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Building Out the Van (Part Ten)
Yesterday, we did not really do anything on the interior but we did get all the wood we needed for the walls and ceiling. Unfortunately, we had an interesting event happen to the truck when we arrived at Home Depot. There were some interesting individuals putting wood in the back of their trailer. One of…
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Building Out the Van (Part Nine)
Yesterday, we officially started building out the inside a bit. We measured and cut out the plywood for the floor. It was not as big of a head ache as I was expecting but it was a ton of measuring, cutting, measuring, cutting again lol. I am already loving not having to look at that…
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Building Out the Van (Part Eight)
The van is finally in our possession once again! It was back in the shop for another month for stuff that should not have gone wrong but did anyways. The coolant hose blew off while Kolton and my father-in-law were test driving it, spewing antifreeze all over the engine. Per the mechanic, they also forgot…
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Building Out the Van (Part Seven)
Well, the van is back in the shop and has been for about the past week. During this down time, Kolton put together this 3-D model of what the inside is going to look like so I thought I would share that on here: 1: This is where we are going to have the bed…
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Building out the Van (Part Six)
My apologies for not updating yall in a while about the van. She has been at the custom paint shop for the past couple weeks, and we have gotten her back today and she has her new color! We went with the green due to it going with the adventure van aesthetic we were going…
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Building out the Van (Part Five)
*This post has been a bit late due to dealing with Granny being in the hospital, but she is doing alright right now as they are preparing to put her in a rehab facility for PT. I still appreciate all the thoughts and prayers for that whole situation* This day was all about the windows!!!!We…
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Building Out the Van (Part Four)
We now have a brand-new windshield and wipers!This was one of the more exciting upgrades to the van so far. I was getting quite tired from having to look at the cracked and bubbled state of the previous one. Due to all the freezing that was happening, I am very surprised it did not crack…
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Building out the Van (Part Three)
We have vanquished the rust! (Lord willing)Some pretty exciting news is that we no longer have holes in the floor! We finished out the driver’s side from yesterday: riveted the metal plate in place over the worst of the rust damage, making sure to use silicone for a tighter hold. Then we sprayed the top…
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Building out the Van (Part Two)
Today, we were not able to complete as much today, however we have made progress with the rust on the driver’s side. Kolton took a wire brush wheel to take off as much of the surface stuff as possible, then he traced a stencil for the metal sheet that is going to go over the…
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Building out the Van (Part One)
This update is a bit late, so I apologize for that. We finally got the van out of the garage! It was supposed to have been done almost a month ago, but the auto parts company kept giving us the run around. They pushed back the arrival date of our transmission and engine about three…
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Winter Storm Part 3
Entering into the last projected day of feeling like winter here in Texas, the sun is out in full force today and there are already some signs of melting. The streets are still completely covered in ice; some places are even more slick than before due to the constant refreezing going on. Per the forecast,…
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Winter Storm Part 2
Today the sun made a surprising visit! However, I do not see any of this stuff melting anytime soon. We have about 2-3 inches of ice accumulation with maybe another half inch of snow on top of that. Today the temperature is even colder than yesterday as it is currently 12 degrees F (-11 C).…
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Winter Storm Part 1
Well, it is currently 19 degrees F (-7 degrees C). We were literally outside for less than five minutes taking pictures, when our hands started burning from the cold. Right now, the ground, particularly the street is covered in ice and sleet mixture. I almost busted butt walking on the grass so needless to say,…
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Finding Our Home Part 3
We have got the van!! Having spent the past week or so trying to find an extended van that was both in decent shape and decently priced, we have finally found the one. This leg of the journey has been one of the more stressful parts since I generally hate having to message random people…
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Finding Our Home: Part Two
After doing some browsing and messaging, we have found a potential van for our conversion! We were able to walk them down a bit on the price and are scheduled to go check it out sometime tomorrow. Lord willing, everything checks out with the title and the capability of the van to work as intended.…
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Finding Our Home: Part One
So, this past week has been one for the books lol This past Monday, all the closing paperwork was signed and done for the house we were living in. The payment went through much faster than I expected so we have gotten our portion which is a blessing. That officially began our hunt for an…
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House Selling Process: The Finale!
It has been roughly 20 days since the last update of this whole live changing event. After about two months since we officially decided to sell our house, we are finally reaching the finish line! Tomorrow, November 29, 2025, will be the last night we will be spending in this house since we officially sign…
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House Selling Process: Part Seven
Per part 6, we were waiting for the inspector to come out and take a rather long look around the house. Based on what he would find, the buyers could either back out or continue on with the purchase. As we found out this morning, the lovely couple is still wanting to go ahead with…
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House Selling Process: Part Six
Per part five, our realtor told us yesterday that we could have an offer by the end of the day and We Did! We are going to be signing a contract sometime today which would start the grace period for the buyer. They are going to be paying for an inspector to come around sometime…
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House Selling Process: Part Five
It has been a little over a week since my previous update and HOPEFULLY one of the last for this chapter. Yesterday, we had an hour and a half long viewing. I do not know whether to be more nervous with the longer viewings or what lol During that time, my husband and I had…