Settling In.

It has been one month since we took up residence at our RV park and we are almost settled.  Although it seems that everyday we find something else that needs updating or moving.  For example, the other day my husband decided he should take a turn at making dinner, so into the cupboard he goes.  The cupboard I had the canned goods in was at waist height and very, very deep.  Now I am the cook so this was not a problem for me just an inconvenience as you can't see the labels so you have to hunt for what you are looking for.  Please remember I do 98% of the cooking so I had accepted the fact that every time I needed something it was going to be a chore.  Well the one time he cooks he is not accepting of the fact and decides to turn the coat closet that is situated in the kitchen into a pantry.  What a wonderful guy, I now can see all the cans.  They are organized according to their purpose and so easy to get at.
Another great thing about this is that I now have a cupboard I can put my material in instead of under the bed.  Since moving here I have been able to make a baby quilt, a purse and two wallets, but it takes both of us to get at my material stash so the new cupboard will be excellent for my productivity.  Not sure what else I will make but I will think of something once I can more easily see all the fabric I stored under the bed
If you have been following my blog you will know that we developed a leak in the black water tank that my husband very adeptly patched up.  We thought that would be the end of our black water woes but alas that is not the case.  We have researched numerous times the opinions of others on closing the valve or opening the valve on the black water tank, and all the opinions are when you are not travelling the valve should be closed and emptied when the tank is full.  Okay we thought, closed valve it is, however we are having to empty the tank every three to four days, which is fine in good weather but when winter comes that will not be such a pleasant task, not that it is a pleasant task.  We then decided to take a walk around the park and see what the other full timers were doing.  Most of the full time residents have the bottom of their RV closed in limiting their access to the black water tank valve, so we are still unsure of what is the right course of action.

 We will let you know what we decide when next I post.

Week One Complete.

     We have been situated in a RV Park for one week.  There have been a few hiccups but all in all it has been most enjoyable.  We have met a few of the neighbors and they seem very pleasant.

     We have built a deck and porch to make the 5th wheel seem more like a permanent structure.
My husband is very happy to be able to build a deck, when we owned homes he would always build a deck or an addition to the existing deck every spring.  He does beautiful work and it really makes the small RV site seem more homey.

    I have started sewing so we really must be getting settled.  I have always had a HUGE sewing room, so it is very different in the 5th wheel.  I have to get everything out of the cupboard, set it up on the kitchen table, find a place to set up my new miniature ironing board and get down on the floor to cut things out.  I really think this will be okay though it will push me to finish things quicker and be more organized so I don't quit in the middle of a project by getting distracted with looking for some material in my material treasure box, I always find a piece of material I had forgotten about and I start thinking about what I could make with my new discovery instead of finding the piece I was looking for and getting on with the original project.  I am presently working on a baby quilt for my niece.  I am experimenting with appliqueing a page from a cloth book onto the quilt.  In my imagination  the quilt will be amazing, let's hope my imagination is right!

     We are living very close to the Canada U.S.A border so went shopping in Ferndale Washington yesterday.  The shopping trip made us more aware of the storage space in the fridge, we really had to limit our purchases as there just is not enough room to put the amount of food we normally buy. Oh well just have to buy less more often, I don't have a problem with that!

Until next time.