Our house sold in 7 days, and the short sale we've been working on since September came through a couple of days later. We've gotten past the inspection, and had the appraisal on the sale. We had an unexpected oil tank discovered on our property that was decommissioned last week. The furnace was tuned up today, and now we're just waiting to close on the 10th of August. We will be renting the house back until the end of the month. We did our inspection on the short sale house last Friday, and the appraisal will be this Wednesday. It should close on the 13th of August. We decided to have the house renovated over the fall and winter rather than to go with our original plan of renting it out for a year or so, then renovating. Our friend Randy will be doing the remodel. He is working on plans so we can get started as soon as we take possession.
The 1st of September we will be heading out on an adventure that will take us to New England around mid September. We'll be traveling with our Moses Lake friends Mike & Joyce, and meeting up with Jim & Marcella (Boise Idaho) in Ohio. The plan is to head south from Maine to Florida, then west to Arizona, and arrive in Apache Junction around mid November. Along the way we will be visiting people we know in Minnesota & Wisconsin, visiting the Rock N Roll hall of fame in Cleveland, the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit, Gettysburg, and other histric sites. Since everybody in our caravan plays golf, we may try to golf in every state along the way. We should have good weather along the way, and we don't need to be anywhere at any particular time, so it should be a great trip.
We will be back in Seattle for 8 nights from the 19th to the 27th of December. We'll fly in, rent a car, and stay downtown at the Camlin Hotel. Then we can catch up with friends and family for a few days before returning to the sunshine of Arizona.
So for now it's pretty busy here trying to get everything wrapped up, and we hope that we don't forget something important. Once it's all done, and we're on the road, it will be nice to not have to worry about the house while we're away. I can't wait, Ernie
Monday, July 23, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
The day before the 4th of July (or the begining of summer)
The house is officially "on the market", and there's been quite a bit of activity. We left last Wednesday for a few days of sun in the Moses Lake area. We met up with Mike & Joyce, Bill & MaryAnn, and Jim & Marcella. Played some cards, board games, and golf for 5 days. Had an all around good time.
While we were gone there was a agents open house on Thursday, and a buyers open house on Sunday. When we got home Monday evening around 5:00, we had to vacate almost immediately, as there was an agent showing the house at 6:00. We also have one coming this morning (July 3rd) at 10:00, so we need to make ourselves scarce again. We're hoping that this process Doesn't take too long.
The trip back from central Washington saw the new windshield ($2400) in the motorhome get a nice rock ding at approximately the 300 mile mark! We can't believe how many of these (dings) we have had in 4 years. This is either #5 or #6. That is in about 30,000 total travel miles.
The Chevy Cobalt should be getting an engine transplant later this month. Hopefully that goes smooth so it can go to live with Kristin in Austin this fall. The Mazda is still reposing in the garage, waiting for a new owner. We will soon be a one car family.
The short sale house that we have been waiting on for the past 10 months could be wrapping up soon. That will give us something to do ( ha ha ) before heading out in the fall. So, with a little bit of luck, the next post will be about the SOLD sign on the house, the successful engine transplant in the Cobalt, The new home for the Mazda, and our "new" house. Ernie
While we were gone there was a agents open house on Thursday, and a buyers open house on Sunday. When we got home Monday evening around 5:00, we had to vacate almost immediately, as there was an agent showing the house at 6:00. We also have one coming this morning (July 3rd) at 10:00, so we need to make ourselves scarce again. We're hoping that this process Doesn't take too long.
The trip back from central Washington saw the new windshield ($2400) in the motorhome get a nice rock ding at approximately the 300 mile mark! We can't believe how many of these (dings) we have had in 4 years. This is either #5 or #6. That is in about 30,000 total travel miles.
The Chevy Cobalt should be getting an engine transplant later this month. Hopefully that goes smooth so it can go to live with Kristin in Austin this fall. The Mazda is still reposing in the garage, waiting for a new owner. We will soon be a one car family.
