Wednesday:
Wow, 46 degrees this a.m. and rain! Are you getting as tired of these up / down temps as I am? Surely we will be back to normal temps by the end of April, lets hope so! I don't mind rain as long as it is a warm sweet smelling rain. Unfortunately, this rain is cold and there isn't a sweet thing about it!
Fiver:
I want to open up the slides on the fiver! I hope by Saturday it will be nice and warm! I say open the slides like it is so hard, lol, all we have to do is plug the fiver in, make sure there is nothing in the way of the slides, and push a button! Presto! The bedroom slide comes out, then the living room slide is next, and finally the slide on the door side glides out! Talk about easy, quite a step above the earlier slides several years ago, they had to be cranked out by hand. No wonder they were only big enough for a love seat, can you imagine how long it would take to hand crank a big slide out? Rv's have come a long ways in the years we have been camping. We never had a tent, cos this girl does not rough it! Haha! I love the outdoors, and nature, but frankly I don't want to be that intimate with it! Lol! I like having my own bathroom and shower, and my own bed with sheets. No sleeping bag on the ground for me, if I slept on the hard ground I probably wouldn't be able to move in the morning! Lol! I want all the comforts of home right along with me, I just don't want to stay home all the time! It's nice having everything in it's place in the trailer, and all ya have to do is put your clothes, and food in it, and you're ready to hook up and go! Then when ya get there just set it up and enjoy, sit back and relax! That is what I call enjoying nature and relaxing! Hehe!
Bella and Lilly:
I think we will need to spend a few days, and nights in the fiver with to the dogs to get them used to being in there. That will give us some idea of what to expect before we venture out to a state park for a few days. We need to be able to see how they will react to everything. No sense in giving all the other Rvers a comedy show, and us some unpleasant surprises before a trial run! After all, our neighbors already know we're crazy, so we might as well do a trial run with them, rather than giving strangers a laugh or two! Haha! I am sure once we get to a campground we'll keep them in stitches anyway! Even the best prepared Rvers, give the neighbors in the campground a show, sometimes without even realizing they are doing it! Believe me when I tell you the other campers love to watch everyone else set up, and break camp, just to see how, and what they do. Sometimes it is quite funny, and we have put on quite a show ourselves at times! We also enjoy watching fellow campers set up too, we get new ideas, and learn new ways of doing things that we hadn't thought of trying. Also, as I'm sure you can imagine, we also get a few laughs too! Things happen when you least expect it, and even seasoned Rvers have told us stories of their mistakes. We've had some doozies ourselves, that weren't funny at the time, but we can laugh about them now! I think our first order of business will be to take the dogs for a walk around the campground before we set up. Then I hope they will be ready for a rest, and we can get set up with no surprises. Wish us luck with that! Haha! I'm afraid no matter how much we prepare the dogs, we're gonna have some funny consequences, that will eventually become funny memories, I hope!
Foot Blurb:
There isn't much new to report on my foot. The bruising on the bottom is almost gone, and the swelling is going down a bit every day. I even have some feeling back in the big toe. I hope by next Tuesday, when I see the doctor that I will be allowed to walk on it! End of the foot blurb.
Yesterday:
I got the island in the kitchen all cleaned up from doing flowers, and Mike put the containers back in the sewing room for me. Just until I get the flowers for the other keepsake bouquet, then I will get started on that one. I was able to do some dusting, and clean the windows in the door, inside and out, by using the wheelchair. I couldn't reach the 3rd row of little windows (it's a 9 light door) in the door, but at least I got the first 2 rows. The top row can wait, it is covered up by the valance, so ya can't see out of it anyway. I got them washed just in time to be able to see the rain! Haha! It was a good feeling to be able to accomplish something. I didn't feel quite so helpless, so I was in a better mood.
That is all I can find rattling around in my head to write about today so this sounds like a good place to stop. So make sure ya be kind to each other, and add some colors (memories) to your canvas (life)! See ya's...
About US
- Sassy
- This the story of our journey, Into Something Good, going Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and trying to Hold Onto Our Dreams. How we got on the way to becoming HALF time RVers! Our Ford 350 super duty diesel truck is our horses, we call it the Beast . Our 2008 34'7" 3 slide Cedar Creek Silverback fifth wheel is our Prairie Schooner Wagon,we call it the Bear. Just like the first RVers, the Pioneers of Yesteryear traveling around the country searching for a rich full filling life! Come along with us for the ride and read about our triumphs and mishaps along the way! About to be Part time RVers in a Cedar Creek Silverback 2008, 34'7", 3 slide 5th wheel, which is our Prairie Schooner Wagon, and a 2006 Ford 350 super duty 1 ton diesel truck is our horses, or oxen, only we have to feed it diesel instead of grass, and oats, which costs a lot more! Retired Air Force empty nesters off to see the good ole USA! Favorite Quote: "Life is a Blank Canvas, Made For Me to Add the Colors" Goal: I am trying to add as many colors as I can to my life!
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
It's Monday Again !!!!
