Saturday, May 7, 2016

Busy Busy!

Hello again! It's be quite a while since my last post. Boy, have we been busy!! Work has been super hectic for Jon. I swear his phone never stopped ringing the past few weeks. Plus, M started gymnastics and C has officially started teething. Oh yeah, AND our dog, Elmer, got very sick. We were up every hour with him for a few nights. That was not fun at all. Poor guy. Thankfully he pulled through and is doing great now.

I don't like blogs that talk forever about random stuff. I always scroll past all that. So I'll get right to the good stuff. We've been busy on the trailer, too! By "we" I mean Jon. Jon has been busy working on the trailer. He's been spending his free time painting EVERYTHING. It's really coming along! Here's our progress:


Jon took down the ugly window covering things. 
We went to Home Depot and bought some boards to make these. 
Nothing fancy. Just nice and simple. 

Good-bye ugly floral wallpaper!
Hellllllllooooo New Paint!!!!

We painted right on top of all the wallpaper. 
First layer was a gripper to help the paint stick.

M loves to watch Jon work on trailer. 
Actually, she likes playing with the tools and tape. 

Two coats of an off white "elegant eggshell" color.


While the paint inside the trailer dried, Jon started painting all the cabinet doors, hinges, and handles. 
Spray painted primer on the handles and hinges then spray painted them with a silver and clear coat.



No. More. Gold!!!

M helped Jon paint the cabinet doors. 


Priming all the cabinets and wood in the trailer.


I've been busy too! 
Sewing and recovering stuff. 
I've started a little hoarding corner for camper stuff in my dining room. 
Curtains and tie backs, throw pillows, dinette cushions, and the little chair railing things for the dinette. 
All just waiting for Jon to finish painting. 

Dinette Cushions
<-- BEFORE & AFTER -->
(Click HERE for my tutorial.)

I don't have any pictures of me sewing anything. I usually sew on duty nights or when Jon is at work during the day.  Anyone who knows me knows that I love me some selfies, but just not when there's a needle involved. I'm pretty clumsy and would rather not take a trip to the ER because I sewed through my finger. 

We're really hoping to have everything finished and put back together in the trailer by the end of next weekend. That way we can start packing because...we've booked our first camping trip!!! We've booked a spot at an RV park for Memorial Day. Which means we only have two weeks to get everything done! *que small anxiety attack* I know it'll all come together. Hopefully. 

Speaking of our first camping trip, what are your top 10 MUST HAVES for a trailer? 



Until we have s'more! 




1 comment:

  1. You must have a coloring book and crayons or colored pencils! If you remember, we never went on a camping trip without them. Also, games, like Yahtzee, Scrabble, Go Fish, etc. Family game time was always (and still is) some of my favorite times!

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