The short sale house that we have been waiting on for the past 10 months could be wrapping up soon. That will give us something to do ( ha ha ) before heading out in the fall. So, with a little bit of luck, the next post will be about the SOLD sign on the house, the successful engine transplant in the Cobalt, The new home for the Mazda, and our "new" house. Ernie
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Waiting For Summer To Arrive
We've been home about 5 weeks now, and once again it seems that we got back before the weather turns nice. The heat has been coming on almost every day since we got back. But July will be bringing nice weather , and we shouldn't have anything to complain about for the next 3 or 4 months. We'll be heading over to the east side of the state on the 27th, to meet up with some of our RV'ing friends for a few days. Should be plenty of sunshine there!
Got the motorhome out of the shop on Monday so it should be all ready for the next year of adventures. We had a couple of issues fixed, got the oil changed, and had an inspection done at freightliner to keep the warranty in order.
We have replaced the Chevrolet Cobalt we were towing with a Honda CRV. The Cobalt was mortally wounded on our trip home last month. We were talking about upgrading anyway, and this pushed the process along. The Cobalt will be undergoing an engine transplant next month, then it will be heading to Austin for Kristin to use when she goes back to school to get her Masters degree.
Last week Patrice and Paul were here, and we spent 7 days at Depoe Bay, Oregon. The weather wasn't the best, but there were a couple sunny days. Pretty area with a lot to see. We were about 10 miles from the beach where the dock from the tsunami in Japan washed up. We saw that, toured a couple of light houses, an airplane museum, and the Tilamook Cheese factory. Also ate too much, and gained a few pounds. We are looking into spending next years joint vacation in New Braunfels, Texas. That is between Austin and San Antonio, and we're looking at the first week in April.
On the home front, the decision has been made to put our house on the market. It's become a bit of a burden with us being gone so much. We'll see what happens. We have some travel plans that should be done sooner than later. We're also in the process of purchasing a "short sale" house in our neighborhood
that's a lot smaller. If that deal works out, we'll clean it up and rent it out for a year or two. Then if we decide to live in it, we'll do a remodel. It has lots of potential, and about a 50/50 chance of becoming a reality. We started the process around the end of August.
Got the motorhome out of the shop on Monday so it should be all ready for the next year of adventures. We had a couple of issues fixed, got the oil changed, and had an inspection done at freightliner to keep the warranty in order.
We have replaced the Chevrolet Cobalt we were towing with a Honda CRV. The Cobalt was mortally wounded on our trip home last month. We were talking about upgrading anyway, and this pushed the process along. The Cobalt will be undergoing an engine transplant next month, then it will be heading to Austin for Kristin to use when she goes back to school to get her Masters degree.
Last week Patrice and Paul were here, and we spent 7 days at Depoe Bay, Oregon. The weather wasn't the best, but there were a couple sunny days. Pretty area with a lot to see. We were about 10 miles from the beach where the dock from the tsunami in Japan washed up. We saw that, toured a couple of light houses, an airplane museum, and the Tilamook Cheese factory. Also ate too much, and gained a few pounds. We are looking into spending next years joint vacation in New Braunfels, Texas. That is between Austin and San Antonio, and we're looking at the first week in April.
On the home front, the decision has been made to put our house on the market. It's become a bit of a burden with us being gone so much. We'll see what happens. We have some travel plans that should be done sooner than later. We're also in the process of purchasing a "short sale" house in our neighborhood
that's a lot smaller. If that deal works out, we'll clean it up and rent it out for a year or two. Then if we decide to live in it, we'll do a remodel. It has lots of potential, and about a 50/50 chance of becoming a reality. We started the process around the end of August.
view from the deck at Condo
The guys
Sunset from the deck
Patrice & Joyce watching for whales
Company on our deck
Oregon Coast
Now we're all up to date again. There's been a lot going on around here in the past 5 weeks, and there's no sign of things slowing down soon. Later,,,,,,,,,Ernie
Monday, May 14, 2012
Home
I left off on Monday morning in Cody, Wyoming. Joyce met Margie for lunch in the afternoon, and I played the local 18 hole golf course, Monday evening Harry and Margie came by the RV park for a visit.
