Thirty days out

Who knew we would get to the 30-day mark?

We have closed on the house and our youngest daughter has moved to California to finally live under the same roof as her Marine husband.  The newlyweds are doing fine and recently got a puppy.
Life in the RV park is interesting and we're grateful to have a place to live until we go on the road. But we can't help but wonder about the attraction to staying in park all summer in a vehicle with wheels...and not put them in motion until fall comes.  At least we have taken 2 trips this summer.  one to Cobscook Bay State Park and one to Naples, Maine for a family get-together.

 

We're obviously anxiously waiting for our trip to begin, but we really need to still be employed by our company on Sept. 1. Why?

1. The company will pay our health insurance until the end of the month in which you leave. That means "free" health insurance for the month of September.
2. We are heading to the southwest, among other places. August in the desert is HOT.  So September it is.

 

Ok, yes.  Bill is still putting the finishing touches on the interior of “The Cabin.”  The removal of 2 giant CRT televisions in the front and back of the RV left 2 large storage cabinets.  Our flat screen TV is mounted to the right of the front door.

The front cabinet is now outfitted to accommodate the printer and our 2 laptops. 

The faux kindling on the outside of the door is contact paper… easier than trying to match the elusive cherry stain.  The back cabinet is under construction, but I hope to store craft items and extra blankets in the huge space left by the removal of the TV.

Although we got rid of a massive amount of our "stuff", there are still some major pieces to be sold.

Bill had a utility trailer he used to take garbage to the dump, etc.  As luck would have it, a guy who came to our yard sale asked if he could buy it, but we had to say, "No, but maybe later," as we were still using it to haul trash.  The guy left his name and number and actually drove from Farmington pick it up a few days ago.

And there are the 2 cars.  My 2012 Hyundai Sonata is on the market and I plan to drive my daughter's car until we go on the road.  Once it sells, Bill will put the older Chevy Malibu on the market.  If it sells before we leave, I hope my co-workers will give me rides to work so Bill can use the "spare" car.

Hoping!