Slow Progress

The RV (or as my youngest says arrrveee) came home to live with us last August. We started the renovations only to find that there was more water damage than we anticipated. The rig spent a month being repaired by professionals. By the time it came back to us in November, it was getting cold and the holidays were fast approaching. Then came one of the snowiest winters on record. The poor RV sat and sat.

We resumed work this spring, but then yard work, gardening and life slowed us down. We were busy with ninja classes and a broken arm. We've got reservations to camp in September, so that's our deadline. Since late July, we've made a big push to get the renovations finished.

Mr. Q has done the bulk of the work; I will have a lot of painting and sewing to do in a few more days. So far, he's:

• removed all of the over-cab storage and replaced it with a queen bed platform
• removed the damaged wall sections and replaced them with beadboard (which I painted)
• added new trim
• replaced the carpet in the main part of the RV with vinyl flooring planks
• removed the microwave and starting building shelving in the empty cabinet
• re-installed the dinette and couch

Next on the list is building a railing system to keep the kids from falling out of the queen bunk area and finishing the former microwave cabinet which will be our primary food-storage area. We need to buy a new mattress for the bedroom, build a little bunk for our toddler, make a towel rack, make curtains and figure out bedding for everyone.

Oh, and we need to learn how to use all the systems, buy a new chassis battery and get it inspected.