Meet Lionel

Isn't he a beauty? A few months ago, Hubby's last grandmother passed away. Last month we received $1000 as an inheritance from her estate. Despite the natural desire to pay bills, we thought we should do something to honor Oma's memory. The idea to create a family tree wall was born...as well as the idea of a tent trailer to make our own family memories. Hubby grew up 'going to the cottage'. I vaguely remember going camping once as a child. Suffice it to say, the only times we've gone camping as a couple/family have been my staff retreat with uber campers....in other words, people who knew how to cook and set up camp. We don't have money for cottaging or inclination to camp, so a tent trailer seemed like the perfect compromise. Thanks to the wonders of Craigslist and the desperation of a man getting divorced, we got this dirt cheap. 'Lionel' is one year younger than Hubby and I. He favors the orange and brown look and smells like an old canvas tent...all musky and such. (Not moldy however!) He is spontaneous and ready to travel when we are. And for us, the blessing of getting 'Lionel' is being able to be open-handed with him. We wouldn't have spent the money if not for Oma and it is not like 'Lionel' is so new that we'd worry about others using him. So, anyone want to go tent trailering with us?