Daily Diary

In my quest for the best method of hauling gear for our cross country trip, I began investigating the wonderful world of Pop-Up Campers simply because I was shocked at the high price of cargo trailers- you know, the kind that are open with a gate all the way around that you haul a piece of furniture or an ATV in. Back to the camper. Decent storage space, plus AC and heat, (which would rather negate the need for all the hot water bottles, knit caps and long underwear at night :-), and a kitchen set up that stays set up. The possibilities left me drooling. What convenience! I LOVE sleeping in a tent. But there are definite drawbacks when sleeping in a tent with 6 other people 10 years and younger. Plus setting up tents in the rain is stressful to say the least. Anyway, I've found a trailer for the price that I wanted- a 2002 model- and I found someone who is interested in buying it from me at the end of the summer! Of course, by then I may never want to part with it. Nonetheless, it would be at worst a 3 month investment where I would recoop my money at the end of the term. Sounds good. I'm going to check it out on Saturday since the owner is out of town until then. Saturday morning I have an event at the church, Saturday night we are going out for dinner with friends, Saturday afternoon I will be negotiating the price on a beeyewtifull camper. Which means no laundry is going to get done. Since Curtis is moving to Manhatten, maybe he'll let me store the camper in his garage until I leave for my trip. Mmmm.

By the way, does anyone want to buy our dining room furniture? Solid oak, built around 1917, 6 chairs, 4 leaves (though the table was built to only hold two leaves, so the other two are extras), the table is oval shaped, seats 8 nicely, and in beautiful condition. $500 takes it away. I'll even throw in a kid- namely Oliver. We had to replace our table with something that would actually accomodate our family. So we gave the kitchen table and chairs to my sister, moved the dining set to the garage until it sells, and purchased a beech table and ten chairs for the dining room. With the toddler chairs added, we can fit 12 at the table, though 10 is most comfortable. And where the kitchen table stood, I now have two wing chairs and a lamp table. Much more open, and very nice to sit in a wing chair while chatting with the person doing the dishes.