A Sunday in Jumbo

We're trying to get used to living in Jumbo, so decided to eat breakfast there Sunday morning, rather than in the "real" house. The more time we spend in the motor home, the more we realize that we will be fine living in that much (or little) space. We began the day with waffles and Morning Star Farm "sausages". Amazingly enough, they taste very close to the real thing, and especially good when smothered with syrup. I, of course, forgot to take a photo of the finished product, but here they are in the making...

And the sausages...

After such a hearty breakfast, we were ready to tackle the day. First on the agenda was a trip to Wal-Mart, not one of our favorite activities, but when one needs toilet paper, dish washing soap, and bath salts, it's the logical choice. We also wanted to look at plastic storage containers for Jumbo's basement. We found everything we needed, and were soon back home. Larry began grouting the tile in the "conservatory". I suppose I should explain why we named that corner of the motor home the conservatory. When we lived in our house in Elizabeth, Larry build a lovely little greenhouse, attached to our kitchen, and tiled the floor with an assortment of tiles, rocks, and pieces of glass. It was so beautiful, and he wanted to create something in a smaller scale for Jumbo. And since we didn't want to give up all of our plants, some of them will be able to live in this lovely spot. Thus, the conservatory...

Larry is such a creative person. He has no problem "thinking outside the box" and creating something not quite the norm for this space that we want to be entirely our own...

Some people may think it strange that we took out the passenger seat in order to create this place for our plants, but since I'll be following along in my own little car when we eventually head down the road for Washington, I won't be sitting in it. And, if I ever do want to ride along in Jumbo, I'll sit on the sofa, which is equipped with seat belts.

Lots of sponging...

Our high-tech music system!

More sponging...

I especially like the squiggly shaped pieces of colored glass. I found them one day at Hobby Lobby and knew that Larry would eventually put them to good use.

Larry included some pieces of rock that he found in our driveway, so that we'll be taking a little bit of this very special house with us when we leave.

Rachel gave me this box for Christmas. It fits perfectly in the space beneath the glove box...


It just needs some sealant to be perfectly finished!

We finished our morning with a trip to the library, had some delicious soup for dinner, and ended the evening with discussing our route to Washington, via Santa Fe, the north rim of the Grand Canyon, and up the northern California and Oregon coast. We're both anxious for April to arrive so that we can begin our adventure!

Fixing Leaks and Welcome Company!

Larry installed the new pipes this morning, but there was still a fair amount of water leakage. After a few hours of trying all kinds of different things, he finally came to the conclusion that there was something wrong with the faucet. So, off to Lowes he went, returned with a new faucet, and ... no more leaks...yay!!!!

While I went grocery shopping, he  pulled out the nasty carpeting below the sink and cleaned everything up...

 He finally had a chance to  work on his tile job in the "conservatory."

Larry put the cabinet doors back up...

I bought this little Jumbo for Larry a couple of weeks ago, and he is permanently placed on the table where we enjoy our meals.

Larry's almost-finished tile mosaic in the conservatory. It just needs grout and sealing.

 As he was finishing up, Rachel called and said that she and the girls wanted to come over and visit Jumbo.

Our first guests in our new home! They were pretty impressed by the work we've done.

Alyra, Bailey and Chloe

Smile, girls!

 After everyone left, Larry wandered around photographing a "tour" of Jumbo, beginning in the bedroom...

The new curtains...

Down the hall...

The kitchen looking into the living room...

The dinette/work area...

Duchess in her favorite spot.

Yuck!

Yesterday I held my breath, put on my gloves, and tackled the task of cleaning out the space where the washer/dryer had been. It was a mess of water-saturated mouse poop. When the broken pipes spewed out their water, they turned the mouse poop into a kind of sludgy mud.... ugh! I sprayed the concoction with antibacterial spray, wiped with paper towels, and after about four times of doing so, I think it is finally clean. We will cover it with something, but for now, at least we won't be living with mouse leavings.

 

After that was done, I moved down the hall to the bedroom and painted the second and final coat to the trim between the hallway and the bedroom. I used the cornichon green color to tie together the blue of the bedroom and the yellow of the hallway...

I think I am finally done with the green paint. The next step, after we finish hooking up the new water pipes, will be painting the bathroom.

Broken Water Pipes

Larry took today off to finish the painting in Jumbo and check out the water pump, since we hadn't done that since bringing the motor home to our house. He also started the tile work in the corner. It will be a free-form tile and glass mosaic where plants will live happily!

When filling the water tank, water began pouring out under the sink and the washing machine. Oh, no!!! Larry first removed the washing machine and discovered a broken cold water valve and a split hot water plastic pipe. He was able to cut and seal both of those, and since we won't be re-installing the washing machine, we  can use that space as storage. 

Under the sink Larry discovered a 3 foot section of split cold water pipe, after removing a section of wall between the under-sink and furnace cabinet.

 This is where the washing machine used to be...needs a little cleaning up! A job for me tomorrow...

Just another part of the adventure. These things are to be expected with a 20-something year old Jumbo!