I have a list of all of the necessary address changes that must be made each time we move. When we were traveling full time, the Florida address made it simple to change - one phone call. Now that we are getting away from the Florida mail forwarding program, the list is huge and I need to contact each and every one of them to make the change. In many instances our permanent/home address stays the same and I just have to add or change our mailing address. That was yesterday's objective. Most of the changes that were made could be done online, but there were also some that required phone calls and one or two of them involved "written" notification which meant scanning a signed change request into the computer and then emailing it to the source. That's what took a long time. With the exception of a few of Josie's accounts that require her to request the change in person, the address has been changed at all of the locations I could think of that required change.
Josie is off today and Tuesday which will be her final days off before we leave on the 9th of May. It is shocking to her that she gets those two days off so close to Mother's Day. Never in her 30 plus years of experience in the business has she ever had multiple days off so close to Mother's Day. Oh, well. Next year, she has vowed to not commit to working Mother's Day so that we can get an earlier departure to wherever we will go to spend the summer. This year, we had to give up our visit to Washington to see Kristine and the grandkids as a result of her Mother's Day commitment and the change in our jobs which required an earlier start. Fortunately, we will still travel to Chicago in the Fall following our time in Cody to visit Patty and the kids and to go to one of Austin's football games.
Except for a few things inside the RV, we are getting very close to being ready with about 10 days to go...
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Friday, April 29, 2016
RV Prep Started
We had to make a stop at the doctor's office yesterday on the way to taking Josie to work. She had to have blood taken before her scheduled physical exam next Wednesday. That made her about an hour late (9 PM) to start which meant she would work until 5 PM instead of her normal 4 PM. No problem.
I did some much needed sorting and organizing in a couple of the outside compartments to get ready for travel. Here are a couple shots of the outside work:
There may be some minor adjustments made before we leave, but for the most part, those compartments are ready for travel.
The inside work will involve a little bit more time as we have lots of items to separate and sort. The problem is trying to figure out what we might use this summer. Anything we can eliminate to lighten the load is the direction we will take.
Except for a couple of small issues - landscaper and alarm issues - we are all set at the house for the summer. We will try to disarm the security system - in total - as the tenant wants no part of any security system. The landscaper is another issue as we never used one regularly, but the tenants will need someone to make regular visits to keep the weeds down and to check on the watering system. All is going well so far...
I did some much needed sorting and organizing in a couple of the outside compartments to get ready for travel. Here are a couple shots of the outside work:
There may be some minor adjustments made before we leave, but for the most part, those compartments are ready for travel.
The inside work will involve a little bit more time as we have lots of items to separate and sort. The problem is trying to figure out what we might use this summer. Anything we can eliminate to lighten the load is the direction we will take.
Except for a couple of small issues - landscaper and alarm issues - we are all set at the house for the summer. We will try to disarm the security system - in total - as the tenant wants no part of any security system. The landscaper is another issue as we never used one regularly, but the tenants will need someone to make regular visits to keep the weeds down and to check on the watering system. All is going well so far...
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Little Motivation
The day started with our usual trip to Josie's shop where I dropped her off at 8 AM and proceeded to go to the fitness center. I had a card to mail, so I dropped that off at the post office on the way home. Then, it got tougher. I look around the RV and see things that need to be done and I have a hard time getting motivated to do them. There are some computer issues that I spent some time on, watched the second half of a movie that I started the day before, handled a few phone calls regarding landscapers for our house, and pretty much did nothing else until it was time to pick up Josie at work. I did that at 4 PM and we came home to spend the rest of the day and evening with even less motivation. Josie is getting into the Mother's Day rush and she is happy to do nothing outside of work anyway. I'm confident that we will get the required motivation to finish up our preparation in time.
Today is the NFL Draft which is a huge annual event. The Cardinals and Seahawks don't need a lot of key personnel to continue their winning ways, but the Seahawks do need some offensive linemen to protect Russell Wilson better at quarterback. Other than that, my two teams are pretty well set to continue as Super Bowl contenders for another year.
There is about 1 1/2 weeks to go, so we need to concentrate on making better use of our time form here on out...
Today is the NFL Draft which is a huge annual event. The Cardinals and Seahawks don't need a lot of key personnel to continue their winning ways, but the Seahawks do need some offensive linemen to protect Russell Wilson better at quarterback. Other than that, my two teams are pretty well set to continue as Super Bowl contenders for another year.
There is about 1 1/2 weeks to go, so we need to concentrate on making better use of our time form here on out...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
New Windshield
The replacement for our cracked windshield was scheduled to take place between 9 AM and 1 PM yesterday. As is usually the case for us, it wasn't until the back-end of the time frame when we finally got it done - 12:30 PM. I understand the reasons for giving windows for jobs to be done, but why are the windows so large? I had to waste a good portion of the day waiting around for the glass guy. In fact, I gave up my morning exercise routine to get home from dropping Josie at work to be here by 9 AM. I did make up for that by going with Josie to the fitness center following her workday at 4 PM. For the last week or so, I have been going twice a day to the fitness center - morning and afternoon - and it is paying off as I feel really good and am beginning to see results on the scale.
I prepared labels to leave with the RV park mail person to forward our mail to Cody beginning on May 9. They perform that service if you leave sheets of labels for them to place on your mail. This year, we didn't change our address to the FL mail forwarding address because we didn't want to have to change our address on our health insurance. That creates different problems that I won't get into. At any rate, it is difficult to estimate the number of labels that will be required but If they run out of labels, I can print and send them more. For those that are interested, our address in Cody will be: 1701 Sheridan, Site 10, Cody, WY 82414.
With only about 12 days left, we have lots of little things left to get done. I'm sure we'll be ready, and we are looking forward to the new adventure...
I prepared labels to leave with the RV park mail person to forward our mail to Cody beginning on May 9. They perform that service if you leave sheets of labels for them to place on your mail. This year, we didn't change our address to the FL mail forwarding address because we didn't want to have to change our address on our health insurance. That creates different problems that I won't get into. At any rate, it is difficult to estimate the number of labels that will be required but If they run out of labels, I can print and send them more. For those that are interested, our address in Cody will be: 1701 Sheridan, Site 10, Cody, WY 82414.
