Truck Driving Man
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Welcoming 2006
It is hard to believe that 2005 is over and another year has started. As many of you know we sold our house this past summer so we are finally "free as little birds as we can be". Since doing so we have been on a dead run...We had 4 weeks to move out so as you can guess they we hectic.
We spent time at the lake property getting ready to build a cottage but neither of us is in any hurry to start. We did get the septic system in and preparations were made for the power to be brought in this spring but who knows what we will do next.
In October we spent 6 weeks at the Presbyterian Home for Children in Black Mountain,NC with three other couples we have volunteered with at the Heifer Ranch in Arkansas. We had a great time and accomplished many projects. If your of the volunteer kind and are looking for a great place to donate your time and talents check out www.presbyterianhomeforchildren.org. It is in a great location, with great staff and of course great kids who need you!
After leaving the Children's home it was my(Wally)most excellent adventure! I went to truck driving school......yes truck driving school ! I had a ball. There were five in my class 3 men and 2 women and we all became family before it ended. I was in school from 7:30 am until often after 8:30 in the evening geting all the classwork and driving in. I graduated on December 30 with Darcy, Erin and Brett, and campgroud friends there to watch the momentous occasion. During my time in class and on the range Darcy has been busy finally getting to do many of the things she has been waiting to have time to do....She transcribed and published a series of stories from the 40's as told by her father. She then refinished and wove shaker style seats ino two old North Carolina chairs she found at a flea market, worked on a stained glass project, did some watercolor painting, and caught up on some sewing. She has enjoyed the time in the campground. The owners and other campers have become like family...
We spent both holidays with Erin and Brett and with Brett's family..A good time was had by all!
We are now,January 3rd, in Sioux Falls, SD finishing up on the transferring of residency. SD has tax advantages over other states, no state income tax. We arrived here on Jan 1st and spent the day in Watertown with friends. We went to the Redlin Arts Center in Watertown to view the over 150 original oil paintings done by native son, Terry Redlin. If you are ever in this area it would be worth your while to stop and see it, and believe it or not it is free! www.redlinart.com
Where are we going from here? Good question? It is nice not to have to be anywhere! Our thoughts at this point are to either head for the gulf coast or to head to AZ. I would like to drive truck and do something to help out the Katrna victims so we probably will head to the coast region to see what we can do and where we could stay. We will keep you posted.
We spent time at the lake property getting ready to build a cottage but neither of us is in any hurry to start. We did get the septic system in and preparations were made for the power to be brought in this spring but who knows what we will do next.
In October we spent 6 weeks at the Presbyterian Home for Children in Black Mountain,NC with three other couples we have volunteered with at the Heifer Ranch in Arkansas. We had a great time and accomplished many projects. If your of the volunteer kind and are looking for a great place to donate your time and talents check out www.presbyterianhomeforchildren.org. It is in a great location, with great staff and of course great kids who need you!
After leaving the Children's home it was my(Wally)most excellent adventure! I went to truck driving school......yes truck driving school ! I had a ball. There were five in my class 3 men and 2 women and we all became family before it ended. I was in school from 7:30 am until often after 8:30 in the evening geting all the classwork and driving in. I graduated on December 30 with Darcy, Erin and Brett, and campgroud friends there to watch the momentous occasion. During my time in class and on the range Darcy has been busy finally getting to do many of the things she has been waiting to have time to do....She transcribed and published a series of stories from the 40's as told by her father. She then refinished and wove shaker style seats ino two old North Carolina chairs she found at a flea market, worked on a stained glass project, did some watercolor painting, and caught up on some sewing. She has enjoyed the time in the campground. The owners and other campers have become like family...
We spent both holidays with Erin and Brett and with Brett's family..A good time was had by all!
We are now,January 3rd, in Sioux Falls, SD finishing up on the transferring of residency. SD has tax advantages over other states, no state income tax. We arrived here on Jan 1st and spent the day in Watertown with friends. We went to the Redlin Arts Center in Watertown to view the over 150 original oil paintings done by native son, Terry Redlin. If you are ever in this area it would be worth your while to stop and see it, and believe it or not it is free! www.redlinart.com
Where are we going from here? Good question? It is nice not to have to be anywhere! Our thoughts at this point are to either head for the gulf coast or to head to AZ. I would like to drive truck and do something to help out the Katrna victims so we probably will head to the coast region to see what we can do and where we could stay. We will keep you posted.
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