Monday Again:
Do you dread Monday coming each week? It is a beautiful day today with sunshine and nice temps. If it was just a tad warmer I could wear shorts comfortably. Although a lot of people were wearing shorts on Saturday with sweatshirts or Jackets, I'm like why bother. Why bother wearing shorts if ya have to wear a jacket or long sleeves, looks strange to me. It just stands to reason, at least to me, that if your arms are gonna be cold, wouldn't your legs be cold too? If it is 70 degrees I will wear shorts, but not in the 50's.
To answer my question, no I don't dread Monday coming anymore, like I did when I worked. So for all you out there who are working, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Once you retire you will see that Monday is just like any other day. Everyday is like a weekend. You still have to find things to do to break up the monotony so you don't get bored when you retire. I had an appointment to get some tests done on my eyes this afternoon, so that is what we did today, then back home.
Foot Blurb:
I think I overdid having my foot down yesterday at the shower. When I got home it was thumping pretty good, and even though I kept it up until bedtime it just wouldn't stop hurting. I put ice on it when I got in bed last night and that didn't even help. Even though I was tired I could not go to sleep because it hurt so bad. Finally out of desperation I wrapped it in an ace bandage and it calmed down enough for me to go to sleep. This morning it didn't hurt at all so that must of helped it. The swelling is starting to finally go down, and where my foot was so swelled after surgery, the skin is starting to peel. Now that is really gross, so enough said about that.
Mess:
I still have flower stuff all over the island in the kitchen from doing the bouquet, and the corsages. I have another bouquet to do for another wedding that I need to get done soon. I don't have the flowers for the next one yet, so I will put everything away, but the tools, floral pins, and floral tape, etc... I have a plastic container that I use for that. When I do flowers I have stuff scattered from one end of the island to the other, kinda of ordered chaos, is there such a thing? Lol! Then when I get the flowers for the other one I will get to play again. I consider it playing anyway, it is fun and relaxing for me. Here are the pics of the corsages and the keepsake bouquet.
The first picture to the left is the corsage I made for Katie's Mom,and my good friend Trish.
The second pic is of Katie and me at the shower! Katie is holding her bouquet, and wearing her corsage. As you can see, she liked them!
The third picture is of the keepsake bouquet that I made for Katie. I can't believe that she is getting married in less than a month! Seems like only yesterday she was 13, the same age one my Grand Daughters is now!
Earth Day:
By the way today is Earth Day! So everyone please be kind to our Earth, no littering. We need to keep it clean for us and every other living thing that lives here. Okay, maybe not for : mosquito's, flies, spiders, fleas, and roaches etc...! I don't like any of them, they're nothing but pests to me! LOL! Unfortunately, they will probably still be here when we're all gone! Happy Earth Day!
Traveling Rvers:
To all of you snow birds migrating North, be careful, and travel safe! To the rest of ya who are stuck for the time being, like us, enjoy what life has to offer! Take a walk or just enjoy being outside if it is nice where you are! Never sit on the sidelines, and let life pass you by. One of the things I have learned is not to take things for granted that you can do now. Keep doing them while you can, that is one thing this foot surgery has taught me! I can't wait to be able to get up, and use my two feet again, and let them carry me across the floor. I hate the feeling of being helpless! Even if I can't walk very far at first, just being able to just walk, and do things around the house will be nice. I have also learned I am not a good patient, just ask Mike! Haha! On that note, I am signing off for today! So until we meet again, see ya's...
Do you dread Monday coming each week? It is a beautiful day today with sunshine and nice temps. If it was just a tad warmer I could wear shorts comfortably. Although a lot of people were wearing shorts on Saturday with sweatshirts or Jackets, I'm like why bother. Why bother wearing shorts if ya have to wear a jacket or long sleeves, looks strange to me. It just stands to reason, at least to me, that if your arms are gonna be cold, wouldn't your legs be cold too? If it is 70 degrees I will wear shorts, but not in the 50's.
To answer my question, no I don't dread Monday coming anymore, like I did when I worked. So for all you out there who are working, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Once you retire you will see that Monday is just like any other day. Everyday is like a weekend. You still have to find things to do to break up the monotony so you don't get bored when you retire. I had an appointment to get some tests done on my eyes this afternoon, so that is what we did today, then back home.
Foot Blurb:
I think I overdid having my foot down yesterday at the shower. When I got home it was thumping pretty good, and even though I kept it up until bedtime it just wouldn't stop hurting. I put ice on it when I got in bed last night and that didn't even help. Even though I was tired I could not go to sleep because it hurt so bad. Finally out of desperation I wrapped it in an ace bandage and it calmed down enough for me to go to sleep. This morning it didn't hurt at all so that must of helped it. The swelling is starting to finally go down, and where my foot was so swelled after surgery, the skin is starting to peel. Now that is really gross, so enough said about that.
Mess:
I still have flower stuff all over the island in the kitchen from doing the bouquet, and the corsages. I have another bouquet to do for another wedding that I need to get done soon. I don't have the flowers for the next one yet, so I will put everything away, but the tools, floral pins, and floral tape, etc... I have a plastic container that I use for that. When I do flowers I have stuff scattered from one end of the island to the other, kinda of ordered chaos, is there such a thing? Lol! Then when I get the flowers for the other one I will get to play again. I consider it playing anyway, it is fun and relaxing for me. Here are the pics of the corsages and the keepsake bouquet.
