This is it! All 260 sq. ft.

Settling In

Starting from "Moving to a 5th Wheel" (down several posts) is the blossoming of my Daffodil Cottage. (OOOOOH, that's really baaaddd.) Small as it is, I've got it set up fairly comfortably. The MAJOR problem is no air conditioning. It has a unit, but blows the circuits in the house every time I turn it on. So, now were experimenting with Solar Shades on the outside of the west windows. I've got one up and one to go, but the weather hasn't been all that hot since we put the first one up a couple of days ago. Without them it's about 10 degrees hotter inside than outside. That's bad when most summer days are in the 80's and 90's!!!!!!!!!!

More Before and After 5/30/09

My kitchen, LR, DR and office are all in 140 sq.ft.!!!

Berfore and After 5/30/09

More painting and the floor

I'm putting wainscotting around the bottom of the slide-out where I didn't paint. (5/09 decided against the wainscotting--to cluttered looking). And there I am, proud of the first section of flooring we put in. Later, when it came to cutting pieces to fit odd places I wasn't so happy. None of us (Norma, Hardeep, Aman nor I) could cut the vinyl strips properly, so (6/09) it's still not finished around the edges:<( Norma has named my abode "Daffodill Cottage." (The paint color is Delightful Daffodil). I had a bit of a crisis yesterday when I couldn't get the water heater to work. But thanks to my most handy and skilled son, he'll make sure everything works for me.

Painting 4/17

While Norma taped and painted, I took down all the valences and blinds.

The boys stopped when they got home and helped some more.
 

Renovation 4/12/09

First leveling--not easy on such uneven ground. Then gutting a lot of the inside, especially the dirty carpet. This is my first "house" do-it-yourself project. I've always been intimidated by the thought of rennovating, but thanks to HG-TV, I'm ready!!! Two strong grandsons help a lot too.
It was amazing how much dirt there was under the carpet. And staples--hundreds of them holding down the carpet pad. Next step will be to install a fairly new type of vinyl flooring that looks like wood. Can't wait to get started.

Moving into a 5th Wheel

This is a 2001 31' 5th Wheel the kids had from an RV trade-in.  It was lived in temporarily by a young family who helped out at the ranch.  We moved it from down by the barn to up next to the house.  The location is great, pastoral views, close to the house but private and close to the driveway.  I'll use it until the house sells and I can decide on something more permanent.
Getting it up the hill through the tall, slippery wet grass was a challange!!!!
 
 
 

Spring on the Ranch

December on the Ranch