I'll Be Home for Christmas

Other than a problem with our windshield wipers, which Dave was able to fix by hitting them with a hammer, we made it home to Vancouver, Washington with no problems.  Believe it or not, the hammer solution was given to Dave by an RV dealer.  It worked and the wipers performed flawlessly the rest of the way home.  Of course, the wipers never malfunction unless it's raining.  Rain was predicted, but we had several stretches of blue sky and no rain.  The rain held off at home until we were almost done unloading the motorhome.

When we get back in town, we usually stop at a Fred Meyer store so that Dave can disconnect the car and put gas in the motorhome.  The first thing I do is take the car to a car wash.  It badly needed a wash today.  Then I pick up our mail if the post office is open, which it wasn't today.  I returned our library books and picked up a few new holds, although the majority of our holds were suspended while we were gone.

Dave found an unpleasant surprise waiting for him at home when he got there.  Some big tree branches had fallen onto the spot where he parks the motorhome.  We think that it happened during a big wind storm yesterday.  If the motorhome had been parked in its usual spot, its roof may have been damaged. 

Now that I'm home, reality is setting in quickly.   I need to do all those Christmas preparations that I have avoided all month--Christmas cards, food preparation, baking, shopping, etc.  'Tis the season!