It's the little things

Some days you just don't feel like doing anything, and other days you start thinking of all those little things niggling in the back of your mind. You know, that little mental check list of stuff that you need to do or get of never ending details too small to write down, but need to be done anyway.

Yesterday was one of those days. Mr Charley changed out the sewer hose, put the new bug screen on the truck and "tinkered" with some other "little things" that needed to be done. I did the laundry & cleaned up some stuff.

The refrigerator kept beeping that the door was open. We tried about everything we could think of & it just kept beeping. After recognizing if we turned it off & on, the beeping stopped, he realized it really isn't the door, it's the switch. So, he taped over the switch, and now the refrigerator "thinks" the door is shut, and there's no more beeping. It's the "little things".  He will get it checked out when we get back so it will be fixed for our Alaska trip.

We ordered a Power Pressure Cooker XL. It's a new way of fast crock pot cooking that takes less power & time than the standard cooker. After driving all day, we thought it would make it easier to put a good meal together fast. He made a pot of pinto beans & smoked sausage last night to "test drive". Of course, he had to make cornbread too! It's the "little things".
It was a great meal, cooked in no time. Tonight will be pot roast. Yummmm

Not a lot planned for today, just enjoying the last week of our Florida winter. Soaking up some sun, reading, fishing, golf, hanging out with good folks, etc. Those "little things" that make living on the road so good. That's it for now.

RV riding is taking care of little things before they get too big

Gathering more supplies

There's a cool store in Leesburg called Rural King. It's kind of like Walmart with name brand stuff, Tractor Supply with farm stuff and Lowes with everything else. They also carry camping, hunting, fishing supplies. We went there awhile back when we were having so much trouble with the batteries & inverter, but that's another story.  We had bought a couple of bags of dried soup mix, with the thought they would come in handy on our Alaska trip. We finally tried the Minestrone mix the other night along with Mr Charley's homemade pimiento cheese and had soup & sandwiches for dinner. The soup was REALLY good! Mr Charley even liked it (as head chef & foodie his opinion defines if we will have it again).  The brand is Bear Creek soups. They have about 5 or 6 different kinds & every site I found it on was very expensive ($5-6 bag). Well, Rural King has it for $2.49 a bag! Guess where we went yesterday? Yep, looked all over that store, bought some other things & found the soup in a display up front, just like last time. They only had a couple of choices so we bought 2 bags. I'm thinking of ordering some online. Rural King has a website & they deliver! Who knew?

As my fav cousin says "if you can't Google it, you're screwed"

RV riding is a lot of thinking & planning, but doing what you want anyway.

Checking it off

The Milepost 2017 came in, so we took the map to Staples to get laminated. This will allow us to mark our route along the way & be sure it holds up for the months on the road. I also ordered the Free Canadian National Park Pass, so we can take advantage of the beautiful Canadian parks on the way. I'm especially excited to go to Banff! It looks like it will be as awesome as Yellowstone! So, I ordered the National Geographic Guide to Canadian National  Parks to get some info and of course, the pictures in Nat Geo are fantastic!

  We already bought our "waterproof" rain jackets (awesome after Christmas mark down sale), but I got some Frogg Toggs anyway. I'm hoping our LL Bean boots we bought on our New England trip will hold up, especially since Mr Charley rubbed them down with mink oil.

Mr Charley has been taking care of truck/camper needs. (New tires, mud flaps, etc).  Also, took a trip to Wally World & bought some head nets, hand warmers, another Thermacell replacement pack, mosquito repellent & a few other things. It amazes me with as cold as it gets in Alaska, everything we read says the mosquitoes are terrible. (Can't imagine anything worse than SC in July, but I bought the head nets anyway!)

RV riding is a new way of looking at everyday life, everyday!

Testing, testing 1,2,3

We are trying to set up a blog for our Loosey Goosey 2017 trip to Alaska. This will be a work in progress, so PLEASE bear with us. (This is the most work I've done since retiring)

RV Riding is learning something new everyday, no matter how old you are 😏