This morning I made a Starbucks run and then met John at the RV, which is parked in the storage area in our mobile home park. We were going to finish putting up the last of the hinges and drawer pulls but discovered the new screws were too short and the old ones were too long for the dresser drawer fronts. So, off to Emigh Hardware to get the right size. In the meantime, our new Moen Indi faucet was delivered by Fed Ex so we went back to the RV to finish up the hardware and start on the faucet.
To make a long story short, 3 hours and two more trips to the hardware store for the correct fittings for the water lines, the new faucet is in. I was at home so John took pictures for me on his phone and I almost had a stroke...it looked like the faucet was not going to reach the sink....we have a crazy angled sink as you can see in the pictures below. John rushed back over and phoned me and said it was fine. He took some more pictures with my camera and you can see it's just fine. Whew!!!
The next project is to build a box for a cabinet to go under the new range top. We took out our old range/oven because the oven doesn't work and I wanted to have the space that it took up, since I use my convection oven exclusively anyway for baking. John found a place online that will make a door that will match our walnut cabinets so he's going to take the measurements and order that. When he's done I'll have a nice cabinet for more storage. We have a ton of storage in this RV; one of the reasons we like it so much, but you know you can never have too much!!
It's only supposed to be 95 tomorrow, down from 106 on Thurs. so John may start on the stove project in the morning.
We have gone back and forth on whether to replace the day/night shades with roller shades or wood blinds and after pricing them both out, we've decided to go for broke and do the roller shades. They are pricey, even with 40% off through Blind Chalet, so we'll order a few at a time so we can spread out the cost over several months. All these fixes are adding up and we aren't even to the expensive things yet....new flooring and a new electric awning.
We were saying today that we hope to be able to get the RV painted sometime in the not too distant future. After reading Howard's post on RV Dreams about having his painted, I know it will make a world of difference in the appearance of the RV. It costs in the neighbornhood of 6K dollars so that will be the last thing we do. In the meantime, we're having it detailed by a mobile detailer to help preserve the finish. John has been diligent in washing and waxing it every year, and calking all the roof vents and seams, but with his torn shoulder, he deserves a break this year so we'll hire it out.
That's it for this week. The boys (grandsons Dylan, 6 and Massi 4) have camps in the morning so I'll be picking them up at noon and then playing Gramma in the afternoons. I have been so blessed to have cared for them since they were newborns. Both their parents have busy careers that include long hours and out of town travel, and it's wonderful that I've had the time to be a part of their day to day lives. It has been a priceless experience.
Dylan will start Kindergarten in two weeks. He did a pre-K year and it really gave him time to get ready for school. He is a ball of energy and is so athletic the sky's the limit.
Massi will be going to preschool three mornings a week. He is the sweetest boy imaginable.
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