The first picture to the left is the corsage I made for Katie's Mom,and my good friend Trish.The second pic is of Katie and me at the shower! Katie is holding her bouquet, and wearing her corsage. As you can see, she liked them!
The third picture is of the keepsake bouquet that I made for Katie. I can't believe that she is getting married in less than a month! Seems like only yesterday she was 13, the same age one my Grand Daughters is now!
Earth Day:
By the way today is Earth Day! So everyone please be kind to our Earth, no littering. We need to keep it clean for us and every other living thing that lives here. Okay, maybe not for : mosquito's, flies, spiders, fleas, and roaches etc...! I don't like any of them, they're nothing but pests to me! LOL! Unfortunately, they will probably still be here when we're all gone! Happy Earth Day!
Traveling Rvers:
To all of you snow birds migrating North, be careful, and travel safe! To the rest of ya who are stuck for the time being, like us, enjoy what life has to offer! Take a walk or just enjoy being outside if it is nice where you are! Never sit on the sidelines, and let life pass you by. One of the things I have learned is not to take things for granted that you can do now. Keep doing them while you can, that is one thing this foot surgery has taught me! I can't wait to be able to get up, and use my two feet again, and let them carry me across the floor. I hate the feeling of being helpless! Even if I can't walk very far at first, just being able to just walk, and do things around the house will be nice. I have also learned I am not a good patient, just ask Mike! Haha! On that note, I am signing off for today! So until we meet again, see ya's...
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Help I'm Behind! I'm Hurrying as Fast as I Can!
Friday Doc Appointment:
I finally got that pin out of my foot! It feels much better without it! It didn't hurt a bit when the doctor took it out, in fact I didn't realize it was out until he said "okay I'm done!" That might have something to do with the fact that he had me lay back and I couldn't see what he was doing! I really didn't feel anything though. I still can't put weight on the foot until after April 30th, but this is an improvement. He said the xrays showed that the bone was healed so that is why he took the pin out. He was surprised, and said I was a fast healer. So a good report for the foot blurb!
Katie's Wedding Shower:
I got the keepsake bouquet and 2 corsages made, One for the Bride, (Katie) and one for the Mother of the Bride (Trish). The shower was today so I will post pics soon. They turned out great and they loved them! The shower was really nice, and they had lots of yummy food. Katie and Ryan got a lot of nice stuff.
Short and Sweet:
Well that is all I can write tonight. I am very tired and I promise I will write more tomorrow. So Until we meet again...
I finally got that pin out of my foot! It feels much better without it! It didn't hurt a bit when the doctor took it out, in fact I didn't realize it was out until he said "okay I'm done!" That might have something to do with the fact that he had me lay back and I couldn't see what he was doing! I really didn't feel anything though. I still can't put weight on the foot until after April 30th, but this is an improvement. He said the xrays showed that the bone was healed so that is why he took the pin out. He was surprised, and said I was a fast healer. So a good report for the foot blurb!
Katie's Wedding Shower:
I got the keepsake bouquet and 2 corsages made, One for the Bride, (Katie) and one for the Mother of the Bride (Trish). The shower was today so I will post pics soon. They turned out great and they loved them! The shower was really nice, and they had lots of yummy food. Katie and Ryan got a lot of nice stuff.
Short and Sweet:
Well that is all I can write tonight. I am very tired and I promise I will write more tomorrow. So Until we meet again...
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Beautiful Thursday / Keepsake Wedding Bouquet
Happy Thursday:
Isn't is amazing how happy a person can be when it is a beautiful day! If it was raining I probably wouldn't have said Happy Thursday! Lol! The Good news is, it was nice and warm today. The sun was shining most of the day, and the high was 81! The bad news is, a cold front is coming through, and it is supposed to rain tonight / tomorrow. The temps are going to drop again for the weekend, just like last weekend. We will probably have to turn the gas fireplace back on if it gets too chilly, the highs are only supposed to be in the low 50's tomorrow. That is almost 30 degrees difference. Yikes!!
Doctor Appointment :
My doctor appointment is at 8:40 a.m. tomorrow! Is it even daylight then? Haha! That is pretty early for us retirees. I am glad I am going in, because I found a couple of stitches they missed. I probably could take them out myself, but I's too chicken! I did manage to clean the site, and put Bacitration ointment on it, and a clean bandage this morning. I even let it get some fresh air for awhile. Will be very glad to get the pin out, even if I still can't put any weight on my foot for 2 to 3 more weeks. It was 3 weeks yesterday since my surgery. Man the time didn't fly, and I wasn't having fun either lol! Oh well, it is healing, and it will be great to have no more pain, when I'm finally allowed to walk again.
