I finished putting all the spacers in. Up and down the ladder so many times!! First you measure; then you cut one, take it up and check it out to make sure it fits right; back down and cut 2 more and up again to make sure they fit right; back down to drill holes and glue the 3 pieces together; up the ladder to install them! I think I finally got over my fear of ladders/heights!!!
Next, got painted all the edges with Herculiner--a truck bed liner stuff. We couldn't get the can open at first so Ted turned it upside down and used a can opener on it--hey, it worked! That stuff is a real mess to work with, but I'm really hoping that it helps seal my camper up nice and watertight! 
Ted has spent days working on the aluminum skins--pulling out staples, hammering down the old holes from the original nails, and removing all the old putty tape. I'm WAY too ADHD to sit and do that stuff!! All that's left to do on the skins is to scrub them down real good. Ted also finished all the wiring for the outside lights--the wiring was a mess to begin with, but he fought his way through it!
Today was the "Big Day"--I got all the foam insulation installed and duct taped into every empty space between the framings! She looks really strange right now--all blue insulation sheets and silver duct tape--but she'll be warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and hopefully VERY dry! And the insulation sheets add some rigidity to her structure. WOW, I just can't believe it!!Now for some time off--rain tomorrow and then a short trip to play pirate! Next week, we'll clean the skins really good and start putting them on. Keep your fingers crossed that it all fits back together again in the end!! Could you even imagine if it didn't???? No, I won't think that way!! And I can't wait to start working on her interior!
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