Friday was a grand, grand day. That’s because it marked the 11th hour completion of Benny’s straight veggie oil conversion! Our greened-out RV now runs on waste vegetable oil, available for free from neighborhood restaurants and we couldn’t be more ecstatic. 
Justin has been working with Matt Janssen on the conversion, learning tons and having a blast. It took much longer than any of us anticipated but it was well worth the wait. Not only should we be able to acquire the grease for free, but it feels good burning something that could otherwise go to waste, as well as something that creates less carbon than regular diesel. (I’ll save the knitty-gritty details of the conversion for Justin to blog as soon as he’s caught up on sleep and decompressed from the craziness a bit.)
It’s amazing how Joy can pour out of you – after hearing the news that the RV was running, and as I’m driving down the freeway with a giant grin on my face, I realized what this conversion symbolized for me.
Freedom! NOW it feels real!
And as soon as I realized This Is It I found myself with tears streaming down my face as I laughed and laughed and laughed. This is what Joy feels like; this is Freedom at it’s best! Who knew it would smell like Kung Pow Chicken?!
We’ve thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with Sara and Matt and their girls throughout the month. They joined us for our unschooling park days, brought us dinner while we packed and even stayed around for our farewell party today. Sara even video toured the RV! Matt and Justin and Sara and I are so much alike in so many ways; it made for some amazing connections that we can only hope to develop more in the future. We had a blast and can’t wait to see them again on the road (if everything works according to plan, Sara and I may be planning something very cool, very soon).
There’s some other really, super cool news to go along with all this grease, but I’ll have to save that for Justin to share as well. 
I'm Tara Wagner, life coach and creator of the Digging Deep process, where I coach women out of survival mode to recreate their lives and families.
Yay!! What a fun time…see you down the road!! xxoo
Nice to *meet* you!! Happy Trails!
Congratulations on your new journey! I made my way to your blog via Sara’s. I will look forward to reading your updates.
Always with the cliffhangers. What was it last time? Oh ya getting rid of everything you own and moving into an RV. Can’t wait to see what your idea is this time
way cool – and the video tour was so fun – ended up w/ my men folk here checking it out
Yay! I’m so glad everything is coming together for you guys.
And I’m glad you seem to be peppier and well-rested. 
Can’t wait to read what Justin has to say about all this. 
Can’t wait to hear from your first stop!
I’ve been up all night reading your blog. I feel crazy because I am supposed to be moving out of my house at 8am, nothing is packed, and I just keep reading your blog.
But, I feel really crazy right now and it is making me feel better.
So, thanks for honestly capturing this part of your journey….
Jennifer