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We are here in Everett, WA….living in our home on wheels in our friend’s RV lot in their alley way.  Which was a very tight fit….doesn’t help that Ackbar is low and we had to worry about bottoming out trying to get into the alley.  It was not an easy park job at all….icks….but ToRn got it with Allen’s help.

Everything is all over the place, we are slowly getting things situated….just not fast enough for me.  We had to pretty much unload stuff into their garage so we can do the office area and bring it back in next week.

We couldn’t put the cat litter where we wanted due to a support beam.  Then things don’t come apart as easy as we thought.  So just going to get office set up, put things away there and move on from that.  We’ll worry about painting and such next year.

Hubby took a chill out day today after a very stressful day yesterday.  Me, I want to get things done, just don’t know where to start and it is stressing me out.  Then trying to get work done on top of it….icks….

I keep telling myself we got time, that is why we are here….have time and space to get set up.  But until everything is in it’s place….ggrrr  Right now it feels as if we are fighting Ackbar…everything is so small, that things don’t seem to fit…..

I’m stressing the holding tanks…we were at 1/3 when we got here and now 2/3rds???  How the hell did we do 14gals of each of the tanks….since Wed when we haven’t even taken showers in it yet?  Do have to be fair, it has been at 1/3 since we got it in Dec and it may have been half way between 1/3 and 2/3….so we may have had only 7 gals.  But how the hell we did 7 gals??  Haven’t it used it that much.

Don’t want to have to move it to find a dump station and then repark….did find a service that will come out and dump for us.  So going to have that done this Thurs…that is going to make me feel better, so we are starting fresh and now we can figure out how long it’ll last.

We got a WiFiRanger Mobile, seems to catch other networks, but we can’t always able stay on.  Our own 2 networks of AT&T & Millenicom….even our friends….and they are less then a 100yds away.  So another new frustration, that we knew we were going to deal with that….but with everything else…not helpful.

So when I have issues, I head down to our friend’s house and steal their internet for work.  =)

Our friends have been so, so helpful.  We are trying to visit without imposing on them.  You know what they say about fish and visitors after 3 days……so hopefully with having our own home, that won’t happen.  =)

Right now watching a Ron White, getting some needed laughter….

Everett, WA – Arrived Wednesday February, 20, 2013 about 2:45pm

We made it!

We are staying at some close friends who have a RV lot in their backyard with a alley entrance. So the joke is “Her best friend lives in a box in the alley behind her house”. We will be here for at least 2 week’s but looking for 3-4 weeks. Just need to sort things out and this is the perfect time and place to do so.

Unfortunately, this is a one time thing as they will be redoing their entire property with such additions as a new patio and chicken coop etc, where the RV lot currently is.

The only regret I will have is “wishing it was Spring/Summer/Fall and not Winter.

However I can not think of one other place I would rather be then right here, right now. My Big Red Wife, my Evil Cat’s, and two of the best friends I have ever had are all within 50′ of me at all times pretty much.

We had a interesting drive. A for sure learning experience for the both of us. Too many “self inflected wounds” that could have been avoided, but I am confident we will not repeat in the future.

Over the last few day’s we have learned more then we knew prior regarding Admiral Ackbar. Things we would never learn outside of living here. Sadly some are heartbreakers. Such as we will not be able to put the cat door to the cargo space for the kitty litter. There is a large support beam in the way. That one hurt. A lot. That was our “perfect” solution.

Life goes on.

We also decided that we need to just get our living/work space installed and worry about “how it look’s” next year when we have more experience and have spoken to more who have experience we have yet to learn.

I have the tile installed and the Ikea items assembled. We need to get the desktops prepared and then start moving things around and verify it will work and then secure everything down.

Hope to have our living/work space completed by Friday.

Monday I am taking off to spend some time with a close friend as Pauline will have time to chill on her own doing whatever it is that she does when I am not around.

