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It was so nice out today that we gave the kids their new bikes. Stoked. This bike is so fancy it has a hand brake, a kickstand, and even a bell. So you can just imagine the thrill. I couldn’t believe how quick Lowe learned how to use the hand … Read More

The flooring arrived yesterday, and it was in the bus by this afternoon. We ended up going with TrafficMaster Allure Ultra vinyl plank flooring, which is way too expensive, but totally worth it in the end. This stuff just goes together like magic. I did the entire floor in about … Read More

The major interior work is pretty well done. Now there is just a ton of little things like trim, and lights, and some paint, and some shelving, and… The stove still doesn’t work. Either does the heater. It’s only now warm enough to actually put water into the tanks and … Read More

Not a whole lot to say at the moment. The walls are done, but I’ve still got the closet doors and the entrance door to do. Actually I did one of the closet doors today—it took me forever. The next two should go much more smoothly. I’ve still got all … Read More

The letter I sent to the original owner of the bus was returned today—undeliverable, unable to forward. Bummer. The past few days I’ve been rocking the bus. At long last I’ve reached a point that when I walk inside I can actually see what it is going to be when … Read More

The past few days I’ve been plugging away at the bus list. I started in on the engine, replacing plugs, plug wires, fuel filters, fuel lines, some hoses, cleaning up the carb linkages, installing a new starter battery and fixing up the wiring, etc. All the easy stuff. I also … Read More

Ouest is on some sort of Easter kick. I honestly don’t know how she figures these things out. We made bunny ears, we cut green construction paper “grass” for her basket, and she spent the entire day asking Ali to make eggs. I had to ask Ali, “When is Easter … Read More

I took the bus out this morning—in a couple of inches of fresh snow— for an hour-long drive across town. New tires are going on, the back window is being reinstalled, holes in the roof are being sealed, and hopefully a few other projects that would suck up a lot … Read More

Despite our best efforts, Lowe is a morning person. He wakes up a full hour and a half before Ouest—and before we’d like to be awake—but we can’t change him. He’s chipper. We make him wait until six o’clock before we head downstairs to face the day, and then we … Read More

Ali took the kids to a play area the other day. Ouest started playing with a girl who asked her name. Ouest is still struggling with the S sound, so Ouest sounds a lot like Wet. She told her her name a couple of times and then the girl turned … Read More

It feels like things are moving right along now. Never as fast as we’d like, but we’re getting there. Our friend Mike—whose shed we’re parked in—has been helping me out with some of the wiring craziness. He was finally able to cut the last wire off the old, heavily abused … Read More

The last couple of days I’ve gotten a few things done on the bus. The big one is the insulation. I had finally decided that maybe I would go with the spray foam insulation. I ended up getting two quotes out of the six companies I contacted. Both were for … Read More