Wait til you see this!

We accomplished so much today!  It was amazing.  I know I use the word amazing quite a bit - but if you knew us you would understand that it is truly amazing that we accomplished anything!  Between me working 50 hours a week plus 10 travel hours - I'm exhausted and don't really want to do anything when I get home let alone doing physical work.  And, on my weekends, I just wanna sleep and quilt.  So, like I said, what we accomplished today was amazing!

The snow is coming this Friday with a high of 30*.  Today we worked our arses off.  We got the insulation installed - not an easy project - and itchy!!!  Then we attached most of the paneling. 

During all of this, I was the 9th caller at our local radio station KPND 95.3 for VIP Tickets for four to see Milo Greene and lunch at Capones in Couer d'Alene, ID and the newest CD.  Gonna take our besties and their daughter.  Yes, I know it is five people but it is a restaurant!  What a great day!

PS.  Congratulations Mr. President! 
PPS. Looks like I can marry my best friend - legally!

File under category: WOW

Seriously, WOW! 

Apparently, we will be getting our first snow this coming Friday.  :(    Which means that we will not be able to truly work on the trailer until probably.....March.  Ugh!  (That thought really depresses me!)  According to the weather people today and tomorrow are our last nice days til.....March.  Next Monday, during the first good snow, I'll be getting the snow tires put on Louise; our Volvo.  I know, I know...I'm whining.  Sorry, I just REALLY hate the snow season!  Back to our regulary scheduled program:

We got up early this morning, ya right.  It was more like 8:30am - but early enough.  We were working on the trailer by 10:30am.  Not too bad.  What we accomplished was amazing!  We got the dinnette seating area finished.  We got the entire back wall up.  We installed the bed too.  OMG!!!  Like I said, AMAZING!  And, with the help of George and Dennis - we having working running lights and tail lights.  Woo Hoo!!!

Tomorrow, on our very last nice day (ever) until March 2013, we will put the siding on her.  Can you believe this???  I'm mean, seriously, we have been working on her since MAY!!!  Of course, during the snow season, we will work on making curtains, bedding, cushions, and LOTS of quilts!  But, for all intents and purposes, she will just need a paint job in & out, and then we will need to put on the cupboard doors and install all the trim outside. 

I don't want to jinx us but I really do think we will take her out on her maiden voyage by next May!  (Knock on wood.  Fingers' crossed.)

And, now:  WOW!



Dinnette seating area




Storage




Vent frame - check!




Cynthia getting ready to smack 'er in!




Back bed




Rear window  (Hey, isn't that a movie?)



Surprisingly...we are this much closer (thumb and forefinger an inch apart)

Okay, seriously, for us this is AMAZING!  It poured and hailed last night with wind gusts up to 45 mph.  We both woke up early early, used the bathroom and went back to sleep til 10ish. We were just gonna be sloths today.  Instead, we made coffee, ate a half a bag together of pecan sandies, cleaned the downstairs while the coffee brewed then watched the rest of a truly horribly written scary movie that we had started last night.  We even watched the credits to see if it would explain why the movie was so BAD!  (It didn't). 

At 11:30ish, we decided to get dressed and see how the trailer made it through the storm.  Impressively, it fared quite well.  As long as we were out there, lets work on the back until the storm hits again.  Needless to say, it never hit again!  It only sprinkled a couple times.  We worked until 5 tonight, taking a 15 minute break to eat some wonderful soup...chickadilla soup.  Here's the recipe, seriously, this is one of the best tasting soups we have ever tried!

Chickadilla Soup

1lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
30 oz. diced tomatoes
10 oz. mild enchilada sauce
4 oz. chopped mild green chilies
1 quart chicken broth
2 15 oz. cans of pinto beans
10 oz. frozen corn
1/2 med. onion chopped
1 tbs. chopped fresh cilantro
1 tsp. each of cumin, chili powder & salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper

Directions:

Place all ingredients into a 6 quart slow cooker.  Mix.  Cook on low for 6 - 8 hours or on high for 3 - 4 hours.  Once the chicken is fulled cooked, remove & shred, then return to pot and stir.

Serve with fresh chopped cilantro, shredded cheese and sour cream.

(Generously, serves 8.  Freezes well.)

Okay, back to the trailer story. ..

We worked diligently and FINISHED the framing for the back end!  I cannot tell you how excited we are!!!  This weekend we will put the paneling up on the back end and install the bed! 

And, now - pictures!

The wide board is to secure the bed and the tail lights.  We even finished the wiring in the back end too!



