Friday, January 29, 2016

Update: Major Projects Completed

Mesa, Arizona    High 70  Low 52

I almost don’t think it is appropriate to mention how nice the weather is here since it has been so bad back east, but here goes, it has been very very nice.  We did have a week or so of poor weather (for here) about two weeks ago.

Judy and I have transitioned to our new digs, and officially moved the fiver from Superstition Sunrise RV Resort Jan. 6th. It was a little sad putting it into the RV storage lot. The facility is within Sunland Springs Village so I have easy access to it. Judy and I lived in the RV almost continually since March of 2012.

During our first four weeks since moving in we completed five major projects that we determined to be essential. The first project was to furnish the house with furniture. We actually started that project in Nov. and still haven’t received it all. The remaining items are scheduled to be delivered Tue. It includes the master bedroom bed.  The other projects that have been completed are the landscaping, walkways/patios, a block privacy wall and a water-softener system. Needless to say, our budget took a major hit. Our neighbors did split the cost of the block wall.  Below are a few pics

front before 1     front after 1

front after 2    front after 3

back 2 before     back after 2

back side 1   back side 2

Judy and I have have also been busy getting involved with activities here. I play shuffleboard at least four times a week and she is taking on pickleball.  We even had time for a Sunday drive  Saturday, didn’t want to miss football on Sunday.

judy pickle ball 2

That is all for now.  Thanks for stopping by.

Note: I have been having a heck of a time posting blogs for quite awhile. Just found out that Windows live Writer is no longer being supported by MS. It has been made available as an “Open Sourced” program. Anyone else having difficulty?

10 comments:

  1. Nice digs! How often will you travel now? Still going to Oregon to work?

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    1. We will be working at Pelton park again. This will be our third season.

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  2. Glad everything is going good with the new house. Have been missing your posts. Same thoughts as Laurel Owen above?

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    1. Joe,
      We really enjoy the CG we work at in OR. Plan to travel in between transits. I am getting heavily invested in Shuffleboard between Nov- March.

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  3. Hey there, the place is looking good!

    I downloaded the Open Live Writer program and it has been working great for me. :)

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    1. Jessica,
      I did eventually stumble across the Open Live Writer program, that enabled me to post again. I hope it last.

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  4. Jim, we have given up on live writer. You can write your blog directly in Blogger. I think it's a button that says new post or something like that. You can even drag and drop photos into it.

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    1. I can't get Blogger to accept pics. I have been keeping up with Dee' progress. Hope it smooths out soon.

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  5. Nice place! Looking forward to seeing you guys! We will be at Pelton around April 8...I start work at Pelton on Apr 11.

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    1. Gary & Cecile,
      Judy and I won't be at Pelton. We are going to be doing some work in other areas for the next year or so. Hope Y'all have a great season in Oregon, we will miss seeing y'all.

      Jim & Judy

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