Well,we moved into the Mountaineer January 25th. We (Janice) did the final clean up of the house and moved the last loads to the storage locker and landfill. On the 29th we closed on the house. It has been one hell of a month. The changes of address, needed for everything, such as insurance, driver license, banking, investing, cutting of utilities, locating a new lot for the Mountaineer, getting the roof done on the house, dealing with the insurance on that........ well, like I said its been one hell of a month.
We landed the 5ver in a spot at "Trailer Village" just east of Roswell. Trailer Village is a great RV Park, owners Erin and Debbie are good people, and offer a great park. WiFi, TV Cable, propane sells and laundry mat. All top notch. I highly recommend it, for a stay or an overnight.
I would like to say that the 5ver was ready for the move..............but, we were so busy getting the house ready that the Mountaineer was more of a place that we could move our belongings into, that we knew we were taking, then a house. So once we got it set up at Trailer Village, then we started arranging the 5ver for living in it. This is much different then taking it on vacation. Janice and I have both worked on clothes storage and have that sorted out. Janice, has been busy setting of the kitchen and sewing room. Bathroom(s) have been added to and made functional, again, for living full time, not vacationing. We made a couple of runs to the store for things like can racks for storage, shelving for under the sink, and in a couple of cabinets. But things are coming together really well.
One thing that one gets to except as normal, is communications, phone, internet, mail. All have to be set up and matched to your needs. Internet was simple enough, just adapt your cell phones, laptops, notebooks, and table top computer to a new WiFi signal. Set up your blue tooth connections for wireless printing, Ain't technology grand. :-)
We slept in this morning until 9:00, first time that has happened in years. We needed to deflate. Then today more rearranging and on we go. Things are starting to slow down, and the plan is coming together.
For those that don't know and haven't had the pleasure of meeting our cat, "SweetPea", Janice and I own the CAT FROM HELL, the family can vouch for this. She is a Russian Blue and hates change, hates all people except Janice and myself. She made the move with us, she has adapted well so far, found all the windows that the sun shines in and were to lay during different times of the day, so far, so good.
Well the journey has begun, until next time, have fun and travel safe.
Well, since the last post, we have been moving forward, after two garage sales, jeez, we have a lot of stuff. We have the storage locker and have been making truck load trips. Janice has done a herculean job on the inside of the house, closets, cupboards, every other place were things are stored. Do you know how much China and glassware gets accumulated over 38 years of marriage. Do you know how long it takes to bubble wrap and box 3 sets of China and all the other glasses that goes in a house. How many boxes get hauled to storage. I have started cleaning out shop. That has been a pain, tools to the trailer, tools to the roll away that's going to storage, and tools that have to be handy for last minute things on the house and 5ver. We are moving forward at warp speed. But things are going well, just really busy. One more garage sale, and that will be it.
The nice thing about selling the house to friends, it has made things so much easier than to a stranger. They came over today and pick out what they wanted us to leave, as far as some furniture, shop toolboxes and storage lockers. This works out so well for both parties. They get a deal on items and don't have to move it in, and we don't have to move it out. This is a god send for this 58 year old back. Plus, we get to go through things like spare parts for the house, such as sprinkler systems, well system, septic system, how the remotes work to everything, how the video camera security system works, these are the things that you have to figure out when you buy a new place. Kind of nice to be able to show someone you like, how things work around the house and enjoy doing it.
So between moving out of the house and loading and prepping the 5ver, it is busy, and none stop. Just a word to those that are thinking about or are getting ready to start down this road, go closet by closet, drawer by drawer and throw away all the stuff that is crap. We thought we had pretty clean areas, 12 large contractor trash bags later said no. Trust me, if you haven't used it in the last 10 years and if it was destroyed or lost, and you would not go buy it, to replace it. You most likely don't need it anymore. And you really do feel good when you look around and think, wow, why did we keep all this crap. Minimizing really has a great side to it.
Until the next time, travel safe and stay warm.
The house was listed and we have a buyer. We signed the papers a few days ago, now for the appraisal, home inspection (which was done today), well and septic system inspection(scheduled for December 29) and if all goes well, we close on January 29th.
So here we go, the new owners want some of the furniture, and the BIG ONE, they want to keep the girls(dogs). They have 2 children and we have know them for along time, so we are thrilled that they will give the dogs a new home. Come to think of it, the girls get to keep the house and they get new people.
This weekend was busy, we sorted and planned, made ready for the home inspection and started moving something's into the 5ver. We drove around and checked on RV parks to move to, one we liked and will probably move into Trailer Village RV Park. We located a storage facility that will work for temporary storage, we need to get with the new owners to find out exactly what they want to keep and what we will sell or store. I picked up the new tool box for the truck and swapped out the old one, the new one is big enough to store the generators in.
Busy time of the year to be moving, but the kids brought the grand kids over from Texas for the Christmas Holiday, nice having them in the house again. We missed em.
So away we go, the adventure continues.
Stay safe and travel safe.
Well, its official, the house is on the market. The agent is Starla Nunez of Century 21. We built this house in 2004 for our retirement. And we have decided that its not going to fit into the future plans. House is 2240 sq ft, 3 bedroom (one currently being used as an office), 2 bath with 4.5 acres of land. 20'x21'metal shop and 12'x20' Storage building. This property has the best of both worlds, rural living, but inside the city limits, zoned RA(residential and agricultural)
And the Man Cave Shop
Plenty of parking for coach or fiver, and zoned for it. Also zone for animals, horses, chickens, anything but swine.
So any of you northern travelers looking for a southern destination for a winter base, this will do it for ya, 70 miles from skiing, and trout fishing. Golf year round and at good rates.
House and land is $232,500
Until next time, travel with care and be safe.
Well since the last post, been awhile. We have had another garage sell that went well, nothing came back in the house, so that's a good thing. We have been sprucing up the house and tomorrow the realtor come by to comp the house and we can get it listed. Still can not believe how much "stuff" we have, but it is getting thinner. Our oldest, our daughter and her husband have moved to Texas and taken the grandsons with them. Well one less thing keeping us here. We really miss the grandkids............... and yes we miss our kids and their spouses too.
We have one really hard task left. We are animal people with three furry kids, two dogs and a cat. The cat will go down the road with us. The dogs, Penny and Mia, two red heelers, are outdoor dogs. So we are looking for a good home for them, ages 8yrs and 4yrs. Hopefully it will workout.
I continue to work on the 5ver, getting it ready for the road. Janice's work place is just about done. Mine, is coming together well. Viper Tool Chest and Compressor has been installed.
Entire assembly is bolted down, with storage underneath and compressor mounted to the right (not pictured) Nice chest, well built. I think it will serve the purpose. A few more small additions and she's ready to roll.
I added FireStone 5000lb air bags to the Chevy 3500HD, mainly for leveling, the trailer itself doesn't even settle the rear end enough to engage the overload springs, but does drop it some.
We also added the Rand McNally 7720RV 7" GPS system. So we can find our way out of here.
Well, that's were we are at right now, winter is here in SE New Mexico 75 one day and 25 the next. We are looking forward to going a little further south.
We will try to keep in touch a little more often.
