Moving In

Sunday, September 13, 2015

We moved into the fifth wheel last Tuesday. Deb decided it was too frustrating to have half of our stuff in the house and the other half in the trailer. Now to get into the habit if referring to our former home as “the house” and the trailer as “our home”.

The Boys are with us and adapting nicely. They have learned to go up and down the stairs into the trailer and have found their places on the chairs and the couches.

We moved the trailer to the Northlake RV Resort. Much nicer than the trailer parks I grew up in when my father was on a geophysical crew. Less park and more subdivision for RVs. At the center is a retention pond to which they have added a fountain and stocked with fish. Several dog runs are available. So many trucks hear that I have begun to refer to this place as DuallyWord

Our neighbors are a young couple (early 20s) who have been on the road for 3-1/2 years. Chad is an electrical lineman contracting with Centerpoint. Marissa is working as a receptionist at a veterinarian. They follow the seasons (Midwest and Northwest in the summer, Texas and Florida in the winter) for contract work.

On Thursday, took the trailer to DeMontrond to get estimates on the repairs to the window and side and to repair items that we found broke during the shakedown run. Since they had to keep it overnight, we slept in the trailer on the property. That night, a hose under the sink disconnected, flooding the kitchen. Turned off the water, but that meant no flushing the toilet or showers on Friday morning. We will be taking it back to DeMontrond on Monday to finish the repairs they were making along with fixing a new plumbing leak.

During the day, we took the Boys with us to the house to continue clearing it out. Amazing how much stuff one accumulates over 20 years of marriage, and 12 years in one place. It seems that everything has a place, and every place has a thing. On Thursday, Deb’s sister and Mary Gibbs shared a mover to take most of our furniture (bedroom suites, shelves, office desk, televisions). All that is left are the two dining room tables and the couch in the living room.

Friday evening, picked up the trailer and returned it to Northlake. This Sunday will be the first day we do not go to the house to pick up stuff. As I type this, Deb is practicing scrambling eggs on her induction stove top.

If you are wondering if you missed the other posts about the shakedown trip, you did not. Been way too busy during the day moving stuff to have time to write. Don’t worry, there will be more about the shakedown trip to entertain you or make you think we are idiots.