Change Can Be Good

As any RV full-timer would probably tell you making changes to make the RV your own feels pretty good.  John and I have a list of changes we want to do but just haven’t found either the where-with-all or time to get them all done yet.  A year after we had purchased our 5’er we got rid of the 2 recliners that came with it and replaced them with 2 Euro style recliners.  We didn’t like the original recliners as they were not comfortable and wouldn’t let you fully recline without physically holding the position. Plus they were very heavy and too difficult for me to move.  Our Euro style recliners are a huge improvement, reclining easily, more comfortable and lighter in weight. 

                    

A few months ago we finally removed the couch that came with the coach. Moving it left a big empty spot and a much roomier feel to the living area. The empty spot was very quickly filled with the scratching post and dog kennel.  We do have plans to get or make a cat tree that would keep 2 cats happy and span over the dog kennel.



With middle age comes change such as the need to use the bathroom in the middle of the night or very early morning depending on how you see time.  Our 5’er has a side bath, meaning the bathroom is it’s own room to 1 side of the coach which leaves a tiny hall to the bedroom.  In order to open the bathroom door you must stand on the upper step of the 2 stairs going to the front of the coach.  From the bedroom you must step past the bathroom and down onto the top step then turn around to open the door.  Plus returning to the bedroom requires again stepping down onto the top step,  then turn around, close the bathroom door then continue into the bedroom.  This dance to open and close the bathroom door on a step in the dark means you must wake up more than you want to or chance falling down the stairs.  So today John made a change to address this problem which we had been recently discussing.  He flipped the door around so that now it opens from the bedroom instead of from the stairs.  It only took him thirty minutes to make the change.  I have used the bathroom a couple of times since he changed the way the door opens.  Now even though I must step into the bedroom doorway to open and close the bathroom door it is a big improvement over standing on the stairs.




Birds!  Yesterday afternoon I was just minding my own business when all of a sudden a humongous flock of birds came flying into the park.  Luckily my camera was sitting on the kitchen table so  I took a number of pictures and woke up the cats to watch them.  The flock  came in together but left in smaller groups.

             
             

Some were in need of a bath.  This is the best close-up I could get without going outside and possibly scaring them away.  I think they are black birds does anyone recognize them?  Shiny black bodies with a reddish brown head.

             

Even the local sparrows were wondering what was going on.  The last picture is Punkin watching the excitement.