Update

 Well, it has been a while since I have posted on my blog that no one ever reads.  Lots of things have changed since I lost posted though.

• Xander graduated high school & moved out.
• Weston got a new job & moved out.
• We moved to a campground in LC & then:
• We moved from LC to LO onto family land, in our camper-yeah, that totally did happen!
• Olivia finished the 3rd grade & passed (yay).
• We built a deck.
• I have not gotten lost.
• Xander's step-dad passed away unexpectedly.
• Weston got a girlfriend.
• Weston broke up with a girlfriend.
• Gavin got fenced in his yard.
• Teresa & Alex got a pool.
• Mom got her divorce and had foot surgery.
• Bruce got a new Blackstone.
• Matt saved some money.
• Molly got drunk.
• Jessica got approved to buy a new house.
• Charles slept.
• I had my 49th birthday.
• Oscar learned some new words.
• Felix learned to walk.
• Alex started glass blowing.

I mean, I could go on and on.  But what it all boils down to is, life has just been carried on.  We are all struggling to get settled into our new life and I think people are struggling to get to us being in their lives more now.  Though struggle may not be the right word, we are all adjusting that is a better way to put it.

I feel like maybe I have found my barrings in my new town, I feel confident driving around now without Billy as my guide.  Olivia and I even went to the springs on our own.  The only downside at the moment is really the drive for each of us, for him, it takes him about an hour to get home and for me it's close to two hours, and of course, the gas prices just keep going up.  I got gas this morning and it was more than double what I paid just six months ago :(.

Well, that's all I got for now.

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Shaving

 I was wondering how shaving as a big girl, in a tiny camper was going to work out for me.  I found out this afternoon when I braved shaving my legs.

I mentally prepared myself for this task, because let's face it, as a big girl it's hard to shave your legs (or anything else for that matter) even in a large shower stall, but a tiny little camper shower-I figured there was no way.

I only cut myself like five times, dropped the razor-like two times, and almost fell out of the shower (which would have meant I fell out of the bathroom too) once.  I did manage to complete the task and now have, while little bloody, smooth legs again (and pits).

I think next time I will just go to the bathhouse on site.

xoxo, Lela

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First Weekend in Camper (Done)

 We spent our first weekend in the camper.  Many trips to the store to get little things to make our lives easier, but we got it done & really do have a pretty nice little setup going on.

I actually slept pretty good in the camper bed, surprisingly enough-maybe the best night sleep I have had in a while if I am being honest.

The shower, well-that's not the best.  The water pressure is at 0% but it's warm.

So far so good though on everything else.  I cannot wait to see what type of adventures we will have with all this free time, and extra cash from not paying a huge rent payment (plus mowing).

Breakfast Sunday, we went out to a great place in Lake City (THE FARM HOUSE) mmmm

xoxo,
Lela

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Camper Bedding

Do we just love this new bedding?  I just need a pop of color, like maybe a throw-but what color?   

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It's Arrived!

 Well good morning friends.  Guess what?  She's arrived, it's arrived-can I call her a she?  Well I guess I can do whatever I want-it is a SHE, and she is here.

Gavin had the travel trailer transported from Colorado to Florida this week, and she arrived late afternoon, Thursday-September 9, 2021.

I think I decided to TikTok video/photographs all our adventures on my Home with Lela on Instagram/TikTok/Facebook.

Let's go!

Oh, inside tour coming soon-Gavin forgot to send the keys-so we'll get those from him soon!

xoxo, Lela

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Lowe's Finds

 Well, this weekend we went to look for a shed that we can use to store some of our personal belongings as well as a place to house our washing machine, dryer, freezer and another refrigerator while we are living in our camper.

While we were in town we went to Lowe's to see what type of things they have in stock that we like for the new build.  We found some real gems....and it's starting to look more and more real.

We also talked to Gavin and I guess the camper will be shipped soon!  So we will need to find a place to store our tiny home for about 10 months before we move into it.  That gives us plenty of time to get everything together, and get Xander graduated from High School.

Here are some of our finds.....what do you think?

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Exciting News!

Our youngest son is graduating high school in the Summer of 2022!  That's right, just a little under a year we will go from a family of 5 to a family of 3.  Yeah, Weston is still living at home-for the moment, he also has 11 months to get the F out......just kidding, but seriously!

Billy, Olivia and I-in an effort to save money to build a BRAND NEW HOUSE at the "farm" are giving up the five bedroom-three bath home in FW to live in a travel trailer.  What an adventure through really right?

If we get bored with the spot we picked to "set up house" we can always pick up and move to the springs, river, beach or heck can even go to the mountains for vacation!  We've talked about how much fun it will be to take it to St. Augustine for vacation!

The payments for this little house is far below what we are paying now of course, plus we won't have to pay a big electric bill or a mowing services anymore.  Found out over the weekend, that after some hiccups-the home is on it's way from Colorado to Florida this week, and we should have it by the weeks end.  

Fingers crossed we love TINY living...even though temporary, depending on how fast we save-we could be looking at living in it for 1-3 years.  But the end result is having a new home, debt free!  And as I tip toe into retirement, I am 100% fine with that.  Heck, I wonder if we'll love this simple life so much we don't just buy a brand new F250 and tour around the US!  Ah, the dream!

I plan to share our adventures on TikTok, so follow me @homewithlela if you want to see "things".

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