Mini Makeover in Progress....

It has been a busy weekend for sure! Bill caught a bad chest cold and his training has been on hiatus for the last week. Stuffed sinuses and deep cough, no fun! He felt better on Friday, so we went up to A&L RV Sales to see our friend Kevin and bring our little camper home. After a refresher course on hooking everything up, we were on our way!

Since I have picked up a few things on sale every once in awhile, we had some things we could work on on Saturday. I put up my seashell border, while Bill worked on the tile in the kitchen. This product is called Smart Tile, an adhesive backed vinyl tile that can be cut with scissors. On sale of course! I really like how it is coming out. This will be easier to clean and adds color. Here's a before and after:

The living area got a facelift too....think I need a little bit bigger rug. :)

Then it was on to the dining area! I just love the color!

Progressed to the bedroom. We found a nice memory foam mattress at Walmart online for a great price...so much better than the VERY firm RV mattress. Even though it's a little on the small side, I really like the window over the bed. The next size up was too tall, but this works for me. 

My daughter made the little cat pillow for me back in 1996. It's hard to believe that she is all grown up now with children of her own. It will be a little piece of home that will be coming with us. Stay tuned for the bathroom makeover! Bill is going to start training again this week as it will be warm and we'll see how the coughing goes. As for me, I am dragging my tail feathers this morning and can feel this cold nipping at my heels. Thank-you for following us and we count down the days to the beginning of this venture.

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Home Away from Home, Interior

Since I have had requests to see the inside of the little camper we bought, we made a trip up to A&L RV Sales. We had the opportunity to meet the owner, Larry Stover. We spent about 20 minutes or so talking with him and found him to be truly a man of character. It seems like we were led there for a reason and we are so thankful for all the men we have met there. We appreciate the encouragement we've received to continue on with this venture. After our conversation we went to our little home away from home to measure up a few things, get some pictures, and sit in it for a little while. I think we'll be very comfortable in it. One of my main concerns was how wide the door was. You see, I found this cute little portable washer online that will keep me out of the laundromats but it is 21 inches square. Guess how wide the doorway is....22 3/4 inches...Whew! Just makes it! The first one, arrived in terrible condition. It looked like it had been thrown off the loading dock and rolled around on the concrete for awhile, then got hit by a truck! LOL! So the replacement is supposed to arrive tomorrow; hope it arrives in one piece. I know, I know, where are the pictures! When you come in the kitchen door, this is what you see:

Look left and you will see the frig:

Turn right and the sofa will be on the left and the dinette on the right. The one slide is on the sofa side and is retracted in this picture.

The door you see in the dinette picture is the door into the bathroom. There's even a place for linens tucked into the corner next to the shower.

The bedroom is at the front end of the camper and has a queen size bed and places to hang clothes.

There are a few small things we want to add or change a bit but overall, we really like this camper. Bill continues to ride every chance he gets and he put on some miles this weekend. Fortunately, we had the foresight to purchase a set of long cycling pants; they have really come in handy during the cold snap we've been having the last couple of days. We both continue to lose a pound here and there and it's nice to be able to fit a little better in my clothes again. Christmas is almost here, can hardly wait!

Big News!

Well, about 24 feet big anyway! LOL! We have been shopping around for a pull trailer so that we have a roof over our heads this summer. We made several trips to A&L RV Sales in Johnson City and met a very patient salesman there named Kevin Conen.

He showed us quite a few new and used trailers that would fit our needs and was even flexible when I changed my mind maybe once or twice....;) After talking and praying for a few days, Bill and I decided on one and made an offer based on what we could afford. It was quite a few thousand less than the asking price on the used one we saw and Kevin wasn't sure it would be accepted. He couldn't believe it when the manager came back with an offer only a small amount over ours! I couldn't help it, I gave Kevin a hug. Yeah, I'm a hugger...When we went to pick it up, a gentleman named James Blanton did the walk through with us, answered the many questions we had, and was patient and polite.

Then we had the anti-sway hitch put on and Wes showed us how to connect it up without getting a hernia! LOL!

I definitely don't need another one of those. The manager helped us through all the paperwork and it was ours! A great experience all around. I've been typing out my old hand-written journal from our first trip and when people say "I can't believe...." it's a sure sign that God has had His hand in it. Kevin even gave us a present for the new camper.....the minions have already tried to take them over, but I think the doors are locked from the inside. LOL!

So here is our little home away from home

and if you're looking for a great place to buy an RV, go see Kevin Conen at A&L RV Sales in Johnson City!