'NECESSARY STUFF' DAY

May 30th: We are still working on getting everything d.o.n.e. before leaving the PNW in a few weeks; for the time being, we have to work around everyone else's schedule before we can effectively kiss 'everyone else's schedules' goodbye.

This morning, we drove into Rainier to get our new phones synced with the funky GPS system they put in a few months ago: I hope the phone syncing goes better than the GPS system, system.

Both new phones have been synced to the GPS System.

Getting long-term business underway …

We grabbed a quick chick-fil-A order from the food wagon parked in the parking lot (a first for both of us; spendy, but tasty). Then it was a trip over the Lewis & Clark Bridge, to see what we could get done in Longview. There was a lot of running here and there .. and a lot of spreading the green around … we came home tired and poorer. But, also a lot closer to "getting 'er done".

Fossil fuel is GOOD for business; D.C. fossils are bad business; Lemmon's billboard on Industrial Way, Longview-WA.

Weird little car (looks like an airplane on wheels) down by Lemmon's on Industrial Way; Holland says it's a Studebaker 1952.

As we drove up to our RV Home, we saw a big box propped up against the front steps:

Holland's TV was waiting for him when we got back home.

Two more boxes were also subsequently dropped off, while we were putting Longview's {necessary} purchases away …

2 more boxes were dropped off; 1 was very looong; and HEAVY.

The Running Boards have arrived - YAY!; hopefully, they will be put on the same day the windows are tinted darker.

Adjustable RV water pressure Regulator-'Y' Drain Pipe-Tire Pressure Monitor System

Holland's eyebrows went up when I dumped the contents of a smaller bag out - and I said, "these are necessities, too, if you want my hair to grow out." He said, "You could wear a bandana, I have plenty of those."

Hair stuff.

You know, I could wear a bandana ;-)

I think I'll get a pair of tinted lens retro 1970's Janis Joplin eyewear when I go into Longview for my June 12th eye appointment; those will go with the stash of Holland's colorful bandana's.

I like it when he wears his bandanas … and if he likes the idea of me wearing one of them, I'll give it a whirl with girl flair ;-)

We are both learning to bend.

Janis Joplin

Knotted Bandana's

I can revert back to my hippie-background-roots - people will be amazed by Holland's 'ole lady': including Holland.

Hahaha ;-)

ASTORIA-WARRENTON-LONGVIEW~Getting Things Done

May 25th: This morning, we finally got the paperwork needed to get the truck & RV tagged; Holland has been worrying about that. And, the bike rack, and extra electric cord needed for the generator arrived by UPS this evening (the generator is waiting for us at Warrenton's Home Depot Store) :-)

Currently, we are still working on clearing out the Longview Storage Unit (I do NOT want to pay another month's rent!), settling accounts from our previous home (bills due from that address), and making time to keep our Wednesday {Our Time} dates to keep our relationship from skidding off track: we are still newlyweds; married only 4-1/2 months, this month 🥰

May 26th: Instead of driving to the St. Helens DMV and dealing with the harpy there, we drove to Astoria to get the 4x & RV tagged so they are street legal.

Revving motors do not make me hurry.

Brad Paisley - 'Waitin' On A Woman' song:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-C-IbkuNWs)

Holland had done work in Astoria, and he pointed out various buildings he and his brothers had contracted to work on - a few buildings I was not familiar with … but I had been in the Maritime Museum many, many times - and the interior work is top-notch. I was impressed.

Holland did the interior of this building - he also did the Aquatic Center.

It took us half a hour to find the DMV (the streets do not follow in Astoria - 7th Street picked up again, on the backside of the OUTSKIRTS of Astoria) … where we were told we would have to pay excise tax on the RV - and of course, the DMV does not have that paperwork; we have to go online to get it, THEN take it back to the DMV to get the RV tagged: so, we will have been taxed TWICE for the RV (once in WV - and now, in OR) :-(

We did get our OR Driver's License, though: for another whopping $120.

All this "saving $$$$" is costing us an awful LOT of moolah!

Then, we drove to Warrenton, to get the Generator; Holland will need helps to get that thing in place: it's is very h.e.a.v.y.

We at  lunch at DQ, drove over the Astoria-Megler Bridge; and enjoyed a leisurely drive back home, via Ocean Beach Highway, "because you haven't had a long drive out-of-house, in a while Baby." This long loop drive is a concession - Holland is in pain with intense shoulder pain, and he told me this morning that he has decided to wean himself off his pain killing meds, so he does not have to be a slave to it. This choice is also a concession move - he is looking into a natural alternative to Vicodin - he's tried alternative substitutes and they just made him violently sick. I don't think there is a natural alternative: I'm pretty sure a healing from Yeshua will be his only alternative.

Bob was using Vicodin for severe back pain, when we started dating in 1974: I am familiar with the process.

NO! I do not want to stop at the top, Holland … Astoria-Megler Bridge.

Elohim keeps giving me water-lover husbands.

A sandbar showing …

TOUCHDOWN.

And we stopped by the Longview Storage Unit, to load up the back end of the truck.

It was the last load - YIPPIE!

