Looks like you are making progress!

Eric, Good looking deck furniture!

 

Rodney, do you still have the Can Am Spyder? I've lusted over them for years, but never known anyone with one.

I'm toying with the idea of selling my atv and buying a Spyder....

 

Yes Steve, we have two of them. I have an F3T and the wife has an RT-S SE5.

 

Ah! Excellent, I didn't know if they were getting voted off of the island with the RV or not. I've been eying them since 2013, but never seriously because of lots of excuses (Wedding, Vegas is hot, DC is crowded, had a baby, busy with a baby).

Do you like them both or have a preferenace between the two different engines? I like the idea of the F3T the most, but a used RT from the 2011-14 timeframe is potentially easier on the pocket book. Heck, I'm still trying to decide if an RV is for us anyway. With both my wife and I working, its tough to even get the same days off that are national holidays, alone a week at a time to go RVing (that and she's not too excited about it).

 

The new motor is heads and shoulders above the old one which is why they discontinued it. Much more power and better fuel economy at the same time. On the F3 vs. RT, I would never own another RT platform. While the wife is satisfied with hers, if we had it to do again, I'd get her an F3 Limited. The RT doesn't handle nearly as well and has a poor turning radius. Most importantly, the seating position is BAD on the RT with your knees bent and your feet under your hips. I can't ride it for any amount of time without getting sore in the hips. The F3 is much more relaxed and comfortable. Bottom line is, go for the F3 platform Steve...

 

Well guys, less than a month until I'm homeless. Most of our house, garage, basement, and shed are torn down and boxed. Warm temps have arrived in MA so we've already started moving some things to storage. Next week I'll be cleaning out the garage where most of our lives will be stored. The land is at a higher elevation so there is still some snow up there and the frost certainly isn't out. But, it won't be long now before we can start digging. Next week it's staying above freezing at night and high 50's during the days. That should clean up most of what's left. The girls are having a tough time with the stress. Especially the smaller one. Leaving the only home you've ever known is tougher for a 6 year old than I thought...

 

Good luck with your house project Rodney. I'm sure there is some stress but it also must be pretty exciting.

 

Yep, quite a bit of both Tyler. The stress is more caused by the unknown than actual issues. I can handle most anything if I see it coming but this building process is full of surprises. My biggest goal right now is to get out of this house by the 15th and get the deal closed. Then I can focus on the new place 100%.

 

Tyler, Rodney!
I'm glad to hear things are moving along and it's warming up.

It's interesting you mentioned the stress that your 6 year old is going through. I don't think people pay enough attention to there kids and the stress they are going through at different times. I don't have kids but I sure see it allot where mainly single parents are just not paying attention to there kids.

 

It's funny Tim, we forget that they are not emotionally developed to express and process their feelings on major things like the change of a move. When adults get overwhelmed, we can gripe/vent and complain to our spouses and friends to help process. Kids don't even realize what's bothering them so they internalize it and it comes out in strange ways. Ours is having trouble sleeping amongst other things. She asks once every few days if we're sure we won't leave her behind with the old house too...

 

Tough times, but you'll get through it and she'll be better for it once its said and done. Military kids go through this with the constant moves, but the lessons learned when it comes to moving sure to pay off later in life.

The plus side is this is a great opportunity to get rid of crap you don't need / have not touched in years!

 

Oh man, that's rough. Poor kid...

 

Poor Elise.....
It might be a girl thing though. I was about her age when my parents did a similar move, and I recall being rather excited about it. I didn't realize it at the time, but my parents actually downsized a bit so they could afford to buy the property they retired to and built on a few years back.

 

Ouch, that one's tough!

Our kids (they were 11, 9, and 5 when we moved) handled it very well. But, we moved directly into the new house, so I can imagine packing up and leaving the house for the RV is pretty difficult for a youngun. My advice, make sure she is involved as much as possible at the new place. We were all there just about every night cleaning up, surveying progress, etc., and we kept the kids involved in all of it (including making them pick up rocks in the yard LOL). That helps with the stress and makes the transition easier IMO. When the new place starts, stress will likely pick up for mom and dad, but drop for the little one.

We drive by our old house quite often (it's only 1/4 mile away) and our kids still comment on things they miss about it. It is the only other house they've known.

Good luck with the whole process!