HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

The Marina owners had a little Halloween Party for the boaters, in the lounge at Hanger 4 last night.  Dan didn't attend, (still grumbling around about the cold he's getting over).  I didn't dress up, but tagged along with our friends Gord and Ellie.

Neil and Sam, had great costumes befitting their "Arabian Nights" theme.    It was a fun evening. 

Meanwhile, our bathroom is completed, and my future kitchen is looking less like a construction sight.  

 

 And more like a freight loading depot. 

We have chosen November 10th as our departure date.  This sudden down turn in the weather has me second guessing that choice, but I still have lots to do before we go.  Six months of meds to order, shut down TV and Internet, cancel the Autopac on my car, back-up both my desk-top and lap-top to my external Hard Drive, so that everything goes with me, etc., etc., etc.  I keep remembering one more thing to add to the lists. 

I also try to plan out meals for the last couple of weeks here so that I use up all the food on hand and don't have to throw stuff away.     

SO THE COUNTDOWN IS ON.  

 

SWITCHING TO NEW LISTS AND NEW GOALS

In the last couple of weeks, our new shower stall has gone from this.  

To this.  I am pleased. 

 The bathroom is almost finished.  I just have a little more painting to do.  I have to get rid of that pine board look.  (that I hate)

Then it is time to start making new lists and setting new goals.  Lists of things we have to accomplish before we leave for Texas.  Things we have to remember to do, before we go.  Things we have to remember to pack.  I already have some bins, marked TX,  sitting in the construction zone that is to be our new kitchen.  I throw things in these bins from time to time as I remember them.  

We have done the doctors appointments and had our flu shots, now I have to order 6 months of medications to take with us.  There are also a number of Canadian products that I really miss when I'm in Texas, that I like to take with me, like tea.  You can't get good tea down in Texas.  I wish I could take enough bread for 6 months, but that's impossible.  

So this will be our focus for the next couple of weeks.  Collecting up and packing items that we need in Texas.  We have no real schedule, but are aiming to be on the road in early November.  

THEN IT'S TEXAS, HERE WE COME

THANKSGIVING NUMBER ONE DONE!

Last week I saw one of my favourite memes on Facebook.     I have always loved the second and third breakfast conversations from the Lord of the Rings movies.  But this one is particularly funny to any of us Canadians that go down to Texas each winter.  We always leave after our Canadian Thanksgiving and are there to enjoy the US Thanksgiving in November.  

I usually make it a point to go around and wish all our Canadian residents a "Happy Second Thanksgiving".  

I am certainly DONE with turkey for now.  We had a lovely traditional dinner last weekend, then there were leftovers the next day.  Toasted turkey sandwiches for breakfast one morning.  Then of course hot turkey sandwiches for dinner one other night.  And finally Dan just finished off the last of the turkey vegetable soup that I make from the turkey carcass.   


ONE DOWN ONE TO GO.  

PROGRESS CONTINUES

Today we made a trip to the hangar to drop off dock items we left behind when left the harbour.  (Bumpers etc.)

Plus picked up items that were left aboard Thunderbird at the end of the season.  

The marina is becoming deserted and the hangars are fast filling up.  

And now work continues, full time, on our renovation projects. The bathroom is nearing completion as we are down to the shower stall tiling.  Then some more painting and it will be finished.  

I'll be glad to see the end of this project and we won't start another until next spring when we get back from Texas.  

AS THE WEATHER GETS COLD WE ARE THINKING OF TEXAS