Update

So apparently I was unclear about what we’re doing. Sorry. We are not already gone. What happened was; Sept. 1 we moved out of our house and to the farm for two weeks while I finished work. After that we went to Ankeny to stay with some friends for the weekend. We then went to West Des Moines to my parents house to work on the camper. That is where we currently are.

We have the floors torn up and are replacing the carpet with vinyl tile. Candice has been making new curtains that will better insulate the RV. I finished plumbing today (for the most part) and will work on electrical tomorrow as well as try to replace the fuel line to the motor so the engine stuff will be done. Cas rented a rug Dr. today so she is cleaning the captains chairs as well as the van (if anybody is looking for a ‘94 Chrysler Town and Country with leather interior and 170k miles for $500 spread the word… seriously). My mom has been helping Cas with the redecoration and they are about done with that. We have some remodeling to do in the kitchen and we’ll try to get the old propane tank out as it’s a couple hundred pounds and we won’t be using it. Some other stuff here and there I’ll update as I remember it. 

So I apologize for the confusion and will keep ya’ll updated as we can. We are still shooting to be out of here beginning of October though Oct. 1 won’t be happening (survival 101: make a plan but don’t fall in love with the plan!). As always keep us in your prayers, and if anyone needs some handy work done around their house let me know as we could use a little income. Thanks!!

First Stop

Last Thursday night Cas and I left the farm for our first foray into the traveling world (the farm doesn’t count since we lived there before). Our friends Chris and Katie Brubaker let us shack up at their place in Ankeny for the weekend on our way to my folks house in West Des Moines. I do realize that at this rate we will get out of the state some time late next year, but it‘s all good! We had a grand ‘ol time with our friends The Bruskies. They fed us good food, we went to the Des Moines farmers market, and played a marathon match of Phase 10 (I lost). We can’t express how thankful we are for their hospitality and friendship, and look forward to having similar experiences with other folks both well known and not so much!

So How Much Info Do You Want

So I don't really know proper blogging etiquette.  I would think readers would probably only want to know about interesting stuff, like cool pictures and interesting places and people.  However today we shelled out a bunch of coin for new tires and took the RV on the interstate for the first time.  Exciting for me!  Nothing like driving a few tons of steel wrapped around all our worldly possessions at sixty five miles an hour.  I'll get some pictures up here eventually.

Away We Go!

    Once again Candice and I are attempting to blog.  We have come into possession of a thirty foot 1983 Holiday Rambler  motor home that has not yet been named.  On September 1 we moved out of our house in Slater, Iowa, parked the RV at the farm for two weeks while I finished my term at Mediacom and we cleaned up our new home.  In the next day or two we will leave the farm, drop by the homes of a couple friends and family then head west.  At this time we have no specific agenda other than a desire to see the Pacific Northwest.  In the coming weeks we will be checking various websites and other venues to find part time work, but the primary objective is to:
  
    “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” - H.D. Thoreau

    Please keep us in your prayers as we embark on this adventure.  We would love to come visit anyone who is willing to have us, and if you know somewhere we should check out or someone that could use some help please keep us posted.  And I will try to do a better job this time around at this whole blogging...thing!