Found Muscles That I Didn’t Know I Had

 

First of all I would like to wish you all a very Happy Memorial Day and to that all that have served to keep us free.

I have been really busy with the yard sale on Saturday,  The park put up 3 signs for a “Community Yard Sale”.  I put up two more of my own with my address and directional arrows.  It must have worked, because I had a lot of traffic and did better than I had hoped.  (Twice what I expected, which I attribute it to my “God Box”. )  Yesterday some other residents, on their walk stopped by.  They didn’t do as well,  maybe next year they will put up there own signs.  What is remaining is boxed up and under a tarp under the awning on my patio.

                                

If this is left, can you imagine what I had before?  The rest of this will go to church for the yard sale next Saturday.  Moving and lifting will build muscles, right?  I also have bruises on my arms.  Tylenol works wonders. 

Sunday, I also packed up the things that my daughters asked me to save for them,after all the physical labor, I went to bed and it didn’t take long and I was asleep. 

Today after breakfast, I went out with a friend for lunch and then we went out looking for a truck.  He is willing to help negotiate a price so that they won’t take advantage of me.  I need to find a truck within by budget that can tow my 5th wheel.  (16,000 pound GVWR)

Tomorrow it’s back to work, so the warm bed is calling my name.  I hope you all had a great weekend and

Thanks for visiting

                                

Susan and Angel

Back To Work, Wedding, and I Did It !!!!!

 

Yes I am back to work, ugggh!  It was very hard to get back into the grove.  The next 6 months are going to be rough, but I know, it will go by fast. 

Thursday, I took another day off for more research and sent in my application for an RV park close by.  It is actually a little bit closer to my work.  I also met the property a manager, who seems to be really nice.  Most everyone in in the park is long term.  A few weeks ago I spoke with a couple of people that live there and they like living there.

More sorting on  Friday.  Ted arrived about 9:00 pm. 

Saturday, we went to a wedding.  Ted was their photographer and I helped with the reception that they had right after the ceremony.  We also went to the dinner that they had at a local Italian Restaurant.  Wonderful food and of course I ate too much.

                           

                               The Bride and Groom, Karen and Pat

Another reason that Ted came was to get all his things that he had in the shed and his closet here in the house.  The main things that he took were a grandfather’s clock that he inherited from his grandmother and my chest freezer.

                                                The “ I Did It !!!!!!! “

I am now the owner of an RV.  At least I will be when I get a check from my 401K to them to pay for it. 

                                   

The PDI is scheduled for Friday the 3rd of June.  I know that it should take about 3 hours, but will probably be longer for me because I will keep asking questions until I understand how it all works.  It will be just me that will be there.  My son was here to help me.  He went through  everything and checked it all out.   

I signed a contract to purchase a 2007 Big Horn 5th Wheel by Heartland.   It is 38'3"long ,8'0", 12’12” high, 4 slides, Quad Slide, Rear Living Area w/2 Rocker/Gliders w/End Table, Comp. Desk/Entertainment, Center w/Opt. Fireplace, Hide-A-Bed Sofa, Dinette Table & Chairs, Lg. Counter, Double Sink, 3 Burner Range, Refrigerator, Pantry, Side Isle Bath w/Angle Shower, Lav., Double Bath Entrance, King Bed Slide, Walk-In Closet & More.

    

                           Yes, that’s me and Angel in our new home.

   

They will be delivering it to the park for me.  I don’t have a tow vehicle yet.  I’m searching for a 350 diesel, 4X4.  There are several people helping with the search.

The rest of today Ted helped me empty the Shed and move all of the furniture out onto the patio under the awning to get ready for the yard sale next weekend.  The rest of the week after work, will be getting the rest of the STUFF sorted and priced.

I sure hope that this isn’t too big for me to handle.  I will learn!

Thank you all for visiting and being there too.

