Camperless

November 3, 2021

I thought I would do some posts about actual RV life, but I find myself in a conundrum. Our problem is that, right now, we are NOT living in our fifth wheel. It has a bent frame and has been at a welder for two weeks now. So now, my writing today will be about living in a camper without the camper being with you. Are you confused?

We have some lovely friends with a guestroom that have allowed us to stay with them. We are hoping we are not taking advantage of their hospitality, so we are doing our best to be gracious guests. I am trying to help with the cooking and some groceries, and Mike is looking for things to do to help out around the farm. He isn’t finding much as pumpkin season is now over, but he did fix a screen door. There is also the possibility he will fix the kitchen floor that has some soft spots under the fairly new laminate flooring. He is currently mulling that project.

The day after we dropped the fifth wheel off at the welder, we flew to Oklahoma for some work with our ministry hoping that the frame would be fixed by the time we returned. So we only have about 6 days’ worth of clothes with us, which seems to be sufficient at the moment. Except it is getting colder, and my warmer jackets are not with me. And I don’t have all my office supplies, personal as well as for the ministry, so I can’t pay all the bills. Oops!

I did have to bring all our perishables into our friends’ home. Thankfully, they have two refrigerators. It is amazing how well I packed way too much stuff into our little refrigerator in the camper. In case you are wondering, you really do not need all those condiments. I just have a hard time throwing things away!

We are learning patience and flexibility while we wait for the frame to be fixed. And how to live out of a suitcase for more than two weeks. What are your current challenges?