We have Water!

I know I just updated the blog yesterday, but we have some exciting news to share and just couldn't WAIT.

As you are aware, we purchased a fresh water hose the other day on our shopping excursion. Since today is such a bright sunny day, James thought it was the perfect day to test out the hose and get the water flowing. The exciting news is everything works and there is only one minor leak and it has already been fixed. I had no doubts that hubby would do a good job.

Check it out!!!!



Not only do we have water, we have HOT water! It's so awesome!!!!!



In addition to the water working, the stove is up and running as well. We are really close now. Maybe if we are lucky, James will be in N.C. when I get there in December. Keep your fingers crossed.

Today James also hung the mirror in the bathroom and the hooks we purchased. Don't they look great?! The mermaid is next to the sink and the seahorse is next to the shower.





So now all we really need to get this show on the road is a 50 amp power cord and couple of 8R 19 1/2 tires. That is it! That would get us on the road and on our way to better days.

If you know anyone who as tires or a power cord they no longer need and would be willing to sell at a decent price, PLEASE let us know. We are willing to drive to pick up any of the items.

Also too, if you have any extra gas or cash gift cards that you'd like to toss our way, we are open to donations. Hahaha, I'm just kidding, but not really. :D

Thanks again for popping in. If you want to check out our new home, you better hurry up cuz it's looking like we won't be around much longer!!!!

Fortune Cookie Veracity

Hello one and all! Received a complaint that my last blog was a tad on the negative side, so I figured I better redeem myself by blogging more than ONCE this month and by making it more sunny and cheerful.

In my defense, the blog was mirroring my feelings of frustration at the possibility of spending one more winter here and the annoyance of being unemployed and so broke I can't enjoy myself! :D

Anywho, enough of that. Now it is time for some good news! Yesterday James and I splurged and tried out the new Chinese buffet in town and I must say that it was both delicious AND affordable. No, no that is not the good news, but I'm getting to it.

As is customary after consuming the more than recommended servings of pot stickers, lo mein, and general Tso's chicken, we received our fortune cookies. Both of us expected to receive a run of the mill fortune that didn't really apply to us. However, the universe must have received my voice mail the other day about giving it a rest with all the crap it's been dumping on us lately because James' fortune was very encouraging. Check it out!



Sure enough within hours of receiving his fortune (from the fortune cookie that is) James received the pay he was supposed to have received on the 15th. YAY! Then of course that meant bill paying BUT also RV shopping.

The RV shopping is more exciting these days because it is now for decorations and other such items and it also means there isn't a giant price tag on the items. Would you like to see what we bought? Of course you would, why else would you be visiting our blog.

Being the frugal shoppers that we are, we headed to our local Good Will to see what kind of treasures we could find. Of course we didn't have to look too intently. We immediately found these rustic looking basket/tray containers.






They fit perfectly on top of the fridge. We will be using one to hold our foil, baggies, etc. and the other will hold our spices. We paid $5 for both of them! Yay us!

Our next stop on our shopping trip was to Menards. There we picked up some insulation for the plumbing under the coach, a couple of hoses for the bathroom sink project and a couple of nice throw rugs for the bathroom and the kitchen. The colors are SO pretty and look great. You should come and see them in person! Pictures just don't do them any justice.


After a stop at Menards, we headed to my favorite crafty store, Hobby Lobby. There we were in search of a handle for the pocket door at the front of the coach. We didn't find exactly what we were looking for, but we did find a handle that works and some extra treasures we weren't looking for but HAD to have once we saw them. We paid $6 for all these treasures! We were expecting to pay more, but unbeknownst to us they were 50% off!!!!

Here is the door handle. Don't tell James, but I think it looks to be PERFECT for hanging things like a purse, scrapbook tote, etc. ;)



While looking around at HL we came across these two fantastic hooks that really work with the nautical theme in our bathroom.








They will hang on the wall next to the shower. I LOVE them!

Once we finished there we headed to Wally World. We were looking for a mirror for the bathroom. We were really hoping to find an extending shaving mirror, but neither of us wanted to spend $30 for one. While wandering around WW we ended up in the picture frame home decor area. What do you know, we found a mirror that was the PERFECT match for our bathroom and the price was even better at a mere $5.95. I think it will work, don't you?



We also found a fresh water hose for a decent price. Hooray! That was one of the major items we needed to purchase and I was super excited to cross it off our list!

So there you have it all the pretties we purchased for a very reasonable amount of money.

