town.
Well, gotta go and pack up to pull out. Wish us good luck if you will.
Genecop is right, starting a blog will help friends and family keep up with you while you are out on the road. You can post pictures and let them know whats going on where you are.
Stay Safe
Congrats again.....and safe travels.
While blogs are great and we hope to do that, I like the idea of something tangible for the little ones. And I really like the idea of them learning about other states through our travels.
Maybe part of their Christmas present will be the map this year!
-- Edited by Postalpair on Wednesday 29th of September 2010 09:23:28 AM