Northern California

Well, we made it! I'm finishing up my first work "week". I work Friday-Sunday. That leaves me with 4 days of exploring, and educating! The road trip was a bit taxing, but all-in-all went well. It is spectacularly beautiful here. The kids have been able to play in the snow, and our vacation home rental is amazing. I will post pics at some point, just not sure how!

OMGosh! We are on the road in a few hours!!

Alot has happened! An opportunity came up that I couldn't pass up.  I was offered a 13week assignment in Northern California. The money is good and I have worked there before. Really nice people, and I know the equipment. The girls are coming with, along with my mom. She will only be staying until mid-june, though. I'm going to miss the hubby! He will come to visit in June. This assignment will really help us to our ultimate goal. And besides, spending the summer in the Sierra Nevada mountains can't be all bad!? Stay tuned for pics! Gotta get some sleep, we are leaving in about 5 hours!

The Floor... a work in progress!

 

Putting in the new wood. And we sealed it this time!

Coming right along!! I think it looks really good!

Downsizing, con't

The 1st of many yard sales. We weren't quite ready, but thought "why not?" Only made a few hundred $'s, but we still have lots of stuff to go! I'm blown away that Lee is selling much of his beloved NASCAR collection. I never thought I'd see the day! Of course, we haven't successfully sold much of it yet.

THE FLOOR- a not so solid foundation! :(

I so wish this was an April Fool's Joke! :(

 

So we started taking the couch and stuff apart to repair our little soft spot! We knew it would be difficult because it was on the portion of floor under the slide-out.

Ugh... this is my bedroom!! I guess he had to put the pieces somewhere! We had NO IDEA all this damage was going on! Note to self: Once this is repaired, check frequently for "sneaky leaks"! Also, you bet we will be examining any campers we buy in the future with a fine tooth comb! We contemplated selling our camper, had I not found the "little" soft spot... someone else could've ended up feeling like they got ripped off! Lesson learned.

More pics showing the extensive damage done by the leak we knew nothing about. We still don't know where the water came from! Of course, we must solve the mystery b4 we do all the repairs. I wanted to take a picture with George examining the damage, but he was just too upset to pose!

Consolidation- a lesson

Today's lesson: How to consolidate (def: to join or combine) 4 boxes into 1. You know you are serious about your plans when you decide to consolidate boxes on date night! We had an all night baby sitter for the FIRST time since Heather joined our family, and we go thru boxes! LOL! It was meant to be, the next morning the city offered FREE shredding!

This is the 1 box left for storage!

Approved by George!

Another beautiful day

Ok, so I don't have anything witty to say today. I'm not sure why. It is a beautiful day, and there is nothing really wrong. I guess I feel kind of "stuck". We are soooo excited about starting this new phase of our lives. I guess that I just want to leave YESTERDAY! I'm sure the fact that we found some significant soft spots on the floor of our camper, is not helping my mood any...or my general lack of patience!  There is no shortage of things to do. The monumental task of downsizing is looming over our heads, and many other tasks that should be completed b4 our epic adventure (EA) begins. I just need to put my head down and push forward. I get overwhelmed but never really discouraged. All of this just feels right!