Why "old" people don't have children

They say that youth is wasted on the young.  Well, let me tell you that there is one thing that the young can have, and that is raising a family.  I had three children in just under five years, and I don't remember it being such a challenge!  I had both my grandsons and Emma inside the rig today, and it was a circus.  One at a time, they are manageable for me, but not together.  My rig is not childproof, and Seth found every button, knob, and switch to mess with.  That was while his brother, Joseph, started throwing dog toys through the air.  Guess what that did to Emma, the wild child!  I will not comment on how any of my kids raise their children, but suffice it to say that two little boys were escorted out of the rig.  I'm too old for that kind of shenanigans!

My son, Andy, got home from work a little early today, so I snatched him up for a couple of pictures.

He is on active duty with the National Guard.  Such a handsome young man!  (personal bias, of course)

This is his serious Sergeant look.  He is proud to be serving, and I am proud of him.   He and his family are off to a cookout with Kelly's relatives, so Emma and I are just chill-in', and recuperating from the day's onslaught of grandchildren.  :)  By the way, the sun did finally shine today.  Yahoo!

I've been thinking about how I'm going to transfer everything from this rig to the new one, if I decided I like it.  (I know... there's not much doubt about that, but I had to put in a qualifier just in case.)   I plan to ask them if I can drive the new, to me, rig to Andy's driveway and spend a couple of days making the transfer before driving my present rig back to the dealer's.  It's not like I can run off with two vehicles by myself, and I have been a customer of theirs for many moons.  It would also give me a chance to do a thorough cleaning job with my present rig while it's empty.  I hope they go for that idea.  It would sure be a lot easier on me than emptying out this rig to the garage, and then making the transfer.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed.  :)

Thanks for stopping by....talk to you later,  Judy

Rain, rain, go away...

It was another rainy cold day today here in the neighborhood, and there are at least two more days of the same in the forecast.  :(  So, today I headed out to take the toad into Rochester for the estimate for the repairs to the damage to the bumper and wheel well.  Of course, I forgot to bring along the receipt for the new tire I purchased in Kansas City, so I'll have to make another trip back to the repair facility tomorrow with the receipt in hand.  They can't proceed with the insurance company without that receipt.  I wish I hadn't forgotten it.

Afterwards, I stopped at Universal Marine and RV to talk about the rig I have in mind.  Several people have commented on what I have in mind and whether it's new or used.  It will be a new rig to me, but not brand new.  I'm looking at a 2008 WINNEBAGO ADVENTURER LIMITED.  You can click on the highlighted name to see what it looks like.  (I hope this works, it's the first time I've tried to include a link).  The rig I'm interested in is the 37' model.  So, the purge I referred to in yesterday's post just means I'll be forced to go through all of my stuff to see what I really need and use.  (Crackerdan, I don't think I'll need to see a psychologist about that... :))  I'm not downsizing, but actually up-sizing by 8 feet!

It's a gas pusher, with the engine in the back.  I'd be interested in any opinions on the difference of driving a 29' rig as opposed to a 37' rig.  When I started fulltiming, I didn't pull a toad for the first year because I thought 29' was enough to deal with.  After a year, I decided I really needed a car, and haven't had any issues pulling it behind.  Now, I'm increasing the size of the rig, and will still be towing the car.  I know I'll have to be a little more picky about gas stations, but is there anything else I should be aware of due to the increased length?  I'll give it a test drive next Tuesday to check my comfort level.

I called my financial advisor today to give her a heads up about this possible purchase, and although she didn't have a heart attack as I had predicted, she did scramble a little to deal with my decision.  :)  She gave me a couple of options to think about, and I'll do that over the next week.  This is going to be one loooong week for me as I wait to get a glimpse of what may be my new home.

I spent a couple of hours this afternoon with some one-on-one time with my oldest grandson, Joseph (aged 4).  He came knocking at my door after his nap.  We had a good time playing special games inside the motorhome without his brother.  He asked me to keep these games a secret from his brother. :) How could I refuse?  Tomorrow, I hope to spend some "secret" time with his brother, Seth.

Thanks for stopping by....talk to you later,  Judy