Getting Ready for trip to Kennewick, WA

Well it's been a little crazy since we discovered the fresh water system wasn't working last Monday. Seems like some critter decided to make a lunch of the hose between the tank and the pump. A trip to the RV dealer and they said we were looking at a $300-$500 bill to fix it. Made Joy and my eyes roll. So with the advice from the dealer we decided to take it on ourselves. Tom in the service department proved to be a great resource and we bugged him a lot but he was very patient. Disconnected propane lines and finally got the under belly down and removed the wet insulation. Took all day to get this done. Joy was a champ and I wish I had gotten some pictures of her crawling around under the trailer. She had a few "what have I gotten myself into marrying this man" moments but those moments happen somewhat frequently. Could not get the hose clamp off of the hose end on the tank but stuck with it with a few suggestions from Tom and finally got it done the next day. Then it's back up with the underbelly and the spare tire winch got all jammed up but another trip to Tom got that straightened out. I hope the rest of the preparations are more uneventful. We hope to be off on Sunday and make it to mid Wisconsin the first day. I hooked it all up to the new truck and took it for a ride yesterday and it works great. If it stops raining long enough I will try to get a picture of the new rig.

We are really looking forward to the family reunion with Earl and Cathy and their families. Aunt Bonnie will be down from Olympia to help celebrate Kayla's birthday #2 on September 7. We haven't been to Kennewick for a long time.