We bought a motorhome. It is a Safari Serengeti. We love it. We got it for the price we wanted. It needed some TLC and that was the main reason for our price. We’ve replaced a roof vent, cabinet latches, repaired a couple of plumbing leaks and are in the process of replacing the AC covers to prevent a couple of roof leaks. Idealy, it needs to sleep a couple of more but with air mattresses and/or a tent, it works.

We have chicks, as I think I mentioned. They are growing fast and absolutely adorable. Unfortunately, two issues are problematic with the rest of the hens. First, two more have gone broody, one a Rhode Island Red which aren’t supposed to be broody at all. Second, some of our eggs are tasking less than satisfactory. We can’t figure out what they are eating. I have heard it could be a hen is “bad” but since it happens in different egg colors, at different proportions of eggs laid each week, it has to be something they are eating. WHAT?!?

DD#1 didn’t make the high school dance team and DD#2 read more than anyone is the school this year — over 8 million words.

I take my Extra test tomorrow. Wish me luck, the practice tests are kicking my ass half the time. It’s been many, many years since I’ve needed to memorize algorithms.

We are going to look at a motorhome later today. We sold our camper last fall and have been searching for a motorhome as we need something bigger. We may have found the one. We’ll have to see. We borrowed my sister’s pop-up recently and I just can’t deal with so little space. In theory, the thing sleeps 8. It sleeps 8 well but it doesn’t house their belongings well. I’ll try to post some pics if we get it.

But, I also started a new job that has me hopping!!

I’ve watched home improvement shows where they paint the inside (and sometimes outside) of cabinets like I have for the computer. I am contemplating such. A fresh coat of paint might make for a fresher start at my new job. Plus, it’s sure to be more pleasing than the fake semi-dark oak of the cabinet. I’m going to check and see what paint we have on hand before I make a decision. I already got cork tiles to put on the insides of the doors. I’m fairly certain we have some sunshine yellow and some dark blue but I was wondering about a light leaf green. I think we have some white I could lighten the yellow with. Chalkboard paint might work well on the doors where the cork won’t be. Hmmm.

I might need to slow down before I get too busy painting and organizing and not enough time working.

So, I am moving into the guest room. Years ago when the girls were little and I needed to be around them and not stuck in an office at the far end of the house, I purchased a cabinet meant to house computer, printer, peripherals, etc. It’s a huge, somewhat ugly but functional monstrosity. Because of its size, I never got rid of it. I slid it into the guest room and filled it with yarn. I have decided to repurpose it back to its original intent — a computer desk.

This means I have to actually go through the yarn I have accumulated over the last ten years. I started yesterday on this task. I did not realize what a task I was taking on. When last I had really delved into it, each skein was nice and neat and tucked in by itself. Well, over the last bit of time, those skeins have been conspiring against me. They’ve been dancing themselves into knots. I spent quite a while sorting through it all. However, I am very close to having the entire cabinet free of anything but computer components. I am left contemplating the best way to store the many zipper baggies I have full of yarn. I have been very lucky no little critters invaded my stash. I had forgotten how much beautiful hand-dyed alpaca wool yarn I have.

This move requires a bit of rearranging of furniture as well. I think in the end, I will be happier with something a bit more permanent. I am not a neat person and having this space will allow me to be free-er with my piles. If the piles are neat, I can usually tell you what’s in each one. Right now, I’m lost.

In the process of preparing furniture for the move, I’ve found baby clothes and forgotten pictures, handprints in paint, and stacks and stacks of books. Only our youngest daughter has gone to digital media for reading. The other of us will read a pdf here and there on the computer but she has a Nook and reads it constantly. After sorting through stacks of books I didn’t really want to part with, I am wondering if something digital might not be nice, if for no other reason than storage. But there’s just something about turning a page, smelling the paper.

Anyway, changes are a comin’. Maybe I’ll remember to post some pictures.

We decided that at best, I’d save $200 a month on fuel. For the cost of a more fuel efficient vehicle, it’s up-keep, & insurance, it’s not worth it to us right now.