Tuesday morning we said our goodbye's to Ken and Paula, and hit the road. We pulled into Bozeman, Montana in the afternoon, where Joyce went to check things out, as she had lived there in the 70's.
Wednesday found us in Cour D' Alene, Idaho. The overnight temperatures have been in the near freezing range, but the daytime temp's have been quite comfy.
Thursday afternoon we arrived at the Mulliken's in Moses Lake, Washington. We parked the motorhome in their driveway and hooked up some power and water. Bill and MaryAnn came over in the evening, and Mike grilled flank steaks, then we settled in for a few games of Fast Track.
Friday morning we took the grand tour of Moses Lake, and in the evening met up with Bill and MaryAnn for dinner. After dinner we went to the Johnson's for a little Hand and Foot card game.
Saturday morning we headed west, and arrived safely in West Seattle in the early afternoon. We spent the remainder of the day unpacking the coach.
Sunday morning was spent washing the motorhome, then about noon we headed to Stanwood to Keith and Sheila's to store the coach. When we left Stanwood that afternoon, we made it about 3 miles when the oil light came on in the car. When we pulled over to check it out, oil was running out from under the car. Keith came to our rescue, and we towed the car back to their place and pushed it into the shop. The lower housing has been damaged from scraping or hitting something. We will pursue this matter later in the week! Josh came by to take us home, but before leaving we had a very good steak dinner. We feel very fortunate to have had this failure where we did. It could have happened anywhere between Texas and home. We've been talking about replacing the tow car before our next trip anyway, and this will now force our hand.
Monday (today) was spent doing yard cleanup for me, and house cleanup for Joyce. Tomorrow will be a continuation of today, and by the end of the week everything should be back to normal
In about 2 1/2 weeks, we head to the Oregon Coast for a week with Patrice and Paul (Joyce's sister and brother in law). We'll be traveling by car, and staying in a condo.
That puts this winter's adventure to bed, but standby for future updates. Ernie
Tuesday morning we said our goodbye's to Ken and Paula, and hit the road. We pulled into Bozeman, Montana in the afternoon, where Joyce went to check things out, as she had lived there in the 70's.
Wednesday found us in Cour D' Alene, Idaho. The overnight temperatures have been in the near freezing range, but the daytime temp's have been quite comfy.
Thursday afternoon we arrived at the Mulliken's in Moses Lake, Washington. We parked the motorhome in their driveway and hooked up some power and water. Bill and MaryAnn came over in the evening, and Mike grilled flank steaks, then we settled in for a few games of Fast Track.
Friday morning we took the grand tour of Moses Lake, and in the evening met up with Bill and MaryAnn for dinner. After dinner we went to the Johnson's for a little Hand and Foot card game.
Saturday morning we headed west, and arrived safely in West Seattle in the early afternoon. We spent the remainder of the day unpacking the coach.
Sunday morning was spent washing the motorhome, then about noon we headed to Stanwood to Keith and Sheila's to store the coach. When we left Stanwood that afternoon, we made it about 3 miles when the oil light came on in the car. When we pulled over to check it out, oil was running out from under the car. Keith came to our rescue, and we towed the car back to their place and pushed it into the shop. The lower housing has been damaged from scraping or hitting something. We will pursue this matter later in the week! Josh came by to take us home, but before leaving we had a very good steak dinner. We feel very fortunate to have had this failure where we did. It could have happened anywhere between Texas and home. We've been talking about replacing the tow car before our next trip anyway, and this will now force our hand.