Don't you worry, shopping and decorating hasn't been the main focus in the RV this week.

Earlier in the week our kitchen faucet arrived and James quickly got on installation after he purchased a new drill of course. It isn't anything fancy, but it is new and shiny and totally fits the space.



It is getting so very exciting! I really hope we can hit the road soon.

I forgot to post when I came back from NC a picture of the ADORABLE nesting Gnomes that Kara bought me.



They are the cutest things ever! I don't know how this gnome craze came about, but I love it. Ok, actually I do know how it got started and if you don't know the story behind it and are curious just ask me, or my friend Kim. We'll be glad to fill you in ;)

That pretty much brings you up do date on the RV Project. The only things we have remaining to purchase/complete are:

• Tiles for the kitchen
  
• Chairs
• Window Treatments
  
• Tires
• Batteries
• 50 amp cord
• Gas

We are getting so much closer and I do hope that James' fortune rings true for more than one day. We'd really like to be able to get out of here BEFORE Christmas. We can dream can't we?

Thanks for checking in. I hope this post is more upbeat. :D As always, the invitation is open to stop by and check out our place. If you wish to see me for the guided tour you only have 7 days. I'm heading to AZ on the 29th to help prepare for my first grandson. Keep warm and enjoy your day!

Hello there! Once again I have been slacking in my blogging duties and see that it has been almost 4 weeks since my last post. Unfortunately, I am sad to report that I haven’t been hanging out at the beach and relaxing in sunny, warm N.C. Instead I was doing some temp work, sending my son off to college, and purchasing new license plates for our van since someone decided to STEAL ours. I so can’t wait to leave here!

Besides those exciting events things have been very quiet in the RV which makes it difficult to write about.

We did get the bed frame put in place along with the bedside shelves. It is a pretty tight fit now, but it works. Check it out!

The bathroom is 99% complete. James purchased a towel rod to hang the shower curtain, but unfortunately it was too short, so we ended up hanging it on the wall. It looks nice though. Today we picked up another shower curtain rod (aka a towel rod) that was a perfect fit. We also purchased a toilet paper roll holder and both have been installed.

Here are the most recent pictures of our bathroom.

I am not too thrilled with the placement of the tp roll holder, but since space is limited so too are our options.

The most exciting part of today had to be the cutting of the granite tile for the bathroom faucet! Ok, so maybe James doesn’t agree that it was so exciting seeing as he burnt up the drill. As you may recall from the last time he tried to drill through the granite he had to use 2 drill bits AND the drill got hot and start smoking. This time he wasn’t so lucky. He got ¾ of the way through and then he had FIRE. So, now he has to purchase a cheapo drill to finish the job.

Anyhow, this is what our bathroom faucet looks like. Isn't it awesome? James picked it out.

We also purchased a kitchen faucet today on ebay and should have that by early next week. Yay! I think this weekend we going to purchase the tiles for the kitchen and get that job over and done with. Then we will be able to hang up the kitchen vent and install the faucet which will mean that area will be complete as well.

I know these are things that don’t help us get MOVING but they are things we can get DONE until we can get the heck out of here.

Speaking of moving. James was checking out the RV engine, batteries and the power steering pump. Upon closer inspection he noticed the pump was out of fluid, so maybe we won’t need to replace it, but rather fill it up with fluid. Keep your fingers crossed!

We have decided that we can get away with a minimum of TWO brand new tires, TWO new batteries, one freshwater hose, one 50 amp plug and lots of cash for gas in order to get out of here soon.

I am heading to AZ in early November to welcome my second grandbaby (and first grandson) into the world. I told James that I am NOT coming back to OH to live ever again. Kara and her family will be coming to OH around Thanksgiving to visit Jon’s family, so I told James that he could meet up with the kids and they could all caravan home to NC. I even shared my thoughts with Kara and I think we have him convinced that would be the BEST time to move. We are working really diligently to make our dream a reality. After spending over a year now on this project we are ready to roll, we just got to get those few little things done. So close but so far away. Aaaarrrrrgggghhhh!!!

These are the things we still need to purchase/complete to get this show on the road:

• 2 tires
• 2 batteries
• fresh water hose
• 50 amp cord
• kitchen tiles
• recliners
• money for gas
  

Well, I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the update. Hopefully next time I’m blogging it will be about our upcoming move. As always, feel free to stop by to take a tour of the RV. Don't wait too long because we are getting close. Have a wonderful day!