How do you like my new page? Can you tell a difference? This page has been sponsored by $80 that virtually don’t exist. It came off my Paypal, so I guess Angie, my angel, paid for it. I hope it ends up paying for itself. I could use some exposure. Monetization in progress, what that actually means I’m not sure of, but it’s supposed to make me money. I’m in dire need of more money. Glow plugs seem to be going out on the bus which makes it a hard start when the engine isn’t already warm. 🙄 The power steering pump is whining to pieces. A propane mounting rack costs $8 on amazon but $20 at RV world, seeing as I have no mailing address, i’m not purchasing a mounting rack at this moment. My water kettle lost it’s last screw and needed to be replaced and no thrift store had one for stove tops, so $12 at DD’s discount.
I want to apologize for not writing yesterday. I have no legitimate excuse except that I was tired from working all morning. By working I mean I was sitting in the walmart parking lot in Deming with my coffee and my Gems out, sitting next to the stop sign with a sign saying “May your Faith be greater than your fears.” Since it was Deming, I got to see some familiar faces who were also very stoked to see me and admired the bug addition. I also made a new friend in Deming named Christina. She’s a lovely mom of 2 girls each a little older than my boys, but very sweet and caring. She’s trying to purchase an RV and is a mechanic. We had a lot of deep conversation the night before and the rest of that day, since she had to drive to Las Cruces to check out an RV, she followed the bus there.
Once we got to Las Cruces, a little after noon, we found our way to Young park. It is one of the few nice playgrounds in Las Cruces with grass, 5 different playsets, and usually a duck pond. Unfortunately, the pond is undergoing construction and cleaning and was drained. The children played for hours. My boys really liked Christina’s daughters and another star-seed child fell right along side the games. Her mother is also aspiring to travel and a wonderful lady. I feel very fortunate for all the awesome people I encounter.
After the wind picked up to a level of chill I could no longer bare it (the kids were fine, but I get cold easy), I loaded them up and said “Farewell” to Christina. She headed back West to look at another rv, while we drove two blocks over to the next Walmart. I was really craving chinese, so I purchased some frozen general tso’s chicken and chicken fried rice. Galixy licked some sauce, but wasn’t very interested. Atreyu had preemptively ordered a burrito, which he only ate half of. They went to bed late after a movie. “Nausicaa Valley of Wind” by Ghibli Studios. I’ve sworn off buying any other movies but Ghibli Studios. The boys love them and so do I. Also they’re usually $10. A fair price for entertaining all three of us. Multiple times. Kiki’s Delivery Service was our first purchase and it still holds it’s own against Paw Patrol, even.
This morning we got a hold of our family friend, MJ. She has two boys, each a little younger than mine. I’ve known her for three years now, so any chance we get to come together, we will gladly take. We hung out at the playground, then took a mini hike up A-mountain. She’s currently going to College, which I admire her for. She’s a very strong and caring lady. I’m glad she’s forging her path. It seems to be doing her a lot of good. She was going crazy with anxiety while she was on the road with her two. I don’t blame her, it can be very stressful when you don’t have everything in order and have to worry about losing your kids at the next routine stop.
Honestly, I’m not far from complete legality with the kids, but, as it is, I could lose these kids over nothing. So far I’ve been beyond lucky to have gotten this far for so long. I’m trying so hard to get it all straightened out, but I feel like things keep sweeping out under my feet regardless how hard I try. Or I get distracted. I haven’t been caught up in over three years and right now, I may feel like I’m drowning in things falling apart, but I know I have the strength to conquer this, too.
The rest of the afternoon I hunted for a propane tank mount, and did laundry. Galixy had a long nap while Atreyu worked his workbook. He’s getting proficient at Letter identification. If we stay on top of it he’ll be reading in no time. Now we’re at McDonalds. Atreyu’s attitude was beyond amazing all day. Galixy had a couple meltdowns, but he’s still learning to deal with his emotions so we can’t hold it against him. They are running around like crazy right now. It’s 6:40 PM and I’m tired. The boys shared a happy meal. I ate my left over chinese food earlier so I’m not very hungry. I will probably stuff them with some raw snack peppers, tomatoes, and/ or bananas before bed. I had hoped that a late night last night would mean a late morning in the morning, but they awoke around the same time as always. So I guess it doesn’t matter when they go to bed, they’ll still whine at about 6:40 AM. I’m not quite sure where I want to park tonight. I almost want to stay right here at McDonalds, right infront of Sprouts. But I could also go park at Walmart. Regardless, my Donation box needs the exposure.
I’ve been speaking to way too many people online lately. It stresses me out. Though I really love the people I speak to. I have such a hard time keeping up on who I haven’t messaged back yet either. Sometimes I stumble upon a half written message from a week ago, after having put it down to help the kids in some way and the message never sent. The only reason I find it is because the person nicely messaged me again without judgment at my last lapse of replying. I’m very thankful for the love around me. I am trying to keep up on things better, especially when it pertains to this blog.
Indeed, it’s time to reconnect to myself instead of the electronics and load up the kids.
Loving you!!
Matilda the Bugus 