More home improvements

Last weekend Norm & Cole rented a larger chain saw and a stump grinder so they can do a few more improvements to our property. We had two large trees out in the front that had died. When we cut them down we were left with huge stumps. Looks a lot better now that the stumps have been ground down. Our house has been on the market one week today, so far no showings. It's hard work keeping the house clean!

Our current RV

Last summer, when we thought it would be another 8+ years before we actually went "full timing", we decided to go ahead & buy a small used 5th wheel and truck. Norm found & bought a brand new 2010 F350 diesel dully pick up. Then I found a reasonably priced 25 foot Keystone Laredo 5th wheel. This would be our "starter" home. One week after we purchased the rv we set out for a week in the mountains of New Mexico. That trip went well and we learned quit a bit about our little home on wheels. In November 2010 we took it up to Tulsa, OK to see Norm's family. That was the last time we saw Norm's dad alive. He passed the very next month.

In the beginning....

One year ago Norm started talking about buying an RV and traveling when we retire. I sort of agreed, "yeah, yeah, sounds good", that's way off in the future. But through different circumstances we decided to go through with it. One reason being we want to travel while we are still healthy enough to do so. Norm is 55 and I'm 51 years old. We have known many people that have died young, or worked until their health no longer allowed them to travel and enjoy life. Norm's health has definitely declined in the last few years as his job has become increasingly stressful.

I came home a few months ago and said to my husband "Let's do this thing"! We decided to put Norm's dream of travel into action. The last few months we have been readying the house to put on the market. We've had several garage sales and cleaned house. Norm & our son Cole have been working hard clearing off cedar & scrub on our 3 acre lot. Three days ago our house went on the market! We are soooo excited. More later.