The downside to the simple life

In the previous post you learned about our blowout and the damage it caused to our home on wheels but that was just the beginning of a long, drawn out headache. The rv parts were suppose to arrive in 8 to 10 days but unfortunately it was more like 40 days! As we figured out ways to live in our rv with no kitchen sink and no propane to cook with, the stress level continued to climb as we waited and waited for that phone call.  Finally, all of the parts came in except the fenders, which had to be custom made to match, but we didn't want to wait any longer so we spent the whole weekend moving out of our rv and into a friends rv so we could get started on the repairs.  The dogs went to the vet to be boarded and we went from a 2 bedroom 5th wheel to a one bedroom motor home. It wasn't perfect, but it was better than a hotel and it was free.  The repairs took 5 days (which felt like forever), and then we had to move everything back in! In the meantime the dogs had a horrible experience at the vet and we couldn't wait to get them back home too.  So what started out as a weekend get away with the family turned into a month and a half of stress, inconvenience, and expense.  This is definitely the downside to the simple life!