Susan and Angel    http://whatsupwithsusanandcompany.blogspot.com/

Busy, Busy,Busy

                             

It’s been really busy this past week.  I’ve been off all week on “vacation”.  I have been going through STUFF.  I did take some time to go to the Scottish Highland Games in Woodland CA last Saturday.  It’s fun to watch all the swirling kilts and listening to the bagpipes and fiddles.  The entertainers and food was good too.  Have you had your haggis today? 

       

tossing the caber                 pipers                               haggis               

                                                                                 ( half eaten )       

I also stopped by my clan’s tent and donated some books and a couple of painted valances. 

                                    

It was a normal Sunday, church and I had to do something, but for the life of me I cannot remember what it was.  I must be having a “senior moment”.

Monday Linda came over to help me go through all my art things.  I sorted out what I want to keep (trying to keep it to one bucket).  I donated a large bag of Artist’s Magazines to the local high school art department.  More sorting to be done.

Tuesday, Marti (Gypsy) and I met for lunch and then took a look of a couple of local RV parks and another RV dealer on Folsom Blvd.  There were a couple of Class As that were nice and within my budget, still looking.  We parted wishing each other happy and safe travels.  Then for me it was back home to more cleaning and sorting. 

Wednesday, doctor appointment and more of the same.

Today I found a fifth wheel that I really like and the price was in my budget, only I can’t make any decisions for another week or so.  Does anyone have a Cameo by Carriage?  It has everything that I want and plenty of storage in the basement. 

 

 

I was planning on going to meet Marikay at the RV Show in Pleasanton on Friday, but plans have changed and we won’t be going, although we will get together one of these days.  Instead I will be getting everything ready for the yard sale, sorting and pricing. 

Next week on Monday I will have to go back to work. I sure  am not looking forward to that, but it is necessary. 

It is late and I need to get to bed.   I hope that you all have a great weekend.

Thanks for visiting

                                                  

Susan and Angel   http://whatsupwithsusanandcompany.blogspot.com/

PS Tried posting this last night, but blogger was down, Since then I’ve been able to get quite a bit of the STUFF sorted and priced.  Trying to get as much done now before I go back to work next week.

Bye again

Susan

Catching Up

 

SUNDAY

I guess that it is time that get another post in.  I’ve been working as usual and have been busy going through more stuff.  I am trying to sort some of it for my kids and setting aside a box for each of them. They don’t want much, but I may have to find a place to store the boxes until I travel that way.  Two daughters are in Arizona and the other one is in Texas.  My son will be taking his stuff later this month.  I’m also trying to use up everything that I have in the refrigerator and freezer and not going to the store unless I have to get something that I absolutely have to have.  Someone has decided that they want the washer, dryer and fridge.  They will give me a deposit in a couple of weeks and will pay the rest when they pick it up when I move into an RV. 

More details in the near future regarding an RV.  I will be actively looking for one after May 20th.  In the meantime I will be off work for the next two weeks so that I can get ready for the annual yard sale that they have here in the mobile home park where I live.  It is on the 28th of May and then there is the yard sale at church the next week on the 4th of June.  I hope to be rid of everything by then.  In the meantime I will put an ad in the “Penny Saver”.  I’m not sure that I want to put anything on Craig’s List (safety reasons), but I have been spreading the word. 

It is getting real close and it is a bit scary.  It will be a big change in my life.  The plan is to get a 5th wheel and put it into a park and continue to work until early next year.  This will give me time to transition into this lifestyle.  I will learn how to live in an RV, how the systems work and monitoring my usage of water, propane as well as space. I will later get a truck and then take some short trips to get to know how to handle the whole thing.  It will also give me time to line up a workamping job for next year.  At least that is the plan.

WEDNESDAY

Time just is going by so fast. I took off this week and next week as vacation so that I can get all this stuff done.  Monday someone came over to look at the printer and heat press.  Hopefully they will take them off my hands along with all the product that goes along with them.  It’s a really good deal.  Then Tuesday I took my van to the dealer to find out why the A/C wasn’t working.  It took all day. After I was there for five hours they got the OK for a one day rental car.  This morning when I picked the van up I was so glad that I have an extended warranty, otherwise it would have cost $766.00. 

