Sunday, January 21, 2018

Beautiful Weekend: Transition Weekend

Beautiful Weekend to Camp... In the Yard!!


After two snow events and record breaking lows for southern Mississippi it finally warmed up this weekend! What a great time to take advantage of the beautiful weather and do some practice camping in our yard.

We are still renting a house and haven't moved completely into the camper yet so it is parked in the yard. What a great way to get used to the camper and figure out little things we like and don't like and need to change. This is our Transition Period. Since we are planners and love to try and make sure we are completely prepared. It's probably overplanning but since the camper is just sitting here why not!

Breakfast!! I made these overfull sausage, egg and cheese English muffins. Cooking in the camper is just like cooking at home, I just have to make sure I have all the kitchen equipment that we need. Practicing cooking a variety of meals will help us figure out what we really need to make sure we have. The plan: anything we feel we need and bring into the camper from the house stays in the camper so we won't forget that we need this item! Unfortunately I do not have a duplicate of everything so while we are back and forth between the camper and the house some items will have to go back and forth but I do hope to be able to slowly gather up the inventory and have the camper stocked for the most part before we completely move in.

Paul just relaxing on the couch. It was definitely a nice weekend; we did have to use the heat Saturday night but had to turn it off Sunday morning and did not need it at all Sunday night. Monday is supposed to rain all day be we are working and will be inside for the most part.



Installed the flip up table which will help give some counter space since the kitchen is small. We definitely used this little space a lot; definitely a good addition!

Here is the link to find it on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LRF37YI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Paul doesn't like this bathroom cabinet. It doesn't bother me; I do like using baskets and will need to get more baskets and find places for them. Paul says this cabinet gets in his way and wants to move it to another wall and just put a flat mirror against the wall. It's the little things that would never occur to us until you get in the space and start using it.

This is a horrible picture of me, I didn't even know the picture was being taken but it was the perfect weather to be outside and we decided to peel and cut the potatoes outside. This was for our late lunch/early dinner. I marinated some steaks and cooked them in foil packs with the potatoes. Some things are just so much nicer outside as long as the weather permits it. A couple of gadgets in this picture is the peeler that Paul is using, it peels potatoes extremely well, it's small and compact. The garbage can was a present from our oldest son and it is an awesome, perfect way to keep a garbage bag outside!

The peeler on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Y3AZVY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The collaspable garbage can: https://www.amazon.com/Coghlans-Pop-Up-Camp-Trash-Can/dp/B006EHAJSG/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1516580022&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=coleman+camping+garbage+can


We spent time outside with the kids and my oldest daughter's boyfriend and they all enjoyed target practice with our youngest son's pellet gun. Shooting a coke a can since I can't drink them anymore anyway!! Wouldn't shoot anything bigger than a pellet gun and wouldn't recommend shooting even a pellet gun in a campground but when out away from people it can be a fun hobby sometimes; the kids enjoy it from time to time.

Other items we have put in the camper:

1.) Power outlet, voltage meter: this has two USB chargers and it is nice to see what the batteries are pulling in: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N4QWJUO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1


3.) Awning Lights: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01F5YT8BW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
4.) Upgraded Shower:
 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AZOWSJM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
There are many more things we will continue to upgrade and change to make things work for us and make it our own.


Plans for the future weeks: 


1.) Continue to camp and live in the camper in the yard as much as possible.
2.) Continue to cook meals and find ways to organize things in the camper for us.
3.) Transition from the house to the camper completely by April 1st, that is a goal and it may or may not happen by that exact date but that is what we are planning for. That means all upgrades we want to have in place before we hit the road full time will need to be completed by then.
4.) We joined Escapee's and will attend an event with them at the end of May in Missouri: https://www.escapees.com/knowledge/escapade?id=259
5.) Go to Adventureland in Iowa in June, how long we stay there will depend on how much we are enjoying it. If we do not like it very much we will leave sooner but if we are enjoying it we will stay longer.
6.) Going to TN for Amazon in the fall, September/October is a possibility but it is not set in stone and we have many directions we can go; it's too hard to plan too far in advance but will see what happens!!

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