Life is Good!

 We are in and somewhat settled in our new home in Texas.  We are SOOO happy to be Texans! Their motto is "Don't Mess With Texas!"  

The move went smoothly.  Because of the one-lane driveway and the fact that it had rained on Saturday, the moving van driver decided it was not wise to try to make the turn into the driveway, so he had to go rent a U-Haul, back it up to the van in the road, transer everything into the  U-Haul, back the U-Haul up the driveway, unload, repeat, then repeat again.  They finished about 6:30 on Sunday night.  But surprisingly, the only thing that was damaged was a fan.  We highly recommend United Van Lines for anyone who needs to move.  They were great to work with.

Grace, our housekeeper and great friend, showed up the day after the movers came, and literally unpacked all the boxes! We could not have done all this without her!  She has been such a wonderful help.  She had Christmas with us, then left the next day to go back to Arizona.  

Bill sold his car before we moved and bought a new pickup truck after we got here.  You MUST have a pickup to be a Texan, so we feel right at home!  The Motorhome is still out at Lakeview.   We will build a concrete pad beside our house (we have over three acres) as soon as the weather clears up.  Bill also plans to build a shop for his woodworking.  Maybe he can spare a little corner for my to do my stained glass.

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