Tomorrow we are heading out!

Today i cleaned the camper up and did all our laundry. This way when we return to get the fifth wheel it will be all cleaned up!

Yesterday i went and bought a GPS .. yes we finally decided to get one esp since we will be traveling in separate vehicles this trip. We purchases the tomtom 330. I will let you know how it works out.

We had one last pot luck together with the volunteers as when we return to get the fifth wheel several will be gone. We had a last supper type meal with communion, then we praised and sang songs. It was an awesome night .. the Lord’s presences was with us all. It’s been a wonderful way to spend good friday before Easter. Please remember what the true meaning of this holiday is and all that our Savior has given to all of us. I will post pictures later.

Now it’s time to pack those last minute things so we can be ready to roll early in the morning.

I am not sure when i will be posting again but we are planning to head out very early in the morning.

Hope you all have a great Easter!

April Fool's Day!

Tuesday .. was spent packing and trying to figure out what i wanted to move back into Ms. Southwind .

Wednesday .. was a very busy day .. got up early and we went to get Ms. Southwind. Then we filled up Ms. Southwind to get her ready for her trip. Hubby left with Ms. Southwind and i headed back to the tire place to get the beast oil changed. Then it was off to radio shack to pick up some things and then to Wal-mart.

I got home around 2 pm and the converter box would not work, so it was back to radio shack! Once i got back home it was almost time for dinner .. after dinner was church services and then home to shower and head to bed. It’s been an exhausting day!

Thursday … April Fool's Day! No jokes being played today, to many things to get done .. I got up and moved some more stuff into Ms. Southwind and then it was time for devotionals. I got home got some lunch together and after lunch i packed the rest of our clothes were taking with us. Then it was back to Wal-mart, i forgot to get a cooler. Grrrr I got home and then we needed to go through hubby’s tools and decide what we needed to take and what we needed to leave.

We loaded the car on Ms. Southwind and as we got it on the dolly, we blew a break line .. grrrr hubby got it to stop leaking and hopefully we still get the car off the dolly and fix the line when we get back. After getting everything done it was dark and we both are exhausted.

Hope your all having a great week .. until next time

It’s Monday!

I got up early today, Ms. Southwind was scheduled to be in at the tire shop at 8 am! I followed behind in the truck and we dropped off Ms. Southwind and was back home by 9 am!

Then it was time to get started cleaning. It’s amazing how fast things can clutter and get messy. I vacuumed the entire place, scrubbed the bathroom floor, washed the shower, vanity and toilet and did the dirty dishes. I also did 6 loads of laundry! It took me most of the day to get all this done. I have to work awhile, then rest and go back.

Later they called to ask if they could keep Ms. Southwind over night as they have been really busy today and hadn’t even gotten to her yet. I told them it was fine.

After dinner i went over to work on varnishing cabinets. Worked a few hours and then it was getting late and i was tired so headed home. It was another exhausting day but it felt good to be able to do some volunteer work again. I haven’t really done much volunteering since getting my new home. I’ve been busy working on it and it doesn’t take much to wear me out with my disability.

That is what is so good about doing volunteer work, you work at your own pace for example after i varnish a bit, i sit down and rest when my back starts telling me it needs to rest. Also you are not required to do such and such amount of time, you help out when you feel like it. If your having a bad day and don’t feel like doing anything you don’t have too. It’s not like a job where you are expected to be at work regardless weather your sick or not. You are not expected to get such and such done, you just work at what ever pace you are able to and what ever you get done to help is appreciated. If you can only work an hr that day that is fine. Being a volunteer has given me so much back in life. I don’t feel like I'm useless or there is no meaning to my life. It feels great to do something for someone else and especially feels great to know that there is still a life out there for me. It’s amazing how horrible i felt when all i could do was lay in a bed and think about how miserable i was and how much i hated my life. Now i don’t do that. Sure i have my bad days, but i also have my days that have meaning and give me self-esteem that there is still something i can do out there to help. I am thankful to God for blessing me with my good days and i ask his strength to get me through my bad days.

I have this plaque on my wall and it says ….

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference … i read this sometimes several times a day and it always reminds of this verse …

Philippians 4:13 … I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

A Busy Sunday!

I got up and got dressed for church. After church we went out to eat at CiCi's pizza. They have Sunday special for all you can eat $3.99 per person. It was good and as always i ate too much.

After eating we had to do the normal Sunday Wal-mart visit. Ouch! We spent too much but we needed groceries for this week and i also purchased things to stock Ms. Southwind. Saturday is her journey back to the ranch.

We got home around 4 pm, unloaded groceries and then we started Ms. Southwind and the generator to make sure they would both start. Then we sorted what sewer hoses and water hoses we wanted to leave inside of Ms. Southwind and what we wanted to move to our new home. Ms. Southwind is going to be used a vacation home from now on.

After we got all the things done we needed to do and I have Ms. Southwind ready to roll in the morning as she is getting new front tires and an alignment.

I spent the rest of my evening updating my blog, reading email and then it was off to bed early.

Until next time ....

What job!

I got up this morning and got things around, then i had to get dressed. We decided since they were calling for nice temp’s to wash the fifth wheel today. They didn’t wash it when we purchased it, and it is dirty on the outside.

What a job washing one of these things is .. we started at 10 am and didn’t get finished until after 3 PM! We did take an half hour lunch break!

Doesn’t it look nice now? I didn’t get all the black streaks off even with the black streak remover so i’m going to have to find something else later.

We also stopped to say good bye to friends of ours who pulled out today. Burl & Karen, and Dale & Mona. Our winter is coming to an end and the volunteer numbers are starting to drop.

Duke , Dolly is hiding under the cover

Lucy

Dixie … The dogs are finally adjusting to their new home, as you can see they are relaxing.

and of course Lexi! After we finally got the fifth wheel washed, it was time to come inside get cleaned up for the pot luck. The volunteers that are left are cooking out. We had a great time and after eating too much we played trash train until 10.30 pm! It was time to come home, shower and get ready for bed.

Cleaning Day

I got up this morning and it was a bit on the chilly side. I did my morning routine of getting online and reading my mail. Then it was time to get up and get dressed and start cleaning.

I decided to bake a cake. I’ve baked cookies and brownies and now my first cake. My new oven bakes thing nicely. The old oven i had to constantly watch the thermometer because the oven wanted to get extremely hot. The new one so far has stayed right on the temp i set it for.

I fixed lunch and spent the rest of the afternoon keeping busy but i don’t remember what .. LOL

Later that night i made an overnight salad for the cook out tomorrow.

Then it was early to bed .. hope you had a great day …

Alice in Wonderland

I got up and got dressed early today. We ladies went to watch the play that the local high school kids are putting on. They were doing a rehearsal before their competition on Saturday. A couple of the girls are in the play and 2 of the boys are helping do the sound. I was asked a month ago to attend and so i asked the ladies if we could skip devotionals today and go the play and all agreed.

It was great and all the kids did an excellent job. We were all glad that we went and supported the kids. These kids are in a shelter for some reason or another. Some of the children do not have parents and others parents are barely active in their lives.

Tweedledee is Mary from the shelter .. she did a great job!

Ambrosha is played the King and she is also from the shelter. Both girls played an excellent part. Way to go girls!

The volunteers all meet at Ryan’s for lunch today. It was an appreciation lunch for all the volunteers. We had a great time and enjoyed it.

It’s been a cool day here, the temps have been in the low 60’s with wind that makes it very cool!