I Have Mice!

In the house and in the van.  How rude!!

The ones in the house are slowly being removed.  The one? in the van is there because I was a bad van keeper and left some food in there.  The cold and hungry little mousey must have thought I did it for him.  I didn't!  I was just too damn lazy to pack things away properly. 

I also have a flat battery in the van...well it is not in the van now it is here at the house...I had it connected to a charger but I don't know if it worked or not.  I haven't used this charger before and there is no light to show if it is working or not.  And the dial thing seemed to read lower after a couple of hours...I will carry the heavy thing out and reconnect it soon, when the rain stops, and if it doesn't start I will have to connect it to the other car and try and get it going that way.  At the moment it is parked out the front near the road and I need to get it back into the yard so it can be cleaned out and repacked ready to use.

I really need to get better at this camper looking after stuff.  More camps so that the van gets a decent run regularly, put stuff away, clean up properly after use, get ready for next trip so I can just up and go...all the stuff that should be, and probably is, done by good little camper owners everywhere.

Back Window Stickyon Stuff. Take 1.

I know that there are lots of things that I cannot do.  I know my limitations and work within them.
But I'm not completely useless. 
Or am I?
I didn't like the way that anyone could see right into the back window of the van and thought about putting up a net curtain but ended up buying some stuff that just sticks on with water.  Hubby made the comment that he supposed that's another job for him but I said of cause not, I wanted to do it.  It wasn't going to be hard.

Well I have been out there for more than an hour trying to get this stuff on the window and to stay there.  Five attempts and I still can't get it.

I have come inside for a bit but will try again this evening.

HoHum...

I Thought I Did But I Haven't.

I have just been out to put some stuff back in the van...And realized that I haven't cleaned it out from my trip yet. 

I was going to vacuum and wipe it over, shake out and wash the bedding, restock what needed restocking...after I got back because it was so dusty, I thought I had...But no...
Can't do it today because it is raining.  I am not home tomorrow.

Just watch, Hubby will come home and say "Let's take the van and go somewhere" and I will have to pretend that we can but knock him out for a couple of hours while I get it ready.   Not good.

Nooooo!!

I have lost a page.  The one I had titled "The Journey Starts Here" 
It is gone and when I go to *edit pages*  it is a blank page.
I have no idea what I have done, if anything, I don't know if I can get it back...
Have I deleted it somehow?  
Is it gone forever and I need to start again...

BUGGER!!

I will asked someone that knows computers if he can find it for me otherwise I will need to start again. 

HoHum...such is life...Maybe I need to make a copy of things...

So Cross. Van Won't Start. Mechanic No Show.

I had the van in getting the starter moter *fixed* the other day.  I wanted a new one but the mechanic said that he'd look at it and might be able to get away without needing a new one.  So I pay him some money, get the van back and on Saturday when I go to start it it won't start.  So cross but Hubby banged the SM, shook the car a bit and it started.  Went where I was going and it started the couple of times I needed it to but yesterday I wanted to use it again and again it wouldn't start.  Rang the guy and he said that he'd be out to look at it but he didn't show all day so I will call him again later. 
I will not be impressed if he wants me to pay more.

Wow, talk of the devil...He is here now...

He tried starting it, got it going by putting it on a battery but says that it sounds like the SM still so he will need to order a new one in, can I bring the van in tomorrow...

It's a bloody nuisance as I was wanting to use it to go away this week while Hubby had a few days off but will now have to wait a couple of weeks longer.  Unless I went by myself...which I am too scared to do until we have been out and used it a few times to sort out any *issues*.   Like this one!

Probably just as well, I still haven't got any gear for it organised so will add that to todays list.

Power Windows.

The van I bought has power windows in the front, both the drivers and the passengers are electronically controlled by a knob on the drivers door.  I HATE them.  I can see no benefit to any car having these stupid things.

The End.


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Sore and Whingey.

This is a whinge but I gotta get it out there. 

I am having doubts about being able to go solo camping anytime at all.
My arms are so sore today I can hardly use the keyboard.  I kept dropping the book I was reading and I have burnt myself by spilling hot coffee on myself.  And I forgot and shut the toilet door and it took ages to get it open again.
So how am I going to be able to safetly drive a van to get me places.  I might be able to get there but what if I can't drive to get home again.
I have been so sore all week.  And I'm tired all the time again.  I may need another blood test but I think the iron is getting low again. 

So just having a little Sookylala day.  Nothing to stress too much about just a whinge where it wont bother too many people.

I smell good though.  I have covered my arms and back in Deep Heat.  Not sure if it is helping but I do like the smell.

I Was Cross.

I was a bit cross with my husband last week.  He *promised* that we would take the Cruiser and go up to GreenHead again for a few nights, on his next break.  Well 2 weeks at home for him and 6 days in a row for me is, to me, his next break.  He even gave me a day when we would leave.  But other stuff had to be done so we didn't go.

So I was cross and disappointed.  Understandably so in my opinion.  So there!!

This is why I need to get a van, though I'm not sure if I would have gone there by myself.  But other places...

He says we will go next break.  Then says that it's now Spring so breaks will be few and far between.

I know...that's why we should have gone last week...GrrrGrrrGrrr.