Goodbye to my Mom

September 21, 2024 My sisters called to let me know our mother passed away at 4:00 AM this morning. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s for many years. Mom didn’t want any extreme measures taken to keep her alive. For the last few years, she was mostly unable to talk or walk. The image of […]

Notice from WordPress

September 14, 2024 This popped up when I opened Jetpack. Thanks to everyone who has been following my blog.

House Buying – Moving Items from RV to House

September 13, 2024 Yesterday, I spent over an hour and a half on the phone with the insurance company. After I got home owner’s insurance, I got a new policy for the motorcycle and a new Alabama policy for the truck and RV. After that, we loaded up the truck with items from the RV […]

House Buying – Walk Through

September 11, 2024 Yesterday (September 10), we did our walk through of the house. The seller had removed some of his equipment from the garage, but left his riding mower. It would be really nice if he left the riding mower for us, but that isn’t going to happen. Everything else looked the same. I […]

House Buying – Closing Moving Ahead

September 11, 2024 We got the settlement statement from the lawyer yesterday. Bruce has gone to get the cashiers check. The closest branch of our Southern bank is in Madison, AL, an hour and a half away.

House Buying – Septic System Inspected Today

September 4, 2024 We hired a plumber to do a scope inspection of the septic system at the house. Today, the plumber did a scope of the septic system at the house. The septic system is in great shape, as well as the line to the septic tank. He found two problems. The newly installed […]

Current News – Big News – Our Offer on a House Was Accepted

August 31, 2024 Between touring the Shoals area quad cities (Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals and Florence), we found a buyer’s agent (Donna Brown) to show us houses. We wanted some land with the house, with 5 acres being the minimum. This had been our dream before being bitten by the RV bug. Donna was great […]

My Youngest Sister Visits Us

August 30, 2024 Yesterday, my youngest sister stopped by to visit us on the way back from her vacation in Tennessee and Kentucky. While we weren’t on the direct path to their home in Mississippi, it wasn’t to far out of her way. We had a great visit. She had a great time seeing the […]

Current News – Signed Up with Good Sam’s RV Club Insurance

August 21, 2024 Many people in the RV groups recommended Good Sam’s RV Club Insurance. Good Sam’s acts as a broker to find the best underwriter for the policy. Good Sam’s mostly use National General for the underwriting. National General Insurance is an Allstate company. The agent was very helpful on the phone. The insurance […]

Current News – GEICO Drops Us

August 20, 2024 So, today I got a text from GEICO today telling me that I needed to contact them. I called them right away. They put me on hold and said it would be 30 minutes and did I want them to call me back? I felt a call back was okay and agreed […]