Hello my lovely humans! I hope I find you well whereever or however you are! I honestly don’t know where to start telling. It has been a minute and that minutes been busy and eventful. Not quite life changing but the predominant feeling has been a craze. Have you felt it too? From global events to personal disasters of the people I hold dear.
On that level, I’m blessed that my main drama is my bus not starting. Which might be fixed today! I have Adam and Eddie coming over to look at the wiring harness diagram and probably drop the fuel tank to check on the pump in that. So if all goes well we may be able to leave within the week!
When I brought that tid bit up to the kids they both said they were ready. Truly blessed to have such willing travel companions. They’re feeling the chill creeping up here. And it’s not even hit true freezing yet.
I had been making emergency contingency plans on how we’d survive being up here ranging from my brother offering his rooms up to buying tons of straw bales and insulating Matilda to finding work at a mechanics shop for a few months. But what we really want is to go be warm and see our friends and explore.
we had Galixy’s sixth birthday celebration this past saturday at a park and it was truly lovely! I prepared for two days with baking cake and pizzas. Catie arrived (fashionably) late. Gabe was dropped off by his dad, Adam (same one coming out to get Matilda vrooming! yay!) My niece was dropped off by her mom after her volley ball tournament sporting my favorite purple tones (bet she doesnt agree as they’re her school colors?) My dad and Chris (Opi and Nana for the kids) came bearing a big present. My mom (Omi) and brother Nik helped so much with loading the truck, driving us to the park and setting up. There was plenty of time to run around, smash the pinata, conversate, and unwrap presents! After a couple hours we moved the kids party to Jumptime for trampoline fun. My mom was so helpful all day; She’s been doing such a lovely job gandmothering this summer. I bet she’s exhausted. I really have to find a way to show her how much I appreciate her. I am SO grateful for how this party turned out. All four kids got along swimmingly. I could gush about how awesome it was to have these lovely people come out into the sunshine to celebrate our Galixy. Thoughts of the night she was born are hazily pervasive. I can’t believe how fast these years have passed and how much has changed since. All those ups and downs…..
Can you believe you’ve almost been here on this journey with me (if you started from the beginning) for half that time? What a trip! Depending on perspective I guess.
What else is there to tell? There’s been so much movement in my friends’ lives I’m not at liberty to discuss, though each of their movements affects me. I’ve rebuilt some severed connections and wondered about touching on others, though by now I feel it’s a little late to reach out in the scheme of leaving Montana (yay!) I’ve been as supportive as possible these last few weeks and finding myself support when I need it. I definitely feel like though there’s personal low things going on, I’m actually at a high point of self. I’m doing things that are good for me and hopefully helping others to be kind to themselves too. The whole premise of what I want to be and don’t always have the capability to embody.
So, I really have to get on to the nonsense. I promised myself I’d be cleaning up around the bus today and get us close to able to dash when it’s time. Is all a process.
In the end time will tell!
I wish yall much love and smiles!
Oh and the bonfire campaign is back online if you’ve always wanted to get a shirt or sweater? Now you have another chance of getting the softest coziest sweater I’ve been jealous of others owning (literally super soft inside and warm. I wore my brother’s once.) https://www.bonfire.com/bugus-life/
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Matilda the Bugus 