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Arizona

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We made it!
It was a pretty simple trip, direction-wise. Get on I20 (about 3 miles from the house), drive until it dead-ends into I10. Continue on I10 through New Mexico and then into Arizona. Stay on I10 until you come to Route 191 in Willcox. Go south about 55 miles, turn left and then left again – and you’re there! Simple, right?
With the truck packed to the gills, a box of glazed donuts and a Costco-size bag of Cheez-Its handy to keep us fortified, we began our travels a little later than usual (8AM instead of 6AM) to (hopefully) avoid the Dallas/Ft. Worth morning traffic.
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We didn’t quite glide through the cities, but we did make it out the other side without incident.
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Phew.
We were hoping to get to Van Horn (a solid 600 miles and yes, still in Texas) for our overnight. We made it, but I have to say the last little bit went from a bit windy but manageable
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to high winds and reduced visibility.
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We were oh-so-happy to stop for the night and we woke to a crystal clear morning!
Morning in VanHorn
The wind had settled down and as we drove into New Mexico, all was clear ahead!
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But before we knew it, this
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turned into this –
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And then this popped up on our phones –
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Oh. Oh No.
Thankfully the visibility never got to zero, and we were able to continue on safely. Just as we were entering Arizona, a light rain started, which I think helped calm down the dust storms.
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A little blue sky even peeked through the clouds to cheer us on!
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Finally our last leg down Rte 191
Final Stretch
and into our home for the next three weeks!
Home for March
It’s a sweet little single-wide and we are more than comfortable!
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Conrad Clutter abounds!
We are so very thankful for those (almost) 1000 safe miles – and especially thankful that we were in the truck and not the RV! Between the winds and the construction and traffic – it was so nice not to be supersized!

Thanks for coming along on the drive – it’s been a while since I’ve taxed you with so many windshield shots!
Steph
Oh – and if you want a little more info about where we are this month, check out the Where are We Now page!

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Some Clarification

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After yesterday’s post about what I’ve been doing lately, I got asked the following question from a SOWER we’d worked with several years ago –
What are you doing with a fully furnished house? Is this your own home wherever your home is? And are you downsizing your rig? Are you preparing to retire?

So – since some of you who drop in here occasionally might have some of the same questions, here is my reply that sorta-kinda describes what these last months have been all about!

Hello! We are in ‘transition’ mode these days! We purchased a house in the sweet RV community behind the SOWER office in Lindale as we prepare for the inevitable ‘what’s next’ stage of our life! But while we’re on our way to retiring from being active SOWERs, we aren’t there yet! Our faithful rig is 22+ years old, and we think she’s ready for retirement even if we are not! So it’s a shift in ministry focus – but praying that the LORD will still use us wherever we might be!

And so this NEW adventure continues…

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But what are YOU doing?

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While Gary’s been busy making trips to Lowes and renovating sewing rooms and building workspaces and redesigning walkways, I’ve been trying to figure out the interior of the house. Some of my angst comes from the fact that this sweet little house came completely furnished. Not just furniture (and there was a lot of that), but it also came with linens, towels, a fully outfitted kitchen, cleaning supplies, soaps, shampoos…you name it, and it was probably here! I do believe that if we had just come with our clothes, we wouldn’t have had to do anything but go grocery shopping to live here quite comfortably.  But of course, we also had a motorhome that was full (and I mean 20 years of stuff full) of our life. It’s been hard for me to figure out how to mesh these two dwellings. Even now, after almost four months, I’m still trying to remember where I put something….or maybe it’s still in the rig?

So for the last couple of weeks, I’ve been trying to bring SOMETHING (or maybe many things) in from the rig, and then find a home for it (them) each day.  Now, it might just be the earrings I wanted to wear that day, but it’s something!

And speaking of earrings – I cut down my earring solution from a couple of years ago to fit in my new space,

and let Amazon help me find a solution for my necklaces.

These are small things, but figuring these small things out has helped me get moving on this transition.

 

Today I brought in my box of Kosher salt.
It’s in the cupboard next to the sugar and flour.
No judging, please!
=)

I wonder what I’ll find to bring in tomorrow…

Steph

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Saving the Date

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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, lots of folks are thinking about ‘dates’. And of course there is also the traditional “Save the Date” notices that announce an impending wedding or other celebration party. Those are both important dates. But I’m talking about a different kind of date. I’m talking about a date with your adult children!
Last week I had a date with my sweet daughter-in-love that I cherished! (Both the date and the DIL!) We met up to do some fabric shopping for a quilt for her youngest, and spent the morning deciding on color schemes and drinking fancy coffee! It was great!
Then we picked-up sandwiches and had lunch with Josiah (her husband and my son!) before with we finished the visit with some time at the house with the boys!  Technically  it  was  a quick  visit,  and  while  I certainly  enjoyed  the  time I had  with  the  boys,   I  truly treasured  the  time I spent with Abigail and Josiah.
We both love spending time with our grandchildren. Love,  love, love it!  But sometimes I miss those quiet conversations with our grown children. So on the rare occasions that we get to ride with them to the local home improvement store, or join them for a  quick trip to the post office or meet up at a fabric store – those are dear and precious visits.
I don’t recall that Abigail and I talked about any deep and important issues. And I know I didn’t take any pictures! But our short date last week was oh-so-very-special indeed!
As a bonus – I also learned that I can do the Waco trip – there and back – in a day without too much stress! Oh, and I also came home with some beautiful fabrics!

Steph

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