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Change Classification on a vehicle in Ontario.

How to Change Classification from a Commercial Vehicle to a Motor Home in Ontario

March 18, 2026 by Grateful Mama

When I say that changing classification was our biggest hurdle to overcome during our shuttle bus build process would be an understatement. Changing classification on vehicles can be confusing and time consuming. Doing research online doesn’t always give you the exact information you need for where you live. Guidelines and rules also change often, so …

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Home is Where We Park It

Can’t Live Without These Essential Items in Our Bus

March 23, 2026 by Grateful Mama

When we began to map out our bus conversion, finding products that we couldn’t live without for our specific lifestyle choices were key. Every person and/or family that decides to take on this adventure will have different needs and wants. All of our research supported this. We are a family of three with a small …

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Toddler sitting in her car seat, holding down the lumber we bought to continue our custom bus build.

Cold Weather, The Cutest Helper and Big Progress on Our Shuttle Bus Build

March 10, 2026 by Grateful Mama

Building out a shuttle bus build in the middle of winter might not sound like the coziest project—but that’s exactly where we are right now! At the end of this week’s video, we share just how cold and snowy it’s been during our shuttle bus build. The frost on our tools and the snow drifting …

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Our shuttle bus gutted out to start the design layout of our custom home.

Learning As We Go – Bus Build Progress, Winter Prep and Design Challenges!

March 10, 2026 by Grateful Mama

We’ve been chipping away at our shuttle bus build little by little. With limited time and changing our minds often about design has been challenging. Even with the temperature dropping, we’re still making progress. Our diesel heater should be arriving soon (thankfully!), which will make winter building a whole lot easier. In the meantime, we’re …

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Our Bus Life Journey Begins!

March 10, 2026 by Grateful Mama

Welcome to Our Bus Life AdventureWe officially began converting our shuttle bus into a full-time home five years ago! It was a big dream of ours to live on the road, work for ourselves, and create a lifestyle that gives us freedom, creativity, and family connection. This blog is where we intended to share the …

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Change Classification on a vehicle in Ontario.

5 Years Into Our Bus Life Journey

March 10, 2026 by Grateful Mama

May 2, 2020 is the day we started to transform our 2002 Ford E-450 shuttle bus into our new home. Three months of planning, researching, and dreaming preceded the first seat being removed. While Corey was pumped to start using power tools, I needed a plan along with some confidence. What we were about to …

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Who Is Grateful Mama?

March 10, 2026 by Grateful Mama

That is a great question! A little bit about me. I am a 40 something mom who is so grateful to have traveled and lived in different places throughout my life. Born into a military family, I am no stranger to moving around and experiencing new places and people. In my twenties, I completed two …

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  • How to Change Classification from a Commercial Vehicle to a Motor Home in Ontario
  • Can’t Live Without These Essential Items in Our Bus
  • Cold Weather, The Cutest Helper and Big Progress on Our Shuttle Bus Build
  • Learning As We Go – Bus Build Progress, Winter Prep and Design Challenges!
  • Our Bus Life Journey Begins!

    We are a bus life family that are living life a little differently. We started this journey in 2020 and even though we have had to pivot, modify and adapt as our family has grown and the world has changed, we wouldn't have it any other way. Hope you learn something new while here and come back to see what we are up to next!

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