Ya know, living in a trailer really isn't that bad. The real trial here is living in a small (tiny) town! There are no stores! There's a Stokes grocery store, but it's way over priced. The closest Winco is Pocatello (45 min), the closest Walmart is Blackfoot(30 min). Those are the 2 stores I shop at the most. It's hard because you have to plan way ahead so you can get everything in one trip. I'm use to just driving to the store and being there in 5 minutes. It's be ok if it was just me, but it's hard having to take William with me because I have to schedule my trip around his eating schedule. I can't tell you how many times I've had to drive and find a secluded parking lot to feed him in. I guess I'll get use to this sooner or later, it just stinks!
I don't really have a desire to live in a big city, but I have NO desire to live in a small town lik this! Somewhere in between (like Twin Falls..ahh, I miss you Twin Falls). Well I better go, William is over in his bed talking away...so cute! :)
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
The first 2 weeks
Well this officially starts my NOT trailer trash blog! :)
As most of you know, we are now living in a trailer..camp trailer, that is. I prefer to call it a mobile home, haha. It's a 1974 Shasta camp trailer that is 19 ft. long. It's not so pretty on the outside (about 30+ dutch bros bumper stickers), but the inside has been all re-done, so it's pretty nice. It's all self contained, so no worries, we do have plumbing, hot water, ac, and a heater (brand new)...you crazy people thinking we'd live in a trailer with no hot water and all that. It even has a bathtub, something our old house didn't have! No dishwasher, but that's no different then before, so no worries. Dishes aren't actually that bad though, because we only brought our camp dishes and camping pots and pans, and the bare necessities for other cooking items. I was a little sad I couldn't bring my kitchen aid, but I'll survive..I hope. Kinda funny, after I decided I wasn't bringing my kitchen aid and that I'd have to use my electric hand mixer instead, I realized that I had already packed my hand mixer...hmm, guess I'll be doing it old school. There isn't much storage, but it's doable. We only brought what we needed..Kirk says it's like a 6 month long camping trip..yipee.
Now, some of you reading this may be thinking...why in the heck are you living in a camp trailer?! Well, I have a good reason for you...it was a much better option than living out on the streets or in our car. We've moved from Twin Falls to Aberdeen for work. Kirk is now working for his Uncle, farming. He is making the same amout per hour, but he can work 12-14 hour days compared to only 8 at Sportsman's. Therefore, more money. Also, by doing this I can now be a stay at home Mom! Yay, I LOVE it! I was telling Kirk, it's the hardest I've ever worked at a job..but it's the BEST job! I couldn't be happier. I am so less stressed now, which is nice. I'm still selling Avon of course, so no worries :) I will be starting an Avon blog soon, just to let you know. Anyway........
So we fasted and prayed about our decision to move here and felt really good about it. We couldn't find anywhere to rent in Aberdeen (we even considered buying), so we looked in American Falls. We looked at a little tiny 1 bedroom house (about 500 sq. ft.). It was smaller than our old house which I didn't know was possible. The lady was pretty nice and even knew Kirk's grandma, so I thought, awesome, we'll probably get it...nope! She rented it out to someone who will be there longer (we only need it until the end of the year). We then found some apartments in American Falls, but they were just under $500 a month for a 2 bedroom. Sounds like a good deal to all you Californian's, but that is A LOT more than we were payign for rent, so we didn't want to do that, and there were some other problems getting the apartment, so that didn't work out. That's when Kirk brought up the idea of a camp trailer, and now, here we are.
It was actually a real miracle that we were able to even buy the trailer. We paid cash for it, so there's no debt or anything, and we don't have to pay rent for the next 4 months!! At the end of the month, we NEVER have extra money, but somehow it worked out that we had all the money we needed for the trailer. We didn't have a whole lot leftover, but enough to get by. That was a testimony to me that the trailer was the right thing for us to do. Man, paying your tithing sure does bring blessings, I promise you that!
