You spent most of June on a long camping trip with G&G Lam. It was the first trip in their new RV. You were excited when you were leaving, and you were excited to come home. When you got home you told me, "I'll never leave you again!" Which all of your adults agreed would probably not last past middle school, but I appreciate the sentiment none the less.
Your first week was spent driving to Madison. It was so hot in Arizona and Texas that you could barely play outside. Then you drove through tornado weather in Kansas and Missouri and Iowa. I kept calling Grandma to make sure that you hadn't been blown away to Oz. Your stay in Madison was very nice, seeing lots of friends and getting to play with some other kids. Then you drove up to Menominee, which was so full of mosquitoes that, again, you couldn't play outside. You did manage to have some fun catching bugs, and visiting with Aunt Cele and Uncle Russ, but Grandma and Grandpa decided that it was a better idea to come home early. It was a very disappointing part of the trip, especially for Grandma, who thought she would have a whole other week with her family. Hopefully we'll be able to visit again and have a better experience.
On your way home, you drove through severe weather again. That was one of the biggest reasons I was glad when you were back. You stopped at Mr. Rushmore and the Corn Palace, but they weren't very fun. The really fun stops were at Wall Drug and Bryce Canyon. The place you didn't want to leave was Devil's Tower. You thought it was pretty awesome. We'll have to go back when we can do the big hike around the base.
The biggest change while you were away was that Dad got his motorcycle license and bought a motorcycle. He gets home much earlier, now, which was the point of the whole exercise. It's always nice when a plan works out. You were interested at first, but it became mundane fairly quickly. Which is good--it will be just fine if you do not end up as a motorcycle rider. Learning to drive a stick shift, on the other hand, is definitely something I want you to do.
Dad and I went and looked at more houses while you were gone, but we didn't see any that we wanted to buy. So we've doubled our search now, to include houses for rent, with the idea that we might just find a better house to rent for a few years. Grandma was hoping we would find a new place while you were gone, but it's still a slow process.
So home didn't change much while you were away. The pile of books on my dresser has grown, and some or your too-small clothing went to Goodwill. And now we're all back to normal. Or, as normal as this family ever gets.
Love,
Mom
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