Keepsake Wedding Bouquet:
I am making a keepsake wedding bouquet for a bridal shower gift. Katie is getting married in May, and her bridal shower is on this Sunday. Nothing like waiting until the last minute huh? I worked today on it, and I am about half way done with her bouquet. I got her Mom's corsage for the shower all done, so I am making good time! No two bouquets are ever completely the same! Even the bride's bouquet, and the bridesmaid's bouquets are a little different, even when it's for the same wedding! I have done all the flowers for 3 weddings, so far. I enjoy doing them, and I am completely self taught. Somehow, they just go together, and if I'm not happy with it ,I move the flowers around until I am. Katie is having real flowers for her wedding, so that is why I am making her a keepsake bouquet. I took care of Katie and her infant brother in my day care from the time she was 6 years old, until she was 11, and we have kept in touch all these years. She was like the Daughter I didn't have! Her brother is going to his Junior Prom this Saturday! He was only 6 weeks old when I started taking care of them. Boy, does all this make me feel old ! I am using the same types of flowers, and colors that are in her real bouquet. They will be similar, but I use silk flowers, and other decorative items when I make my bouquets, pearls, ribbons, gems, etc... So far, all of the ones I have made have turned out really good. I will post a picture of the corsage, and the bouquet when they are done, so you can see. I'll probably finish it up tomorrow, so I'll save that for my next post.
Next Post:
Speaking of my next post, it is time to wrap this one up, and get it posted. Hope ya had an awesome day, safe travels where ever you may be, and are havin' FUN on your journey! Until we meet again...
Isn't is amazing how happy a person can be when it is a beautiful day! If it was raining I probably wouldn't have said Happy Thursday! Lol! The Good news is, it was nice and warm today. The sun was shining most of the day, and the high was 81! The bad news is, a cold front is coming through, and it is supposed to rain tonight / tomorrow. The temps are going to drop again for the weekend, just like last weekend. We will probably have to turn the gas fireplace back on if it gets too chilly, the highs are only supposed to be in the low 50's tomorrow. That is almost 30 degrees difference. Yikes!!
Doctor Appointment :
My doctor appointment is at 8:40 a.m. tomorrow! Is it even daylight then? Haha! That is pretty early for us retirees. I am glad I am going in, because I found a couple of stitches they missed. I probably could take them out myself, but I's too chicken! I did manage to clean the site, and put Bacitration ointment on it, and a clean bandage this morning. I even let it get some fresh air for awhile. Will be very glad to get the pin out, even if I still can't put any weight on my foot for 2 to 3 more weeks. It was 3 weeks yesterday since my surgery. Man the time didn't fly, and I wasn't having fun either lol! Oh well, it is healing, and it will be great to have no more pain, when I'm finally allowed to walk again.
Keepsake Wedding Bouquet:
I am making a keepsake wedding bouquet for a bridal shower gift. Katie is getting married in May, and her bridal shower is on this Sunday. Nothing like waiting until the last minute huh? I worked today on it, and I am about half way done with her bouquet. I got her Mom's corsage for the shower all done, so I am making good time! No two bouquets are ever completely the same! Even the bride's bouquet, and the bridesmaid's bouquets are a little different, even when it's for the same wedding! I have done all the flowers for 3 weddings, so far. I enjoy doing them, and I am completely self taught. Somehow, they just go together, and if I'm not happy with it ,I move the flowers around until I am. Katie is having real flowers for her wedding, so that is why I am making her a keepsake bouquet. I took care of Katie and her infant brother in my day care from the time she was 6 years old, until she was 11, and we have kept in touch all these years. She was like the Daughter I didn't have! Her brother is going to his Junior Prom this Saturday! He was only 6 weeks old when I started taking care of them. Boy, does all this make me feel old ! I am using the same types of flowers, and colors that are in her real bouquet. They will be similar, but I use silk flowers, and other decorative items when I make my bouquets, pearls, ribbons, gems, etc... So far, all of the ones I have made have turned out really good. I will post a picture of the corsage, and the bouquet when they are done, so you can see. I'll probably finish it up tomorrow, so I'll save that for my next post.
Next Post:
Speaking of my next post, it is time to wrap this one up, and get it posted. Hope ya had an awesome day, safe travels where ever you may be, and are havin' FUN on your journey! Until we meet again...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Doc Visit / Animal Hotel?
Doc Visit:
I got the stitches out of my foot! Now, my foot kinda looks like something chewed on it. Lol! It is all black and blue, and you can see the scar, which isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I had xrays taken on it, and the Doc called and told me to come in on Friday at 8:40 a.m. and he would take the pin out! He didn't want to take the pin out when I was there, so the only thing I can think of, is that he didn't like the fact that it got numb when I hit it. He said the xray looked good. So it will be interesting to find out on Friday why he changed his mind. I hope I will not regret wanting the pin out. I don't know how bad it will be to get it taken out. The stitches stung a bit, and some of them were way down in my skin. He had to use a magnifying glass to find them. Okay, that is enough for my foot blurb.
Animal Hotel?