I got every boxed thing we brought home this afternoon, put away :-)

'The Taxman' is a greedy machine.

Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble - 'Taxman' song:

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raDcViumSEk)

Unpacking; and settling in.

Finally getting my bathroom set up again … and that hefty latch hook should keep the cabinet securely closed while we are traveling.

Under sink storage - carefully and tightly crammed; nothing should shift when we are in motion ;-)

WE GOT CONTACT!

May 24th: Yesterday, we got our own WiFi internet connect.

We also got a new coffee pot - I am a happy camper, this morning :-)

Full-time-WIFI; (((YAY)))!!!

Bleu woke me up at the crack of dawn this morning; then came back inside and promptly laid in front of the bedroom door through 2 cups of coffee … jumping to his feet, and quivering with excitement when Holland finally woke up.

Waiting for Daddy to wake up.

I enjoyed a third cup of joy juice while Holland finished off two: then, we were off to find a hardware store for a cabinet lock - we'd brought two home with us from Home Depot the other day while we were Longview, but they wouldn't work ;-(

I'm wondering how long it will take …

When Holland came out of the store with a lock in handwith a lock and said, "I think you'll like this, Baby." I said, "It's perfect. A road jolt won't cause that latch to slip." It is perfect, & it's what I asked for: our RV home décor is farmhouse, complete with sliding farmhouse doors - this latch fits this country girl's lifestyle :-)

On our way home, we checked out the small county Park; and dropped off the cardboard boxes I'd emptied last night setting up our home.

When we got home, I took Bleu for a walk. Joanne (the RV Park Owner) had told us about her goats - and I'd promised Bleu a walk (to burn off puppy energy) … a walk past the goat pen would do the trick ;-)

Seeing the goats made me think of a cartoon a friend has posted on her FB Page. I was laughing as we walked back to our parked RV.

Hayfield.

The 'trail' was a wide cut swath from the mower. But it was a nice, lazy walk.

Bleu LOVES the creek.

He didn't know what to make of the goat pen.

Anglo-Nubian Goats; Brown in forefront - Black in background; all the kids are brown.

This is a working Farm-RV Park.

While Bleu and I were walking about outside, Holland had put the lock on my bath cabinet - and I LIKE IT :-)

Holland would have preferred something a little more upscale, but this RV is our home, not a magazine photo layout; and when we are on the move again, I will feel confident that this latch will hold the cabinet closed: I assured Holland again that "I LIKE IT."

This lock will STAY LOCKED. Thank you, Husband.

Later, I checked my FB Page, and saw this info about ticks and pets. I didn't know this; but I'm glad to know it, now.

I will be checking Bleu more thoroughly from now on.

ICK! Thanks Crystal for the noteworthy post about ticks and pets.

BLESSINGS

May 23rd: First thing Holland did this morning, was fire up the BBQ Smoker.

And I got busy getting our house in order.

We'd brought home a new coffee machine the other day - and I set that up this morning while Holland was fiddling around with his BBQ toy; we hadn't had a cup of coffee in weeks (since we sold the Heron Pointe house and went East to bring the 5th Wheel home); withdrawals were making themselves known.

Holland smelled the coffee, and came in for his cup of joy juice ;-)

A coffee machine & a Juicer. YAY!

When I came to the tote with these lapghans in them, I quickly placed them over the loveseat cushions: Bleu has sharp toenails, and he is a frisky puppy - the loveseat is covered in leather. Sharp toenails will destroy it. We want to keep it nice.

It may look hillbillyish - but until Bleu grows up and settles down, the lapghans will stay put. And if people don't like it … they can stay away: Bleu lives here, they do not.

I had a lot on my docket; I was in full hustle trying to get it all done.

Reminders.

New sheets/neutral color; no pink or flowers, in this home.

Laundry Day; my tees.

The briquette scent was wafting through the open windows as I went about my business, while Holland tended to his.

Holland got the smoker-Grill up and running this morning; he loves to BBQ.

I prepared the yams …

After Supper, I continued unpacking boxes we'd brought home from storage (every time we go into Longview, we bring home a truck load from the storage unit).

Walking from the bunkroom through the livingroom-kitchen, I noticed Bleu was sporting a new bandana; I took off his {baby} halter, and slipped his chubby little toddler body into the halter lead I had bought him weeks ago:

Bleu sported a camo bandana; and a new halter lead. It's a little loose, but he'll fill it out in no time~10 months old.

My 2 fav guys.

I wasn't looking; I wasn't expecting either.

And THAT is WHY Elohim IS Who He IS: HE KNOWS BEST WHAT I NEED, and makes sure I get it 💓

These 2 give me unconditional love. I am blessed beyond measure 😁

Holland put the T.V.'s in place; and as I was finishing up laundry, I heard Holland on the phone talking to a T-Mobile Internet technician … setting the Internet up - we paid B.I.G. for the hookup; we wanted to use it. He is doing all he can to get us closer to our boondocking goal.

He is a good man, and a loving husband.

I'm glad he is my man.

I am blessed beyond measure :-)

Holland setting up our new Internet, T-Mobile. A step closer to boondocking.