We are home...
The day we relocated from the beach a
severe winter storm came upon us. We managed to get through the
Snoqualmie mountain pass on I-90. The trip was further enjoyable
for me as I drove the travel trailer. The Plug to the truck for
lights and brakes kept coming loose and disconnecting. So I had to
pull over get out and reconnect it. The next turn would unplug it. At
one point during the pass it unplugged and there was nowhere to pull
over. I managed to do the pass with just the trucks brakes. Thankful
that I had experience driving overweight trucks It was a bit hairy
but I did it safely.
We pulled into our Little Town on the Prairie, Washington and
set up the trailer while very large snowflakes fell upon me. We had
been in winter while in North Carolina but this was the real deal.
Heat soon became our best friend.
Without knowing it, This also turned
out to be the last time I drove the R/V. But I didn't know that at
this time.
The same night Heather and Candy drove
past the house we had seen online to get a better idea of it.
Pictures online we had learned a long time ago were normally
misleading at best. The girls came back with a positive review having
walked the outside.
The next day we did a daylight recon of
the house this time with me in tow. The main house had two bedrooms
and a large living room and a dining room with huge windows. Better
yet, there was a Mother in law house behind the main home. It was
slightly smaller but had two bedrooms and two baths. Candy could
finally get some privacy and so could Heather and I. Believe me,
Living in such confines requires everyone to work very hard on
getting along and learning about shortcomings. We all had worked very
hard to manage but this home offered us everything we wanted at a
price that meant we could afford to travel and not live the rest of
our lives tied to home payments and bills.
A few days later we walked the home
with Shara and we bought the home. With another storm coming,
December 10th, a day that will live not just in infamy but also
with mostly joy for us. Heather drove the truck and R/V for the first
time. She had no issues driving the 6 blocks and stopped in front of
the house. It was my job to reverse and park the trailer into its
final resting place for us. It was time to unload a few things while
again, more snow fell upon us. We were overjoyed to become residents
of this small 800 population town.
We had found a Little Town on the Prairie that we hope we will never move from. We are making permanent roots
here.
What was funny was to unload the R/V.
The girls got to see just how much stuff we had crammed into a small
living space. I think the R/V sighed a serious sigh of relief and we
unloaded it. Such a seriously overweight Trailer was a concern for me
driving it across the country. It was nice to live in a house after
so much time in such a small space. Even a normal bathroom seemed
like a mansion!
