Funny how everything we start on grows into something much bigger than intended: small collection of trains - into overflowing basement shelves, just update a pin board - major home renovations, let someone winterize the RV - end up replacing all the lines through the recently installed waterpump, and plan to take the RV for a ride around the block - discover probably need to replace at least the engine batteries if not the house batteries, too.
Speaking of which...anyone care to coach me on where to acquire RV engine (and house?) batteries? And then reassure me that I can do this myself??? I'm off work this Friday starting mid-morning...if anyone cares to call/email. Have to be able to drive it 15 miles down the road late December...to get the shop to replace the slide lock rubber boot that's been leaking rainwater into the rig for the past 18 months on occasion and maybe the original 2008 slide topper.
All that said, Thanksgiving quiet with 11 lb turkey for just Mom and me - plenty of leftovers. Followed by a rather lazy weekend --- emptied only about 4 boxes in the garage, picked through a few Christmas boxes to purge too many Hallmark ornaments, and took 30 minutes to put up some Christmas lights:
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And really appreciate bama_ed's suggestion on where to offload some trains (my 1 paper box of childhood trains, PAHunter's small collection - compared to everything else he collected in a big way.) Someday I'll get through all those boxes and can finally park the Jeep in the garage with the lawn mower! That might be my retirement project...between RV road trips across North America.
Gotta head off now...Reba crying for 'last call' walk of the night, then, bedtime.