Almost gone!

It's not going to rain today! :D And in SD, it's not supposed to snow.... We might actually get on the ROAD!

We have a ratty (but working) riding mower, loaded into an ancient (but working) 91 Chevy truck, loaded onto the 20' flat trailer and the 93 one-ton has a fresh oil change and the slide in mostly packed for travel! I promise, I'll take pictures of this Clampet-like rig! :D Because, it gets worse! Keith has built a box on the front of his trailer to fill with tools and all the things he can find around here that can be used on the Shack! And then, there are conduit bundles, Rubbermaid boxes(filled with drywall tools and painting tools and more), cans of paint, my brother's bicycle, and many other "important" things yet to be loaded onto the trailer....!

My line-of-sight internet service goes on vacation Friday, my VCard is activated, I'm headed for the post office today to line up mail forwarding... and then to pick up the RXes, and do some last minute shopping at Chinamart.

The Union Hall hasn't called Keith about a job in a very long time, but the unemployment keeps coming, for now.... It'd be just our luck that we'll get out West with all this conglomeration of stuff and THEN they'll finally have a job for him! (Not that I expect it--no one, not even the "pets", is working in this mud!).

So, off to sort clothes....

Almost Easter

Did I say that the Hall called him? Well, on that Sunday morning, Marathon called and said, "Oops! New plan--we don't need any guys, after all." So much for that job.

New departure date is the day after Mother's Day. We can't get any of the renovations done when it keeps blowing up a blizzard every few days--which is what this spring in Kadoka is like! This new date has, of course, slowed down K's preparation schedule, since now he has "loads of time to get ready".... But progress is being made, I guess. The 91 pickup is ON THE ROAD! Insured and driveable! One ton needs an oil change, and there still seems to be some issue with the light connection between it and the flatbed trailer... (not my department!)

Hubby Dearest is 'all about' electrical wiring and boxes and such crappola, these days. I'm not sure why.... I just keep collecting things I'm gonna need to take along and making a pile. :D

Spring planning...

So, we made this Big Plan and started getting ready to head out after Easter. Then my brother, whom I have had very little contact with in years, discovered that he liked hanging out with us. (He had a stroke 4 years ago and can't hold a job any more.) Anyhow, one thing led to another and he's going along to SD to help with the renovations!

The 'best laid plans' are well under way--and the Hall called yesterday with a job at the refinery where he worked off and on from last August through January! So he's off to work tomorrow and our departure date is now written in jello! This job won't last--it's just a matter of when they will drop him again... And when they do, we'll hit the road. :)

Meanwhile, the preparations continue.....

Up in the air....

It's been a loooooong winter, and there's no sign of let up yet, but we have HOPE! :D Easter is coming!

A friend in SD called a while back, with a JOB OFFER! Doesn't pay much, compared to what we're used to, but it beats unemployment! And it's steady work and Keith would actually get to move dirt! AND, we could start work on our Kadoka shack--which really needs to be done, while there's still something to work with! So, we dug out the old pics of the shack--which could be a really cute little house (3 rooms, a bathroom and a basement), hardwood floors are it's best feature!

So, we're thinkin'. Leave the big RV sit here and take the camper and pickup, loaded with necessary stuff, and camp out this summer in the shack? Or sit here and wait for the Union to come up with some job that none of the 'higher ups' want???

The 'leaving stuff behind' is the scary part, since the last time we did that, thieves went through everything and took whatever they liked....

Ah, nothing like a bit of indecision to raise the BP!

Spring is coming, spring is coming....

A foot of snow this week! Enough already!!!

Aside from that, there's not much going on here. Keith is still out of work, struggling to get the State of IL unemployment started. He made the 2 hour round trip to open his claim--a week later they sent him a notice saying he isn't eligible. So, today he has to make the round trip on snowy roads to deal with it again.

I'm still knitting socks and waiting for Spring!

Keeping warm?

Keeping warm in an RV in below zero temps can be a real challenge! I sort of have it down... Thermostat is set at 65 and we have lots of blankets.... :D