Preparation/Planning

Sunday was a beautiful day in Medford, MA.  The sun was out, the birds were singing and all was right with the world.  It was a great day to lounge on the deck and have a couple of brewskis. But we weren’t on the deck.  We were sweltering in the 100-degree attic, doing a second … Continue reading »

I am making progress on my To Do list, but it has become clear that I can’t do it all myself.  Fortunately we won two painting jobs at a charity silent auction, so I have a day’s worth of painting available for “free”.  I will have the pros to the bathrooms.  I also have a … Continue reading »

Yesterday I made my third trip to the fiver in NH.  Jett made her second.  The dogs made their first.  Yes, we introduced the pups to the fiver.  Grace took to it like she owned it and even decided that the floor of the closet was a good place to curl up while we cleaned … Continue reading »

Yup, we have our fiver on our campsite.  It wasn’t easy, but what do I care?  I didn’t do the hard work. Saturday turned out to be pretty crappy, weather-wise, which meant that both of the other major activities of the day – Jett’s huge yard sale and my softball games – were cancelled.  So, … Continue reading »

We take possession of the fifth wheel tomorrow and we are very excited. Tomorrow is just a moving day – I will ride with the driver to get the fiver up to NH while Jett is running a yard sale. Then on Sunday we will probably cart a load of stuff up there and begin … Continue reading »

I’m getting a bit frantic. So much to do, so little time! The home repairs are taking longer than expected, the To Do list keeps growing and weekend time is going to be in short supply once we take possession of the fiver in NH – just a few days from now. Can I clone … Continue reading »

Today I learned the value of reconnoitering.  I am in Tillamook, Oregon, visiting my darling 88-year-old mother and my almost-as-darling something-something-year-old sister. Tillamook is an important intermediate destination of our 100-day westward wandering: we have to be in Tillmook for Thanksgiving 2012 and will be staying a week.  I had tentatively planned on staying at … Continue reading »

Getting the RV registered proved to be a bit of a hassle. My first trip to the Registry of Motor Vehicles was aborted because Jett had to be there, too.  The second trip was aborted because the insurance agent hadn’t signed and stamped the application.  A phone call to the agent taught me something (which … Continue reading »

Today I spent 90 minutes in a meeting in which the company strategists laid out their plans for the company’s product line for the coming year.  I tried to pay attention.  Really, I did.  But I found my mind wandering to thoughts of driving a big rig across the country.  After all, I have absolutely … Continue reading »

One of the most time-consuming preparatory tasks is getting the laptops set up for full-timing.  Jett has had a laptop for over a year and hers will be easily prepped for travel.  In her case it is largely a matter of switching her one comcast.net email account over to the ourwanderyears.com domain.  And maybe some … Continue reading »