The Weather Looks Good

A check of the weather for this area looks quite good for Saturday January 3, 2009. There is no snow in the forecast but we can expect some cold temps.

The past few days have been spent getting all those little ducks in a row. While I am not an environmental wacko we have converted most of our bills to paperless so it will be easier to monitor and pay them. We have also finalized all the other little things that need to be done before leaving home.

So with the weather cooperating and all the duck in a row, it looks like we can get started on this adventure first thing in the morning. All the clothing and dry goods have been loaded and stored in the motorhome. The boxes of liquids are sitting on the living room floor ready to go. Both the cats seem quite curious about what is going on. Diablo seems to be a bit worried that we are leaving him behind, in spite of our assurances we are not.

I am hoping to be able to get everything shut down here before noon tomorrow. Draining the hot water heater and the water system should be a snap, and after unplugging everything and turning down the thermostat we should be done. I chatted a bit today with several of the neighbors and told them we are finally ready to get going. John, across the street will inform the UPS driver in case something comes we are not aware of. Jim, our over the fence neighbor is a Sheriffs department Deputy so he will be keeping an eye on things while we are gone. The mail is set to be forwarded, so it seems we are ready to leave.

Everybody keep your fingers crossed.