With only about 12 days left, we have lots of little things left to get done. I'm sure we'll be ready, and we are looking forward to the new adventure...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Wrapping Up Some Issues
Most of yesterday was spent identifying tasks that needed to be done before leaving Phoenix and identifying items that will not make the trip. One of the casualties this summer will be my Davis Weather Station. After about 7 years of travel and use, the wind monitoring portion of the station is not working. It would cost about $130 to replace the wind cups and wind directional parts of the system, but there appears to be another problem with it that I am not able to diagnose at this point. I will put the system in storage until next Fall when I have more time to work out the problems.
We have all of our Virginian Lodge apparel set aside for storage with the exception of a shirt or two that we like and will be taking. There is one container that we will fill with the rest of the items for storage.
Josie did laundry in the afternoon while I made a few changes to our TV setup. I moved the satellite receiver and DVD player from the overhead closet to the counter top of the TV so that we could get a clear remote signal without opening the overhead closet doors each time we wanted to watch TV or watch a DVD movie.
Today we get a new windshield put in the truck to replace the cracked windshield we got from the stone last week. It's nice that they come to your site now to do those jobs. We also had a new windshield put in the last truck we had so it isn't a new procedure for us.
We will place all of the storage bound items in the truck so that we can make a stop at the storage facility after picking up Josie from work one day this week. That gets us closer to being ready, and all we need to do now is get a final date that Josie has to work so that the final arrangements for the trip can be made...
We have all of our Virginian Lodge apparel set aside for storage with the exception of a shirt or two that we like and will be taking. There is one container that we will fill with the rest of the items for storage.
Josie did laundry in the afternoon while I made a few changes to our TV setup. I moved the satellite receiver and DVD player from the overhead closet to the counter top of the TV so that we could get a clear remote signal without opening the overhead closet doors each time we wanted to watch TV or watch a DVD movie.
Today we get a new windshield put in the truck to replace the cracked windshield we got from the stone last week. It's nice that they come to your site now to do those jobs. We also had a new windshield put in the last truck we had so it isn't a new procedure for us.
We will place all of the storage bound items in the truck so that we can make a stop at the storage facility after picking up Josie from work one day this week. That gets us closer to being ready, and all we need to do now is get a final date that Josie has to work so that the final arrangements for the trip can be made...
Monday, April 25, 2016
Consolidating
We went through our closets yesterday and removed all the Virginian Lodge apparel that we will not need this summer. We will keep those items in storage as we may return someday. It turned out to be quite a lot of clothes. We get uniforms at Cody, but I believe they don't amount to much more than t-shirts. Our sorting and consolidating continued - at a leisurely pace - while we just enjoyed the day, and it was the first time in weeks we didn't leave the RV to go anywhere.
It will be a slightly different day today as we plan to go to the fitness center and continue our sorting and preparation for our trip. The day is starting out with a beautiful sunrise, although we expect some high winds later in the day:
Temperatures will be in the 80's, so we look forward to another nice day before the oven doors open...
It will be a slightly different day today as we plan to go to the fitness center and continue our sorting and preparation for our trip. The day is starting out with a beautiful sunrise, although we expect some high winds later in the day:
Temperatures will be in the 80's, so we look forward to another nice day before the oven doors open...
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Getting in the Mood
After working for 5 days straight at the flower shop, it takes us a day to get in the mood for doing any real work around the RV. So, we used the day yesterday to go to the fitness center for a workout, go to Sam's Club to get some household items and watch a movie or two. It was a nice, relaxing day. Now we are ready to get to work in the RV.
Since we are not going to Jackson this year, we realize that all of the Virginian Lodge uniforms, including shirts, jackets and vests will not be needed. Those things will get packed and placed in storage - in case we return someday. There are other clothes that we will pack as we don't need a lot of extra things that will just sit in the closet the whole time we are there. Add appliances that we can do without and we have another trip to storage in view. As long as we are realistic about what we need to have, we can keep the load at a reasonable weight for travel. We were definitely overloaded the last few years we traveled and are thankful that we had no serious repercussions from the extra weight. Another advantage to a lighter RV is better gas mileage while traveling. With the lower gas prices, that will be a welcomed benefit for our traveling this year...
Since we are not going to Jackson this year, we realize that all of the Virginian Lodge uniforms, including shirts, jackets and vests will not be needed. Those things will get packed and placed in storage - in case we return someday. There are other clothes that we will pack as we don't need a lot of extra things that will just sit in the closet the whole time we are there. Add appliances that we can do without and we have another trip to storage in view. As long as we are realistic about what we need to have, we can keep the load at a reasonable weight for travel. We were definitely overloaded the last few years we traveled and are thankful that we had no serious repercussions from the extra weight. Another advantage to a lighter RV is better gas mileage while traveling. With the lower gas prices, that will be a welcomed benefit for our traveling this year...
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Tentative Travel Plan
We have a tentative plan for our travel route to Cody in May. We will travel 439 miles on the first day which is now scheduled for Monday, May 9 - the day following Mother's Day. That will place us in Moab, UT. It's too bad that we can't stay there a couple days to enjoy the National Parks, but that will have to be another trip. The second day of travel will be 379 miles and will place us in Rawlins, WY. The third, and final travel day, will be 287 miles and allow us to arrive at our destination in Cody, WY on Wednesday, May 11. That will give us a few days to do paperwork in the office and acclimate ourselves to the area before beginning work on what is now projected as May 15. We still need to identify campgrounds, but that should be a fairly easy task once we review the options that are available at each location. The total trip is just over 1100 miles.
We have to take advantage of the next three days that Josie has off to prepare the RV for the trip. There are still some items that we need to decide whether to take with us or not. Mostly, we need to organize everything so that we will have easy access to the main items we will need for the summer. Most likely, there will be one more trip to our storage unit.
The excitement is building as we review the activities that we did the last time we were in Cody in 2010. I'm sure that things have changed since then, but the main attractions and activities should still be available to us. Whatever we do, we expect the time spent there will be very rewarding...
We have to take advantage of the next three days that Josie has off to prepare the RV for the trip. There are still some items that we need to decide whether to take with us or not. Mostly, we need to organize everything so that we will have easy access to the main items we will need for the summer. Most likely, there will be one more trip to our storage unit.
The excitement is building as we review the activities that we did the last time we were in Cody in 2010. I'm sure that things have changed since then, but the main attractions and activities should still be available to us. Whatever we do, we expect the time spent there will be very rewarding...
Friday, April 22, 2016
New Windshield on the Way
It didn't take long - 6,000 miles - to get a ding on the windshield of our new truck. Actually, it is more than a ding as Josie noticed what appeared to be a small piece of string on the lower corner of the windshield yesterday morning as we were leaving to go to her work. The string was actually a crack that began spreading along the bottom of the windshield. By the time the day ended, the crack grew to almost halfway across the windshield.
