Life in a Dealership Lot

While on the road, silly me let the RV run out of gas. Then, I allowed some "nice passerby" to try to "help" me move off to the side of the road. He popped my steering box and Good Sam couldn't find a tow service so the police had to secure one. After 3 hours we were towed back to the campground. After 2 days of searching for a mechanic to fix the RV, we were towed to a dealership for the repairs; however, Good Sam, again, took forever to secure a tow company then we were towed to the wrong place. By the time we arrived at the right place Friday afternoon, it was too late to start work on the RV. So, our 5 days living at a dealership began. We've stayed at gas stations, truck stops, rest areas, and Walmarts overnight before, so it wasn't completely new for us.

this was 'home' for 5 days



So many things went wrong. I'll spare you the details but, suffice it to say, it could've been way worse than it was. We were given food and a heater by other RVing family friends for our stay. We were greeted Sat. morning by the dealership workers and 18 McDonald's breakfast sandwiches. We had free popcorn, cookies and cakes, water, tea, coffee and hot chocolate daily, free electricity, and free wi-fi. So, we were able to eat, drink, homeschool, and keep in touch with others online for the duration. I actually got a lot of homeschooling done while there. We were fixed and ready to leave Mon., and a few kiddos were not happy about leaving there and one even had a tantrum, but we broke down 7 miles up the road and had to be towed back for an additional night and day. The kiddos rejoiced, even though we still weren't at a campground with the families we had been with. The dealership needed to replace the ignition assembly and that night we were sent pizza by the dealership workers.

our home



We finally left Hershey Tue. afternoon, stopped by Chocolate World for a bit, stopped at home base for necessities, then headed to Lancaster to meet up with the friends we had been with in Hershey. We went trick-or-treating and had pot luck dinners around the campfire, roasted marshmallows, played instruments, and laughed the night away with other FTF. We had a great time and forged new friendships along the way. I so value our FTF community. God is good. He provided for our needs and what could have been a stressful, hectic, negative experience turned out to be quite a pleasant one even though it didn't work out exactly as originally planned (as if it ever does). The kiddos even handled all of the unexpected disappointments very well.