It’s easy to move from campsite to campsite in North eastern Montana. There seem to be more campsites that gas stations. It’s a thing of beauty.
The kids were so excited to cross the Montana border, they asked me to celebrate loudly to mark the occasion.
Despite it having been a hard day on my nerves with them, I did as requested. It didn’t really feel like Montana until we pulled into the park campsite in Culbertson. The evening air with some dispersed sage fragrance, license plates, peoples expressions… all very montana vibe of my childhood summers. a very betwixing emotion meddly
The kids seem to be outgrowing playgrounds. They weren’t as pleased as I thought they’d be.
The next night we stayed near Fort Peck, unfortunately the interprative center was closed.
We did go to the Great Plains Dinosaur Museum In Malta. It was a pretty small space but packed full of the most interesting things. The museum next door was a bit bigger and had a lot of diversity in subjects. The kids enjoyed the dinosaurs more while I loved the pioneer exhibit.
Yesterday was rough for me. We drove out of Malta when it was way too hot and hadn’t gotten enough fuel. We stopped at a boat ramp where I was hoping to park overnight but it was a fee area and the free campsites were further down a dirt road and I was already sweating about our lack of fuel. We would’ve spent less time at that Boat ramp, but the cat, Mauve, decided she preferred to lay in thornbrushy shade over driving.
Once Mauve deigned to come back, it was late evening. We made it all the way to Lewistown where I scratched up some change for fuel so I wouldn’t ruin our fuel pump getting to Kiwanis rest area campground.
As I was making dinner, we ran out of propane. We ate sandwiches instead and went to bed late. I think this morning was worse cause I couldn’t make coffee. Fortunately there’s a grocery store across the way with a city brew coffee.
From there we drove to get the propane refilled. A dip into the emergency fund, because being able to prepare food is an emergency. I guess mainly coffee. We’ve had some cold dinners due to the heat lately, but it needs to be a choice not the only availability when you’re living on the road with kids.
Now we’re parked at the skate park which is right next to a gas station. I’ve had a couple very lovely people stop by. The kids first had the skatepark all to themselves so they ran around. About an hour ago three kids came to ride their scooters and boards around. It inspired my kids to ride their scooters some. They’ve been back to running around along side these cool kids for a little while.
The sun is shining and I really didn’t intro into this post….. I’m just going to leave it as it is and Welcome all you wonderful subscribers and followers right here! Welcome to this life of mine! Thank you for being here and reading!
I really appreciate you! You’re uniquely you and so awesomely beautiful! I may not be a very good communicator but I try… I have a lot going through my brain often and that usually includes so many people.
I better dump some pictures into this nonsense.
RIIIGHT, we stumbled on the Sleeping Buffalo hot springs. A bit pricey, for my taste, but totally worth the hours we spent soaking in sulphur water. The kids took time with floaties on and off, jumping into the pool and floating. Being comfortable in warm water on a hot day.
We have been spending a lot of good time in and near water. It’s been very nice.
Oh and I made a plant hanger out of an large barbie head I’ve been carrying around. I have another one to make, but I figured I’d finish this project first if I could. I wanna put a spider plant in her head. I think it’d be perfect.
We just had the Goddess smile on us, as a pagan dropped off people and dog food, and a couple bucks for fuel. Earlier Jesse and April stopped off and before them a family group took some fotos and showed me their bus where he had welded an extension porch on the back, adding the roof of another bus.
Whenever I write, the next day I feel like I want to write again, but then I hold off, days pass where I end up not feeling like writing until I end up telling myself I really need to write that day for a few days on end until I happen upon the right energy to just sit down. Usually at that point I don’t even know what I’ll e writing anymore. It comes back to me as I write, and obviously so much more once I sign off this thing. Which is probably why I could write every day, but I also feel like things then get lost in the dust? I don’t know.
I’m super grateful for you being here. I hope you have something beautiful to e grateful for today, too. And if there’s little beauty, I hope you can pick something to view in a new perspective to be grateful for that, too. If you want help finding that new perspective maybe you would want to contact me? loving you! loving being.
I hope you smile 🙂
Matilda the Bugus 