With all due respect, I didn't find the same courtesy extended to us Junies last year, with other posters having a dig at us during our tumultuous time. However, I totally agree that being disparaging outside of the relevant thread (or even within it!) is poor form - and no-one has done it here, to my knowledge, so I think we're ace!
Yep, Nickel, I was pretty rooted last night! Oscar didn't put up much of a fight to get to sleep, so I know he was out of it, too! The only difference using the campervan was that we didn't have a tent to erect, and they're pretty easy anway. We packed our peripherals and then got in the van and left. We have never camped where there is power, anyway, so the microwave seems a bit superfluous sitting in there. It's a Sunliner Hiace thing and MIL uses it quite a bit nowadays (she got it last year, after FIL passed away), so we'll have to organise our camping weekends well in advance to get a shot at using it. The only reason it's handy now for us is that with Oscar and the dog we can't use either of our cars, as we need a trailer. MIL sold FIL's car recently and that had a towbar, so we used that last time and now we're a bit stuck if there's no campervan to use. And DP doesn't want to put a roof rack on the Pulsar...I'm still not quite sure why. Anyway, my point is that I didn't find the van that much easier than a tent with Oscar.
My poor horsey got his feet trimmed today...I was embarrassed because it had been such a long time between trimmings. Anyway, it's a new year and tomorrow I'll ride and leave Oscar with DP...or someone! Dammit, I just want to get back into it and now that I"m not preggers or needing to feed every two hours, I should be able to ride my pony!
Well, there's loads of washing to do - clothes and camping dishes (dust on everything!) - so I'd better get back to it and check on sleeping Oscar (he is in his carseat still, with windows open so I can keep an ear on him...