Geez, I feel like we're running an animal hotel! Somehow, we have had a family of raccoon's living up in our attic! We had been hearing noises from up there for a couple of weeks. Gary (our youngest Son) went up there to check it out, he couldn't see anything in the attic. When he went outside to look on the roof he saw two raccoons up there. He went to Lowe's and got a live trap on Saturday. He caught Mama yesterday, and a older baby today. He then took mama on Sunday, and the baby today, and released them over by the river. I am beginning to wonder if someone hung a vacancy sign out on on our eaves! First 2 pair of nesting birds, then a mouse, and now raccoons! If we get a partridge in a pear tree I will give up, and hold up the white flag of surrender! I think the wildlife has it in for us or something! Gary said the attic is a mess, lots of stuff broken, like Christmas decorations etc... I am sure that will be fun to clean up! NOT!!! He thinks he found out where they got in under the eave of the house. So as soon as we see if there is anymore little critters to be caught, the hole will be fixed. I hope that will take care of the vacancy sign! We have lived here since 1978, and never had raccoons in the attic before! I think we have had our share of wildlife the last month. Now,I hope we don't have any repeat performances, with the raccoons anytime soon! From now on, there is No Vacancy here for wildlife! This home is for us, and our pets only! The noise from the attic was driving the dogs bonkers, they have been looking at the ceiling, barking, and, growling. Turns out they weren't crazy after all! That was in turn driving us bonkers as I am sure you can imagine! So now we have had enough of Mother Nature, and her wildlife this Spring! This animal hotel has a NO Vacancy sign now! I hope that this is the end of the story as far as our night time visitors are concerned! Lol!
Time to put this post to bed, okay, I'm gonna get off here and post it! Haha! I'll be talkin' to ya's , so in the meantime have a good evening, and a safe journey. Until we meet again...
I got the stitches out of my foot! Now, my foot kinda looks like something chewed on it. Lol! It is all black and blue, and you can see the scar, which isn't as bad as I thought it would be. I had xrays taken on it, and the Doc called and told me to come in on Friday at 8:40 a.m. and he would take the pin out! He didn't want to take the pin out when I was there, so the only thing I can think of, is that he didn't like the fact that it got numb when I hit it. He said the xray looked good. So it will be interesting to find out on Friday why he changed his mind. I hope I will not regret wanting the pin out. I don't know how bad it will be to get it taken out. The stitches stung a bit, and some of them were way down in my skin. He had to use a magnifying glass to find them. Okay, that is enough for my foot blurb.
Animal Hotel?
Geez, I feel like we're running an animal hotel! Somehow, we have had a family of raccoon's living up in our attic! We had been hearing noises from up there for a couple of weeks. Gary (our youngest Son) went up there to check it out, he couldn't see anything in the attic. When he went outside to look on the roof he saw two raccoons up there. He went to Lowe's and got a live trap on Saturday. He caught Mama yesterday, and a older baby today. He then took mama on Sunday, and the baby today, and released them over by the river. I am beginning to wonder if someone hung a vacancy sign out on on our eaves! First 2 pair of nesting birds, then a mouse, and now raccoons! If we get a partridge in a pear tree I will give up, and hold up the white flag of surrender! I think the wildlife has it in for us or something! Gary said the attic is a mess, lots of stuff broken, like Christmas decorations etc... I am sure that will be fun to clean up! NOT!!! He thinks he found out where they got in under the eave of the house. So as soon as we see if there is anymore little critters to be caught, the hole will be fixed. I hope that will take care of the vacancy sign! We have lived here since 1978, and never had raccoons in the attic before! I think we have had our share of wildlife the last month. Now,I hope we don't have any repeat performances, with the raccoons anytime soon! From now on, there is No Vacancy here for wildlife! This home is for us, and our pets only! The noise from the attic was driving the dogs bonkers, they have been looking at the ceiling, barking, and, growling. Turns out they weren't crazy after all! That was in turn driving us bonkers as I am sure you can imagine! So now we have had enough of Mother Nature, and her wildlife this Spring! This animal hotel has a NO Vacancy sign now! I hope that this is the end of the story as far as our night time visitors are concerned! Lol!
Time to put this post to bed, okay, I'm gonna get off here and post it! Haha! I'll be talkin' to ya's , so in the meantime have a good evening, and a safe journey. Until we meet again...
Monday, April 15, 2013
Beautiful Day / Catching Up the Blog
Beautiful:
Today is nice sunny day, could be a bit warmer, but it is in the 60's, so I won't complain, lucky you! Lol! No whine today, we can even have the door open. Mike just got back from his doctor appointment, and he said he saw a truck and fiver on the road today, headed toward Columbus. So the "snowbirds" are starting their migration back here as well as in the Southern states. That means Spring is truly here! Yippee!
Dogs:
Mike stopped at the store, and got our spoiled, and bad dogs each a bone, cos our cupboards were bare. Not that they even deserved them, the little brats chewed up our Mifi (our wifi unit from Verizon) this morning. I wonder how much they have cost us with the things they chewed up since August? Luckily we still have our old one, that we can transfer back to, but the new one was 4G, and the old one is only 3G. Too bad for us, huh, I guess we'll get used to it again. That is what we get when the dogs aren't supervised, and I forgot to put it away yesterday. I put it back in the bag, but forgot to put it back in my laptop case before I went to bed, and Mike got busy and forgot to watch them this morning, so I guess all of us are at fault, and equally to blame!
Catch Up:
This will answer all of the burning questions that I am sure (wink, ;) wink) have been keeping you all up at night, from my previous posts. Haha!
C-PAP:
Mike's C-PAP machine is very quiet, and so is he! Lol! No more snoring, and no noise from the machine, so my sleep hasn't been affected, or bothered by it. He is having a bit of trouble getting used to it though, having to deal with the hose, and mask on it. Trying to adjust, and move it every time you turn over would be a pain in the, well you know where! Hehe! I know I would never be able to deal with it, because I can't even stand to have a blanket up around my face. Lots of people have Sleep Apnea though, so it must be something that you can get used to wearing at night. It may take Mike a little time to do it, but eventually he will get better sleep using it.
