We Didn't Get Much Sleep Last Night

I don't know what was keeping Roger awake early this morning - maybe me tossing and turning, maybe thinking about what we did yesterday - but I was awake for several hours during the middle of the night and into the wee hours of dawn.  I was mentally putting stuff away in the new RV and thinking of the logistics for the transfer of our possessions! I think I have most of it figured out and I'm exhausted today.  Monday when we go to sign the final paperwork, I need to go inside the RV and do due diligence on checking out the cupboards.  I'm afraid I was spending too much time oohing and aahing over the upgrades, whistles and bells, that I only did a cursory accounting of the number of cupboards and where they are.  Shame on me.  

We talked with the campground host this morning and we will be allowed to empty a lot of stuff from our basement (tables/chairs/tubs of stuff) and leave it all at the site when we go to do the transfer.  It should make it easier and less hurried when we put it all in the new rig when we get back.  She said she wouldn't put anyone in the site next to us to make it easier. Nice lady.  

I started in on the purge today and cleaned out a few cupboards and drawers.  I tossed some stuff and took about a dozen books over to the laundry room.  I pick the books up in laundry rooms on our travels and think we are going to read them - and sometimes we do - but there were some in there that we've been carrying around for years.  If we haven't read them by now most likely we won't.  

While I was loading the book shelves in the laundry room there was a man sitting at the table working on his computer.  He noted the number of books and asked if I liked to read.  He's published four books and is on a tour of independent book stores to do signings.  He had copies of them in the office and I looked at them - they looked fairly interesting but I wasn't going to pay $20/ea for them.  One has won awards for "new indie author" according to the cover. (Listener in the Snow) He writes mysteries set in Wisconsin and Minnesota  - his characters are Finns and Native Americans. Tim Jollymore.  His card says you can find his books at independent booksellers. He is traveling in his SUV and tent camping on a tour of 36 cities to promote his books.  He said last year he did 54 stops.  His website:  www.finnswaybooks.com    Interesting gentleman.  I told him I was in a mystery book group through the life-long learning program at the university in Reno when I wasn't on the road, and when I told him how many participants there were he offered to come talk to the group if they choose one of his books.  I'll give the info to the facilitator and see what happens.  

Woke up this morning to find this bus parked next to us. Really a bus - has the folding doors at the front and everything.  Windows were all covered, so couldn't see inside, darn.  A homemade RV for sure.  We saw an older gentleman come out and inspect something in the rear and then he drove away.  We were wondering if he did the graphics himself.  

We felt as if we were back in Santee in the winter today.  It was cool (didn't make 70), overcast and/or it rained.  Even Maggie didn't want to go walking.  

Yesterday coming back from the laundry room in the rain I slipped on the steps coming into the RV and caught my toe on the threshold.  I went down with a thud as I catapulted into the RV.  Rog saw it happen and was afraid I had broken my wrist when he saw me go down. Fortunately, nothing is broken, but I was "all stove up" the rest of the day and have bruises today to remind me to not hurry in the rain - it gets slippery out.  

It's not supposed to rain tomorrow so we will get out for lunch at least.  There is an Air Force Base here, so maybe we will go check out the base exchange just for entertainment.  Don't want to buy anything as we already have enough money to transfer around on Friday!  Shall see how that goes.