I contacted our insurance company to make sure there were no restrictions on who we get to replace our windshield. They will have their glass guy (?) call me to make an appointment to replace the windshield at our location. We also had the windshield replaced in our other truck for the same reason. That didn't occur until after we owned the truck for about 6 years and had over 40,000 miles on the vehicle. We get normal "dings" in our vehicle windshields, but it isn't very common to get cracks that ruin the entire windshield. Anybody that doesn't get glass coverage on their auto policies is crazy, as windshields are not cheap.
With just over two weeks to go before leaving for Cody, we have things to do to get ready. Josie has three days off this weekend (Sat-Mon) so it will be the last chance to get things organized for the trip. Boy, time sure does fly...
I contacted our insurance company to make sure there were no restrictions on who we get to replace our windshield. They will have their glass guy (?) call me to make an appointment to replace the windshield at our location. We also had the windshield replaced in our other truck for the same reason. That didn't occur until after we owned the truck for about 6 years and had over 40,000 miles on the vehicle. We get normal "dings" in our vehicle windshields, but it isn't very common to get cracks that ruin the entire windshield. Anybody that doesn't get glass coverage on their auto policies is crazy, as windshields are not cheap.
With just over two weeks to go before leaving for Cody, we have things to do to get ready. Josie has three days off this weekend (Sat-Mon) so it will be the last chance to get things organized for the trip. Boy, time sure does fly...
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Change in Travel Plans
Our earlier start (May 15) in Cody has ruled out a pre-work trip to Washington to visit our family there. We had originally planned to spend about a week visiting grandkids and Kristine prior to starting work in Jackson around the 22th of May. There is no trip to Washington in the current schedule, and may not be in the cards until after our summer work commitment. The problem with that is that when we get into October, any traveling in the northern part of the country is exposing us to potential snow storms. We still will drive back to our location here in Arizona following our commitment in Cody and fly to Chicago to visit Patty and her family for about a week. Perhaps we can plan a trip to Washington following that visit to Chicago sometime in late October. That would have to be another flight instead of driving at that time of the year. We'll see how things go.
Also, the last time we went to Cody in 2010 we drove there from Lincoln City, Oregon, so our trip to Cody will be a new and different route for us. I will do a detailed plan for our trip very soon so that I can see what is realistic for our travel schedule. We don't like to travel more than about 300-400 miles per day, so we have to make sure the time frame we have for the drive will work. I enjoy planning these trips and I look forward to traveling through some new countryside with beautiful scenery...
Also, the last time we went to Cody in 2010 we drove there from Lincoln City, Oregon, so our trip to Cody will be a new and different route for us. I will do a detailed plan for our trip very soon so that I can see what is realistic for our travel schedule. We don't like to travel more than about 300-400 miles per day, so we have to make sure the time frame we have for the drive will work. I enjoy planning these trips and I look forward to traveling through some new countryside with beautiful scenery...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Computer Equipment Returned
My new Western Digital Personal Cloud and the new ASUS router that I bought about two weeks ago were both returned yesterday. After spending hours and hours trying to get them to work the way I anticipated, I decided to return them and get my money back. I could not set up the network where I could get automatic backups of everything on my computer and smartphone to enable remote access anywhere I go. The only thing I didn't try was calling tech support and I refused to do that. The reasons were: #1- If it doesn't work out of the box using the supplied directions, it isn't worth the money or the effort. #2- I have real problems on the telephone understanding conversations, especially technically oriented conversations.
I packed up the router and took it to the UPS store for return to Amazon, and I packed up the Personal Cloud and took it to Target for a cash refund. I have removed that nightmare from my life. I will continue to operate my computer setup as usual. Maybe someday I will attempt to set up the network as I wanted when vendors simplify the installation procedures, or I can grab a computer "Wiz" to help with the installation.
We signed our offer letters from Cody and sent them to the Buffalo Bill Village. Everything is now on track to begin work around May 15 in Cody. Josie will work in the shop the Monday following Mother's Day and we will leave on Tuesday, May 10. Hopefully, we will arrive in Cody by May 12-13 so that we can have a day or so to acclimate to our new surroundings...
I packed up the router and took it to the UPS store for return to Amazon, and I packed up the Personal Cloud and took it to Target for a cash refund. I have removed that nightmare from my life. I will continue to operate my computer setup as usual. Maybe someday I will attempt to set up the network as I wanted when vendors simplify the installation procedures, or I can grab a computer "Wiz" to help with the installation.
We signed our offer letters from Cody and sent them to the Buffalo Bill Village. Everything is now on track to begin work around May 15 in Cody. Josie will work in the shop the Monday following Mother's Day and we will leave on Tuesday, May 10. Hopefully, we will arrive in Cody by May 12-13 so that we can have a day or so to acclimate to our new surroundings...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Job Offers Received
We received the formal offers from the Buffalo Bill Village in Cody yesterday for our summer jobs. Everything is as we discussed with them except they offered us more money than we expected. It isn't a windfall, but every extra dollar counts. We will begin work on May 15 and work through October 5. It is slightly longer than Jackson, but only by about two weeks. The duties outlined in the offer are just as we discussed. There are 83 cabins in the Village, and we will both be doing Room Prep which is one of the desired jobs. Here is the description as written in our offer letters:
"Responsibilities include but are not limited to removal of soiled linen/terry, trash and used amenities from cabins; replacement of same; delivery/sort of linen/terry to the laundry; restock maid carts and storage room with linen, terry and amenity inventory. Additional duties included as assigned by the Department Manager, General Manager, or his/her designee."
Also, because we are a returning workamper couple, we will not have to pay the 3$ per day Utility Fee that new workers will pay. We are excited about returning to Cody and are, at the same time, sorry that our relationship with the Virginian Lodge is, at least, on hold for the foreseeable future. We can do most of the same activities in Cody and there is also the benefit of the beautiful mountains and wildlife that we have gotten used to in Jackson. It is also about the same distance from Yellowstone, so that is another positive. If you have the time, go back to 2010 and read the blog entries from May until October when we were last in Cody. It is good reading...
"Responsibilities include but are not limited to removal of soiled linen/terry, trash and used amenities from cabins; replacement of same; delivery/sort of linen/terry to the laundry; restock maid carts and storage room with linen, terry and amenity inventory. Additional duties included as assigned by the Department Manager, General Manager, or his/her designee."
