The Next Chapter

I know I have a long way to go, but I decided that when we finally do make it to fulltiming I'm going to change the name of my blog to:       "The Next Chapter."

Daily countdown:

521 days, or 1 year, 5 months, 3 days to go.

Exercise Goal:

1000 miles on the treadmill,  only 1.5 mile today

(I've had a tender knee for a couple of days)

Total walked = 145.5 miles

Someday I will be hiking 1000 miles  in National Parks!

Angel - Angle, Spellcheck didn't help!

In yesterday's blog I kept talking about the Angle food cake I made.  Spellcheck didn't help me.  I meant Angel Food cake, but I'm sure anyone who read it knew that.  My husband of course kidded me about it when he saw it this morning.  I will be editing it after I post this one.

Daily countdown:

522 days, or 1 year, 5 months, 4 days to go.

Exercise Goal:

1000 miles on the treadmill,  only 1 mile today

Total walked = 144 miles

Someday I will be hiking 1000 miles  in National Parks!

Angel Food Cake and Yarn

Yesterday I baked an Angel food cake.  It was probably the first time in at least five years.  I baked it as a way of saying goodbye to the Angel food Cake pan that sits in the upper cupboard above the refrigerator.  I put it back up there, just in case I need it in the next year and a half, but someday it will much easier to put on the for sale table.  I think it is less expensive to buy an Angel food cake  already baked, and I don't think the standard RV oven is big enough for the pan to fit in.

Today I spent several hours bagging the rest of the yarns I had on shelves of my studio closet.  At one time all of my animal sculptures had crocheted skins.  I think it has been at least twelve years since I switched to using fake fur.  I had tossed a lot of yarns some years ago when I had a water leak.  Some went to the Goodwill a few weeks ago, and now the rest is in the van for drop off tomorrow.

(Not a very exciting picture.)  I wish I was photographing exciting scenic places, but for now empty shelves are an accomplishment.

Not photographed is the wall of fake furs, but they are still in use!

Someday I will get in there and wash or repaint the floor, but for now the only thing that will go in there is packing materials!

Daily countdown:

523 days, or 1 year, 5 months, 5 days to go.

Exercise Goal:

1000 miles on the treadmill,  2.25 miles yesterday, 3 miles today

Total walked = 143 miles

Someday I will be hiking 1000 miles  in National Parks!

Treasures

The hours of the day just fly by.

 I'm going up to spend an hour in the attic as soon as I post this.

1 Hour later:

I found and boxed a bunch of old games and puzzles.  Some were still taped from our move here 22 years ago.  They all went onto the Flea market table, except for two that I know my daughter really enjoyed.  I set these aside for her to decide what to do with the next time they visit. (Probably Thanksgiving.)

I also culled out a very large box of old records.  Not LP's.  I reboxed some precious old letters and account books into a smaller 10" x 12" x 4" box.  This will also go to my daughters attic for her grandchildren. (I'd love to have letters exchanged between my grand or great grand parents during their courtship!)

 The account books are my budget ledgers from the first years of our marriage.  When our credit card bill  - yes we did have one for gasoline was less than $10.00 per month and rent was $85.00.  I also found an entry where I was saving $2.50 per month towards buying my little girl a snowsuite.

Daily countdown: 

526 days, or 1 year, 5 months, 8 days to go.

Exercise Goal:

1000 miles on the treadmill,  2.25 miles today

Total walked = 137.75 miles

Someday I will be hiking 1000 miles  in National Parks!

Husband looked at RV's with me

On Saturday we went over to the big RV show in Plesanton together.  On the way I told Craig that what I hoped we could do is pick out some of the things we did and did not like about the layouts and manufacturers in general.

We looked at so many, I knew I would get confused so I kept a note book with me and tried to make notes as we looked.  After looking at a few large gassers, Craig zeroed in on  the diesels.    The bigger, the better!

There were more that we didn't feel good about than we did.

But the interesting thing is one of the gassers we saw in the beginning, and we went back to before leaving was our favorite.  It was a 36' or 37' 2008 Georgetown by Forest River.  What we liked about it were some of the floor plan features and cabinetry touches.   We both liked the fact that the kitchen had an island.  I have looked at many floor plans and have not found a diesel with an island. If fact so far I haven't found any others with an island.  If anyone knows of manufacturers of Motorhomes with this feature I'd be glad to hear from you.

I also liked the fact that the potty was on an angle rather than parallel with the wall.  This gives you more "elbow" room.

We also both liked a 2010 Meridian V, 39' diesel, by Itasca.  It had a forward kitchen and no carpeting between the door and the kitchen.  I think of when one is cooking outside, the number of trips you take back and forth, and how bothersome it would be to take your shoes off each time.  This of course is something easily changed, but something to think about.

A third rig we liked was a 2004 Georgie Boy, I don't know the manufacturer, but will be looking it up. It was a 38' diesel.  We liked the fact that it had a nice desk in the bedroom, and that it had a TV on the side.

Speaking of TVs,  Why do they have so many in the big RVs?  We saw some with three inside and a forth outside.  I guess since I'm not much of a TV watcher, I find it hard to appreciate this wealth of screens!

So overall the show was a good experience.  There is no question that we will end up with a BIG diesel.  I know what the light in his eyes means when I see it.

Aside from that Craig worked very hard on Sunday on he house repairs.

In answer to the questions about the Moose lodge, I'll post what I find out as I go.

That all for now ...

Daily countdown: (Monday)

527 days, or 1 year, 5 months, 9 days to go.

Exercise Goal:

1000 miles on the treadmill,  2.5 miles today

Total walked = 135.5 miles

Someday I will be hiking 1000 miles  in National Parks!

Only countdown again today

Very busy weekend, I have a lot to write about, but need to work now so it's only the countdown today...

Daily countdown:

528 days, or 1 year, 5 months, 10 days to go.

Exercise Goal:

1000 miles on the treadmill,  2 miles today

Total walked = 133 miles

Someday I will be hiking 1000 miles  in National Parks!

New Friend!

I'm very excited!  I made a new friend today at the local 24 hour fitness pool.

We started chatting as we worked out because we were both doing it without being in the regular class.  She because she is just starting and wanted to move slowly, and me because I had done my treadmill time before coming in the water and was to late for class.

As we chatted, it turned out she is a member of the Moose Lodge I want to join.  She and her husband are musicians and RV (I think it is full time).  They play and stay at the Moose lodges quite often.  She invited us to come to the Memorial Day BBQ at the lodge.  They are playing, but after she is going to show me their rig.  Santa Cruz is their home ground.

I think we will be friends.  I am quite independent around the club, not doing the class all that often, but I like to chat with others in the pool when I'm stretching out.  We just had a good "vib" going.  I think we will have much in common.

It is amazing how many people know someone who is Full timing.  I just can't keep it out of my conversations.  I have gotten some interesting reactions.  Everything from "I'd never want to live in an RV"  to "We always wanted to do something like that!"  And everything in between.

Gotta get to work now!

Daily countdown:

530 days, or 1 year, 5 months, 12 days to go.

Exercise Goal:

1000 miles on the treadmill,  2.5 miles today

plus some streaching in the pool

Total walked = 131 miles

Someday I will be hiking 1000 miles  in National Parks!