On the Road

Escrow has closed, the house transfer recorded and we pulled out of our driveway in our new home Wednesday morning. We thought we were prepared and had done a lot to make the transition smooth, but we underestimated how much more challenging it is to move into an RV and small storage unit than an apartment or another house. None of that 'throw it into random boxes and sort it later' stuff. You have to make it fit or you don't move it. To top 6 solid days of packing, sorting and cleaning, on the second to last load, Greg threw a box into the bed of the truck and it tipped and launched a piece of stone into the back window of our truck, shattering the window.

With the window broken, we could haul, but not take the baby with us in the truck (somehow all that glass over her head would have made me nervous.) Greg took a load to the dump, then the truck was grounded while an autoglass company came and fixed the window. Then no moving the truck until morning to let it "set". Luckily, our buyers were understanding. I was especially thankful when an hour later, Phoebe cut her toe and was bleeding everywhere and, understandably, crying her heart out.

But finally--we are on the road! Sort of. We are parked near by work. I will be working for the next two weeks still before we head out. Things are going smoothly thus far. We can't cook in our home yet because so much stuff is stacked there. My wonderful organiser spouse has cleared the bathroom, bedrooms and kitchen table, but you can only do so much while watching a toddler.

This morning was our first try at using the shower. Though we've taken trips before in the rig, we were boondocking, so no shower. Let me say...it was COLD. the water did warm...slightly. The www.rv.net/forum came to the rescue with some suggestions--try checking the bypass valve, make sure the outside shower taps are off, check to see if there is a thermostat. Great...now we just need to figure out where the water heater IS and we'll try and implement some of those suggestions!