Leaving today

We came real close to following Mark and Dortha down to the valley. They are going down there for a while and asked us to go with them. Well we have so much to do when we get back to the lake that we had to turn down the offer.
I have a list of projects that are unfinished and Sherri has to finish up cleaning the house before we close. Once we get all those things done we can start planning our next destination. 
So I had my cup of coffee and now it is time to go and top off with diesel...say our good-byes and head out on the highway...

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Having a good time

We are having such a wonderful time here with all the Escapee folks. We have met some real nice people and the greatest thing about it all is we are all Birds of a Feather. We all enjoy the same things and like to talk about our past travels.
We had coffee yesterday and it was a time for visiting and reciting stories of travels and wows on the road.
We had some breakfast snacks and then around 12:00 noon we decided to all head over to Dairy Queen for some lunch.
Back at the park it was nap time for the guys and the gals played cards in the community center.
We all met back up at 6:30 for hot dogs and Ice Cream. I was suppose to help cook the dogs but was a little late so I just looked on as Mark did all the work.
Today is the 4th of July. I hope all out there have a safe and happy day celebrating with family and friends...

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Having trouble downloading pictures

I have a Chrome book...which I love...but I have trouble downloading my pictures to it. I have to figure out how to do it each time and being that I don't do it that often I forget how. Imagine that! Well as soon as I remember how to I will send some pictures out so everyone can see what's up with us. 
We were so excited to leave out we could hardly stand the wait! Now that we are here and have met most of the Chapter 30 members we are really enjoying the visit. Being around folks that enjoy the same kind of lifestyle is so refreshing. We told stories and laughed about so many things my sides hurt! 
Kris and I played pool in the community center. He beat me somehow...I think there was some hook and crook going on when I turned my back but I can't prove it. 
It was real nice seeing Mark and Dortha again. We had a lot of catching up to do after all these years.
Well it is 8:30 so I am heading over to the community center to have coffee. We have a full day of planned events here...

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We made it

Well it was tough but we made it down to Hillsboro yesterday. We are attending an Escapees chapter meeting at the North Texas Airstream Park. We joined this chapter about a month ago. Our close friends Mark and Dortha Hall gifted us with a membership...Thank you both for such a nice "Welcome Back to the Road" gift.
We arrived a day early so we could deliver some of our moving out of the house items to our granddaughter...who lives in Waco.
It was a 1 hour and 45 minute drive down here. We had to set up the RV and then pack a few more things in the truck. We left for an other 45 minute drive down to Waco. Once there I had to rebuild the bed we gave them and move a chest of drawers in. Sherri unloaded all the totes. Needless to say we were very tired last night. 
When we got home we took a walk around the park...which by the way is a real nice set up. Airstream owners have their RV's parked in their own RV cover with a small casita attached. I will provide some pictures in my next post.
Well it is the first morning of the rally and we are here drinking our coffee. I have had my shower and Sherri is about to get her's. I am excited about meeting some new RVers and seeing our old friends.
We have a schedule of things we are doing all printed out. We have to head off to...no other place but... Wally World to pick up supplies for our stay here. 
Well it is time to get this day started. I will have a full report later on all the happenings here...

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Last day before we leave

Sherri and I got up early this morning to get a jump on a few of the last minute items that we need to get done before we leave out tomorrow.
We are headed to Hillsboro to attend the Escapees chapter gathering. We are meeting at the North American Airstream Park. This will be a chance to relax and not have to move anything other than myself. 
I had some time this morning so I spent it out in the studio organizing some of my things. Once we get this house signed sealed and delivered I will have more time to sketch some pictures and paint. This is my way of going off somewhere and relaxing my mind without having to spend money on diesel. 
Today we are headed to my daughters house to deliver some items we can live without. Then it will be on to Wally World to exchange some shorts that I bought. Somehow they shrunk from the time I bought them to the time I got them home?? How does that happen?
Tomorrow is the day we leave so I know it will be fast and furious. We don't move much so we are never ready and we forget everything! Maybe this time we can leave out with everything that we need...

