Getting Movers in to Move the Big Furniture

October 7, 2021 Yesterday, Bruce tried taking apart the Danish hutch. It didn’t break down into as small as pieces as he expected. Since it didn’t break down into small pieces, we realized we needed help. Bruce found a moving company that could come today and he found conditioned storage for the furniture. He is […]

Closing Moved to October 15th

October 6, 2021 Yesterday, our real estate agent contacted us to see if we were okay to move closing up to October 15th. We said yes. Now, we have one less week to get everything done. The rooms are emptying out. The living room is now empty.I have most of the kitchen cleared out. We […]

New Mattress at RV

October 4, 2021 The RV came with a memory foam mattress. The mattress was great for about 5 to 6 months. Then we noticed it was not bouncing back. The mattress had developed dips where we slept. These dips were causing back pain. We switched the mattress from top to bottom and that helped while […]

Grapes and More Grapes

October 1, 2021 This year, the grape vines at the house produced prodigiously. We had two types of seeded grapes, Concord and a green variety. I no longer remember what the green variety is supposed to be. Since we are in the process of downsizing and getting everything out of the house for the upcoming […]

Dandelion Wishes By Nox

September 30, 2021 I noticed Nox wishing on a dandelion and took some pictures to share.

Things to Do to Get Ready for the Retirement RV Dream

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More Packing Up the House

September 26, 2021 This weekend, Bruce and I have been going through our list of things to dispose, store, and take with us. Bruce sold our bedroom set and the guest bed is on Facebook Marketplace. We started packing up our art. I am going to really miss our art. I set up a table […]

Update on House Selling

September 23, 2021 The inspection resolution has been resolved today. The selling process is moving forward! The lender isn’t requiring an appraisal, so there should not be any more dates to worry about until closing. I am going to take some vacation at the beginning of October to finish packing up the house. Right now, […]

Steak Fajita Recipe

This is my recipe for steak fajitas that I made on my new little grill at my RV. I served these for dinner to Jeanne and Larry. Jeanne took some great pictures while I cooked and she was gracious enough to let me use them for this post. See the post from Jeanne at this […]

West Side of Sand Creek Park

September 18, 2021 Last weekend, Bruce wanted to see where the trail went from the west end of Sand Creek Park, in Aurora, Colorado. From the parking lot, there is a walkway that provides a great overlook for the ponds. I took some pictures of the playground. We hiked on the north side of the […]