Proud Owners

As Brian and I have been talking about our land and the upcoming building project, we've been talking about the best ideas for a living arrangement during the process. Our dear friends have offered us their "retreat" on the river which we are unbelievably thankful for, however it is a prime location and it may sell by the time we need it. In that case, we need a back-up plan. Brian thinks we should just be in a tent while we build for 4 months. You might think he was joking while he said it, but no....he was serious. I think we all know my answer to that. However, being on-site does seem like a good idea so we settled on the possibility of purchasing a cheap camper of some sort to leave on the land and "live in" while we build. I'm putting live in in quotes because I can be real enough to say that I will also be staying at various people's houses and using the YMCA for more than just their cardio equipment.

Anyway, we've been looking on Craig's list and have had my dad keeping his eyes open for trailers for sale. We went to look at one a few weeks ago (a truck/trailer all in one kind of deal) for $500 and it was in major disrepair. We told the guy that it would be fine if we had the time/money to fix it up but we needed a camper that was ready to live in cause we'd be building our house. He told us that it was good to take breaks from building your house. He then added that that's what he did.....and oh yeah, he's been divorced twice.

But then came our big break. This past Sunday I met Dad in Ashland and we went out to look at another possibility. And there she was.....a 23 foot 1971 Coachman travel trailer. Totally vintage (and I don't mean it was junky trashed, just looked like it was from 1971) and everything works in it. The guy took it to Sturgis this year so I know that it can be moved safely. And best of all, I got it for $500! Sweet. Brian is going to pick it up and take it to Hayward for the winter (since we don't have a driveway in yet, we can't put it on the land) and that way Dad can putz with it too. I'll put some pictures on when we get it situated at Dad's. So there you have it. We are the proud owners of a camper/temporary home. One more step in the right direction.