Also, because we are a returning workamper couple, we will not have to pay the 3$ per day Utility Fee that new workers will pay. We are excited about returning to Cody and are, at the same time, sorry that our relationship with the Virginian Lodge is, at least, on hold for the foreseeable future. We can do most of the same activities in Cody and there is also the benefit of the beautiful mountains and wildlife that we have gotten used to in Jackson. It is also about the same distance from Yellowstone, so that is another positive. If you have the time, go back to 2010 and read the blog entries from May until October when we were last in Cody. It is good reading...
Monday, April 18, 2016
Some Ramblings
Josie and I went to LA Fitness for a workout yesterday on her day off. I go for a workout every day of the week that Josie works after I drop her off at the shop. I still am having a hard time getting results in my weight loss program, so I guess I need to make a better effort on the diet side.
I did some more computer stuff trying to figure out where the problem is with my failed backup attempts. I have made zero progress on that matter. I will continue the efforts today and I am resisting any telephone support to help with the problem as I have a hard time with telephone conversations where I need to hear and understand every word It can get very frustrating.
I have to meet our swimming pool maintenance guy this AM before dropping Josie off at work. I will give him the new pool cleaner - remember, the original one was stolen last week - and he will install it for the new tenants. We have decided to save my workouts at the fitness center for days when Josie gets off work at 4 PM so that we both can go following her work. It will work out fine as the fitness center is on the way home.
That about wraps up the news for today...
I did some more computer stuff trying to figure out where the problem is with my failed backup attempts. I have made zero progress on that matter. I will continue the efforts today and I am resisting any telephone support to help with the problem as I have a hard time with telephone conversations where I need to hear and understand every word It can get very frustrating.
I have to meet our swimming pool maintenance guy this AM before dropping Josie off at work. I will give him the new pool cleaner - remember, the original one was stolen last week - and he will install it for the new tenants. We have decided to save my workouts at the fitness center for days when Josie gets off work at 4 PM so that we both can go following her work. It will work out fine as the fitness center is on the way home.
That about wraps up the news for today...
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Backup Errors
Almost the entire day for me - while Josie was at work - was spent (wasted) trying to get my computer backup to work. I have not attempted a backup for a long time which is a no-no. It is important for everybody to have a regular backup schedule for their computer data in case of hard drive failures which are inevitable. I use a Seagate 2 TB hard drive and I cannot get a complete backup without getting an I/O error. I spent the day researching the error code - which, as it turns out, is a common error - and trying various fixes that were suggested and nothing works. It is very frustrating.
I bought a Personal Cloud device last week and also a Router to be able to set up a home network which could contain all of our files and pictures which would be accessible from anywhere. That would also provide the backup capability I need along with being able to download all of our Smartphone data.. I couldn't get that to work last week either. I think I should have switched to an Apple platform years ago and ditched my Microsoft computers at that time. Not to say that I wouldn't have these problems with a MAC computer, but I think they are much more stable. The reason I never went to one was because of the huge investment I have in Microsoft data and programs. I understand that in today's computer world, that is not a problem. Too late for me. I'll continue to try other suggested solutions.
We are getting excited to return to Cody this summer. There is so much to do and, like Jackson, is situated in some beautiful country. There's only about three more weeks before we head out again...
I bought a Personal Cloud device last week and also a Router to be able to set up a home network which could contain all of our files and pictures which would be accessible from anywhere. That would also provide the backup capability I need along with being able to download all of our Smartphone data.. I couldn't get that to work last week either. I think I should have switched to an Apple platform years ago and ditched my Microsoft computers at that time. Not to say that I wouldn't have these problems with a MAC computer, but I think they are much more stable. The reason I never went to one was because of the huge investment I have in Microsoft data and programs. I understand that in today's computer world, that is not a problem. Too late for me. I'll continue to try other suggested solutions.
We are getting excited to return to Cody this summer. There is so much to do and, like Jackson, is situated in some beautiful country. There's only about three more weeks before we head out again...
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Headed Back to Cody
After discussing several other workamper opportunities in Colorado, Montana and California, we are heading back to Cody in May. There were some very good opportunities that didn't work out for us as a result of early starting dates that we could not meet. We will start in Cody around May15, which gives Josie a chance to fulfill her commitment at the flower shop for Mother's Day. We will head out immediately following her last day which will probably be Monday, the 9th.
This will be the second time we have worked at the Buffalo Bill Village in Cody. The first time - in 2010 - was one of our favorite gigs. We love the town, we love the owners, we love the campground convenience and we are happy with the working conditions. This time, we both will be working in Room Preparation (not housekeeping) which is totally new to us. The last time, Josie worked the Gift Shop and I worked the Front Desk. The new experience will be good for us.
It appears to us now that our friend, Donna, is one of the few people left at the Virginian Lodge. We can't imagine how they are going to do business with most of the staff moving on to other opportunities as a result of their management changes. Another staff member resigned yesterday. We really do hope that things get straightened out there, as we would like to go back someday after the smoke clears, if we are still doing the traveling and workamper lifestyle.
Our tenant had a successful move-in yesterday and we are told by the property manager that their goal is to buy the house in a couple years if we will be willing to sell it to them. The sister of one of the tenants lives across the street - in the house where we made our first offer in the neighborhood. It looks like some good will come of that failed offer after all...
This will be the second time we have worked at the Buffalo Bill Village in Cody. The first time - in 2010 - was one of our favorite gigs. We love the town, we love the owners, we love the campground convenience and we are happy with the working conditions. This time, we both will be working in Room Preparation (not housekeeping) which is totally new to us. The last time, Josie worked the Gift Shop and I worked the Front Desk. The new experience will be good for us.
It appears to us now that our friend, Donna, is one of the few people left at the Virginian Lodge. We can't imagine how they are going to do business with most of the staff moving on to other opportunities as a result of their management changes. Another staff member resigned yesterday. We really do hope that things get straightened out there, as we would like to go back someday after the smoke clears, if we are still doing the traveling and workamper lifestyle.
Our tenant had a successful move-in yesterday and we are told by the property manager that their goal is to buy the house in a couple years if we will be willing to sell it to them. The sister of one of the tenants lives across the street - in the house where we made our first offer in the neighborhood. It looks like some good will come of that failed offer after all...
Friday, April 15, 2016
Jobs and Computer Stuff
We are still talking with the people in Cody and the manager at the small Hostel in Gardiner, MT. The job in MT is so different from what we have been used to working that it is a little scary. Every day would be different and the hours are all over the place. The attraction is that it is a (relatively) small operation and is in a very nice area - on the river, 10 miles north of the North Gate at Yellowstone. The other opportunity in Cody is a familiar one, even though our duties would be different from our previous experience there in 2010. It also is in a very nice location. We hope to get closer to a decision today.
