79/365 Operation Simplify creates an adventure

one of the perks of the overhaul of our life

is we knew that it was going to allow us

to experience new things as a family

and create memories that hopefully

will not emotionally scar anyone.

Adventure No. 1

the Chibry's go to the auction to buy a home...

we have come to the conclusion that the best

option for us for our 3 months of homelessness

is to buy a trailer and park it at a local campground.

however, as we are going to live in it 24/7 for 3 months

it needs to be bigger then we would have looked at if it

was just for weekends at the lake.

as we all know

space equals money

so it has been challenging

to find something that will suit

our needs (bunks and at least 1 slide)

for a price tag that fits into the

grand operation simplify plan.

This quandary led us to the auction house

where sometimes good deals can be found.

We were definitely newbies

and looked a little out of place

but the staff was very helpful

First up we got our bidding number:

checked out the inventory booklet

then went to check out the trailer we had our eyes on

all was going well until

we went into the trailer and

found more than a little evidence

that a mouse (or mice) had found

themselves a new home.

as soon as this was discovered

I was out the door

but after lots of discussion

and Scott's sister Nicole

coming up to help us

decide if this was just a matter of

mice clean up

or was this a sign of a bigger problem

we decided to go to the auction

and see what the low bid would be.

If it was under or on the pre - determined

number Scott and I had

then we would bid,

if not we would walk away from

what we called the "mouse house".

The auction part was very entertaining,

I can talk fast

but boy those auctioneers put my

blabber mouth to shame!

& the atmosphere was fascinating,

full of energy but also a whole lot of tension!

The mouse house went for way more

than our set budget and we were

ok with that,

it was going to be a huge

job cleaning up the mess,

never mind what other issues there

may have been as it was

an as is where is purchase.

It was still great to go

and experience it

but we are still back at

square one of

Operation find a place to live.