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Just a quick update for those who are curious… This year’s winter has been a little trying – even though we’re in coastal Washington, it’s still colder than we’d expected for longer than we’d expected, and navigating that cold while living in an RV is a little difficult. But we’re making do, enjoying the views,Continue reading “it’s really happening!”

Last time I posted, I shared that we’d taken some important first steps towards planting in the Aberdeen/Hoquiam area. Once Deron settles into his job, our next step will be to look for a house in earnest. (So far we’ve been taking notes on different places on the market, and refining our “must-have” list, butContinue reading “planting progress”

What a great first week here in Hoquiam! Last Sunday we attended Harbor City Church, and we really liked it! The worship and message were great, and we had a nice long conversation with DJ at the connections booth, and with Melanie when she called a few days later. We’re eager to continue attending (there’sContinue reading “hunting for home in haa-kwee-uhm”

Current status: we’re finally “home” at an RV park in Hoquiam, Washington. Deron has applied for a few part-time positions at the local Home Depot, and we’re about to try out our first church, Harbor City. There are some cute houses on the market, but we probably won’t really start looking to buy until afterContinue reading “we’re home! (probably)”

We’ve had a really great time these last few weeks in San Diego (more about our shenanigans in a minute), but we’re eager to start our next journey, so we broke the RV out of storage this afternoon and started the long process of packing up. After finally finding some fabulous fish tacos at MomentosContinue reading “this time it’s for real (maybe)”

Well, as we say goodbye to last year and step into 2023, we find ourselves just a few weeks away from what we’re hoping is our final trip back up the coast. In the meantime, we’ll be keeping ourselves busy with several fun events and a few more weeks of work. Here’s how we closedContinue reading “closing the door on 2022”

It’s been a crazy few weeks here in San Diego! Our RV is safely parked in the yard of some wonderful friends while we’re temporarily planted once again in our dear friends’ extra house, and Momma Schutz has joined us here as well. I agreed to come “out of retirement” and take on the temporaryContinue reading “coming out of retirement”

What a fabulous treasure this past week was! We spent three days in San Carlos where Deron’s sister, Stephanie, wined and dined and entertained us in the best way, and then after two days of travel we arrived safely in San Diego yesterday afternoon. Food: Wednesday evening featured four types of homemade pizza – allContinue reading “all the food, all the fun, all the family”

Now that the cat’s out of the bag and everyone knows where we’re hoping to relocate after we head to San Diego for the holidays, I’ll just post some brief updates on what we’re doing in the interim. This was our last week in Bay Center. We drove around the Aberdeen/Hoquiam area one more timeContinue reading “you ought not to be rude to an eagle (Bilbo Baggins)”

In the midst of a rainy week of household projects, exploring our campground, and some rest and recovery for sick pups, we made time to spend a day in Aberdeen – and it’s really speaking to us!! The whole Gray’s Harbor area is so pretty, with a great eclectic downtown area full of lots ofContinue reading “I think we found it!”