I bet you didn't know you could buy THIS at Wal-mart!!

So today was the day we actually bought the 5th wheel... and per the subject line, at walmart. ... haha... John just thought it was so funny that we bought the 5th wheel at walmart. I have always said that is what I love about it, you can buy ANYTHING at walmart. To clarify, we met at the bank inside walmart and they signed over the title.

Tomorrow john will get it registered and we bring it home tomorrow night! We have booked our first (and second) weekend trip already ... first to Bowling Green, KY for the 4th of July weekend, next to Hurricane Creek on KY lake the weekend after. We are going to do our "test" run this weekend so we can figure out how to sleep others as well. I think we can do it but it will be good to see how well Annabelle and Addison do for their first "camping" experience.

We finally bought some items for our new digs, first being toilet paper. No kidding, you have to have special tp for an RV so knowing tp is a must, we got it first! We also got some other extras, like a coffee pot, broom, toaster, plastic cups, flatware and the likes. As stressed as I was/am about the $$ for this new toy, I am really excited about getting it here so we can load it up. We have plenty of camping gear that will have a new home and maybe we can free up some of our garage space..

We go tomorrow morning to drop off John's truck to get in fitted with a 5th wheel hitch and then after work we will all go watch John TRY to drive it home! haha.. I really might have to video his first attempt backing in into our front parking area. Lucky for us the camp ground (KOA) is a pull through so backing 38 feet of trailer won't be an issue, THIS TIME! The next weekend however is a back in site so videoing might have to happen.

One a more somber note, 4 years ago today we lost 16 brave soldiers. One was one of our own, a brother. James (Tre) Ponder III. His wife and daughters are still a part of our lives and we pray that each of you say a prayer for them... for their continued healing and for God to keep His hands gently guiding them along their way. Leslie is a pillar of strength and Tre must be looking down with such pride seeing what an amazing job she is doing with raising their two beautiful girls. Tre will always be remembered and loved by his friends and Nightstalker family. Freedom isn't free and we all need to remember this.

Here is a song/video in honor of our fallen.. Leslie, Tre and the girls are shown at 1:33 in the video and Tre is shown at 3:21 bottom left...

Love to you all,
Carolyn