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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Have You Started Making Plans for the New Year

 

yaaa. . .the holidays are almost over. . .

 

back in our sticks N bricks days, we decorated and hosted most of the family get togethers. . .

now that we don’t do that. . .the holidays just seem so stressful to me. 

Isn’t that weird. . .it should be simpler. . .right?

 

But now we need to figure out. . .who’s hosting?  what time?  what do we need to bring?

we had quite the discussion about the holidays on the RV’ers over 50 group on Facebook. . .

I’m almost to the point that I would like to skip the holiday gatherings

(except the ones with my grands of course)

and just have a big family get together where we can all be outside

and enjoy sitting around together, while the kids run wild. . .but that’s just me!

Here’s hoping all of you had a wonderful Merry Christmas. . .

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Now. . .on the the New Year!

 

What exciting plans do all of you have. . .where ya headed next? 

May it be a wonderful. . .joy filled 2014 for each of you. . .

 

til next time,

Janice and Dave

Saturday, December 7, 2013

A Water Leak equals a Fun Day. . .yeah right

 

I wanted to be sure the black tank was completely flushed out,

since there was a possibility of us being away from the rig

for a couple of days. . .because I’m OCD (shocking to my family, I know)

I choose to take care of that little chore. . .ANYWAY. . .

 

as I turned on the backflush system, Dave’s comes running out. . .

turn it off. . .turn it off. . .something’s leaking. . .

and sure enough. . .water was pouring out the side of the rig,

 

thankfully, he was inside to hear it, otherwise, no telling how long

I would have ran the water, before I decided the tank was clean enough.

 

because the pipe was to the side wall of the rig,

most of the water went to the outside. . .

but of course the flooring that got wet inside was under the cabinets,

and behind the washer. . .yaaaa!

 

Most important thing we learned from having a water leak in our S/B house. . .

you must get it dried, or the flooring and sill plates will buckle AND mold. . .

so. . .after pulling out drawers, and gaining as much access as possible

we mopped up with towels, and stuck a small space heater and a fan

in the cavity. . .we were there to monitor and check on it regularly. . .

 

once it seemed to be dried out sufficiently, we pulled out the heater,

but left a fan running in the space while we were gone to stay

with my sis in law following her surgery. . .

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ahhh. . .so this morning the real fun began. . .

because the washer sits up on a raised platform,

we’ve discovered the best way to maneuver it is with

these webbing straps hubby just happens to have on hand. . .

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and here’s the culprit. . .water was pouring out of the top of this vacuum breaker

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which was attached to these two lines

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here’s the new one installed. . .$39 replacement part

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safely strapped to the drain pipe,

so it can no longer move around during travel. . .

 

So, that’s been our fun Saturday. . .

It’s cold, wet and dreary here,

we are happy to be inside.

 

What are you guys doing to entertain yourselves

on a winter day in December?

 

‘til next time,

Janice and Dave

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Evans Escapades–What a Week–Already!

Goodness. . .this is turning out to be quite a week.. .

and it’s only Tuesday. . .

 

My hubby, and my sister in law just happened to have

surgeries scheduled on the same day. . .what are the chances?

 

Dave’s trip to the dermatologist last week revealed a

sqamous cell skin cancer on his left temple. . .

they wanted it taken care of right away,

and sent him to a plastic surgeon in Houston to have it removed.

All is well. . .benign. . .he’s sporting a big ole bandage on the side of his head. . .

 

My sis in law’s surgery, much more severe. . .

a benign tumor on her pituitary gland. . .causing massive headaches. . .

actually requiring brain surgery to remove it. . .scary stuff. . .

but she came through with flying colors. . .

we give thanks to the Lord for His hand of protection in guiding the surgeons hands. . .

we will go up to check on her and my brother this morning. . .

 

Tomorrow, we drive to Silsbee TX for our favorite visit of the year. . .

annual check ups. . .ugh! 

Medical check ups are probably the one negative to full time travel. . .

not every doctor will do only annual check ups. . .

most want you to report back every six months. . .

almost an impossibility, when you are traveling thousands of miles away. . .

has anyone else found this to be the case?

I’m sure a lot of it has to do with blood pressure issues. . .and the liabilities of that. . .

but other than the elevated BP we are both relatively healthy,

with no real medical issues to speak of. . .thank the Lord. . .


 

Soooo. . .after visiting the doc. . .we will probably travel to Orange TX

and spend the rest of the week at my brother’s place. . .

I’m sure my sis will need someone to be there with her for a few days. . .

 

And, that’s it. . .exciting week. . .right?

Til next time,

Janice and Dave