> We STILL haven't gotten out this year.  We "upgraded"
 > to a larger camper, almost stole it from some friends.  It ended
 > up needing quite a bit of work. The joke's on us, my husband's weekends
 > have been consumed with repair. But we will get out, at least once,
 > before summer's over.
Unfortunately, the lower priced used ones usually do need some work. But if 
you get a usable trailer from it, with a minimum expense because you can redo 
it yourselves, then you have gotten something from it all.
My parents bought my husband and I a tiny travel trailer for a wedding gift, 
18 years ago. It served us well for two years and then became more of a 
burden than something useful, so with their permission, we sold it and bought 
a piano. (That has served us well for many years, and is now providing a 
partial living for me, and my parents are very pleased for us.) Anyway, the 
trailer needed some work - a new fridge, and some other smaller repairs. My 
dad was able to do some of them and replaced the fridge for us. We got back 
for it what they paid for it and the fridge together, and had a lovely 
downpayment on the piano.
 > in school.  (One of the many advantages of homeschooling.)
Boy, I hear ya there. However, in my business, I need to stay with the school 
vacation periods as much as I can, closing my studio (music) when the kids 
are out of school.
 > So have you definitely committed to homeschooling?
I'm committed...whether the family budget will commit is another matter (to 
be determined between the end of this month and the beginning of October; the 
kids will probably need to start in public school but I'll pull them out if I 
can. It's not the best way, but it will perhaps be the only way - our budget 
won't allow me to quit my morning office job until there's other income to 
back it up...)
                                 -donna
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