Night Visitor:
Our night visitor has left the building. I am sure not in the way it intended, but none the less, it is gone. So I guess you could say our little game of mousetrap was successful. I am very glad, but also feel a little bad for having to go to those lengths. I guess that will go on my "record". I hope the punishment isn't too bad for that offense upstairs. (Heaven)
Tomorrow:
I have my doctor appointment tomorrow to get the stitches out of my foot, finally! It seems like it has been forever, and I am about over dealing with this stupid pin in my foot! It hurts every time I move my foot, and I can feel it between my big toe and the next one. Creepy and Gross!! I wish the Doc would take it out, and put a cast on to hold the bone in place! I doubt that is gonna happen though! A cast would also save it from being bumped when the dogs are playing too. I feel every bump, and every time I accidentally jar it against something also. I think if it gets hit one more time I will be clinging to the ceiling by my fingernails, it hurts that bad! I know, I am, and always have been clumsy, so ya can guess how many times I have bumped it myself! That will probably never change, lol!
This Blog:
Yesterday, I actually had over 50 people look at my blog! I was so surprised when I saw that today! That is a record for me, because the highest amount of hits I had previously was 34 in one day! So if ya looked and read my post a BIG Thank You, you made my day today! If you have never tried writing a blog, believe me when I tell you, it is very hard to come up with things to write about every other day. I hope you like it, and maybe sometimes even get a chuckle out of it.
Rving:
When it comes to rving, we have had a lot of fun, made a lot of mistakes, met a lot of great people, and are always learning new stuff. Most of which, I will share with you along the way. As I said yesterday, there have been a few bumps along the way trying to hold on to our dream of Rving Full Time. I hope ya come along for the ride as we Half Time, (for a while) in our Rv journey with the Beast, (our Truck) and the Bear, (our Fifth wheel travel trailer) or our fiver as everyone in the rv lifestyle calls them. Since we're only half timers right now, not every post will be about rving. Some posts will just be about our everyday life, and probably as boring to you as it is to us sometimes. Lol! I think this has gotten a little long so I will close here, See Ya's...
Today is nice sunny day, could be a bit warmer, but it is in the 60's, so I won't complain, lucky you! Lol! No whine today, we can even have the door open. Mike just got back from his doctor appointment, and he said he saw a truck and fiver on the road today, headed toward Columbus. So the "snowbirds" are starting their migration back here as well as in the Southern states. That means Spring is truly here! Yippee!
Dogs:
Mike stopped at the store, and got our spoiled, and bad dogs each a bone, cos our cupboards were bare. Not that they even deserved them, the little brats chewed up our Mifi (our wifi unit from Verizon) this morning. I wonder how much they have cost us with the things they chewed up since August? Luckily we still have our old one, that we can transfer back to, but the new one was 4G, and the old one is only 3G. Too bad for us, huh, I guess we'll get used to it again. That is what we get when the dogs aren't supervised, and I forgot to put it away yesterday. I put it back in the bag, but forgot to put it back in my laptop case before I went to bed, and Mike got busy and forgot to watch them this morning, so I guess all of us are at fault, and equally to blame!
Catch Up:
This will answer all of the burning questions that I am sure (wink, ;) wink) have been keeping you all up at night, from my previous posts. Haha!
C-PAP:
Mike's C-PAP machine is very quiet, and so is he! Lol! No more snoring, and no noise from the machine, so my sleep hasn't been affected, or bothered by it. He is having a bit of trouble getting used to it though, having to deal with the hose, and mask on it. Trying to adjust, and move it every time you turn over would be a pain in the, well you know where! Hehe! I know I would never be able to deal with it, because I can't even stand to have a blanket up around my face. Lots of people have Sleep Apnea though, so it must be something that you can get used to wearing at night. It may take Mike a little time to do it, but eventually he will get better sleep using it.
Night Visitor:
Our night visitor has left the building. I am sure not in the way it intended, but none the less, it is gone. So I guess you could say our little game of mousetrap was successful. I am very glad, but also feel a little bad for having to go to those lengths. I guess that will go on my "record". I hope the punishment isn't too bad for that offense upstairs. (Heaven)
Tomorrow:
I have my doctor appointment tomorrow to get the stitches out of my foot, finally! It seems like it has been forever, and I am about over dealing with this stupid pin in my foot! It hurts every time I move my foot, and I can feel it between my big toe and the next one. Creepy and Gross!! I wish the Doc would take it out, and put a cast on to hold the bone in place! I doubt that is gonna happen though! A cast would also save it from being bumped when the dogs are playing too. I feel every bump, and every time I accidentally jar it against something also. I think if it gets hit one more time I will be clinging to the ceiling by my fingernails, it hurts that bad! I know, I am, and always have been clumsy, so ya can guess how many times I have bumped it myself! That will probably never change, lol!
