christmas morning

Two days ago we started getting Betsy ready to roll.  We went through things and took out what we did not think we would need.  We moved things around to accommodate new purchases or gifts.  (Mike got Bob a great new set of frying pans.  They are larger than what we have had so we had to do some rearranging.  We also got new wine glasses - beautiful red.)  We had a hitch put on the Celica so that we can put a bike rack on it.  Now if we want to go somewhere with the bikes, we can.  We also bought a new bike rack (out fouth one) that Bob thinks will work better on the Celica and will also work on Betsy.  We are still waiting for it to be delivered, so we don't know for sure yet. 

Bob realized that it will be cold on the way down to Phoenix and spent some time trying to figure out how to insulate the holding tanks.  Then he came to me with the cheap, easy solution - antifreeze!  Of course. 

Bob's idea of getting Betsy ready is getting the food ready.  So he has loaded my laundry folding table with all the food that we have that is on his list.  Now I have to figure out how to pack it and put it in betsy.  We have four large wire baskets that have worked well, but we never know what is in what basket.  So Bob has put on little wire pockets so that I can insert a piece of paper listing the contents.  We think that will work better.  Hope so.

We also sat down and made our lists of the things that we need to do and that things that we do not want to forget.  At this point the lists are long, but I know that they will get done quickly once we really start.  I do not want to start on the clothes yet, but that will come soon.  We are getting close.

My new tablet.

I am typing this on my new Motorola Xoom tablet.  What fun!! We are about three weeks away from leaving for Phoenix.  I told Bohat we cannot start getting everythung ready until Wednesday.  Then it will be a little less than three weeks - otherwise we get ready too soon and he wants to leave.N
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The target date for leaving is January 12 - but it depends on the weather.  Bob has prepared three different routes to go depending on the weather.  It will not take us long to get ready. The rv is already ready.  We just need to pach food, clothes, medicines, books, and the many small things that we will need to survive for three months.  The plan is to stay in rest areas and Walmarts on the way down and to use paper plates to eat so that we don't have to do dishes on the way.

This morning we both got our annual physicals.  It looks like we are both healthy.  I have lost enough weight that my blood sugar is well within normal and no longer borderline like it has been for so long.  The doc is lowering the amoint of cholesterol meds that I take and we will see if it stays down.  As Stef says, we keep getting reminded of the need to lose weight and the affect that doing so has on our health.

I tried posting on my other blog and it would not work.  I am getting very frustrated.  so i am starting a new blog.  Let's see if I can post on this one.