STUCK IN TEXAS!

As we were trekking through Texas, my dear husband had a calling from God to stick around for a few days.  We were literally so close to our newly purchased fifth wheel that he thought it would be less expensive if we bought the needed truck in Texas.  We could then take the fifth wheel home ourselves instead of paying to have it delivered.  So, that’s what we did.  God had it all worked out so well that we were given a great deal on the truck where they even took our motorhome for a trade!  Only glitch was that we had to wait a week for both the truck and the fifth wheel to be ready.  We know this was God’s plan because both vehicles were to be ready for us on the same day.   So ....

We found ourselves a campground and paid the weekly rate to make the most of the time we had here.  We were able to meet up with my aunt and my cousin (whom I haven’t seen since we were just kids in elementary school!):

 

 

As a group, we visited the Texas Ranger Museum in Waco.  

 

 

 

 Howdy, pardner!  ;-)

 

We had a fabulous time together and are thankful that we were able to see them!

(Thanks, cousin, for making it happen!)

 

This would have been interesting, too, but we didn't have time.  Maybe another visit?

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MOVING DAY

 

  

 While this fifth wheel is nothing in size compared to the house we just sold, it seems HUGE to us after two months of the small quarters of the 22' motorhome that held five people and a poodle!  ;-)  God has His reasons for everything, and we know that the order of these events is to make us appreciative of what He is giving us.   We LOVE the floor plan and ability to walk around.


I still have an island in my kitchen! 

Youngest Child always asked for a house with stairs, and now he has one!  ;-)

We have lived without living room furniture for almost a year when we were downsizing, and now we have THREE loveseats!  (We will be removing one, though, to put in the needed desk.)

We spent months looking this floorplan over online as we were considering what to move into, and it's hard to believe that we now are in it!  God is good!


STUCK within "Stuck!"

As we moved into the fifth wheel, unloading from the motorhome what seemed like endless items, we were waiting for the truck to be delivered.  When it arrived, Mechanic Man noticed that it had the WRONG hauling hitch installed!  Ugh!   We couldn't accept the truck because it had to be taken back to dealer for the correct hitch to be installed, and it would take 4 days to be done!  REALLY??????

We had to have the fifth wheel hauled to the campground so that we could stay the additional days until the truck would be ready.  Again, we knew God had a reason for this.  It gave us some time while near the RV dealership to live in the fifth wheel and work out the kinks.  It was truly a blessing since several things needed to be replaced or repaired.   The tropical storm was also about to hit Texas, and we didn't need to be hauling a fifth wheel (for the first time!) in hurricane-like conditions.  So, we hunkered down and enjoyed setting up our new house.  (We are still amazed at how much we squooshed into that small motorhome! )

 SO -- now that we have learned of God's will concerning our living arrangements and followed through it all, it is time to hit the road again and say goodbye to Texas!  (We felt like temporary residents of Waco and wondered if we were supposed to stay there!  haha)  

Things we noticed about Texas while staying here for so long (twice in a one-month period):

*Lots of churches called “Cowboy Church”

*”Loop Roads” – they drove US “loopy” at times!

*Joe Buck’s Coffee … similar logo as “Starbucks” with a dude on the logo that looks similar to the famous Duck guys.

*Yummy food options – Texas Cattle Company (great steaks), Mexican restaurants (kids are sick of Mexican food), and Whataburger (ate there several times!)

 

Time to complete the trip east so we can visit our family in New York and Maine while making a few stops along the way (including Italian restaurants to satiate the kids' desire for authentic pizza) before the summer vacation is over!  Stay tuned!