RV Blog--Life in a Box. This just ain't 'camping' any more....
Saturday, April 22, 2006:
Hi, ya'll! It's me again--at long last! And temporarily living in a much smaller box than when I last posted! Here's what happened. We were sitting there, in IL, in our son's driveway. Hubby was getting maybe 1 day of work a week, what with the lovely Spring tornadic weather and all. We decided to head out to SD and return with our old one ton pickup and slide-in camper, since we intend to spend most of this year in IL.
We made a "Plan". We hooked our little motorcycle camper on behind our resurrected car and headed West, with a backseat full of dogs and a week's worth of 'supplies'. Uh huh. Then we planned to rent a tow dolly, put the car on it (still with the little camper attached to the car) and bring the whole works back to IL. That was an interesting experience. The little camper hadn't been out on the road since 1999. BOTH door zippers were broken and we didn't have so much as a clothespin to hold the door shut...and tire disintegrated, thankfully AFTER we made it here!
BUT, then there was this road construction job out here. So-so pay, but working every day. Like any dutiful wife would, I said, "Sure, honey. We can live in the truckcamper for 6 weeks...". Only trouble is, Winter isn't quite over with here--involving a need for things like bib overalls, boots, coats, hats...not to mention a lunch bucket, plenty of food to pack said lunch bucket, extra clothes, and a sundry of other supplies! Did you forget the backseat full of dogs? With beds, leashes, food, toys.... Yup. Life in a really small box is a challenge! Try to imagine a 6 X 9 room that contains everything--refrigerator, stove, microwave, sink, closet, bed, bathroom, table & seating, furnace, floor heater, wastebasket, laundry, spare shoes, laptop, camera, dishes and food...then add 2 large people and a pair of dogs...... We're campin' now!
Winter. We had that on Wednesday & Thursday. Horizontal snow, 30 degrees, for 2 days straight. But, 50 miles south of here the guys worked in the DUST and wind! Not a bit of precip! Up in the Hills, on the other hand--54" of snow around Lead & Deadwood! I-90 was shut down from here to Wyoming!
Today we sat outdoors drinking beer in the shade....
Dinah // Saturday, April 22, 2006
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