The other activity yesterday was regarding some new equipment I got for our computers. I am trying to install a Personal Cloud device and create a home network for all of our pictures, files and documents that would be easier to manage with that solution. I am having problems setting it up and will call their support lines today for help. What I thought would be a simple installation has turned out to be a major effort. It's not what I thought it would be, but anything that seems easy always turns out to be a challenge. The concept and end result should be worth the effort, but I will pitch-it in an instant and return the equipment if it becomes a nightmare.
Josie is back to work today for two days before a stretch of 5 days working in a row. Also, today is the magic day when our tenants move into our house. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this is the start of a pleasant relationship...
The other activity yesterday was regarding some new equipment I got for our computers. I am trying to install a Personal Cloud device and create a home network for all of our pictures, files and documents that would be easier to manage with that solution. I am having problems setting it up and will call their support lines today for help. What I thought would be a simple installation has turned out to be a major effort. It's not what I thought it would be, but anything that seems easy always turns out to be a challenge. The concept and end result should be worth the effort, but I will pitch-it in an instant and return the equipment if it becomes a nightmare.
Josie is back to work today for two days before a stretch of 5 days working in a row. Also, today is the magic day when our tenants move into our house. We are keeping our fingers crossed that this is the start of a pleasant relationship...
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Summer Employment Update
Josie had her MRI in the morning as scheduled. We won't have any update on those results for probably a week or so. The main news is that we sent an email to the Virginian Lodge cancelling our participation for at least this year.
It actually became an easy decision for us as we continued to receive updates from our friend Donna about how disorganized and how incompetent the new management team is at the Lodge. At this point in time, the Lodge is without most front desk workers needed to conduct business during this upcoming busy season. It would be a disaster with all trainees - except for Donna and ourselves. Coupled with the fact that the new managers gave away our "best" RV space to Campground workers, the decision became an easy one. The retired Operations Manager - Jim Triplett - generated an excellent reference letter for us yesterday from his home in St George, UT. He actually predicted that the wheels would fall off after he left because he knew that his replacements were not qualified to handle the pressure. We thought it best to get out when we did.
There are several opportunities that we are pursuing. One very good match in Golden CO went away as a result of an early starting date that we could not accommodate. There are two very good ones that we are negotiating now - one is in Cody at the Buffalo Bill Village where we worked in 2010 and 2011. The other one is in Montana, ten miles north of the North Gate at Yellowstone which is a smaller operation and one that is very different from what we have worked in the past. It is a campground and Hostel located on the Yellowstone River.
There should be a much clearer direction by the end of today. At any rate, we will miss the Jackson area for now, but who knows - we may return someday when things improve at the Lodge or there becomes another opportunity in town...
It actually became an easy decision for us as we continued to receive updates from our friend Donna about how disorganized and how incompetent the new management team is at the Lodge. At this point in time, the Lodge is without most front desk workers needed to conduct business during this upcoming busy season. It would be a disaster with all trainees - except for Donna and ourselves. Coupled with the fact that the new managers gave away our "best" RV space to Campground workers, the decision became an easy one. The retired Operations Manager - Jim Triplett - generated an excellent reference letter for us yesterday from his home in St George, UT. He actually predicted that the wheels would fall off after he left because he knew that his replacements were not qualified to handle the pressure. We thought it best to get out when we did.
There are several opportunities that we are pursuing. One very good match in Golden CO went away as a result of an early starting date that we could not accommodate. There are two very good ones that we are negotiating now - one is in Cody at the Buffalo Bill Village where we worked in 2010 and 2011. The other one is in Montana, ten miles north of the North Gate at Yellowstone which is a smaller operation and one that is very different from what we have worked in the past. It is a campground and Hostel located on the Yellowstone River.
There should be a much clearer direction by the end of today. At any rate, we will miss the Jackson area for now, but who knows - we may return someday when things improve at the Lodge or there becomes another opportunity in town...
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Changing Address Effort
It has been somewhat of a challenge to change our address at some locations. The new address is a long line which is too many letters for some creditors and businesses. When adding the space number, it almost always requires a second line, and the rules for some businesses do not allow for special characters - like the # sign - for indicating our space. I have a master list of all locations where our address needs to be changed and I am slowly marching through the list. I don't remember having this frustration when we changed our address to the Florida location. I thought about changing it again to Florida, but there are lots of reasons to keep our address in Arizona for now. Not the least of which is our health insurance which we are having a pleasant experience with while using our AZ address. Also, I have decided to keep the truck registration in AZ because in order to change the address to Florida, I would need to get a Florida address on our driver's license and - that would not be accepted for our health insurance when we went to a doctor's office. Sheesh.
Our new pool cleaner arrived yesterday - one week early - and our pool guy is on vacation so I won't be able to get it to him prior to the weekend when our tenants move into the house. I guess I'll try to arrange something with him when he returns so that he can install it at the same time as meeting the new tenants.
Josie has a MRI appointment this morning, so that will kick off the day at 9:30. There are a few other chores that we need to get done today so we will have a mix of things to do on her first of two days off. In addition to the chores and other local activities, we will continue to resolve our summer schedule by looking into opportunities in desirable areas...
Our new pool cleaner arrived yesterday - one week early - and our pool guy is on vacation so I won't be able to get it to him prior to the weekend when our tenants move into the house. I guess I'll try to arrange something with him when he returns so that he can install it at the same time as meeting the new tenants.
Josie has a MRI appointment this morning, so that will kick off the day at 9:30. There are a few other chores that we need to get done today so we will have a mix of things to do on her first of two days off. In addition to the chores and other local activities, we will continue to resolve our summer schedule by looking into opportunities in desirable areas...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Nervous About Jackson
We have been communicating with our friend Donna in Jackson regarding changes at the Virginian Lodge. Most of what has changed has us concerned about returning this year. First of all, our RV space in the campground has been given to a workamping couple at the RV park. The decision to make that change was made by the RV Park managers and not the Lodge management. That has never happened before. There are several occasions where the new Lodge management has buckled under to supporting Lodge employees. Donna has been impacted by these situations and has filled us in on many instances where the inexperienced new management has made blunders that have employees shaking their heads. Combine that with the fact that they are, at this late date, still 5 employees short for front desk coverage. That tells us that we are in for another year of training people that were hired just to have bodies and not to have quality employees.
