There she goes:

Yesterday we sold our travel trailer, which is what we have been living in since we sold our house at the end of May.  We spent a lot of time packing, and cleaning both the inside and outside so it would look great for the new owners.  In fact when they came to pick it up they said that they couldn’t believe that it was an 8 year old trailer because it looked brand new.  This made us feel good about our efforts.

In addition, Mary had gone out and bought new sheets, pillows, and bedspread for the bed and told the young couple that this was their housewarming present from us.  They were very appreciative and were very excited about their new travel trailer.

I spent a lot of time showing them how to do everything and then it was time to go.  When they pulled away with the trailer, a feeling of sadness came over us because we have had a lot of good times with that trailer and it was also our last large possession from our old life.  We are now truly homeless at this point since we have sold both our house and trailer, and our new trailer will not be ready for another week.

Luckily our daughter has taken us in for a few days and then we will rent a U-Haul trailer and pack up all the items that we have put in storage for the new trailer.  From here in Austin we will go back to Alabama to our friend’s house and stay there for a few more days until we get the call that our new trailer is ready. 

Then we will be travelling to Knoxville, TN to pick up the trailer.  We can’t wait! 

We were told that it should leave the factory this week and then the dealer will take a few days to check it out to make sure everything is in working order.  It should be ready sometime during the week of the 23^rd.

This has been an emotional roller coaster ride but WE ARE READY TO GO!!!