• So now we have to rethink it all over again……there is so much to do….but back to work for me. ~P ->
• Hubby got a big disappointment today, can't put the litter where we wanted, cuz of a support bar is in the way of a cat door =( ~P ->
• Been doing my online work for the last few hrs and took at break to eat, now back to work…so much to do. ~P ->
• Got some online work done this morning, worked on the bedroom organization more…so much more to do…..icks ~P ->
• Settling in for the night….it is a huge mess but we'll get there, tomorrow is a lot of work for me before I attack our new home. ~P ->
• We got here by 3…..spent a few hrs getting Ackbar ready just for sleeping tonight….so much more to do get it setup ~P ->
• But until we are set up and they get to know it…..it'll take time for the kitties to get use to it ~P ->
• The RV is loaded & a mess, did a little of what I could until we are parked & slide outs are extended. Cats not happy at all ={ ~P ->
• On the road, not the best beginning this morning, but we are on our way. About 90min out from our stop. ~P ->
• FINAL NIGHT! http://t.co/rVIJhXUI ->
• FINAL NIGHT! http://t.co/41M2vE6X ->
• So we'll do 2 trips to Ackbar tomorrow before we leave for good. Right now I'm getting ready to attack work while hubby cleans the carpets~P ->
• We were going to take our tables and office chairs over tonight, but I have work that I need to do, and that would make it difficult. ~P ->
• Hubby and I got a lot of stuff taken over to Ackbar, I worked on organizing it while he worked on getting the house finished on cleaning ~P ->
• Really??? http://t.co/q07W8ojJ ->
• Really??? http://t.co/k7azJcIh ->
• Time to head upstairs to our air mattress….only 2 more nights on it. ~P ->
• But one thing I can feel good about…I finished off a box of wine…one less thing to take over to Ackbar……grin…dedication….~P ->
• Tomorrow we have donations to drop off, have to move the "office" stuff over to Ackbar, carpets to vacuum and clean and get my work done ~P ->
• I'm afraid of a miscommunication…icks… ~P ->
• Habit for Humanity is suppose to pick them up tomorrow, they never called to confirm the time…so I'm just nervous that they won't show ~P ->
• Hubby got the kitchen cleaned, marks on the walls painted, I got the bathrooms & laundry done…we got the washer/dryer to the garage~P ->
• Holy COW! I'm just totally wiped out…..we have been so busy cleaning and busting butts trying to get things done. ~P ->
• Got TONS of stuff to do the next few days to get out of here…plus work….so this is going to be interesting….can we say stress? ~P ->
• Then spent 2-3hrs trying to get it as organized as I could….going to have to reassess the steel bowls/pots & pans set up…icks ~P ->
• Worked on some emails/support, big project today was taking a couple of loads over to Ackbar….kitchen stuff and clothes ~P ->
• what the hell are we doing today? 2013-02-09 http://t.co/TSLB8Exu ->
• 4 days… http://t.co/Gk031Z8u ->
• Life Changes Coming on Fast http://t.co/mlcPekiB ->

Tomorrow we start a new phase of our lives. We will be full-timing in our RV!

Excited but cautious. Everything I know, own, and Love is in a aluminum box on wheels.

I am really trying to not think too much of the next few week’s. Trying to stay focused on the now and take everything one step at a time. I know what I have to do and I know the amount of time it must be done in. So starting Early Thursday is a must.

1) Install cat door to outside storage for litter.

2) Tile slide out floor.

3) Assemble 4 Ikea items.

4) Confirm our living/work space will work/function as we planned. If not make needed adjustment’s.

5) Attach Ikea items to slide out floor, attach desk top.

6) Confirm everything is secured properly and safely.

7) Modify existing cat tree into larger cat tree, secure to floor using swivel base.

If I can get this list completed the first week, life will be DAMN GOOD.

Getting up early, eat, make the final run to Ackbar, come back and shower, grab the cat’s and head off to Ackbar to prepare for the first leg of our new life.

Troutdale, Or to Everett, WA – 211 miles – 3 Hours 11 mins so says Google.

We plan to be there by 2pm and should be if all goes well.

Not like anything can go wrong right?