{"id":1604,"date":"2016-05-08T22:35:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-08T22:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=1604"},"modified":"2016-05-13T23:40:26","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T23:40:26","slug":"mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/05\/08\/mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unfortunately for Steph, Mother&#8217;s day was a moving day for us. \u00a0But, these are getting less eventful and stressful so I think it turned out ok. \u00a0Back on <a href=\"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/04\/24\/my-friend-the-lighthouse\/\">Ocracoke <\/a>the kids were finding shells with natural holes in them and they got the idea to make her some jewelry for Mother&#8217;s day. \u00a0Every time Steph would go run an errand or something they&#8217;d work on their projects. \u00a0In addition to the shell jewelry Dacen was doing some origami flowers and Brielle and Caden were making cards. \u00a0So when Sunday rolled around the kids were able to shower her with gifts. \u00a0But first, Caden wanted to serve her coffee in bed!<br \/>\n<a title=\"Gifts in bed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/26374893384\/in\/album-72157668324053595\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7107\/26374893384_ce871ae5f6_n.jpg\" alt=\"Gifts in bed\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The kids and I did our best to get all the inside and outside moving day items taken care of so Steph could just relax&#8230;but we still needed her finishing touches on a few items. \u00a0Then we walked up to the campground meeting hall for free donuts and coffee!! \u00a0As we ate our healthy breakfast we listed all the things that we love and appreciate about Steph. \u00a0It&#8217;s a long list&#8230;longer than 1 donut worth!<\/p>\n<p>Back at the trailer we finished up packing and hitched up and headed out (after a quick stop at the dump station). \u00a0We had about a 3 hour drive and the first 3\/4 of that was through really beautiful countryside. \u00a0Our destination was Washington DC. \u00a0I&#8217;m planning to do a full post on how to do DC with a family on a budget as I think we found a recipe! \u00a0Most people recommend Cherry Hill RV park but with the $5\/kid\/night kid tax it was going to be $79 a night&#8230;more than we paid in Key West! \u00a0That was even with\u00a0the 10% AAA or Good Sam discount. \u00a0A couple other budget options had ok reviews but they were dry camping which we aren&#8217;t really set up to do especially for the length of time we wanted to be in DC. \u00a0But we also found a small campground with electric and water for $23\/nt that\u00a0was the same distance from DC as Cherry Hill. \u00a0I was able to scrape up a couple reviews that seemed positive and I called to make a reservation but they don&#8217;t take them. \u00a0However, he said the park only had a few campers in it. \u00a0We wanted a backup plan and so we found a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boondockerswelcome.com\">Boondockers Welcome<\/a>\u00a0host about 50 minutes from town that could accommodate our rig, had electric, water fill up and a nearby dump station. \u00a0While these are typically just overnights, this particular host offered to let us stay a little longer if needed.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived at the park and after doing one lap through the TIGHT campground we found plenty of available sites but many of them are not big rig friendly. \u00a0We did\u00a0find\u00a0a pull through we thought would work. \u00a0We got in ok but it was going to take more than our little plastic leveling blocks to get us level on this site. \u00a0So we tried a back in site next door. \u00a0This one almost worked but there was not enough room to swing the truck around on the final stretch of the back in. \u00a0We moved on and tried another pull through that we didn&#8217;t fit in (had to back out) and yet another pull through that we did fit in and got leveled. \u00a0Whew! \u00a0But I noticed the power was way further than the length of my cord. \u00a0So I dog boned from 50A to 30A, then 30A to 20A and ran my standard extension cord to the box and it just barely reached. \u00a0I flipped on the breaker and&#8230;nothing. \u00a0I got out my circuit tester and it showed both the 30A and 20A circuits had no juice. \u00a0There was one more site we could try. \u00a0I made sure that the power worked (30A did, 20A did not, but it was in a more typical and usable spot). \u00a0We backed in, leveled out, powered up and we were in business! \u00a0The power isn&#8217;t great, we&#8217;ve had a couple times where the voltage drops below 104V and our circuit protection device kicks off to save the day but it always comes instantly back on.<\/p>\n<p>After a bite to eat we called Baba and Granna (Huck and Steph&#8217;s moms respectively) to wish them happy mothers day. \u00a0We took a walk through the park, played at the playground a bit before returning\u00a0back home where I made dinner (nothing fancy, but hopefully gave Steph a break). \u00a0Caden has been wanting to play hearts for several nights so we played a quick round of that which I lost by missing my moonshot by 2 cards. \u00a0The game was made more enjoyable by the fact that we played with our National Parks card deck. \u00a0It was fun to see Carlsbad, Everglades, Biscayne Bay and Hatteras on there while remembering our visits. \u00a0And we all enjoyed ooohing and ahhing over other places we hope to see some day.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day!<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157668324053595_7782\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7107\/26374893384_ce871ae5f6.jpg\" title=\"Gifts in bed\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Gifts in bed<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7191\/26376131953_c60c5cb431.jpg\" title=\"Card from Caden\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Card from Caden<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7562\/26374892624_a79811f7fe.jpg\" title=\"Necklace from Caden\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Necklace from Caden<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7474\/26886136332_91bdc18fcd.jpg\" title=\"Card and necklace from Brielle\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Card and necklace from Brielle<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7215\/26374892014_6e32034d95.jpg\" title=\"Popup card from Dacen\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Popup card from Dacen<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7458\/26886136142_ef1545206c.jpg\" title=\"Free donuts!\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Free donuts!<\/p><\/div><div><img 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