Where we are right now

WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

Sunday, July 29, 2012

HOT HOT HOT

It is so hot here that we almost don't want to do anything. I am trying to get everything ready to leave the house for a few months. I still have a few days of cleaning to do, but it is getting there.  I HATE housework, but I know it is something that has to be done. I know that I won't want to cook much while on our adventure because we really like trying out new restaurants, but there will be a few times that it will be easier to eat at home, so I am trying to gather a few easy recipes and print them off to keep in the motorhome.

Tomorrow we plan to go by AAA to get maps, books, etc. Since we are members we should take advantage of the free maps.

I know that this blogging thing will get easier the more I do it.  I have never journaled or written a diary so it is not the easiest thing for me.  I really don't want to bore anyone with my trivial blah blah blah. Just give me a little while to get the hang of this thing.  Thanks for reading.

Friday, July 27, 2012

FRUSTRATIONS

Another day of frustration. We still haven't been able to take the motorhome out for it's initial trial. We keep going to the storage unit trying to figure things out.  I think we have most everything figured out except the generator. When we went through the run through at the dealership we thought we were paying attention, but alas we missed the part about how to get the generator running and now can't figure it out. We have looked and looked for a transfer switch, we have tried starting the engine and letting it run to charge the batteries, but that is to no avail.  I guess we will just have to call the manufacturer and let them help.

I forgot to tell you about our frustrations yesterday.  This is so typical for us too. We wanted to get everything done before our trip that we were able to do here in Oklahoma, so we wanted to purchase a Senior Access Pass (formerly the Golden Access Pass). I looked on the internet and found that the place to purchase one here was at the Murrah Building Bombing Memorial Museum. We went there and were told they no longer sold them there but to go across the street to the new Federal Building. We then trotted over there and were told that they no longer sold them in that building either. The young guard was so nice and wrote down the address that we had to go to in Moore, Ok. It was now at the Bureau of Land Management. That was in the opposite direction from our house, but we were determined to accomplish this little feat and we finally did just that.  What should have taken us about 10 minutes turned into an all afternoon task. Oh well, we are retired so why should we care. Unfortunately, Ed still is more impatient than he should be.


Thursday, July 26, 2012

ALMOST READY

I know I know!!! It has been too long since I posted anything, but our life has been pretty uneventful. Our plan is still to leave Oklahoma City sometime in the latter part of August and head out on our first big adventure. We have been trying to get everything in order so that we can accomplish that goal.

Last week we finally got the Jeep back from the body shop. For those of you that don't know, as soon as we bought it the following week we took it back to the dealer to have the windows tinted and detailed. I had just switched the insurance the day before. The night we took it to the dealer there was a BAD hailstorm. The jeep was beat up so badly that it cost $6000.00 to have it repaired. They even had to cut the whole roof off and replace it. The repair shop said we would get it back in about 10 days but it took almost a month. At least we have it back now!! YIPPEE...

The other major obstacle to our adventure beginning sooner was Ed's sinus surgery. It was supposed to happen in May, but for one reason or another it is now scheduled for August 8th. I did ask the doctor yesterday just how long after the surgery can we leave and he said 10 days. I couldn't believe it.  We might actually get on the road in less than a month.

Hope to see you back soon.