Freedom is almost here

I can't sleep this morning. I'm too excited. Today is the day that we finally become mobile again...

For a couple of months now we've had a trailer parked in our driveway and no way to move it. I had been pretty depressed about the situation and wondering if we would ever find a truck in our price range that would meet our needs.

A few days ago we finally found a truck that can handle moving around our future home. The past couple of days we've been focusing on getting the truck ready for the task of hauling our trailer wherever we may want to go. The truck received some new tires, an alignment, an oil change and fuel filter. The next big step (and final piece that needs to take place before we can take our trailer anywhere) is to install a 5th wheel hitch in the back of the truck bed. Yesterday I found a suitable hitch and this morning at 8:00 we deliver the truck & hitch to a shop to have it installed. The shop will be installing the hitch and a new trailer plug in the bed of the truck. They will also be installing a brake controller and some extra goodies to isolate and protect our truck's electrical system from the trailer's.

With any luck, we'll be able to get the last few things together and be able to take our new home for a tour around the neighborhood. I am finally beginning to feel free again.

There's a lot of work ahead getting ready to leave. We still have a whole home full of stuff that we will not have room for in our trailer