We Did It!

We told Phil's folks our Full Time RV plans.  Maybe you won't get how scary that was.  Why?  Because we care what they think of us, and we're telling them about our "flaky, hair-brained, ridiculous" idea.  We don't think our idea is all those things, but I've heard it described that way by some.  And his parents have supported us through all the planning, designing, and building of the custom home we currently live in.  You know, the house we JUST built, and are now planning to sell.  Along with all those danged chickens I just thought I had to have. 

I have the best in-laws in the world.

But you know what's funny?  Mary Jo already suspected it, just a little.  Apparently I had said something a month or so ago about moving our mattress "to the new RV".  That's it.  Anybody less intuitive would have just assumed we'd buy a new mattress for the house, and then press on.  Not MJ.  No, she knows her son, and her daughter in law, and...well, we are NOT flaky, but we have moved.  A lot.  All over. 

So anyway, they don't think we're out of our minds.  Or if they do, they are generously not offering that opinion aloud.  And it felt good to clear it all up, describe our plans, and get their feedback.  First thing Gabe did was go dig up a booklet of parks and destinations!  Gabe doesn't say much, but his eyes were twinkling--he would make a great Camp Host, because he knows all things RV, has every tool under the sun, and has a heart as big as Dallas.

Maybe it weighed on us, what they would think, more than we knew.  Ever do something you've been working up to for a long time, and then after the doing of it, you relax so much you're useless for awhile?  Yeah, we were pretty useless when we got back up on the mountain.  But everybody knows our plans, at least the ones who care to hear it.  And the ones we care about telling.

Now if we can just get through one more winter up here, retire from the hubs' job, and hit the road.
  Cheers, y'all.