Rednecks go Mobile

When the idea to rent an RV came to me I thought my husband was going to laugh. Then I imagined the neighbors saying, "Watch out Honey, the Rednecks are on the road!" I felt like someone was going to write an old-style country & western song about our crazy Crew traveling around in the thing!

Here's how it started. We had to pack out, close on the house & get hubby signed out of post. We were going to have a few days of homeless-ness. We decided, since we had to stay in a hotel anyway, we might as well try out RVing.

We rented a Coachman Freelander. It is a 'C' class RV. It sleeps 10, is over 32" long and has a small outside entertainment area. We rented out a "premium" spot at an RV park near Dallas that also has a water park. ( I had no idea what Premium meant, but since Hubby wasn't watching me I decided this Diva needed the "best".) We took board games, a ton of food and a good attitude. We loaded all that and our four constantly-growing kiddos into the RV. (We left the dog at a friend's house.) The drive was only a couple of hours, but it was certainly interesting to be passed on our dear Texas freeways at 80 mph by tractor trailers. They sent the RV about 6 feet off to the right each time they passed. Lesson #1: Use those arm muscles when you are driving a house down the road!

We had a few... let's call them episodes:

   *   The lock on the door broke when we first rented the RV. With the children locked inside and us outside. It is a good thing they are old enough to take care of themselves =)  Super Hubby worked his magic and it was fixed in no time. 

   *   Watch out or you could will accidentally turn on the propane as you walk by the stove.

 *   Black water, Grey water, White water.... oh, Thank you Lord for separate hoses!

   *   It is important to unplug every once in awhile. In the middle of closing on a house, saying goodbye to family & moving overseas... well, that may not be the best time to be unplugged.  We missed a few important phone calls and did not have internet at the park.

Also, we learned quite a bit by renting an RV.
   *  One, we rock at card games. Skip-Bo is still a blast.
   *  Two, our kids are hilarious! They see life... differently!
   *  Three, we started our little family but, all of us have to work to stay that way. We choose to be a family by our actions and our words. It is a daily, sometimes hourly, choice. It is hard at times. It is worth it. Totally worth it.
   *  Most importantly, we learned that we can count on each other. In the middle of the night, when everyone is sleeping it is still ok to wake up your brother to take you to the potty. When you are upset over something silly, it is alright for someone to call you on it. When you are laughing at yourself, everyone laughs with you.

Will we rent an RV again, maybe. Will we always remember this trip, definitely!

Keep the Faith & Try New Things,

~Aggie Amy