14 days, 12 hours, But who's counting?

We have been busy the past 3-4 weeks preparing for our departure from Sedona. Our Jeep needed a tow bar so we can tow it. (Eek. we are gonna be long going down the road.) Our truck needed a new spoiler, which ultimately meant new running lights as well. Remember this?

Our $600.00 'ouch'. (that darn log) Always have your partner watching. Never let others engage in a conversation with you, when you are hitching, unhitching, parking, etc...anyway, it's repaired and looks new again. My husband can fix anything!

There's been more that has been keeping us busy, but I can't recall it all right now. I've been working more days at the market....and now the apple orchard is ready to be harvested. Yesterday, the guys picked 76 cases of apples and that doesn't begin to put a dent in the trees that are ready to be picked. Henry and I are not the least bit disappointed that we will be gone before the majority of the 'apple picking, sorting, boxing and delivering' begins. It's a lot of hard work, and really requires about 10-20 more people, but the company won't hire temporary staff to help. Pay minimum wage to get the apples picked so you can sell them, or let them fall to the ground and rot? Seems like a no brainer to me, but am glad it's not my problem.

As we leave Sedona, our first stop is Wichita for the truck rally. We will spend a week there, then make our way through Ft. Smith, Arkansas, Memphis, and Nashville. We plan to spend some time at each place, as we want to take in the Grand Old Opry, maybe see Graceland in Memphis. The only deadline we have is South Carolina before Oct. 19th....and we are hoping our daughter will be able to get the time off work and meet us there. After spending a week in South Carolina, we will head north to Michigan to visit Henry's brother. Those are our plans at this point, but like Val says, "The beauty of fulltiming is 'you can always change your mind and choose an alternate destination.'

The Volvo is ready to roll. She's cleaned up, oiled, and whatever else Henry does to keep it looking good and running well. It's anxious to get on the road again, too!