So Excited! Visitors coming!

We are so excited!  We are going to have fellow bloggers drop by on their way to Alaska! Donna and Ralph ( adventureswithtassie.blogspot.com) are travelling through our area near the end of this upcoming week.  We will be letting them know the best/cheapest places to get diesel and what to see. 

The first campout went well last weekend, even though the weather was rainy at times.  This week Donald has finagled another satellite dish with a tripod and a DC (power) satellite receiver.  He has been setting it up in different places in the yard to practice.  He also had a garage sale yesterday and we sold a few items.

Beautiful weather now and we are looking forward to a great week!

getting ready for the weekend and " We are Amused! "

Ah! this is the first campout of the year and as usual, we need to start new " to do" lists and get organized again. No problem.  We only go 12 miles away and if we forget anything it is easy enough to pop back to home and pick it up. This is Victoria Day weekend for all of Canada with a few celebrations in honour of Queen Victoria. No, corsets are not part of the dressing up this weekend - just jeans and campfire stinky clothes!

Now, one of the reasons for the sparse posting of late is that my camera is not working properly.  I do not like posting without pictures.  That will be the goal for tomorrow - get it working.  

Not sure how many of  ' the gang ' are going to be out this weekend, but we always seem to make do and have a good time whoever shows up.  The weather is showing to be rainy but that never deters us.

Stinky driveway

   I seem to be a reluctant blogger these days as Life is happening and blogging has taken a hit in the daily routine.  We have been busy, or I should say Don has been busy.  The driveway has been given a coat of black stinky driveway " airport grade" coating.  It looks good, it just reeks going on.  The kitchen is finally finished - the only thing left to do is paint the frame around the kitchen window screen insert.  A new window has been placed on order for the main floor bathroom. That should be here in two weeks.  A plan is now made to finish the last third of the back deck, removing the hot tub and disposing of it. 

   We have been contemplating whether to rent the house, instead of placing it up for sale.  We have renters available who are very interested.  There are many opinions on this and we are only thinking about the pros and cons at this stage.  The market is good for selling and that is not the issue.  Many houses here are selling within days of being placed in the market. 

   The weather is simply beautiful these days and spring has finally come to the north.  I just wish I was outside of the office environment and breathing in fresh air! Soon...soon....soon.......

The list is long but things are crossed off

  We are getting back into the groove of getting through the list. I should capitalize it : the LIST.  Donald cleaned out the garage a bit so that more garage sale items can be placed there, as well as a spot for the dump items and re-use site items.  The bottom kitchen cabinets are done and I managed to go through all the items, and only minimal, must use items went back into the cupboards.  All the rest went into the 3 piles in the garage.  I work on Saturdays, so items are being priced with a sticker as I put them into the garage, then Donald only has to place them out on the day he picks to do the dreaded sale.

   It is simply amazing how much paperwork one saves.  I have set aside the tax filings and a few items for a file box.  Our boys have papers and they also will receive a file box.  We may have to save our younger son's important items for a few years as he is considering a military career after his 3+ years of schooling/apprenticeship are complete.  Luckily, he is not a pack rat/hoarder and does not buy hardly anything.  We also cannot send anything to our oldest son and wife, as they looking for a new place to live as the house they rent is being sold.  It is very tough to find accomodations in Victoria BC.

   I have made a list of all the furniture to sell.  We have decided to keep one antique sideboard,upright china cabinet and a small antique dresser.  All the rest will we sell.  Donald is mulling over what to do with his table saw.

   Ah, such fun.  Gotta keep the eyes on the goal.

We are on the road but not for rv'ing

     Sorry it has been some time since we have posted, but we are on the road at the present time.  We did not even have time to pull the RV out of winter storage - Don's mom of 93 years passed away Sunday morning and we drove for 26 hours straight through from one side of British Columbia through to the Saskatchewan - Manitoba border.
     She was a great lady - loved sports, especially curling.  She was blessed with three children, five grandsons and 5 great grandchildren.  She was only in assisted living for a month prior to her passing, and was able to drive prior to Christmas.  We will miss her.