We moved out from our old apartment about a week and a half ago. We just moved to Aberdeen Sunday night, so while we were in Twin still we had the trailer parked in front of our friends house. For the time being it is now parked at Kirk's parents house. We'll hopefully be moving it this weekend or in the next week. It's been great living in it. Of course, I spend most of my time in Kirk's parents house, so it's not that bad.
I better go jump in the shower, I have a busy day ahead of me. Keep reading my blog as I update it on a regular basis. I'm sure it will be interesting to hear about the interesting experience I am going to have....living in a camp trailer.
Oh yea, I have pictures coming soon, sorry to keep you waiting!
As most of you know, we are now living in a trailer..camp trailer, that is. I prefer to call it a mobile home, haha. It's a 1974 Shasta camp trailer that is 19 ft. long. It's not so pretty on the outside (about 30+ dutch bros bumper stickers), but the inside has been all re-done, so it's pretty nice. It's all self contained, so no worries, we do have plumbing, hot water, ac, and a heater (brand new)...you crazy people thinking we'd live in a trailer with no hot water and all that. It even has a bathtub, something our old house didn't have! No dishwasher, but that's no different then before, so no worries. Dishes aren't actually that bad though, because we only brought our camp dishes and camping pots and pans, and the bare necessities for other cooking items. I was a little sad I couldn't bring my kitchen aid, but I'll survive..I hope. Kinda funny, after I decided I wasn't bringing my kitchen aid and that I'd have to use my electric hand mixer instead, I realized that I had already packed my hand mixer...hmm, guess I'll be doing it old school. There isn't much storage, but it's doable. We only brought what we needed..Kirk says it's like a 6 month long camping trip..yipee.
Now, some of you reading this may be thinking...why in the heck are you living in a camp trailer?! Well, I have a good reason for you...it was a much better option than living out on the streets or in our car. We've moved from Twin Falls to Aberdeen for work. Kirk is now working for his Uncle, farming. He is making the same amout per hour, but he can work 12-14 hour days compared to only 8 at Sportsman's. Therefore, more money. Also, by doing this I can now be a stay at home Mom! Yay, I LOVE it! I was telling Kirk, it's the hardest I've ever worked at a job..but it's the BEST job! I couldn't be happier. I am so less stressed now, which is nice. I'm still selling Avon of course, so no worries :) I will be starting an Avon blog soon, just to let you know. Anyway........
So we fasted and prayed about our decision to move here and felt really good about it. We couldn't find anywhere to rent in Aberdeen (we even considered buying), so we looked in American Falls. We looked at a little tiny 1 bedroom house (about 500 sq. ft.). It was smaller than our old house which I didn't know was possible. The lady was pretty nice and even knew Kirk's grandma, so I thought, awesome, we'll probably get it...nope! She rented it out to someone who will be there longer (we only need it until the end of the year). We then found some apartments in American Falls, but they were just under $500 a month for a 2 bedroom. Sounds like a good deal to all you Californian's, but that is A LOT more than we were payign for rent, so we didn't want to do that, and there were some other problems getting the apartment, so that didn't work out. That's when Kirk brought up the idea of a camp trailer, and now, here we are.
It was actually a real miracle that we were able to even buy the trailer. We paid cash for it, so there's no debt or anything, and we don't have to pay rent for the next 4 months!! At the end of the month, we NEVER have extra money, but somehow it worked out that we had all the money we needed for the trailer. We didn't have a whole lot leftover, but enough to get by. That was a testimony to me that the trailer was the right thing for us to do. Man, paying your tithing sure does bring blessings, I promise you that!
We moved out from our old apartment about a week and a half ago. We just moved to Aberdeen Sunday night, so while we were in Twin still we had the trailer parked in front of our friends house. For the time being it is now parked at Kirk's parents house. We'll hopefully be moving it this weekend or in the next week. It's been great living in it. Of course, I spend most of my time in Kirk's parents house, so it's not that bad.
I better go jump in the shower, I have a busy day ahead of me. Keep reading my blog as I update it on a regular basis. I'm sure it will be interesting to hear about the interesting experience I am going to have....living in a camp trailer.
Oh yea, I have pictures coming soon, sorry to keep you waiting!
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