St. Louis Co. Fair 2004

Rainy and Cold

Kate and Megan

We picked up our new camper today. There's a lot to learn, but I was able to back it into our driveway and level it out. I'll get better at manuevering it as time goes on (I hope). I plan to dig in to the owner's manual, so I can get the hang of setting up the water, waste, hot water etc.

We're looking forward to this summer and camping. Kate is beside herself. She rolled out of bed at the crack of dawn and immediately got dressed, which is unusual for her. She normally likes to lounge around in her PJs. 7:30 AM "Dad, can we go get the camper now." She was a trooper though. She stood in the rain while Ken (the seller) ran around and packed 30 years of camping tips into about one hour. He explained how to operate and maintain everything in the camper, but I had so much on my mind that I forgot 75% of what he told me.

That's the news from Lake Wobegon

Jim

Kate's new home

The New Rig

With any luck at all, I'll be parking this in my yard tomorrow. It's a 34 foot Mallard Sprinter. Kate is probably more excited than any of us. She can't wait to sleep in it.

Glenda came home after work on Thursday and said "There is a camper for sale across the street from Heritage Manor, and They're not asking very much for it". At that moment, I had an out of body experience. I never heard her suggest that we spend money before. I had to work that evening, so I asked her to take the kids over there to look at it. She called me at work and was very pleased about the condition of the camper.

I went there on Friday with my game face on to see what kind of bargain I could come out with. After viewing the camper, I decided that the asking price was real fair, so I put some money down on it, and tore off to the nearest lending institution.

I'll let you know the rest tomorrow night.

Cheers,
Jim