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Good morning!
I wanted to make sure I started this post right and told you the facts.
Fact: Trailer life is hard in the winter. Even harder this year because our heater is broken! We thankfully have a space heater, but our pipes have been frozen for almost 48 hours and our cozy little place has stayed at or below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
I spent over an hour yesterday boiling snow so I'd have water until Ryan got off work and could bring home some gallons.
Do you know how much snow it takes to make a little bit of water?
A lot, that's how much.
If you're anything like me, you could use a vacation right now, even if it's just a mental one. So check out this place!
My Prescott friend Rachel spent a little time in my hometown of Flagstaff, Arizona last week and shared an adorable childhood tradition.
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And then my Flagstaff friend Steffani made a fun trip to Sedona, Arizona!
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For some reason Ryan was looking up things to do in Kentucky and he came across Mammoth Caves. I am so excited to check these out someday, especially Lost River Cave!
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Caitlin has put up so many gorgeous Ireland photos. I am having fun seeing our own country before we travel abroad (with a little one in tow, what a strange thought!) but I am definitely very excited to check out Ireland someday!
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This cute EuroDisney commercial from 1992 makes me smile. It's been a long time since I've been to Disneyland, but I'd say about half of those things reminded me of it and the other half seemed new and exciting.
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And a bonus link... Ryan sent me an old article this week written by someone who lives "primitively." (They had jobs and car, etc., but lived as primitively as possible)
It's a long article so it's okay if you don't have time or don't want to read it... but one of the things he mentions is that our society is set up in a way that really doesn't allow a primitive lifestyle. If you have a permanent residence, you need to pay property tax. If you're camping and find an area you don't have to pay, you'll likely be harrassed by park/forest rangers after a day or two too many.
I'm curious... have you ever considered giving it all up and living primitively? If so, what kept you from doing it?
Also, if this is Pay Day for you, please consider donating to my friend Sylvie's cause! Even $5 is helpful!
Thanks for the link! You probably already know this but just in case - you really should get frozen pipes fixed ASAP. If they go too long they'll burst, and you'll have to completely replace them. I know this well since it used to happen to us back in Maine all the time - my dad constantly had to go under the house with a blow torch to thaw them out.
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DeleteWe have propane lines running right next to the water lines so it's really dangerous to heat them up, even with a blow-dryer. =[ They are heat-taped and everything, just happens through most of the winter in a trailer. It'll thaw out by tonight or tomorrow and then we'll have about a week before it happens again ha ha.
I figured you knew but just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents as a Mainer! Hope you get it solved soon!
DeleteIt is running again as of yesterday afternoon, yippee!
DeleteOh wow- you gearing snow for water sounds plenty primitive to me! It's very cool though- I'm sure not when you have to do things like that but looking back I think you'll laugh :) good stories for baby Bell! ~ Naples Sara
ReplyDeleteHa ha, good point, I definitely got a little primitive this week! Thankfully, I've been graced with running water again as of 4:22pm! It is a good story though, and now that water is back I'm already laughing!
DeleteGood thing it snowed or you could have died! =P But really, that totally sucks! That's one thing nobody tells you about!
ReplyDeleteI would so love to go to Mammoth Cave! I went to Kartchner Caverns as a kid and thought it was amazing, so multiple caves or in a canoe would be the coolest thing ever!! We are going to try to do a road trip out to Michigan next summer (depends on if/how pregnant I am) so maybe we'll take a detour though Kansas!
I read the first part of Blonde Strands blog post and loved it, so I'm going to bookmark it and do a little more exploring later! Yay, I love finding new blogs I love!
As far as living primitively goes, I've definitely thought about it, but know I would never do it! I like being around people and being busy too much! It was an interesting article to read/skim!
I know ha ha! I did end up saving a little water and then we got gallon jugs once Ryan got home but sheesh! It's true, I think it's almost 100% guaranteed in trailer life, at least at some point. We have heat tape and everything but if it gets too cold it gets too cold!
DeleteIsn't it awesome?! I want to do the canoe too. I didn't know you were planning to roadtrip! I've mapped out your route for you! Utah for camping trip with Ryan & Sara & Edwin/Helga, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, something cool in lower MN/ upper Iowa, Chicago, Indianna, Michigan! (Basically just to make sure it made sense for you to head up to Utah instead of straight over)
I used to work with her, very sweet girl. She is from Prescott but now she lives in Tucson. She has an adorable new baby boy too so I'm getting a lot out of her blog!
That's how we feel. Sometimes we get frustrated with society and half-joke about it, but there are too many people and things we'd miss. For example, PF Chang's. I don't really know how we'd manage without that.
We've been talking loosely about a road trip and I'd really love to see the east so it would be nice. I don't like flying (get WAY motion sick) so I'd rather drive! It's so much more fun, too, especially if we stop at all those spots! They all sound so awesome! We'll definitely do a Zion trip next summer, preferably early summer if I'm pregnant so I'm comfortable. How far will you be from Zion? We can either visit you then or camp together or something!
DeleteI'm excited to see the east too. I don't mind flying, although I do sick, but I so much prefer to drive and see and experience things! We'll be about five hours away from Zion so either way!
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