Just Whipperwhirl

Wow - thanks for letting me know!

Awesome update are you planning on going to South Padre Island? I have heard its one of the best places in the USA for Sand Castles - Im not a water person - but I will spend days building sand castles!

I just added that little beach to our must visit list. One of my fondest childhood memories is having a campfire on the beach (Fishers Island NY) - I desperately want my kids to have the same wonderful memory - Do you keep a list of places you want to visit? I have not given much thought to people disturbing my husband while he works at the campground - do you think I should have a sign he can put on the door or something? Thanks for all your tips BTW - you have been an amazing resource. Doing a test pack is a great idea!

I swear there is a Gypsy gene - I have it - I know it. I always want to travel. Recently I have been thinking of our family as pilgrims - leaving our home - looking for a better place to settle down. Like your family if we like it on the road - we are going to stay on the road - we have no long term timeline. There is something about that is just so freeing. I essentially gave notice at my job yesterday - I should be scared - I’m not nearly as scared as I thought I would be. I hear you about the toys. For me shoes has been the most difficult culling experience so far - I don’t know how I am

I thought Lake Tahoe was heaven until we saw Yosemite - you must go back once they open it up next year - dont wait until the waterfalls dry up though!

I agree cnpsnana Yosemite is a must do for . . . everyone! Another great update - I have cleaned out the entire basement since you started this thread - you are keeping me motivated! Thanks!

I'm not a Vegas fan - been there many times for work. Everyone has to go once though - just so they know its not that big of a deal. I brought DH out there last spring for his first time - we are not gamblers - so he was underwhelmed as well. We did do one cool thing that trip though - that I think families would enjoy: The Neon museum. http://www.neonmuseum.org/

Beautiful pictures. You seem to move alot - Do you ever take advantage of monthly rates?

How did I miss this TR! I am so excited you are doing this - excellent motivation for the whipperwhirl family to get these house repairs done! Hopefully a few months and we will be joining you out there on the road!!!

Happy new year fiends - may all your snarky wishes come true.

If anyone is still looking for an invite - PM me also - I have finally mastered whats going on there.

Im so jealous.

I would be very curious to hear what they said.

Thank you so much for everyones advice and input. You would not believe the progress we are making. I have been boxing items, taging for a yard sale, fixing up the house - We have a realtor comming on Monday to give us the bad news about what our home is worth but I dont even care - as long as it sells and we can get out of here!

Does anyone here belong to this timeshare of sorts? What are your feelings about it? Worth the money?

haha - Whats funny is I already bought those for the kids stockings this year without even knowing - its meant to be!

agreed - I think the laundry for us is going to be more than food - lol

I guess thats why this works for us right now - this house has been good to us but it is in no way our dream home or in our dream town. I was crunching some numbers tonight - I am pretty sure we are going to be saving money by hitting the road for a while - thats pretty exciting.

I was having the hardest time figuring out the pinterest website until this morning - and now I am hooked

I wondered where you went Robert - Welcome home!

This sounds wonderful - I hope they keep it

This is the best week to post crazy stuff on e-bay - lots of impulse purchase buyers out there in panic mode for the perfect gift. BTW Mr. Whipperwhirl - this is perfect.

Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts and experiences about this idea - Unless something drastic happens we are hoping to launch the end of June. We told the kids so there is no turning back now! I am definately also leaning towards using an online school with parental support - I just like having the structure and guidance. We joined a group of other families online www.fulltimefamilies.com but their forum is not as active as this one - I will definately be looking for support and thoughts from my fiends.

Im so glad I posted here - I had no idea there were other full timers with kids onboard - I will definately be in touch with questions. Both my husband and I read a book on the subject today - still excited about it - so inspired by all the blogs we are finding online. Lots more research and planning to be done - but I dont see us turning back now - my mentality about everything is already shifting.