Thunder Birds are Go

We have been here just over a week ... today we head of on our 'epic' road trip with lars and Roxcy. Full disclosure, I am a little nervous ... it has been a long time since I have had full time care of young children. I am a little scared that I have lost my touch. Chris is very hands on with lars and Roxcy and does some very creative things with them ... creativity has never been my strong point. Mike has downloaded movies ... we have audible books ... Chris has a Spotify a/c and is ready to share her road trip music with us ... Thunder Birds are GO! 

An after thought ...

The BFG ... we took Roxcy and lars to see it ... I loved it. I really like Mark Rylance who plays BFG, he was fantastic in Bridge of Spies and he is wonderful in BFG. What child has not read or possibly had read to them a Roald Dahl book at some point in their lives. He knew how to capture children's imagination ... in all his books the children have the power and are the heroes, often rescuing adults ... or giants like The BFG. I think Steven Spielberg, the director, is getting better at relationships in his movies ... he is better at the closeness of the connection, at least for me.

 Roxcy and I did the girly thing and got our nails done. I like having my nails painted, I think I like how they look when finished ... I feel all dressed up. The woman doing our nails told Roxcy to hold her hands up until her nail polish set so they wouldn't chip. Later on that evening Roxcy appeared with no polish on ... she said she couldn't hold her hands up any longer. The literalness of a child.

This is how the mornings start here at 14 Pine Street ... we come downstairs about 6.30am ... lars and Roxcy are already awake and watching Pokemon together. They do that really well. They make a really cool little team.

Someone is usually on the elliptical machine ... usually Jason, he turns up about 5.30am. Then Mike & Chris come downstairs about 6.30 and they take their turn. Jason and Mike come of this machine dripping wet!

Then Jason makes breakfast for everyone ... 

I did it Cheryl Vanden Bosch ... I bought wool to knit myself a throw. I have been telling Cheryl for the last couple of years that it is time for me to buy some wool and  knit a blanket for myself ... I did it Cheryl. I found Quince and Co a few years ago ... a website that sells beautiful wool and patterns. I am very excited! 

We now have an Atlas ... time to get lost in America.

Just because I love the color.

I love, love, love this poem ... 'Hag Riding'.

Roxcy and I went blueberry picking ... I found it so peaceful and restful. Soothing classical music playing while we were picking. Roxcy started out enthusiastically and after about 15 minutes gave up ... I kept going until my bucket was full.

'Pete's' little helper. lars will go anywhere with Pete!

We had a lovely evening at the Snapdragon Inn ... sitting out on their lawn and listening to excellent live music, 'Carolina Story' they are great, I bought a vinyl recording from them. Meeting up with people ... eating hamburgers and chilling, this is the summer evening life. We were escorted home by 'fire flies'.

I know I have said this before ... I love Target ... the only reason to visit the US.

Dressing up our RV from Target. What is not to like about Target? I loved my day with Chris and Roxcy ... we spent literally hours wandering the aisles. I so wish we had a Target in NZ.

A spontaneous rain storm on our way home from Target ... the US does some amazing thunder and lightening storms.

Father, son, Father, son. I had to take this photo. These three Cammock men are pretty awesome!

Roxcy and I went picking wild flowers from round the lake this afternoon ... a gift for 'Mom'.

Mike and Chris are big TV series watchers ... part of the fun staying with them is watching some good TV. We have been watching the series Stranger Things by the Duffer Bros ... I love these four they really make the series ... particularly the guy in the cap, he is awesome. This is kind of ET meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Winona Ryder is one of the leads ... I find her a little whinny and annoying ... I think she overdoes it as an actress. We got to the end ... well worth a watch if you have been an ET fan.

We are of ...