June just flew by!  As July has kept passing by, I kept thinking I would catch up, but days turned into weeks and here we are at the end of July and I just now am able to take a breath and relax and get it posted.  First off, we listed the house on June 1.  In 4 days, we had 6 people view the house and on the 4^th day, we had TWO offers.  We ended up getting above asking price!  Last summer we had it listed for 4 months, had 6 viewings and zero offers.  Once again, God’s plan was just right.  So I set about packing up my things.  Good thing I sorted things out when we sold the house on Rugg Road 8 years ago.  The packing went pretty well, I did a room at a time and suddenly it was all boxed up.

On top of that, I located a 38ft travel trailer on Craigslist. It was bigger than I had planned on getting, but it seemed to have all the room that I would want if I was really going to move into it for a long long trip.  The plan is to go for as long as we can handle it and see all of the USA as we can.  Of course we will be back for birthdays and holidays.  We rented a 2 bedroom apartment to store out things and it will also give us a place to stay when we get back.

 It has been a month of ups and downs emotionally.  It was sad to be leaving, the view, the house, my chipmunks, but the whole idea of traveling to all the places in the USA that I have wanted to see, but never took the time, was so good.  I SWORE I would never do this!  When John first retired, that was the question that so many asked...are you getting an RV?  NEVER was my answer.  John's parents did this for 15 years!  I was not about to give up my home and travel like that.  I don't know what happened to change my mind.  I love my home, it is an amazing place, then there is the view...it can't be matched!  But here I am ready to go.  One thing I do know, it will be temporary.  I will see all I can, take the photos, make some memories, come home for visits and then I will be back and find a new house and settle back in.  I have to have a 'grandma's house'.

The hardest part of all was knowing that I would not be seeing the grandkids for weeks at a time.  There again, having had to quarantine for a couple of months last spring and only see them on Facetime, was preparation for what we were about to do.

The first night home with the new trailer, the kids spent the night with me in it.  We even made oatmeal pancakes for breakfast.

 I made sure and filled my camera with all the sights to remember this place by.  My flowers, the birds, the squirrels, the chipmunks, the bunnies and of course the mountain. 

June also had the normal events, Father's Day, 

and our 46th Anniversary...check out the photo bomber in the truck.  hahaha!!!

Because of this virus, Joshua didn't get to have the usual graduation passage.  We made him get his cap and gown on for some photos and had a nice dinner at their house the night it should have been.

One of the things that has had me worried, is what about Jimmy?  He seems to get agitated when we are out of town and causes problems for the staff and Jessi.  She volunteered to keep tabs on him for me when we are gone.  At first, I wasn't even going to tell him we sold the house, just that we had a new trailer and were going to travel a little bit.  But John spilled the beans on his last visit there, so now he knows.  Hopefully, the time will pass for him when we are gone and he handles it all ok.  Having the virus has changed the amount of time I used to spend with him, so he is already adjusted to not having me around constantly.