catching up

Happy new year!! The rest of 2010 was very busy for us.

Matthew's day

 Matthew had wanted to be baptized when Kristine was, but we asked him to wait and really think about it first. He still wanted to do this so Dave baptized him on the 28th of December.

I turned off the camera thinking he was about to have a big fit. He didn't though.

So I turned it back on and caught what he had to say about the water.

The adventures of 5th wheel living.

On Monday I went out to open the valve for the gray tank (it holds the sink water) and heard the sound of running water. Not a good sound to hear. I looked over toward the sound to see the lot flooded with water. Not a good sight. So I looked under the 5th wheel to discover water was pouring out of the under belly. I went and told Dave he needed to come outside, we had a problem. Yep the gray tank must have a crack in it or something.  So we called the manufacturer and they told us where we could take it in Bakersfield. The only problem with this was the people here said they wouldn't fix it. So we will have to take it to Fresno. About two hours north of Bakersfield. We were going to take it up the next day but......the truck was acting up. It had been having problems off and on but we didn't think too much about it. It decided to really act up then. The thought of trying to get our 5th wheel to Fresno with the truck acting up was not good. We decided to get it fixed before heading up to Fresno. We thought it might be the transmission. The guys at Pep Boys agreed that that was the problem. They called Aamco and had them come tow our truck to their shop and look at it. After a long time they determined that the problem was not the transmission but the spark plugs and coils. So more waiting until they finally got it fixed. It is running much better now.

I try not to brag about my kids to much but they were amazing!!!! We left to get out truck fixed at 9:00 and didn't get done until 5:00. We didn't have anything for them to do with us so they just sat and played quietly with each other all day. The guy at Aamco was amazed as well and even cut the cost of the work on our truck just because our kids were soooo good!! He only charged us for one hour labor when they had been working on it all day. I was very proud of them and told them so over and over. 

Do I look that young? 

Now I know that I look young. People have often questioned me about my age over the years, but this was a first. We went to eat at a Denny's last night and the hostess took us to a booth and then looked at me and asked if I would like a child's menu or an adults menu. Yep that's a first. I thought it rather funny and enjoyed a good laugh. I know she felt bad about it after she realized that I was the wife and mother. I told her it was fine not to worry about it. I have had people think I'm way younger than I am before. I know it won't be the last time this happens either.

The plan now?

We will be heading to Fresno on Monday or Tuesday to get our 5th wheel fixed. They said it should take a few days. After that we will start making our way south toward L.A. then planing to head to Texas. But only God knows for sure where and when and how.