Apparently, I don't get to use the camera when Cynthia looks bad!  (lol)  She just gets to when I look bad!





Tarped up for a few days until we have a couple afternoons for us to work on it.  Nothing like using every tarp we own!  Yep, it looks good, taking my Kleenex and going home!



Flooring, cabinets and benches oh my!

We got the flooring template made, cut out the linoleum and laid it too!  Then with the help of George again we got the kitchen cabinet and bench inside the trailer.  Nothing is nailed down yet - but there is always tomorrow!



As always - Nemo must help!




Cabinet & bench





Counter top - not sure about it yet.





Benches & storage





So, do you like the flooring that we picked?





So, while Cynthia was scraping the panels - she won tickets from KPND radio station to CITIZEN COPE at the Knitting Factory!!!  This is a REALLY bad picture of both of us - but what the hell?!  It's better than we usually look on the weekends!



Wow! It's really getting there!

I know we have only had her for less than 5 months but it seems to be taking F O R E V E R to finish it up!  Today, though, really felt like we had truly accomplished quite a bit.  It's been very slow going since Cynthia broke her foot.  She's not supposed to be walking or standing for any length of time (ya, right!).  She's basically been watching me do stuff and handing me tools!  She has been sitting working on the siding.  Getting all the sticky stuff off.  (Eeeww!)  Ok, here are some pics...

We went with a semi gloss pure white for the ceiling.  We didn't want the whole thing yellow - it would be like camping in a lemon!

Cynthia is so cute!  Poor thing...I know she is so frustrated about her foot being broke.  Three weeks today.

Lots of yellow.  No cabinets yet.  Soon...look down!

Nemo always has to get into things!

Front cabinets - done!

Street side cabinets - done!

We got the wiring finished for the outlet.  We have decided not to put electric lights in the trailer.  We got these awesome lights from Harbor Freight!  Seriously, awesome!  Next post - I'll post them.

Yes, I mounted the miter box on the tail end - made it so much easier to make my cuts.  And, yes, we do have a serious drinking problem.  Coffee, peach tea, water & Coke!  lol

This is our only sunflower that bloomed this year.  I just wanted to share it with you all!

It's getting close.

Got a little done today.  Only had a one day weekend.  (I do have Thursday & Friday off!) 

Cynthia has a doctor's appointment with a specialist this Thursday.  Hopefully they will actually do something - she has no feelings in her foot half the time and she can't wiggle her toes.  Living in a po-dunk town has it's disadvantages.  Health care (good) being a big one.  Her doctor passed her off to a PAC.  Oh yay.  He dropped the ball.  Cynthia has been walking on a broken foot for two weeks now.  I am so mad at the ineptitude of these doctors here.  AAAAhhhhhh! 

Ok, I'm back.

This is what got done today.  I finshed the closet for the most part.  Still have to finish the door, add 2 shelves and some shelf paper!

Arg!  The front curve over the window!  What a pain in the ass!  But, it is finished.  Thank goodness it will be COMPLETELY hidden by the upper shelves!

Slowly but surely

So, it's been almost two weeks since Cynthia broke her foot.  :(  This is what it's looking like right now.  She can't move her big toe and her foot is still numb - so it's off to a specialist next Thursday.  Poor baby can't put any weight on the foot - so she's been confined to the couch with her foot on a stack of pillows!

This is what has been done since the last time I wrote:  All the walls & ceiling are up with a couple panels painted.  This weekend we (me & friends) will finish the closet and the bowed area in the front.

Front of trailer. 

Closet.

Ceiling.

Curb side.

Just real quick

Just a note to let you all know that we ARE working on Avalon - but had a snafu this afternoon.  So, I am upstairs just to upload some pictures of where we are at. 

So the snafu...  See all the areas that are green?  They really ARE green!  Cynthia misstepped coming out of the trailer and down she went.  Not only did she do this, she hit a cement block with her right thigh.  Tore it open a bit and really really bruised it.  Not sure if the foot is broke or not.  Gonna head to the doctor's in the morning most likely.  Will keep everyone up to date on the foot.  I promise!

We started building a closet this weekend.  Last weekend got all the siding off and tore down the rest of the interior walls.  We got a few walls back up and a friend, E., came over and helped us paint too!

Here are the pics - more to come.

No Siding

Back street side - 1st piece of panel!

Cynthia cleaning the siding

Taa-Daa!  Curb side

Street side

Street side - outside view

We decided to go with gloss black varnish for the counter top & table top

Super sturdy closet

Street side - all three panels up now!

Curb side with 1/2 of new closet in

New closet

Last panel on the curb side - done!!!