Great wolf and Getting ready

Took 4 of the 5 grand children and 1 cousin to Great Wolf Lodge in door water park in the Poconos for a mid winter treat. Got them out of school early on Thursday and they were out of school on Friday. You know Thursday was a long day for them watching the clock, knowing what they were going to get to do. I bet that clock was slow moving. They had such a great time. The oldest grandson became a Master Magi in the Magi Quest game. That was hard to do.

Trying to get our route laid out for our trip across the country and up to Alaska. We thought we were going to have enough time leaving at the end of March to see and do what we wanted before crossing into Canada on 6/1 but we are finding we don't. I wish we could start the trip in either Colorado or New Mexico. Looks like we will blow past the South East & Mid West as fast as we can so we will have a week each in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, and sometime in California. We want more time in California. I am sure we will continue to adjust our plans over and over. Driving a class A motor home is not the same as driving a car. It takes a lot out of you. Driving for more than 5 hours is hard and you only get about 200 - 250 miles under your belt. So it takes much longer to get where you want to go.

I have only 3 more days until I am no longer the nursing supervisor at my job where I have spent 18 years of my life. Such mixed feelings that I have a hard time describing. I have dreamed of this but I love my job (I did not even realize how much I did until I gave my resignation). I feel like I am at the height of my career time and I am leaving it. Too young not to be working. I am going to miss the job, co-workers, and patients so much. Missing them now.

Speaking of missing, it is hitting me how much I am going to miss my family. I have never been away from them or my home for more than 2 weeks, let alone 6 months. It is amazing the emotional swings you have when doing something like this. So happy, so sad, so excited, so scared all at the same time. I am glad there is Skype and cell phones. At least with Skype I will be able to see them.