RVing With a Purpose

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

How many times can I say it. It was another beautiful day in Alabama. We know it is going to come to an end but the weather is just about perfect. Forties at night, low to mid seventies daytime with sun and a few clouds. Nice.

Maybe it’s the wet spring but the flowers are still so pretty. We are still parked in Mom’s driveway and the azaleas in the front flower beds are about as pretty as I have seen them. The ones in the back are way past their peak and look pretty pitiful. Our flowers we brought from Remlap are looking good too. We really didn’t know if they would continue to bloom out once we brought them in. We don’t usually cut the irises, but rather just enjoy them in the yard. Since we weren’t going to be at the house we decided to give it a try. We are enjoying.

We just kept plugging away at our to do list today. Filed one of the LOL’s tax returns and getting close on another. Still have lots of paperwork to handle. Canceled Juno’s insurance and paid some more doctor bills. Starting to go through a few things at Mom’s house. Also made a Publix run today. We haven’t been in Publix territory in a while so it was a nice treat. Too bad they didn’t have many BOGO’s that we needed. We did pick up what we needed to prepare a new to us recipe in the Instant Pot.  Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Burrito Bowl. Quite tasty. It’s a keeper. Visited with the next door neighbor for a while this afternoon, then got our afternoon walk. It was a good day.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

It was another really nice spring day in north Alabama. High in the low 70’s and lows in the mid 40’s with bright sunshine. God blessed us with another treat of nature as soon as we got out of bed. There were three deer munching on grass and playing around right outside the bedroom door. Possibly because there has been no recent activity at the house they are closer than usual. We got to see one of the deer stand on it’s hind legs to try to reach leaves that we higher up on a shrub. Sorry we didn’t get a picture of that. Both of our best camera’s were in Fred in Tuscaloosa so all we had was the phones but at least we got something. Love to see the wild life.

We actually slept a little late this morning. An hour later than usual work days. Still up at six but it was nice to not have to hit the ground running this morning. We worked on more paperwork for the ladies, paid more bills that came in yesterday, and got Juno’s car ready to sell. We met with Steve (our cousin) and transferred the car to him. Hopefully his granddaughter will enjoy the Subie. It was another step, and a little sad. One more thing crossed off the to do list. After handling the paperwork, we visited with Steve for a while. It was good to have a little time with him. It sure is nice to have all the Hallman cousins as relatives and friends. Good people.

After our visit we loaded up the truck and headed to Tuscaloosa. Much to be done in Tuscaloosa too. However, after unloading and putting everything away, the first chore was laundry. We haven’t taken time for that since our last weekend in Baton Rouge, so there is lots of laundry.

After getting the laundry started, we walked the greenway down to the Cookout. We had a late lunch and a wonderful strawberry cheesecake milkshake. Later in the afternoon we walked the greenway again. We really enjoy the new greenway. It’s one of the good things that came out of the 2011 tornado.

We would love to have some time to just relax a little but tomorrow will be another busy day. Don’t think we will be much of a break for a while.

Sunday, April 08, 2018

A few weeks ago fellow NOMADS Hiram and Cindy invited us to go to Grace United Methodist Church in Auburn, AL to explain what NOMADS are to the trustees. The date was set for today. We met up in Ashville and began our trip about 8:00 am. We arrived early for 11:00 am service and met with Pastor David to look over the campus and learn more about the church.

After the service we talked to the trustees about the history and mission of NOMADS and some of our experiences on projects. We explained some of the type work we have done and what the church’s responsibilities would be if it decided to host a project. It is a very welcoming and friendly congregation. All in all it was a good trip. And we really enjoyed the drive down and back getting to know Cindy and Hiram better.

After we returned to Pine Mountain we got to enjoy a late evening walk around the track with Barry and Donna. We miss them a lot when we travel.