Looking at new homes

Today was another day of working inside getting things packed up and ready to roll.  It’s amazing how much stuff you get out when you stay more then a week or so in one place.

I also had to do a bit of my volunteer job here as camphost.  I had to check in a few campers, get menu’s for the weekend delivered.

My parts came in for my washer and hubby got it put back together and it worked great on the first load.  But .. the second load only made it to the rinse spin cycle before the welds broke.  Grrr i am so furious with that thing!  I love it and really miss not having it and my laundry is piling up and needs done.  So tomorrow hubby is going to have to find another way to fix it because we can not order a new housing for it.  Splendid is suppose to be the best brand on the market but why don’t they make new housing parts for their washer/dryer units?

In the afternoon Cora and I ran to Litchfield to look at the new park models they have in.  Here is the Retreat made by Keystone.  The width on these are 8’ 6” which is 6” wider then a normal 5th wheel without the slide out.  They are very spacious and roomy. 

The living room has a sliding glass door which i thought was neat. The one on the lot had the recliner and table reversed.
 
If you were using this for like a weekend get away and leaving the unit stationary it would be great.  But …. for living in it for long periods of time I wasn’t impressed with them as they have hardly no storage inside.  The closet is very small (about the size my husband has in our unit) and the dresser had like 6 small drawers.  It had 3 very narrow cabinets over the bed.  The only outside storage is under the bed.  My opinion as for living in it for several months at a time in this unit is not a good option. 
  
I also looked at the new Alpine’s that have replaced the Everest.  I wasn’t impressed with their Cherry wood and unfortunately that is the only thing they come in, i even asked if you could order the lighter wood and they said no.

I did love this kitchen floor plan.  You can get to the refrigerator when the slides are in and it had the 4 doors.  There is a down fall to this kitchen floor plan and that is where the stove and sink is.  It’s much more narrow then ours and only one person can be in it at a time.

I wasn’t crazy about the entertainment center in the side.  We really enjoy ours in the back of the rig. 

I fell in love with the new bedroom wardrobe.  It has a cedar lining and a walk in closet.  the double doors is for the stackable washer/dryer.  I love the wood doors and they have metal latches and the plastic ones that break.  Although i have to admit there is less walk room between the bed and the dresser then our unit.
  
I have to admit that i still prefer my Everest over the new Alpine’s because of many factors.  Our living room, kitchen and bedroom are more spacious then the Alpine.  I love my maple wood, I wasn’t crazy about the head board. 

After seeing the Alpine i have decided what i would like the best is If could have the larger refrigerator and the bedroom wardrobe in my Everest i would be so happy.  I did enjoy looking with Cora but … I have decided that I’m still very happy with my home and no plans to change it in the future.
 
I have been looking at quilt patterns online and going through some books trying to find a pattern as i need to make a new quilt for our bed.  Ours we use is very old and I have repaired it for the last time.  There is just nothing left to repair, the material is so see through. 

Rain has left and the Sun is trying to come out

The rain has finally left and the sun is finally trying to come out. The weather man says the rain is suppose to be gone for a few days but it is in the forecast to return soon. 

I don’t really have anything to blog about today. I have spent my entire day cleaning up my messy camper from the weekend of kids. Later in the evening we played cards with friends Georgia, Cliff, Harold and Doris.

A Chilly Day

It was a morning of up early to go get the grandson for the day.  We spent the morning playing inside as it was a brrrr morning.  Once the sun kept peeking out it warmed up to the mid 50’s which i still classified as COLD. 

After lunch Tobster wanted to play outside on his bike so Grandma braved the cold and went outside with him. 

We played outside for about an hour and then Grandma had to go inside to get warm. 
 
After a bit of playing the Tobster fell asleep in the chair and Grandma moved him to the couch. 


This pretty bird showed up at my feeder and he wasn’t happy

The bird couldn’t figure out how to get down where seed was at and he peeked at the plastic and the pic below shows it yelling at the feeder. 
 
I enjoyed watching the bird finally it gave up and flew off

The hummingbirds were glad that bird was gone as he kept chasing them off by flying on their feeders.  I have 2 different hummingbirds
   
One has a white neck and the other has a red stripe around it’s neck
  
We took the Tobster home around 5 PM and then we came home and made an  egg sandwich for dinner.
The rest of our evening was spent watching TV and enjoying the peace and quiet.  We disscussed when we are leaving here and have tossed around heading to Missouri (to our membership park) sometime next week but we need to get there early enough to get a decent spot with a holiday weekend coming up.  We even discussed heading out Sunday.  Right now departure is still in the air.  We’ll have to see what happens.

