Saturday January 3, '09

The weather this week has been absolutely delightful. Temperatures have reached the low seventies every day. Sunshine and light breezes have been the rule. It seems like our stays in Scottsdale with Jim are always idyllic. What a wonderful place. What a wonderful host!

Royce, Jenifer and Georgia left us for home in the Seattle area yesterday. We were all wistful to see them go, but that'll make it just that much sweeter next time. Young Georgia is everything God could ever promise Grandpa and Grandma. While we can't watch her grow everyday from here, we're so thankful that she has Jen and Royce for a mommy and daddy. 'Couldn't think of a better pair! Two more grandparents; (Bobba and Mim) Do such a wonderful job too. She may be about the luckiest little girl on the planet. -A truly special family.

Our attention now turns to the RV to ready the ol' girl for the winter trip. Lots of little details have made their way to the list for attention. projects range from replacing the generator's fuel pump to checking tires to filling batteries to tightening that screw to oiling that hinge to finding that rattle. We're also stocking up on such things as filters, fluids and fan belts. Everything you might think of is there to be considered. We're probably way out in left field on what we pick and what we skip, but - what the heck - it's all a learning experience.

The Wagon master for the trip called us a few weeks ago. He sounds like a really careful and caring gentleman. Experienced, and ready to make things go smoothly. Adventure Caravans has supplied us with a kit of information that helps us a lot too. We've read and researched a bit. Just about any questions we come up with seem to be answered.

The one continually recurring theme is that everyone can expect to be "making adjustments" along the way. It ain't gonna go exactly the way we think it will, but when all's said and done it's gonna be fine.

Example: The "to do" list was the best dern list we could make, and the moment we tackled it the water heater quit! OK, lets adjust! ($25 fix - no biggie) :-)

The schedule's first target date is January 20th in Pharr, Texas. Hopefully we can arrive a bit early and explore a little of Texas' famous coastline. We'll see.

Starting to get exciting!! We'll keep you posted.