Getting ready for our next Adventure!!

 Monday 9 December 2024

   We were up around 6am. After getting up early for 8 days we were both having coffee by 6:30. Skipped breakfast and got right at packing.  The temperature stayed just above freezing all night. Snow on the lane was mostly melted. Snow all melted off the Moho, antenna came right down, slides weren't frozen, and the slide toppers were dry. Rudy was not happy; he had breakfast without any people food. 😞 We were packed and just started hooking up the car when the rain hit, temperature dropped to 31 degrees. I pulled out with the Moho; Diane went to pay the bill. As I pulled in for diesel fuel Diane called. Month's rent $600 just what we thought, but the electric bill was $570. Holy CRAP! They assured her that was right. We didn't check the meter when we got there so not much to do, paid the bill and was disgusted. Oh, the bright side Diesel was cheap!

   On toward Dillsburg we went. Diane in the truck stopping to shop, picked up wine and seems like no day passes without a call from the Credit Union. Me, I was grinding along in the steady rain and some strong wind gusts. I stopped for fuel, stopped for breakfast, stopped for bathroom break, stopped for Rudy break, for fuel second time and still beat Diane to the campground. Rained the whole time. There was a small pond around the electric pedestal, I hooked up electric and water went in shoes and socks were soaked. Changed clothes. shoes, everything when Diane pulls in and the rain quits. 😐Just her luck she unloads in the dry.

   We both made it down safely, so it was a good day!

Tuesday 10 December 2024

   No rest for the weary as the saying goes. Diane goes to all the stores, grocery, wine, and drug. I took the truck to the house, unloaded the truck, then back to the storage unit, picked up bike, bike rack and some other awkward items and back down to the house.

   We both got back to the Moho about 4pm. She talked me into getting the grill out setting it all up to make burgers. It was just a bit warmer today and the burgers were sooo good. She always gets her way. 😏

   The Credit Union did NOT call today. Oh Yeah! 

Wednesday 11 December 2024

   Again, no break in the action. Diane was outta here by 9:00 to go dog sit Cody for Lynne and Rick.  They are gone until Sunday afternoon. She got settled in and we decided to get pizza from Marzoni's for dinner.  I picked up the pizza and went over. When I got there, she was on the phone with the CU for a few more questions.  We are to settle on Monday, and they are still needing info from us. We will be so glad when this is over.

   Rudy and I spent the night! I'm going up to the cabin tomorrow to pick up all the hunting things we didn't have room for on Monday's trip.  Well apparently, Rudy was full of himself, he was up at 4am jumping around and licking my face. Then he went down and got Cody up!  I got him back in bed, but he was restless the rest of the night.  Finally got up at 6am and took him out. He came in Cody was

Cody and Rudy chillin'
with Diane

barking to go out. Diane was not a happy soul. (it was all Rudy's fault).  

   I was out the door by 8am, drove to the cabin and back by 4:30 pm (just short of 400 mile).  Living on coffee and junk food.  I'm too old for this!  Back to Lynne's, Diane cooked us a real nice meal, shrimp, sausage, zucchini and Brussel sprouts. Oh, so good. Rudy and I headed back to the Moho.

Thursday 12 December 2024

    The truck is full inside and out of hunting stuff from the cabin. After walking Rudy and a yogurt

A little cold at the
Cabin.

breakfast I was off to the house.  Unloaded and back by lunch time.

   Early this afternoon the CU calls and we have been approved for our loan. Really, we close on Monday.  They will let us know officially tomorrow.

    NEWS FLASH today we received our last check from the insurance company.  That is now behind us. The RV Shop never did fix everything! 😖 But we are not going back. NEVER go to The RV Shop in Delaware.

Friday 13 December 2024

     Diane is really the one having fun this week. 😏 While I've been busy working, hauling items to the house, sorting things in the storage unit and generally getting ready for settlement she has been wrapping Christmas gifts and shipping boxes out. Ok, maybe I'm the lucky one!

   And the CU sent an email that our loan IS approved with zero days to spare.  But we are a go for Monday Settlement.  We are both nervous and excited at the same time. I called the sellers.  We will have a walk through tomorrow at lunch. We can now see the light at end of the tunnel.  I ate a whole pack of deer chops from Ben's deer for dinner.

Saturday 14 December 2024

   19 degrees this morning.  It is the official last day of rifle season.  No deer for us this year. But I think we are busy enough.

   Me at the Moho and Diane at Lynne's, we planned for her to come over at 11:00 and we would ride down to the house. We met the sellers at noon, walked through the place. It all looked good except they took the air fryer and a stand out of the bathroom. But we didn't buy them, so I guess they were technically theirs.  Then off to Rossville for lunch. Back to the Moho, then she was off to Lynne's.  We are really getting excited now.

    She will be back tomorrow.  And then settlement Monday at noon. I had another whole pack of deer chops for dinner, nothing with them just chops.

Sunday 15 December 2024

    All my plans went to crap (literally) this morning.  I woke up to the smell of sewer. 😕 A quick investigation I found the toilet was not sealing properly. An easy fix, I thought just clean the seal. Well, not for me.  Three hours later with the help of toilet brush, rubber gloves, couple buckets of hot water, and a very small brush (toothbrush size) I got it to seal fairly well.  I guess I'll have to take the toilet out and completely replace the seals, (YUK). That will happen some other time when it is much warmer.

  Diane finished wrapping gifts and cleaned putting Lynne's house back together.😇.  It took some time getting Christmas gifts stored, wrapping materials back in her car and packing her belongings. 

   It was almost 4pm till she pulled in.  Rudy was so happy to see her he was barking and whining at the same time. We unloaded the car, put all her stuff away and just sat down with a glass of wine. The snow started coming down and the ground was white by the time we ate (very pretty).  Tired and mostly brain dead. Grilled cheese and soup for dinner.  A good comfort meal for two over stressed old farts.

Hope the roads are 
good in the morning!!

   CLOSING ON THE HOUSE tomorrow at 11:45