Our Last (Sniffle) First Snow of the year (Hack) in Michigan!

Yup, it is snowing here in Mid-Michigan.  Our neighbors roof was white last night as the sun was setting and still has a few flakes still on there this morning as the sun rises!  With Luck this will be our last FIRST SNOW in Michigan.  I do love the snow, for about 2 weeks, than it can go away.  So coming home for Christmas to see our family will fill that whole need for slippery and slidey!

The first snow does bring good thought as I remember our Grand Puppy Daisy who was thrilled with the chilly temps and the white snow!  She would have to be coerced to come back in the house after the first snow.  So when I see the first flakes I pretend it is just Daisy hair falling from Puppy Heaven!  Here is Miss Daisy on a Easter Sunday, participating in a Easter Cookie find in our yard.  She got ears and snow and dog cookies....color her happy!

 

From the word in parentheses you can tell I am fighting off a frigging cold at this time.  Yesterday the cold got serious and I fought back with the appropriate goodies.  When hacking up a lung and it's contents I decided not to go easily.  So I put on my cold uniform, sleepy pants, long t-shirt and my fleece robe.  Filled the pockets with Kleenex and cough drops.  Put my vicks on all the appropriate places, took my cough meds, and slipped into my comfy slippers.  Bring it on!!!

 

OK only 362 days until our leave date next year, only 1 more day before we celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary!  OMG, it is  hard to believe that it has been that long.  Just think, after 37 years I am still willing to be stuck in a 38ft. tin can (RV) with this man!!!  Oh and two huge dogs too!  I am frigging insane, that is for sure!!!

 

Dilly



Well the FIRST BIG STEP is taken!!

We got the call today and drove down to Potawatomie Recreation Area to meet with Rose, the owner.  We signed the papers, paid the money  and now have a seasonal lot!!!  We are only a couple of lots from the girls, so I guess I will have to make a sign that reads "Grandkid Crossing" to put out by the road!! 

Here is the view when you pull into the campground!  Or what I will consider arriving home after next spring!!

 

We will seriously be looking at 5th Wheels in February, as long as the ground is frozen we can get the 5th wheel on the lot then.  If not it might not be until April.  Either way, it looks like I will be gardening again and making the lot look presentable!!  Rose and Randy took the measurements for the maximum length 5ver we can get on the lot!  So we at least have a length to work with!!  Now lets see how many slides I can slip in to get maximum space! LOL

 

So if you are in the Coldwater, Michigan area, the Schafers will be calling lot E-17 home for a few years!  It is a thrill to take the first steps of making these big changes in our lives!

 

 

I hear the 3rd time is a charm!!! We Shall See!!!!

Why am I starting this back up you ask?  Well I actually have a countdown calendar on my computer that reads 367 days today.  Which means with luck, good health and some good MoJo,  we will be putting on the "Rambling Man" music a year from now, turning up the volume and pulling out of our digs down by Coldwater, MI in 367 days! 

Yes we are STILL working on doing some traveling at least 6 months out of the year!  Some of our plans have changed.  Instead of one vehicle and dragging that all over, we are working on purchasing a large 5th wheel for a home base.  Then having a Class A Motorhome to travel the rest of the year with.  Now be kind, don't snicker trying to figure out how we are going to pull this out of our butts?

With a little luck and lot of hard work we found the good life!  Randy has continued with his typical Country Trader business.  We were lucky to pay attention over the last year.  I sold my glass studio that went to lots of good homes, worked on selling books.  Didn't work, too much work not enough return!  I had been having feet problems, and discovered the raised bar that Birkenstocks and others install behind your toes was giving me problems and pain.  So I looked at my collection of close to 20 pairs (no I didn't buy them new, I can't afford that!) I checked to see what those things sell for on Ebay.  Light Bulb going off here should blind you!!!!!

Yup I am selling used, name brand shoes.  Brands like Dansko, Clarks, Birkenstock, Ferragamo, Easy Spirit, Naot, Teva.......you get the picture.  Well, lets just say the Motorhome should be named the shoemobile!!  In stead we will probably refer to the entire adventure as Shobey Doo.  Since our two Great Danes will hit the road with us!

One of the main reasons we altered our plans was to be near our 3 Grandsons.  Yup,  since I last wrote on here, we have been blessed with little Brandon, who is closing in on 3 months.  Xavier at 5, Brock at 2 and little Brandon are more than we can leave for any one long length of time.  We are also waiting to see where Todd & Erin will land when he gets out of the Marines.  His plans right now are to return to college and getting his Masters Degree.  Erin should be finished with her Masters about the time he is getting out!  Where they end up could dictate which way we wander when we leave next fall.

So our first step is getting a lot at Potawatomie Recreation Area between Union City and Coldwater, MI.  Both of our daughters and families have seasonal lots there already.  We are just going to overload the facility with Schafers!!! 

So wish us luck, encourage, snicker, whatever, but just enjoy the bumpy ride.  I found a saying and want it up next to my Simplify Sign.  Thing about this one "If your Dreams don't scare you, they are not BIG enough"  Dream big my friends!!!

Dilly