Today I brought some books on watercolor to my former art class to see if they would like them.  One more stack of books, GONE!  One day next week Linda will come over to help me go through my art supplies to see if there is anything that can be used in her classes.

I guess that I had better get to bed so that I can get an early start in the morning.There is so much to do in a short period of time.

Thanks for visiting

Susan and Angel      http://whatsupwithsusanandcompany.blogspot.com/

Another Week Closer

 

Yes, it’s one more week closer.  I can certainly relate to Gypsy, boxes, boxes, everywhere boxes.  At least she will be done a lot sooner than me.

I have been really busy going through a lot of STUFF.  I am trying to get some things together for a yard sale next Saturday.  My neighbor is having one then, so I will make a poster of some sort  with a list of the things (and prices) that are for sale and my address and phone number. 

                                           FOR SALE

                             

                       

Hopefully I will increase the RV fund.  Last Saturday I sold the solar patio light and the small fountain.  I brought it out to Lupe (she is a coworker) who lives in south Sacramento.  We had lunch and visited for while.  She has a nice home with a pool.  She also has converted parts of her home into a studio and a one bedroom apartment that she rents out.  She will make good use of them.

                                                          GONE

                               

                               

Then on Saturday I gave the screened canopy to my neighbor,  It was up all winter and the high winds did a bit of damage.  The same winds ruined hers too.  She said that she could fix mine so I just gave it to her.  I also have a lot of concrete blocks and patio wall building blocks and pavers and another small pond that I will try to sell too. 

If  I can sell some things then and the have an “estate sale” just before I move.  Every thing that I plan on taking is making it’s way into my bedroom.  I have also started putting things into boxes that will go into the fiver basement that I will take my daughters in AZ.  There’s also a box for Ted, but he will take his next weekend when he will be here for Easter.  I wonder if I can sell my Tuff Shed too.

A lot of things are beginning to happen.  Hopefully I will be in fifth wheel by June or July.  I will have to find a park to put it  and then get a tow truck later.  My plans are to continue working so that I can build up my saving a bit.  I will also be able to figure out my usage of propane and electricity and how long I will have to go before I have to dump the black and grey water before I am actually on the road, generally learn how to live in an RV.  It will also give me time to set up workamping situations for when I actually retire.  While going through some papers I found my old resumes.  That will help when I start looking for work once I actually retire.  Does anyone have any ideas as to where to begin looking in the Phoenix area or central Texas area?

One of first places that I will probably go will be Arizona where two of my daughters live and the on to Texas where another daughter and my sister live.  There are a lot of other places that I would like to go but they can wait.    

The Adventure begins!

Again,  thank you for visiting

Susan and Angel             http://whatsupwithsusanandcompany.blogspot.com/

We’re Back

Friday   

It’s been awhile since I posted.  The normal stuff has been happening but I just haven’t been in the mood to write.  No excuses, just busy, mostly work and just feeling a bit down when I think about doing all the things that have to be done before I can get out on the road. 

                                           

My daughter did not get the transfer to her work’s Sacramento office, so she won’t be taking over my mobile home.  Now I have to develop another course of action.  A lot of the things that I was going to give to her, I now have to find new homes.  I guess I will have to figure out how to use Craig’s List.  I have some twin beds, a couple of armoires, one for a computer and another for a television, file cabinets bookshelves and a bunch of other STUFF. 

                                          

A couple of weeks ago I went to  the winery to listen to Steve perform . He plays the keyboard and sings. It was an enjoyable evening.  I really don’t do much other than work and sleep for four days and then on the weekends it is catch up time.  During Lent I also go to a midweek church service that we have after a Soup/Supper.  Each Wednesday some one will make one or two kinds of soup (all of them are really yummy) and some one else will bring bread.