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Down to the final loads

Sherri and I have loaded up more stuff than we ever imagined we had. I don't know where it all is coming from! Maybe it is all multiplying while we are away? 
Anyway we are starting to see the last of it. We have what is left staged around the house waiting to be loaded up and hauled off.
This Wednesday we are leaving for the Escapees Rally in Hillsboro Texas. Chapter 30 is having a get together at the North Texas Airstream RV Park. We are excited about getting to meet some new RV'ers and some of our old friends, the Halls, whom we have not seen in years!
While we are down there we plan on taking some of our overflow furniture and house hold items to our granddaughter...who lives in Waco Texas.
This has been nice giving things to your family members while you are still here on earth and getting to see them enjoy it now.
It will be nice to take off here and go down to Hillsboro and relax for a few days. We have been so up tight these last few months with this move and all. Really looking forward to some time to kick back and enjoy some peace and quiet....

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Moving furniture today

This is the day we have been looking for. The day we have to get all this furniture that we have not sold or given to the kids out the door! My grandson in law and granddaughter are coming over to help us move. We really don't have that much but it will take at least three more trips to the lake to get it all out there.
Sherri is not up yet and I am working on my first cup of coffee. I guess I should close this out and get ready. I hope to have all this done before the rain starts this afternoon. Yes it is suppose to rain some more here. You would think we are in the tropics!
If you don't hear from us for a while you will know that we are still moving...


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Running out of time

Can you believe that we have had two months to get all our things in order before we have to be out and we still have more to do.
We still have S T U F F everywhere and have no idea where to put it all. I know the Medina Home will be getting a lot of good stuff and then Good Will the rest. The kids have asked for some of the things we have so they will be getting their tote full when we get it all sorted out.
We are suppose to close on the 6th of July but then they have said something about doing the closing earlier. We are suppose to go to Hillsboro for a Escapees Chapter get together but now we don't know if we will be able to attend? If our closing date gets put during that time we may not be able to attend. We were so hoping that we could go and meet all the folks but then with all this going on??
As long as we get out and situated at the lake I will be pleased. I have been working so hard to get this done and have not had time to do anything exciting!! 
I know it will all be behind me...

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Just swatting flies

Here it is Thursday morning and I am sitting in the garage swatting flies and selling all my worldly treasures. 
 This is the first day of the sale and people are fogging in to get an early start on all the good stuff. We always have the same thing happen every time we have had a garage sale. The early bird gets the worm. We had a lot of worms this time due to the fact that we are getting rid of all we can't carry with us. There will be very little stuffed into the attic of the lake dwelling this time. 
Before we stored everything that we did not need in the Motorhome. This time only the things that we are leaving for the kids will be kept. 
There are totes with individual names printed on the outside. In these totes are the things we have chosen to leave them after our demise. Now whether they will want to keep it is up to them. We wont care if they sell it or chunk it in the nearest trash bin. 
I don't plan on haunting any one of them if they don't want what we leave them. I think they can make those decisions and they wont have us around to influence them...

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Moving up the closing date?

Well we found out the Title Company is having a problem getting the payoff on the house from our lender? Never heard of such. Sherri said she would call this morning and get the payoff herself.
They are wanting to close on the house earlier than the 6th of July now. I don't know what day we will sign the house over but it could not be too soon for us.
We have spent a lot of time shipping things out to the lake getting ready for the big move in three weeks. Just a little every day is getting us ahead of the game. Slowly but surely our house is becoming empty. Things are disappearing off the walls and out of the rooms. A lot of it is going to the garage for the sale. That will be coming up here in two weeks.
This morning I will be heading back to the lake to pull the bottles off the trailer. I need to get propane. Gosh this will be the first time in a year and a half. 
I got the new water line run at the lake and now all I have left is the new electric box. I will be doing that in the weeks to come. All things should be done...

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Garage sale on the horizon

Well I think we have decided to sell more of our stuff than we had originally planned. We have so much that we have not used and some that we have not even seen for years just setting around. Why in the world keep all this if we have not used it.
The sell side of the garage has grown in last few days and it looks like it is about to get bigger. I am even thinking about putting some things on Craigs's list and getting rid of it before the garage sale. 
We have about 3 weeks to get all this put in order before we load up the truck and move out of here. I sure don't want to move anything that we are going to get rid of later. Just have someone else haul it off and then I don't have to load it. 
We are both getting excited about being free to head out when we want to. Kris is even counting the days. He is out of school on the 5th of June which is not that far away. He has laid out a route to take to all the places he want to see and we have thrown in some places that we will call field trips for homeschool. 
Speaking of homeschool....I think Sherri and I learn as much as Kris does by teaching. Maybe we will all graduate together...

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