Pete n Holly's World

The past two weeks went quickly as we enjoyed a weekend visit from AZ nieces and their mom and we have also been doing needed work at Holly's "Blue Haven" cabin, preparing it for sale. The work has taken longer than expected as the flu has hit our area and Holly had been its recent victim. The weather has warmed a bit and blue skies have made for picture perfect days. Our Current home...blue skies included For the past 18 months Pete has been volunteering each week to remodel the local Community Center. On 3-20 there was a "St. Paddy's" Fund Raising Dinner to celebrate its grand opening. Holly volunteered to help at the entry door writing out name tags. Too bad she had a mental block and couldn't remember many of our neighbors names, many of whom she has known for 12 years.... maybe it was the cold tablets? We had a good time!! and over $5500 was raised. Holly helping out @ Community Fund Raiser The new "Community Center" Just a short post to...

Howdie Ya'll, It has been a busy few weeks with wet, foggy, sleeting weather to boot. We are both excited because we have decided to relocate to North Dakota, (yes, we know how cold it can get). Pete has 5 months work already scheduled and there is a carpenter / Contractor shortage in that area due to the recent oil boom and resulting housing shortage. CA home building hit the wall about two years ago with no resurgence in sight so we figure we will make a go of it there and see what God has planned for us. We put our house on the "For Sale" block and have been moving at lightning speed to have it ready for showing. So far 2 buyers have been through. We also have been working on the Bailey Meadows Cabin to prepare it for sale. We have FINALLY completed sanding the floors and sealing them, (Pix will be on next post), and painting, replacing doors, completing siding, etc, etc, etc... Now we are deciding what to sell, give away, or take with us as we plan to load up the...