Last Friday and again on  Sunday I did some more research.  There was an RV show at the former McClelland AFB.  There were a couple of fifth wheels that would have worked, but I can’t do anything yet.  I spent quite a bit of time just sitting in one just talking with someone about what my plans are.  I felt so much at home.  I know that this lifestyle is what I really want.

Saturday

This morning Angel and I went out to Arco Arena to another RV show and again went through a lot of fifth wheels.  There were a few that had everything that I would like to have, but of course I won’t be able to afford one of those.  When the time is right I have faith that everything will fall in to place and that I will get exactly what will be best for me.

I had a bit of shopping to do, so knowing that I would be going into stores where I couldn’t take Angel,  I took her home.  Off I went to Costco to stock up on the ingredients for my protein  shakes and Sam’s Club to fill up the car (still under $4.00 {3.95 9/10}).  On the way home I stopped at Folsom Lake RV.  They are always nice and share information even though they know that I am not ready to purchase any thing yet.  It is family run and they are always very helpful.  Today I spent about a half hour with Billy who shared a lot of information and experiences with me.  

Home now, and there is so much to do and sort through.  One of these days I will have everything that I want to take with me in one place and the rest divided  as to where it will go, to sell, donated, given away or tossed .  Every day I get a little bit closer.

                                          

It’s time for bed.     I hope that you all are having a great weekend!

Thanks for visiting

Susan and Angel       http://whatsupwithsusanandcompany.blogspot.com/

Visitors, Errands and Planting

 

Thursday I left work early to pick up friends from Georgia.  They would be spending the night and flying back to Atlanta on Friday morning.  I hadn’t seen Jack for quite a long time, although Mary has been to visit every few years.  It was great to visit with them.  I brought them home so that they could rest before we went out to dinner at the Olive Garden in Citrus Heights.  Jack and I shared the Chicken Scampi and Mary had the Eggplant Parmesan.  We all enjoyed our meals.  I still think that the salad and bread sticks are great.  I was able to bring some home for another meal later.  When we got home I made some peach/pineapple sorbet for our dessert.   I have a Vita Mix, so it was so easy and quick and very good.

                                     

We caught up on what we all have been doing.  Jack is still recovering for heart surgery and doing well.  Mary is in the process of setting up a trip to Ireland and Scotland in June for her and Jack and several other people.  I wish that I would be able to go.  I really liked Scotland and would love to go to Ireland.  I’m sure that they will all have a wonderful trip.

Friday morning I made a big omelet to share, toast/bagels, and coffee for breakfast.  We then got moving so that we could get them to the airport by 9:30.   Mary called to let me know when they got to the gate and when the got home (a half hour early).  They evidently had a tail wind.  

On the way home I had some business to take care of at my lawyer’s office and ran a few errands.   What those errand were, I don’t even remember now. 

Saturday I went to Costco to see if I could find a Fireproof Lock Box for keeping important papers and such that I will be able to take when I get out on the road.  I’m afraid that they didn’t have one there, (only regular safes), but I will have to order it on line when I’m ready to get one.  I didn’t get out of there without buying something. (fat chance that will ever happen)  I bought some Spring bulbs and planted them when I got home.  I sure hope that will brighten up the patio.  I now have to fix the gazebo.  What with the high winds that we had, some of the framework  came apart.

Later in the evening I went to our annual Saint Patrick’s Day (plus 2)  Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner at church.  Our men’s group puts this on as a fund raiser.

Then on Sunday there was church and afterwards I went home and rearranged the bedroom furniture for when Mellissa and the kids get here.

Today was another boring day at work.  Just thinking about it makes me tired and I need to get to bed.  Tomorrow morning will come early.

I hope that everyone out there in blog land had a good weekend and will have a better week.

                                               

Good Night to all and thanks for visiting

Susan and Angel      whatsupwithsusanandcompany.blogspot.com/