Twenty Questions

Jill's Journal: In a few days, we will mark what we consider the one-year anniversary of RV for 5: the day we signed the papers selling our home (which also happened to be the same day we turned over the keys and the same day we officially began living in a “trailer”). Of course, preparing for that date took many, many months and the last days leading up to it were probably the craziest and most chaotic of our lives. Somehow, everything got done. How, we’re not sure, because those last days are a haze in our memories. Adrenaline about what was to come and about the enormity of what we’d just done must have carried us through.

Happily, life has been a little calmer since then. It’s busy, to be sure, but more serene (or at least as serene as it can be with three noisy, energetic little girls whose volume control button mysteriously stopped working). Rob no longer has a lawn to mow nor flower beds to tend. I no longer have school runs, nor gymnastics, choir, and other activities for the girls. Instead, we get to focus that time on our family and on learning about the world around us. How sweet it is.

We’ve come into our own on this trip. We’re at ease with this lifestyle. We love exploring each new place. We crave the adventure and the education. Yes, it’s unconventional, but it’s our “normal” at this point. We are loving this journey.

But no matter where we go, if we share what we’re doing, people have questions – and lots of them – for us. That made us wonder about you, silent readers -- do you have questions for us? It still unnerves me to write something nearly every day and not know who, if anyone other than a few loyal family members and friends, is reading.

So, to celebrate our one-year anniversary, we’d like to know if you have any questions about our crazy lifestyle. Ask away. No topic is off-limits. The comments section is a perfect place for you to post a question or if you’d prefer to send us an email, that’s fine too. We’ll answer any questions you have right here in a few days, as well as post some of our reflections on our first year on the road. We look forward to the dialogue. Talk to us!