After over two months of living at someone else's place we are finally nesting into a space of our own. We are grateful to all of our wonderful friends and family that have literally supported us this year. It has been quite a transition and you haven’t seen the last of our wanderings.
We are still working out the routine of life in a RV. You know, the little things, like make sure that the dump valves are CLOSED before you remove the discharge cap to hook up the dump hose. And you think someone who has spent the last 20 winters in Alaska (often laughing at those Floridians whining about slightly below freezing temps) would know enough to disconnect the garden hose supply when it is forecasted to drop below 25 before dawn. The RV has an Arctic Pack with insulated tanks but I neglected to think about the garden hose supply line. Oh well, I needed practice unhooking a frozen hose at 6 AM to thaw it out in the shower. You sure get some weird looks when you are asking for Frost-Tex cable at the local Lowe’s.
We are looking forward to Christmas with Amy, Derek and the grand kids. I’ll try to post often, hope the season treats you all well.
Stay safe.
About Me
- Troy
- 1964: after high school life begins. Asked to consider not returning to OSU after the first year. 1966 drafted; grunt, door gunner, HU1 pilot. Out in Dec '70. 1972 married, joined fire dept and bought first house over a 6 month span. 1980 moved family (which now consisted of wife Teri, daughter Amy and son Ryan) to CO. 1990 moved all to bush Alaska to work for the dark side (the FAA). Started Blog to keep family and friends up on our whereabouts. Retired in March 2010. In Feb 2012 sold house in Alaska. By May had bought in Redmond and completed the move. Still nesting in Redmond and loving it!
