Mission Preparations Begin

For the past few months, we have been making preparations for our mission to Heber Valley Camp beginning April 3, 2023.

We have been unpacking the 5th wheel so that we can leave home the things that we won't be needing or can't play with up at HVC. Now our shed is beginning to look like a yard sale. We really should have gotten rid of some stuff, but alas, we have not...yet, and honestly, it may have to wait until we come home in the fall.

The money has been flying out of our bank accounts at an alarming rate. We are looking forward to actually BEING on our mission so that the money can slow down. We decided to cancel our cable at home, so we could save the money. However, that "savings" will go toward the hired lawncare while we are gone.

A couple of years ago we bought my parents 5th wheel and have loved the extra room.

In preparations to LIVE in the trailer, some of the changes that we have done are one: We took out the futon couch and replaced it with a recliner couch. That was pretty tricky to do because we needed it small enough that the slide would clear the couch when rolled in. But we found one. 

I forgot to take a picture before we took the original couch out.

Doran and our FAVORITE grandson, Brayson, built a box for the original couch and we took it and put it in Brayson's bedroom.

We lost a lot of storage under the couch but I think we will be okay, because we took out some things that were under the couch and will be leaving them home.

We wanted to extend our table, so I asked Doran if he would build some kind of extension. He said he would, but when we were out shopping one day, we found this table that was just the right depth between the table and the wall. We decided that we would get this and Doran would cut the legs a little shorter to be even with the table. After we brought it home, we put it on the couch to see how it would fit. We decided to leave the legs as tall as they were and that way I could put some of the storage bins under that table. We can cut them off later if we change our minds.

These are some of the conditions that we are constantly working around.

We had a good friend help us with altering the windows for the "buggy" in order for them to work a little better. We searched high and low for windows to fit, but they don't make them for this make, model and year. So we found some that were "close".

The kids gave us a backup camera for the buggy, so dad was able to get that installed. Instead of buying an expensive cargo box for the back, we decided to go with a good tote and tie and bungie it down. We'll see how this works, but so far it looks like it will do the job.

I've had to use my brain and come up with some clever ideas inside the trailer to organize and make "extra" room for all the STUFF that we are taking. (I sure hope we use it all!)

I've been frying hamburger and making a bunch of eggs to freeze to make cooking a little faster and easier in the trailer. This will only last for this first batch but as soon as we get to know our schedule better, this will help.

Now we need to finish the last minute things this weekend and PRAY for good driving weather this Monday, April 3, 2023.