Where is the beautiful Spring

Brrr I woke up to a cold morning .. geeze what happened to a beautiful spring?  It seems all i do lately is complain about the weather … grrrr  It’s either raining or cold .. what is with the North and not having Spring anymore?  It is either raining, too cold, or 90 degrees .  I remember Spring being beautiful with temps in the mid 70’s to low 80’s and beautiful???

When i left to go do my volunteer duty this morning the kids were just getting up.  I did get up in time to get my dishes done. 

Later in the day a trip to Litchfield to see about getting something to fix the housing for my washer.  I called the company and they can no longer get a new housing so the old one must be welded or something.  I did get the 2 new gaskets ordered that go on the bottom.

Dinner tonight was McDonald’s as i wasn’t in the mood to cook.  The evening was spent inside watching tv and surfing the internet for quilt patters.  I need to make a quilt for my bed.  It’s cold

Will this Day End

Spending time with the grand kids is always fun but it has rained all weekend and being cooped up inside is not much fun.  Although the kids had fun playing in our bedroom.
 
We spent some time watching the birds come and go from the feeders.
It has rained all day long and night long and it doesn’t appear to be an end in site.  We are flooded again.  Hubby looked at my washer later today and it’s not good.  The plate holding the housing in place broke and caused this mess. 
 
So once again i am without a washer/dryer .. ughhh I'm not a happy camper esp with the rain setting in for several days in a row.

Gabe and Kelsey showed up around 7 pm to spend the night .. hubby isn’t a happy camper as he wanted a Sunday night to himself.  I went down to visit Wanda and watch her work on a quilt she is making while the kids went fishing in the rain. 

When i got home the wind had pulled the stakes out of the ground and the awning was flapping .. ughh  i tried to fix it but I'm just not strong enough so Gabe came and helped me get it fixed.  It’s nice having the awning out when it rains but wind is not good on them.  Finally i got to take my shower and get ready for bed.

Oh What a Day it has been.  Have you ever had days where you thought they would never end?  Well for me this is one of those days.  It’s been a long weekend and have I mentioned that I’m sick of rain?

Rainy Day

It rained off and on all night long and this morning it’s still raining.  Nothing heavy but it’s also on the chilly side. 

The birds were enjoying the rain and the feeders
   
I had 2 really pretty yellow and blue finches at my feeders this morning.  I couldn’t get their picture .. they were too fast for me :((

Later a trip to Ace Hardware was needed as my balancer came loose on my washer and had to be fixed before i could finish my laundry today.  Then the grand daughter needed a new toy and some junk food so a trip to Wal-mart was needed.  Ughhh $67 dollars later and we were on our way home.

It’s rained most of the day, so Hailey played with her new Pet Shop toy.

We are beginning to be surrounded by water again

If this rain keeps up were going to be parked in a Lake again

Gabe,  Kelsey and Cayden came to visit. (Cayden is the little boy of Kelsey’s friend)  He enjoyed Grandma’s and Papa’s
 
It’s 9.30 PM and it’s still raining .. ughhh i’m so tired of rain!!

Friday the 13th!

Today has been another beautiful day.  I slept in as today is finally a day off for me.  I got up and got busy getting my home picked up and today i’m going to strip the bed and wash the bed linens.

I had to be in Eldred by 3.15 PM to pick up my grand daughter after school.  Hailey is spending the weekend with us.  She wanted one night by herself without her little brother being here. 

We arrived back home around close to time for dinner.  Hailey rode her bike and we played outside until the rain started.  The rest of the evening was spent inside having fun.

Thursday
It was another day of up early and off to the dentist.  Today was a trip to Jacksonville.  Ughh i will so be glad when these dentist appointments are finished.  The price of diesel their getting expensive.

Some errands were ran after the appointment and then we went out to lunch .. Yep .. Chinese again today.  I can eat Chinese everyday .. I love the stuff.

We got home and then the rest of the evening was spent enjoying a beautiful evening of sitting outside with friends.