Based on the events at the Lodge, we are exploring other options. There are some good opportunities in Colorado and in California, but the dates for starting are in conflict with our schedule. Most of those require immediate starts and with Josie committed at the flower shop through Mothers Day, we aren't able to accept them. We'll keep all options open for now as it may be time for a change in our summer schedule...
Based on the events at the Lodge, we are exploring other options. There are some good opportunities in Colorado and in California, but the dates for starting are in conflict with our schedule. Most of those require immediate starts and with Josie committed at the flower shop through Mothers Day, we aren't able to accept them. We'll keep all options open for now as it may be time for a change in our summer schedule...
Monday, April 11, 2016
Bummer Masters and Theft
I was really hyped and feeling happy that Jordan Spieth had a 5 stroke lead in the final round of the Masters tournament when we left for our visit with friends at 2 PM yesterday. There were nine holes remaining for him to play and there were no golfers making any kind of run to catch him. All he had to do was play even par on the back nine, and the second consecutive Masters win would be his. It just wasn't in the cards. He uncharacteristically fell apart on hole number 12 where he hit two balls into the water and took a 7 on this par 3 hole. That ended his chances. I had no idea he had done this until I checked the leaderboard on my smartphone during our visit with our friends. I was so shocked over that performance that I forgot to - once again - take photos of our friends during our wonderful visit at Yogurtini's in Surprise.
Our friends - Cindy Wolfe, Dennis Hesskamp and his wife Barbara - were there when we arrived and we went through the line filling our yogurt cups and we sat down for almost three hours of good conversation. We had not met Barbara before yesterday as only Dennis worked with us at Spring Training. Actually, Dennis and Cindy both worked in concessions at the games while Josie and I worked the retail store for the first time. Our friends are all leaving the area for the summer and we agreed to get together again in November when all of us return to the Phoenix area for the winter.
The big news of the day was from a phone call from our pool maintenance person who informed us that the pool cleaner was missing when he went to our house in the morning to do his weekly maintenance. He was wondering if we took it out of the pool or if someone may have stolen it. It was stolen. We went to the house following that news and placed a lock on the side gate - obviously too late, but, hopefully, will prevent any other thefts for the next week. It will cost us $350 to replace the cleaner (vacuum) and we will have to do it before next weekend when our tenants move into the house. I will order one from Amazon this morning.
Except for our great visit with our friends, it was a forgettable day...
Our friends - Cindy Wolfe, Dennis Hesskamp and his wife Barbara - were there when we arrived and we went through the line filling our yogurt cups and we sat down for almost three hours of good conversation. We had not met Barbara before yesterday as only Dennis worked with us at Spring Training. Actually, Dennis and Cindy both worked in concessions at the games while Josie and I worked the retail store for the first time. Our friends are all leaving the area for the summer and we agreed to get together again in November when all of us return to the Phoenix area for the winter.
The big news of the day was from a phone call from our pool maintenance person who informed us that the pool cleaner was missing when he went to our house in the morning to do his weekly maintenance. He was wondering if we took it out of the pool or if someone may have stolen it. It was stolen. We went to the house following that news and placed a lock on the side gate - obviously too late, but, hopefully, will prevent any other thefts for the next week. It will cost us $350 to replace the cleaner (vacuum) and we will have to do it before next weekend when our tenants move into the house. I will order one from Amazon this morning.
Except for our great visit with our friends, it was a forgettable day...
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Masters Magic
The Masters Golf tournament was filled with more excitement yesterday. The weather in Augusta, GA was clear, but very windy, and made for some challenging golf for the entire field. Jordan Spieth is still leading after the third round and has set a record for leading the Masters for 7 consecutive rounds. He should be way out in front with the final round today, but he finished three over par for the last two holes yesterday to only lead by one stroke. The weather should be much better today, so it will be exciting to watch him try to repeat as Masters Champion.
We have scheduled a farewell visit with some friends and coworkers from Spring Training today. Cindy Wolfe and Dennis Hesskamp and his wife Barbara will be meeting us at Yogurtini's in Surprise today at 2:30. That will be in the middle of the final round of the Masters so I will have to tape it to watch when we get home later this afternoon. First, we are going to LA Fitness together and going to our house to drop off the garage door openers for the tenants who will be moving into the house this weekend.
Josie has the next two days off and they look like busy ones so far...
We have scheduled a farewell visit with some friends and coworkers from Spring Training today. Cindy Wolfe and Dennis Hesskamp and his wife Barbara will be meeting us at Yogurtini's in Surprise today at 2:30. That will be in the middle of the final round of the Masters so I will have to tape it to watch when we get home later this afternoon. First, we are going to LA Fitness together and going to our house to drop off the garage door openers for the tenants who will be moving into the house this weekend.
Josie has the next two days off and they look like busy ones so far...
Saturday, April 9, 2016
The Rains Came
We received about .40 inches of rain yesterday and it ended the long period - about 2 months - that we've had with no rain. The effect of the rain was welcomed as it washed away most of the ugly, red dust from the gravel that was spread on our new space. This shot is one I neglected to post that shows the "fresh" gravel that was spread:
I took Josie to work and made my usual stop at LA Fitness for my workout. This shot is one of the facility I go to for my exercise regimen:
It is on the same road as Josie's shop so it is very convenient.
The effects of my workouts are beginning to show, along with some recent changes in my diet. The scale is becoming more friendly as I have lost several pounds over the last couple of days. I just need to keep up the same routine and not give in to temptations.
I watched the Masters Tournament on TV yesterday while working on changing our address - again. I hope to have the address changes completed by the end of this week. I have our mail being forwarded from Glendale, but now I have to change the space number and change the address for all of our accounts. I'm still trying to figure out how I can use our address here for everything except my truck registration which I want to have in Florida. I can save hundreds of dollars a year by registering the vehicle in Florida. I don't know when Arizona is going to become retiree friendly, but right now they are gouging us old folks for vehicle registrations. I'm sure I will get it all figured out...
I took Josie to work and made my usual stop at LA Fitness for my workout. This shot is one of the facility I go to for my exercise regimen:
It is on the same road as Josie's shop so it is very convenient.
The effects of my workouts are beginning to show, along with some recent changes in my diet. The scale is becoming more friendly as I have lost several pounds over the last couple of days. I just need to keep up the same routine and not give in to temptations.