Monday (today) was spent doing yard cleanup for me, and house cleanup for Joyce. Tomorrow will be a continuation of today, and by the end of the week everything should be back to normal
In about 2 1/2 weeks, we head to the Oregon Coast for a week with Patrice and Paul (Joyce's sister and brother in law). We'll be traveling by car, and staying in a condo.
That puts this winter's adventure to bed, but standby for future updates. Ernie
Monday, May 7, 2012
Cody Wyoming & Yellowstone Park
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| For Kristin |
We arrived in Cody Saturday afternoon to overcast skies and strong winds. Met our friends from Arizona, Ken and Paula, then proceded to get setup on our site. It began to snow as I was unhooking the car! Fortunately it was just a brief flurry.
Saturday evening we took a 30 mile drive to the east gate of Yellowstone. Along the way we saw many deer, mountain goats, a moose, and a grizzly bear, When we returned, we went to the lodge at the RV park and hung out in the lounge for an hour or so. Sunday morning was bright and sunny (and cold), with just a skiff of snow coating the trees. A herd of about 10 deer walked right thru our site on their way to the river. We took a drive with Ken and Paula into the park where we saw many deer, buffalo, mountain goats, and several grizzly bears. We had a picnic lunch by frozen Yellowstone Lake, then headed back to Cody in the afternoon.
In the evening, we went into town and met Joyce's cousin Margie for dinner at The Irma Restaurant (Buffalo Bill Cody's original hotel/restaurant dating from the early 1900's). We returned to the motorhome in time for Joyce to catch the finale of The Amazing Race.
It's now Monday morning, and it looks chilly out (frost on the car), but it's blue skies and sunshine, and no wind. We will be heading in to town this morning to look around a little. Then Joyce and Margie will hookup this afternoon . Ken and Paula are working today, so we probably won't see much of them until later.
Tomorrow we will be heading west, and our projection is to be in Moses Lake on Thursday.
The Park entrance
Picnic at frozen Yellowstone Lake
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Wyoming
Arrived in Casper, Wyoming yesterday afternoon. We will be heading to Cody today where we will be spending 3 nights. We will be staying where Ken & Paula ( Arizona Friends) are working for the summer. We'll also be visiting Joyce's cousin Margie and family who live in Cody.
We will be getting back to Seattle on Friday or Saturday. That will depend on what other diversions come up along the way. We'll probably be spending the last night in the Moses Lake area to hang out with Mike and Joyce (Sr.).
The weather is overcast with highs in the mid 50's, and a chance of showers. The ever optimistic Joyce (Jr) says we better get used to it, as this will be our summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ernie
P.S. My golf clubs have seen no action for 2 weeks now.
We will be getting back to Seattle on Friday or Saturday. That will depend on what other diversions come up along the way. We'll probably be spending the last night in the Moses Lake area to hang out with Mike and Joyce (Sr.).
The weather is overcast with highs in the mid 50's, and a chance of showers. The ever optimistic Joyce (Jr) says we better get used to it, as this will be our summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ernie
P.S. My golf clubs have seen no action for 2 weeks now.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Road Thru Colorado
Tuesday afternoon we ended up in Logan, New Mexico. Not much happening in Logan, but it was nice and quiet. We headed out Wednesday morning, and are currently in Colorado Springs. We've decided to stay here 2 nights to check out the area. From here we will be headed to Wyoming and will be staying in the Cody area for 2 or 3 nights. Joyce has a cousin there, and we know some people from Shiprock RV in Arizona who are working for the summer near Yellowstone.
So, that will probably be getting us home on Saturday, the 12th of May. We're hoping for spring to have arrived, and temperatures to at least be near 70. That shouldn't be too much to ask (I Hope).
We'll update again from Wyoming,,,,,,,,,,,Ernie
So, that will probably be getting us home on Saturday, the 12th of May. We're hoping for spring to have arrived, and temperatures to at least be near 70. That shouldn't be too much to ask (I Hope).
We'll update again from Wyoming,,,,,,,,,,,Ernie
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