Truckee, CA

Memorial Day weekend was very exciting, with M having his Western States training run and all sorts of people coming into the area. Now Truckee is pretty empty again and we are settling into our campsite here, just outside of town. There is a bike path that goes from where we are staying right into the business district and the kids and I have used it to walk into town for ice cream, to go to playground and to the farmer's market. We've been doing lots of beach time at Donner Lake and fishing and hiking in whatever patch of woods we stumble upon when walking or driving around - which is basically any direction you go in. We tried out a few local restaurants for takeout. We met some of our neighbors at the campground, and Laurel likes to take the cat on a walk in the evening, which always attracts a little attention. M met some local runners and will hopefully be able to go on some group runs. 

The weather here is pretty great....cool at night and hot enough midday to want to dive right into icy snow-melt fed lakes. We are slathering ourselves with sunblock and wear hats and sunglasses everywhere we go because we are just not used to this sunshine! 

During the next few weeks, we are having a couple of long-awaited visits with friends and family and Laurel is going to horse camp. Other than that, we are just homeschooling and working, doing laundry and dishes, all the same-old-same-old but in a different spot. It's also a little simpler than at home. Dishes go fast because we only have 5. Laundry dries super quick outside due to the low humidity and I love that I can throw in ALL of the family laundry at once in several machines. I used to do laundry every day, but now it's only once or twice a week. Meals are easy to cook because we have two burners. Limits can be good.