I watched the Masters Tournament on TV yesterday while working on changing our address - again. I hope to have the address changes completed by the end of this week. I have our mail being forwarded from Glendale, but now I have to change the space number and change the address for all of our accounts. I'm still trying to figure out how I can use our address here for everything except my truck registration which I want to have in Florida. I can save hundreds of dollars a year by registering the vehicle in Florida. I don't know when Arizona is going to become retiree friendly, but right now they are gouging us old folks for vehicle registrations. I'm sure I will get it all figured out...
Friday, April 8, 2016
Moved Into New Space
We spent yesterday - Josie's day off - moving into our new space at Pioneer RV Resort. We were fortunate that the rain held off all day and we were able to get settled before the rain started. It took awhile to get things put away enough that they wouldn't be all over the trailer during the short drive from space #446 to space #90. Our new space is directly across from the clubhouse where all the amenities are located, including the post office, laundry, swimming pool, social hall, activity rooms and all of the offices. The move began at around 9:30 and we were all done by about 3 PM. Here are a couple shots of our new location:
The second shot is taken from the clubhouse to show how convenient it is.
There was a brief moment of concern when the manager of the park insisted that we were too far back in the space and we needed to move forward about 8 feet. After he had a discussion with the owner, and after I told him that if we moved closer to the road, our truck would be in the street all night on occasions when we would hitch up the night before for early departures the following day, we were granted the existing location on the space. I didn't think that it would be acceptable to have our truck in the street all night long. Now, we are able to hitch the fifth wheel the night before and still be completely off the street. Also, we have a 90 foot space and the rear half would be wasted if we moved closer to the street.
We are ready now for the final leg of our stay for this season. In just over one month we will be on the road again toward Washington and Wyoming...
The second shot is taken from the clubhouse to show how convenient it is.
There was a brief moment of concern when the manager of the park insisted that we were too far back in the space and we needed to move forward about 8 feet. After he had a discussion with the owner, and after I told him that if we moved closer to the road, our truck would be in the street all night on occasions when we would hitch up the night before for early departures the following day, we were granted the existing location on the space. I didn't think that it would be acceptable to have our truck in the street all night long. Now, we are able to hitch the fifth wheel the night before and still be completely off the street. Also, we have a 90 foot space and the rear half would be wasted if we moved closer to the street.
We are ready now for the final leg of our stay for this season. In just over one month we will be on the road again toward Washington and Wyoming...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Timing is Everything
Our gravel to be spread on our new, permanent space here at the park arrived yesterday. It will be spread today and we will be able to move onto our new space tomorrow, Thursday, which coincides with Josie's day off. Good timing.
We have not had any measurable rain since January 15 in Phoenix. There is a storm forecast to come through which will dump measurable rain in the area on, you guessed it, Thursday. Bad timing. What are the odds for that happening? I wish I could have put some money on a lottery somewhere to benefit from that misfortune. There is a second storm in the forecast following the one on Thursday which will make the next four days wet ones. Maybe we are not suppose to move into a new space.
My second day at the LA Fitness center went well yesterday. I don't know when the results will begin to be seen, but so far, after two days of one hour workouts, no results have been seen on the scale. Of course, there is a chance that the scale is "stuck", but not too likely. I guess I will need to make some modifications to my diet which has been all over the place with our messed up schedule the last couple of months.
Josie works again today and I will pay another visit to the fitness center. I am beginning to get the hang of this schedule and so far it is working out with me taking Josie to work and stopping there for an hour's workout after dropping her off. If I can only get some results on the scale...
We have not had any measurable rain since January 15 in Phoenix. There is a storm forecast to come through which will dump measurable rain in the area on, you guessed it, Thursday. Bad timing. What are the odds for that happening? I wish I could have put some money on a lottery somewhere to benefit from that misfortune. There is a second storm in the forecast following the one on Thursday which will make the next four days wet ones. Maybe we are not suppose to move into a new space.
My second day at the LA Fitness center went well yesterday. I don't know when the results will begin to be seen, but so far, after two days of one hour workouts, no results have been seen on the scale. Of course, there is a chance that the scale is "stuck", but not too likely. I guess I will need to make some modifications to my diet which has been all over the place with our messed up schedule the last couple of months.
Josie works again today and I will pay another visit to the fitness center. I am beginning to get the hang of this schedule and so far it is working out with me taking Josie to work and stopping there for an hour's workout after dropping her off. If I can only get some results on the scale...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
LA Fitness Start
We allowed one hour for the first day trip back for Josie at the flower shop. It took us 1/2 hour. We stopped at the Fry's market down the street from her shop to pick up a dozen donuts for her to take to work and she still had ten minutes left before starting. The trip is almost entirely on I-17, so as long as there aren't any accidents along the way, it shouldn't take more than about 30-35 minutes on any day. Her first day back was very good, and she is set to go for the next 5 weeks.
I went to the LA Fitness Center after dropping off Josie at the shop. It is the first visit to this location and it went very well. It is located just off the freeway at the exit we take (Northern Ave) to go to Josie's shop, so it is very convenient. I spent about an hour on various equipment and enjoyed the time. I will probably do that every day that I drop Josie off at work. I am getting a bit frustrated about not losing my extra weight and hope that this is the ingredient that is missing.
I made a stop at the Ford dealership on the way home to take care of a nagging message I have been getting about the Diesel Exhaust Fluid level being low. It turns out that the new engine that my truck has requires this fluid about every 5,000 miles, depending on how the truck is driven, and I knew nothing about this aspect of the engine. It also turns out that this fluid is not included in my service contract that I got with the truck, so I decided to get a couple gallons on my own at either Auto Zone , Walmart or some other location to carry along in the truck for occasions when I might get low on the fluid again. I got an oil change - included in the service contract - while there at the dealership, so we are set to go to Jackson as far as the truck is concerned.
The day was concluded with the ordering of our gravel for our new RV site at the Resort and then taking another trip to pick up Josie following her work day at 6 PM. It was a rather full day, but I felt like we accomplished quite a bit...
I went to the LA Fitness Center after dropping off Josie at the shop. It is the first visit to this location and it went very well. It is located just off the freeway at the exit we take (Northern Ave) to go to Josie's shop, so it is very convenient. I spent about an hour on various equipment and enjoyed the time. I will probably do that every day that I drop Josie off at work. I am getting a bit frustrated about not losing my extra weight and hope that this is the ingredient that is missing.
