LINE FREEZE!!!

Our water lines froze last night..

This morning we went outside and fixed it in this way.

First, dad bought an electrical heater cord, some electric tape, and some 1/8 in. thick insulation tape. Then, we went outside and dad plugged in the cord. Then using some electrical tape (cut by me) he taped the cord to our water hose.
After that, we took the insulation tape and wrapped it around both the water hose and the cord in a tight spiral all the way along it.

and that's it!!!

Now I now that it doesn't seem like I did much to help but if i hadn't helped cut the electrical tape dad would've taken a lot longer to put the heating cord on the hose. Because he would have needed to set the hose and the cord down so he could tear a strip of tape. And after that he would've needed to find his spot on the hose again...

As for the insulation tape we needed to wrap it around the hose&cord in a spiral. So, we needed to move the container for the insulation tape around the combo of the hose&cord. Because doing so would mean the tape stuff can be pressed tightly against the combinion of hose&cord. And can you guess who moved the container for the tape??? That's right, me.

RV set-up

Setting up an RV can be fun while at the same time worrying. Some reasons I worry are:

-That we'll over tip the trailer.
-That we'll smash the trailer into something when backing the trailer into the spot.
-that it will slide off the hitch and break the brake connector cord.

But it's not all bad... We can have a little fun when moving the RV to level it. (One of the things I enjoy is watching how the trailer moves. I like having responsibility. I like cranking the back stabilizer legs. I like showing Mom how to put the leveler blocks in the right place under the wheels---it's just like legos!)

All in all setting up an RV is okay

Rocky comments

The mountains of Colorado are an amazing sight. They are great when viewed from a distance but are a little scary up close. One of the most annoying things is the ear popping and light headedness from the altitude.

RV beginnings

I'm finding that getting used to RV life is harder for me. One reason is that there is a lot less space to live together in. Another thing is the fact that there is a lot less to do. On top of that is the fact that I'm getting slammed by sadness and grief from leaving.

RVing does have some advantages though, such as: lots of sightseeing, and seeing family that I don't get to see very often. I guess that when you factor it all in its ok.

Sorting STUFF

we went through the entire house sorting stuff into four baisic groups;

-give away
-store in bins
-trash
-take to trailer (our rv)

as we went we would throw trash away and put the things to store
in bins which were then labeled