Jemimah’s getting antsy…

Or is that me? It’s almost time to get out camping, and Jemimah is starting to think about getting out of the driveway and checking out some new territory. She’s been busy this winter though – I have been using Jemimah as an office since October, and it’s been great!

We’re already looking forward to our first trip to Bass Creek. That’s close to home, so if we don’t get everything organized the first trip out we won’t be too far from whatever we need. I’m hoping we can get to some new places this summer, too. Maybe Glacier National Park… or Yellowstone… or just some out of the way campgrounds we haven’t seen before.

I’m sure Jemimah and I will keep you posted!

One More Jaunt for Jemimah

Just when we thought Jemimah was done traveling for the year, we had an opportunity to spend a weekend in Haugan, Montana. Where is Haugan, you ask? Well, how ‘bout a map?

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Our church (Bitterroot Family Fellowship) spent the weekend with New Day Network Ministry in Haugan and St. Regis, Montana. We had food, fellowship, fun, and we threw a bit of work in there too. Most of these photos don’t have Jemimah, but most do have one or another of her inhabitants.

Our lovely Jemimah still needs a bunch of work – some replacement paneling (and who knows what we’ll find when we remove the paneling that’s there), a new refrigerator, a fixed-up (gutted and rebuilt?) bathroom… but she’s cozy and takes good care of her people. For the winter I will use Jemimah as my office – that’s a great option! But I’m already looking forward to getting her ready for next summer’s travels.

Stay tuned for the future adventures of a trailer named Jemimah!

Poor Jemimah’s blog has been neglected

I wonder if Jemimah feels the emptiness.

I never did get a chance to tell you about Jemimah’s last trip in July. It was a lot of fun! The church got together for a weekend at the Larry Creek group camp site just north of Stevensville. There weren’t a huge group of us, but those of us that made it had a great time. Wanna see?

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Lotsa fun, lotsa laughs, and lotsa awesome. I hope we do this again next year!

Jemimah has had fun this summer!

We haven’t gotten out quite as often as I’d hoped – this summer has been crazy-busy – but Jemimah has had a great time anyway. A couple weeks ago we packed her up and headed off to Salmon Lake (northeast of Missoula, Montana). It was a great trip! This was the first trip that didn’t require a trip back home or to the store for something we forgot. Yay! Success!

Here a few shots of Jemimah and her denizens.

Little Man wasn’t sure about playing in the lake.

I think Dale found out horseshoes is a bit harder than Dad makes it look!

Here’s a view of our campsite.

My darling does dishes!

And he does school work.

Huckleberry hunting.

Little Man did enjoy cruising around the trailer while I cooked or washed dishes.

Jemimah was a superstar! It was so comfortable to sleep on that bed, and so easy to cook at clean! It was especially easy to clean because I taught the bigger boys how to wash dishes in the trailer kitchen.

 

Oh, I forgot to mention that Jemimah is finally a legal Montana resident. She got her permanent Montana plates right before this trip. The next thing she’s going to get is a whole bunch of new drawer slides. It is quite frustrating to deal with the old, old, old ones she currently has.

We’ll be back with more pictures of Jemimah’s adventures after the church campout this coming weekend!

Fun with Jemimah

Last weekend we went to Bass Creek Recreation Area for two days. The weather wasn’t too promising on our first afternoon, but it improved quite nicely the next day. We had some fun adventures!

 

This trip included some other “stuff” that wasn’t as fun – a camping neighbor that made us a little uncomfortable, a couple minor trips to the first aid kit… But it also included the first good night’s sleep in Jemimah – I finally figured out how to fix our bed up so it was cushy and comfy! Yay!

Jemimah behaved like a perfect lady the whole weekend – the battery worked perfectly to run the water pump, we stayed nice and cozy despite the lack of a heater, and we had no difficulties when it was time to dump the black water tank. It was our first time doing that, but there were no re-creations of the awful scene in RV. Whew!

We won’t be camping again for a few weeks because we have Vacation Bible School coming up, but I’m really looking forward to our next trip!

Jemimah's first adventure

Scrivnerburg has journeyed alllllll the way to Victor, MT for Jemimah's initial excursion. It's about an 8 mile trip. We wanted to try this trailer camping thing close to home the first time.

We have recently (yesterday) discovered that something is draining the 12-volt battery, but we haven't figured out what it is yet.  The battery being dead means we don't have a water pump. Bummers. No biggie - we're using pitchers for now, and Ken is going to try to diagnose the problem tomorrow.

Other than that, everything is going great, even if the weather is a bit damp. We're camping!

Update: Ken found a workaround for the pump/battery issue shortly after I made this post – we have been able to have running water! Yay!

Same trailer, different day

I realize this photo of the interior of Jemimah doesn’t really appear any different than the last one, but from a photographer’s perspective it is different. I needed a better version hosted on the internet somewhere.

I have to say, Jemimah is really getting homey. And one of the best parts of this fix-up project is that I’ve been able to combine two things that I love – getting Jemimah ready to camp, and re-using/refashioning thrifted items. All the curtains, some of the pillows, and the mattress cover were thrifted fabrics (some were clothes in their previous life). Some of the bits and pieces used to fix her up have also been found or thrifted. That’s part of the fun – treasure hunting for tongue jacks, furnace regulators, or pillow covers.