This Blog:
Yesterday, I actually had over 50 people look at my blog! I was so surprised when I saw that today! That is a record for me, because the highest amount of hits I had previously was 34 in one day! So if ya looked and read my post a BIG Thank You, you made my day today! If you have never tried writing a blog, believe me when I tell you, it is very hard to come up with things to write about every other day. I hope you like it, and maybe sometimes even get a chuckle out of it.
Rving:
When it comes to rving, we have had a lot of fun, made a lot of mistakes, met a lot of great people, and are always learning new stuff. Most of which, I will share with you along the way. As I said yesterday, there have been a few bumps along the way trying to hold on to our dream of Rving Full Time. I hope ya come along for the ride as we Half Time, (for a while) in our Rv journey with the Beast, (our Truck) and the Bear, (our Fifth wheel travel trailer) or our fiver as everyone in the rv lifestyle calls them. Since we're only half timers right now, not every post will be about rving. Some posts will just be about our everyday life, and probably as boring to you as it is to us sometimes. Lol! I think this has gotten a little long so I will close here, See Ya's...
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Have Ya Ever / Reflections
Have Ya Ever?
Have ya ever went back to the beginning of your blog, (those of you who write blogs) and read it from the very start of writing it, to present day? Well,I did just that! I wanted to see what worked, and what is still just a dream for us. Kinda like a reality check! What was then and what is now, cos sometimes we make plans, and for some reason or another they stall. How many of our plans actually became a reality? Did it make me sad, yes a bit, but it also made me proud of the things we accomplished. Things we were able to do despite the odds being stacked against us! So while we haven't accomplished all of our Dream, we have been able to realize some of them. Besides, we make dreams so we will have something to look forward to, a goal if you will, I prefer to embrace what we have realized, and not dwell on the things that have not happened. I am optimistic, that we will eventually come out on top, and have our dream of full timing. Until then, we will keep getting experience, and making memories! So have ya ever, will ya ever, or should ya ever, go back to the beginning of your blog, and see what ya could have done differently?
What Didn't Work?
The big one for us was becoming Full Time Rvers. Did it happen, not yet, we're still waiting! Too, many things have gotten in the way. The biggest is, although we are retired, we still have a house mortgage, a payment on the fiver,and now another truck payment, because of the accident we were in, in 2011. It totaled our Dodge truck, (that we had just payed off) and we had to find another truck that would tow the fiver. We found the Beast, and it is a good truck, but another payment we have to make. So that takes up a lot of money with those 3 bills! We were within reach of our Dream in October of 2011 when we paid off the Dodge!. Then one month later the accident happened. Our youngest Son was taking over the mortgage on the house. He lost his job in May of 2012,(and he still hasn't been able to find a new one) and we had to resume making the house payments. So I guess you could say that the years 2011 and 2012 were not good years for us. Not something we had money put back to cover. We are just now getting used to the new budget, and getting over the injuries from our accident. Our lawsuit for the accident has not been settled, and probably won't be until some time late this year. That is when the trial is supposed to take place anyway, it may not be settled right then, at least money wise!
So now we are kind of in limbo. That is why we decided to go half time this year, to see what we are able to do. We figured at least half time is better than no time! So we have had to adjust our dream to at least have some of it, in order for us to not feel completely cheated. What would you have done? Giving up is not an option for us, but it doesn't have to be all or nothing either.
Most people, when they decide on the lifestyle of Full Timing sell their sticks and bricks house. Then they use that money to buy their Rv, and tow vehicle, or a motor home. So they have no payments to worry about, everything is paid for. Maybe that is what we should have done too. Our house would have been worth more then, than it is now too. Yes, looking back I can see where we made mistakes, and we do have regrets also. Had we done that we would have been able to Full Time without all the financial difficulties we have had. Our retirement would have been able to sustain the lifestyle of Full Time Rving. Isn't hindsight wonderful!? As I said we're not ready to give up on our Dream just yet, we need to think positive and see what the rest of 2013 brings.
So What Worked:
So far, this is what worked. We were able to get our fiver, a truck, and most of the things needed to have for the Rv lifestyle. The things that we don't have, are really just wants, not something that we need to Rv with this year. We have most everything that we needed inside the fiver, including, a small extra fridge,and a small extra freezer. The only other thing we need for this year, I hope, is a new Rv battery for the fiver. Everything else we already have. Such as outdoor chairs, bikes, cook ware, grill etc... Anything else should be a small fix, like maybe new chocks, or things of that nature. Another thing that worked, is we had experience! We weren't newbies to the Rv / camping lifestyle. We have had Rv's since 1983. From a 16 ' trailer, to fifth wheels, to park models, but no motor homes. Some people who start full timing have no experience with an Rv, or even camping. We already loved camping, and the idea of being in, and enjoying nature. We have always had the wonder lust of wanting to be able to visit new places in this great country of ours. We also knew what items we needed to take with us, from all the mistakes we had already made when we camped.
