Monthly Archives: February 2010
Two Weeks From Today !!!!
The Hitch Itch is getting bad!
We plan on leaving two weeks from today on 2/15. Although it may slip a day or so due to scheduling the on-site RV Mobile Repair people to come out and change the oil / filters/ belts, etc., on the rig.
I’ve also been trying to get a bunch of things repaired / upgraded, etc., but the weather is just not cooperating.
So far, I’ve replaced a leaky water tank fill valve and a leaky water heater pressure relief valve.
I’m in the process of replacing a broken cable on our house battery bank, and painting some rust spots on the framework that holds the batteries.
I’m also going to replace my headlight bulbs and adjust the aim, lubricate my PacBrake exhaust brake, replace a leaky tire pressure sensor, fix a balky roof vent fan, install a new door strut, and about a hundred other things.
Unfortunately, it’s been rainy and/or cold for the last several weeks which has put a real crimp in things.
I had also planned to pull up the carpet in the front part of the coach and put down Allure laminate flooring. However, Home Depot decided that this was not to be. I placed my order on 1/6 and was told it would arrive on 1/15, leaving me a month to get it installed. No problem.
On 1/15 I was told it was on its way and would be here on 1/18. On 1/18 I was told that it had not really been shipped and was actually back-ordered and would not arrive until 2/10, maybe.
At best that’s only five days before we plan on leaving, and of course, it may not show up in time. If it does show up, I’ll take it with us and install it on the road. If not, there’s always next year.
Sure am glad that I didn’t go ahead and rip the carpet up before the flooring came in!
On better news, it looks like we’ll be cutting our travels short this coming year by about 2-1/2 months, and return to Houston the first part of September instead of right before Thanksgiving as usual.
The reason this is good news is that we’re doing this to try and be here for the birth of our 2nd grandchild. As I tell people, we try to have a new grandchild every 17 years or so.
And it’s working out perfectly. This one is due on September 7th, which is the same day our granddaughter Piper turns 17.
And here’s our daughter, Brandi, on the left, and our granddaughter, Piper, on the right. Although they’re often mistaken for sisters, they’re really aunt and niece, since Piper is our son Chris’ daughter.
I’m hoping for a boy, but everyone else apparently wants a girl.
My thought is that we’ve already got one of those and she turned out great. So let’s try the other one. But we’ll see how it works out.
More later…
