By Maya Van Londen The ocean sparkles. Sparkles catch my amazed eyes. That’s what makes me cry.

The pressure I place on getting schoolwork done is beginning to change a bit as we go into week 2 of school. I find that the universe provides a tie-in to things we are reading, making it unnecessary to nag Maya to crack a book. For instance….Maya is reading about the first civilizations in the [...]

Many months of preparation will enable us to have a great time in Washington! I spent today revising our Washington plans to keep it cheaper and less stressful. We will start with lunch at the Space Needle and checking out Seattle Center and Pike Market. Since the EMP isn’t open Monday, we’ll visit it on [...]

Today we went on a long and exhausting trip to Bellevue, Washington. It took about 95,000 hours (not!). Then when we finally got here we got to eat pizza, sit in the hottub and play in the pool. I made some new friends from Canada. They are also homeschooling. But the driving around part was [...]

Tonight is our last night in Portland before we head to Seattle. We’re vegging on TV and internet while we wait for family to arrive to say hello and goodbye. The rain did not stop us from fording the Johnson Creek today; it was fun to hang out in the water watching ducks, skipping rocks, [...]

My Brother and Mom and I all went to OMSI. In OMSI there was a ball room which showed aerodynamics. We got to watch The Mistery of the Nile in the iMax theater; it’s a theater surrounding you on the ceiling and the walls in front of you and behind you. It was scary! In [...]

We’ve just been hanging all week in Portland waiting for the RV repairs to be completed. We’re taking a break from working at Starbucks all day to play. We’ll start with Oaks Amusement Park, then see about ice skating or swimming. Martin is here with us to cart us around before he goes off to [...]

hey its me martin, im up in portland with mom and maya on the first leg of there trip. i just figured out how to blog on this website. this will be the first of many updates. maya is out side playing and i just ate a marionberry muffin and a chai smoothie. im gonna [...]

Here we are, working on web sites and doing school work, from the Starbucks on 82nd in Portland. I signed up for the national annual TMobile coverage, which is fast and easy. The only problem seems to be that we can’t both be logged in at the same time. When I have time, I’ll see [...]

Thank you so much for the gifts Cindy, Virginia, Bekki, and Erin! And thank you to the rest of you for supporting our dream! We really enjoyed the bon voyage party; thank you for coming to give hugs! We left for Portland after the party and a teary goodbye with Martin. Martin, thank you so [...]

Cancelled reservations for Sept 20 to 23 at Westbay. Decided not to take the rv on the ferry; it’s $$$$. Booked a spot at Al’s RV park in Port Angeles. Tried getting the one 2 blocks from the ferry but no one answers the phone or email!

Booked reservation for Sept 10 to 15 at Trailer Inns RV Park. This one seems closest to Seattle: Map

We will be departing in September and want to say goodbye on Sept 5 (Labor Day). Please join us from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on Sept 5 at Bruce Starker Arts Park in Corvallis. Bring a potluck dish to share and something to grill. Remember that we cannot accumulate any gifts; the RV is at the [...]

I took Hwy 34 to Waldport last weekend instead of Hwy 20. I’ve been stressed all week and was crabby getting ready, so treated myself to the slow road, which was worth all the twists and turns! Since the traffic was low, I could go my own pace and look around. The river was very [...]

I miss everybody at school. Life in the RV is great but I still which I could be back home. Please write back even if you are new at school, please write. Register then check your email for the password. Once you’ve logged in with the password, you can leave a post. (My mom will [...]

I forgot to report that the City gave me a permit to park in Cindy’s driveway! I can stay as long as I do not obstruct the sidewalk.

We had a wonderful time at Chinook Bend on the Siletz River, between Depoe Bay and Lincoln City. We saw eagles, red winged black birds, a wren, two families of mallards, a great blue heron, and a white bird we could not identify. The llamas came by when we were painting along the river. We [...]

We spent a lovely, relaxed weekend at my Brother and Sister-inlaws, where we slept, ate, and ate some more. I was able to sit on the bank of Crystal Spring were it meets up with Johnson Creek and paint for an hour or so. A new father came by with his 5-day old son and [...]

Friends from church have offered to let us stay on their property until we leave in August! It looks like a national park without the traffic. We’ll see how things work out.

I’d like to have our party at Cloverland or Starker. Starker has a large parking lot and lots of biking area. If it rains, there is a covered area. Wonder if I can plug in there? Cloverland feels like our neighborhood, and I like the playground. The batherooms are new. There isn’t much parking if [...]

Danny Deckchair

It’s already got that lived-in feeling, where only some of the decor matches, stuff is sprawled on every surface, and the dishes are always in the drainer. But it’s home.

Check into voice over IP Broadvoice internet phone and xten.com’s xlite free online phone software. We already have a headset; does it sound good?

check into this http://h.webring.com/hub?ring=falcor

Recommended by Ben J. Reportedly distracts you from doing anything else, so may not be safe to listen to while in heavy traffic.

Now that the house is sold, we’ll be buying the RV very soon. After we get ourselves comfortable in the new rig by taking short weekend trips, we’ll be ready to head South in the Fall of 05. That gives me time to teach 8 weeks summer term. I’ll set a date for soon after [...]

Find out what’s happening around the nation in March regarding women’s history, at the NWHP.org site.