Reflections:
So we had plenty of experience and knew what to expect, and how to entertain ourselves without things like televisions,etc... Of course now we don't have to do without computers, phones, Internet, television, or any of those kind of things now. We are able to have the best of both worlds at home, or in the fiver. So some things worked when we started our journey and some we had to adapt to make work. On the whole we have accomplished most of it. We'd do it again in a heartbeat, with a few minor changes! The most important one being to have more money saved up! So while our Full Time Rv journey has hit a detour in the road, that doesn't mean we have to stop, we'll just go around the detour, or follow the detour, we'll eventually get where we were going! Life itself is a journey, and detours happen all the time, but everyone just keeps going, putting one foot in front of the other! Pretty soon you eventually get where you were going! So a detour we can handle, as long as we have the strength to keep plodding down life's highway! So We'll see ya down the road on that highway, probably during and after the detour! Until next time Friends...
Have ya ever went back to the beginning of your blog, (those of you who write blogs) and read it from the very start of writing it, to present day? Well,I did just that! I wanted to see what worked, and what is still just a dream for us. Kinda like a reality check! What was then and what is now, cos sometimes we make plans, and for some reason or another they stall. How many of our plans actually became a reality? Did it make me sad, yes a bit, but it also made me proud of the things we accomplished. Things we were able to do despite the odds being stacked against us! So while we haven't accomplished all of our Dream, we have been able to realize some of them. Besides, we make dreams so we will have something to look forward to, a goal if you will, I prefer to embrace what we have realized, and not dwell on the things that have not happened. I am optimistic, that we will eventually come out on top, and have our dream of full timing. Until then, we will keep getting experience, and making memories! So have ya ever, will ya ever, or should ya ever, go back to the beginning of your blog, and see what ya could have done differently?
What Didn't Work?
The big one for us was becoming Full Time Rvers. Did it happen, not yet, we're still waiting! Too, many things have gotten in the way. The biggest is, although we are retired, we still have a house mortgage, a payment on the fiver,and now another truck payment, because of the accident we were in, in 2011. It totaled our Dodge truck, (that we had just payed off) and we had to find another truck that would tow the fiver. We found the Beast, and it is a good truck, but another payment we have to make. So that takes up a lot of money with those 3 bills! We were within reach of our Dream in October of 2011 when we paid off the Dodge!. Then one month later the accident happened. Our youngest Son was taking over the mortgage on the house. He lost his job in May of 2012,(and he still hasn't been able to find a new one) and we had to resume making the house payments. So I guess you could say that the years 2011 and 2012 were not good years for us. Not something we had money put back to cover. We are just now getting used to the new budget, and getting over the injuries from our accident. Our lawsuit for the accident has not been settled, and probably won't be until some time late this year. That is when the trial is supposed to take place anyway, it may not be settled right then, at least money wise!
So now we are kind of in limbo. That is why we decided to go half time this year, to see what we are able to do. We figured at least half time is better than no time! So we have had to adjust our dream to at least have some of it, in order for us to not feel completely cheated. What would you have done? Giving up is not an option for us, but it doesn't have to be all or nothing either.
Most people, when they decide on the lifestyle of Full Timing sell their sticks and bricks house. Then they use that money to buy their Rv, and tow vehicle, or a motor home. So they have no payments to worry about, everything is paid for. Maybe that is what we should have done too. Our house would have been worth more then, than it is now too. Yes, looking back I can see where we made mistakes, and we do have regrets also. Had we done that we would have been able to Full Time without all the financial difficulties we have had. Our retirement would have been able to sustain the lifestyle of Full Time Rving. Isn't hindsight wonderful!? As I said we're not ready to give up on our Dream just yet, we need to think positive and see what the rest of 2013 brings.
So What Worked:
So far, this is what worked. We were able to get our fiver, a truck, and most of the things needed to have for the Rv lifestyle. The things that we don't have, are really just wants, not something that we need to Rv with this year. We have most everything that we needed inside the fiver, including, a small extra fridge,and a small extra freezer. The only other thing we need for this year, I hope, is a new Rv battery for the fiver. Everything else we already have. Such as outdoor chairs, bikes, cook ware, grill etc... Anything else should be a small fix, like maybe new chocks, or things of that nature. Another thing that worked, is we had experience! We weren't newbies to the Rv / camping lifestyle. We have had Rv's since 1983. From a 16 ' trailer, to fifth wheels, to park models, but no motor homes. Some people who start full timing have no experience with an Rv, or even camping. We already loved camping, and the idea of being in, and enjoying nature. We have always had the wonder lust of wanting to be able to visit new places in this great country of ours. We also knew what items we needed to take with us, from all the mistakes we had already made when we camped.
Reflections:
So we had plenty of experience and knew what to expect, and how to entertain ourselves without things like televisions,etc... Of course now we don't have to do without computers, phones, Internet, television, or any of those kind of things now. We are able to have the best of both worlds at home, or in the fiver. So some things worked when we started our journey and some we had to adapt to make work. On the whole we have accomplished most of it. We'd do it again in a heartbeat, with a few minor changes! The most important one being to have more money saved up! So while our Full Time Rv journey has hit a detour in the road, that doesn't mean we have to stop, we'll just go around the detour, or follow the detour, we'll eventually get where we were going! Life itself is a journey, and detours happen all the time, but everyone just keeps going, putting one foot in front of the other! Pretty soon you eventually get where you were going! So a detour we can handle, as long as we have the strength to keep plodding down life's highway! So We'll see ya down the road on that highway, probably during and after the detour! Until next time Friends...
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