A Million Little Pieces Of My Mind

I had always wanted a motorhome. I loved the idea of living in a small space, where what was outside the door was more significant than what was inside the door. And so, when I had a steady, good-paying job and could afford to do so, I rented a motor home for a week, picked up the kids with it at their school so their friends would all see, and headed for Florida.

Most of the driving was at night and I didn't take any interior photos of the motor home. But it was cold in Virginia, and the kids were so adorable in their flannel onesie pajamas as the rode in the bed suspended over the driver's and front passenger seats.

They also somehow managed to play Hide and Seek…in the motor home, while traveling! I so loved watching them play. They were so creative!

I picked up my mom and grandmother from their Cordova Street apartment, then proceeded to Mary's mom's house on Anastasia Island. As it happened, Mary's brother Tony and sister-in-law Julie were also visiting at the same time.

Mary, who was adopted, had two adoptive brothers. One, Mike, she was afraid of and didn't want to visit her mom if he was going to be there. Tony, on the other hand, she adored and was very happy to see him.

Yes, my sister, Louise, joined us for the photo op with her youngest, Timmy.

After a thorough visit with the family in St. Augustine, I then drove us to Palatka, to visit my dear college pal Mike Tucker, and his puppy.

This whole trip being something of an experiment, we didn't plan on anything very extravagant. But the trip was a success, and we wound up renting various motor homes for several subsequent visits.