I made a stop at the Ford dealership on the way home to take care of a nagging message I have been getting about the Diesel Exhaust Fluid level being low. It turns out that the new engine that my truck has requires this fluid about every 5,000 miles, depending on how the truck is driven, and I knew nothing about this aspect of the engine. It also turns out that this fluid is not included in my service contract that I got with the truck, so I decided to get a couple gallons on my own at either Auto Zone , Walmart or some other location to carry along in the truck for occasions when I might get low on the fluid again. I got an oil change - included in the service contract - while there at the dealership, so we are set to go to Jackson as far as the truck is concerned.
The day was concluded with the ordering of our gravel for our new RV site at the Resort and then taking another trip to pick up Josie following her work day at 6 PM. It was a rather full day, but I felt like we accomplished quite a bit...
Monday, April 4, 2016
Final Phase Starts Today
We made what is probably our next to last trip to storage yesterday. There were several boxes of items that we decided we could do without over the summer that we will be in Jackson, WY. There will probably be one more trip to storage before we hitch it up and head out of town in May. The new tenants for our house will be moving in on May 15, so that part of the plan is underway.
Josie begins her final phase today of working at the flower shop. She is nor excited about returning for the final five weeks, but it helps generate the extra money that we will use for our trip north. If we can only get the management here at Pioneer to get off the dime and finish up the preparation for our new space, we will be ready to move there and try it out for the remaining time before heading out. As far as we know, the only step remaining is to spread some new gravel on the space. It should have happened before now, but we know they are also working on several other spaces to prepare them for long term use.
As Josie begins her final work schedule, I will combine driving her to work with visits to LA Fitness for workouts. We joined LA Fitness - free of charge - as a benefit of our insurance program. While Josie gets exercise at work, I will (hopefully) be getting exercise at the fitness center. We need to be ready for all the expected hiking and biking we anticipate this summer...
Josie begins her final phase today of working at the flower shop. She is nor excited about returning for the final five weeks, but it helps generate the extra money that we will use for our trip north. If we can only get the management here at Pioneer to get off the dime and finish up the preparation for our new space, we will be ready to move there and try it out for the remaining time before heading out. As far as we know, the only step remaining is to spread some new gravel on the space. It should have happened before now, but we know they are also working on several other spaces to prepare them for long term use.
As Josie begins her final work schedule, I will combine driving her to work with visits to LA Fitness for workouts. We joined LA Fitness - free of charge - as a benefit of our insurance program. While Josie gets exercise at work, I will (hopefully) be getting exercise at the fitness center. We need to be ready for all the expected hiking and biking we anticipate this summer...
Sunday, April 3, 2016
More for Storage
We did get some items identified and packed for storage yesterday. We will be making another trip there today after packing even more boxes for storage. It is important for us to identify all the items that we will not need on our summer trip so that we travel with the lightest possible load. That assures the best gas mileage and also improves our ride. By the way, I calculated our gas mileage on the new truck so far and we are getting 14.2 mpg. That is mostly local driving and represents about 2 mpg better than the old truck. I'm anxious to get some figures for towing, as I believe they will also be better than the last truck/RV combination.
Today is Josie's final day of rest before going back to work at the flower shop. She will work through Mother's Day on May 8, and we plan to hit the road by May 10. The time seems to be racing by now so we will buckle-down and get everything in order over the next several weeks...
Today is Josie's final day of rest before going back to work at the flower shop. She will work through Mother's Day on May 8, and we plan to hit the road by May 10. The time seems to be racing by now so we will buckle-down and get everything in order over the next several weeks...
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Clearing Bills
As it was the first of the month and we are getting closer to leaving the area, we wanted to clear as many bills as possible. We started with some low balance accounts that were a no brainer to pay off, and we combined that task with a couple others.
We started by taking our uniforms back to the stadium. Our managers, Danny and Chris, were both there and we said goodbye to them while handing over the uniforms. Both of them were insistent that we return again next year so we told them we would, even though, at this point in time, we would not return. A lot can happen in one year, so we wanted to keep that option open in case we change our minds.
The next stop was Mario's where Josie got a haircut. It was close to TNT Car Wash, so we stopped and had the truck washed for the first time. What a difference from the last truck. Because we don't have a Dually anymore, we were able to go through the normal car wash lane and paid less than half the cost for our truck this time. Here, we watched them perform the detail work after the wash:
We stopped at Home Depot and Macy's to clear our accounts there and we now are back to zero on those. Slowly, all of the other accounts will be cleared from all the house expenses that we incurred. It will take some time, but the extra income from Jackson will go a long way toward clearing the rest of them. I'm sure everybody fights the same battle of keeping expenses down in today's economy.
It is only two more weeks before our tenants move into our house. That will also go a long way in keeping expenses down so we are anxious for that phase to begin. We will pick up the action today in getting things together inside the RV. It is almost "under control", so we are anxious to get that work done before we move to our new site here at Pioneer which is currently having some work done to it to make it nicer. That move should be any day now...
We started by taking our uniforms back to the stadium. Our managers, Danny and Chris, were both there and we said goodbye to them while handing over the uniforms. Both of them were insistent that we return again next year so we told them we would, even though, at this point in time, we would not return. A lot can happen in one year, so we wanted to keep that option open in case we change our minds.
The next stop was Mario's where Josie got a haircut. It was close to TNT Car Wash, so we stopped and had the truck washed for the first time. What a difference from the last truck. Because we don't have a Dually anymore, we were able to go through the normal car wash lane and paid less than half the cost for our truck this time. Here, we watched them perform the detail work after the wash:
We stopped at Home Depot and Macy's to clear our accounts there and we now are back to zero on those. Slowly, all of the other accounts will be cleared from all the house expenses that we incurred. It will take some time, but the extra income from Jackson will go a long way toward clearing the rest of them. I'm sure everybody fights the same battle of keeping expenses down in today's economy.
It is only two more weeks before our tenants move into our house. That will also go a long way in keeping expenses down so we are anxious for that phase to begin. We will pick up the action today in getting things together inside the RV. It is almost "under control", so we are anxious to get that work done before we move to our new site here at Pioneer which is currently having some work done to it to make it nicer. That move should be any day now...
Friday, April 1, 2016
Do Nothing Day
We have been so tired and ready for a restful day that we took the opportunity yesterday to do nothing. Well, except for Josie doing a little laundry, the day was spent catching up on some recorded TV shows and watching other movies - mostly westerns. It felt good to not have to scramble to get ready for any activity or appointment. The inside work will continue today.
It is also April 1 today, so don't get fooled by anybody...
It is also April 1 today, so don't get fooled by anybody...
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