NM 28 and Some Preventive Maintenance

 Yesterday we headed back into New Mexico for a doctors appointment, we usually just head up the interstate as it's a 20 min drive that way. I like the new signs the state put up welcoming you to New Mexico.

 After the appointment we decided to take the scenic route back. We headed over to NM 28 just south of Las Cruces and started back. NM 28 is a very scenic and popular drive between El Paso and Las Cruces. The road winds its way through pecan groves and rich fertile Rio Grande Valley farmland. When we came through here last year during the winter, all the trees were baron and the farmland just dirt. It was nice to drive through green tunnels of Pecan trees covering the road.

 Many of the fields were rich with flowering plants. It was very interesting to see the green valley backdropped by the high desert mountains, what a contrast. Didn't take many pictures as there are several from our last posting of our trip north on NM 28 from last year.It was nice to just take a relaxing drive back and enjoy the scenery.

Today, I woke up early to get a early start on a project I have been wanting to do. When we bought the 5th Wheel we knew it had some issues (as most pre owned rigs do), one was the cracking between the the end caps and the rubber roof. The roof is fine, just seems the joint between has seen better days. We picked up some rubber roof repair tape at Camping World the other day, so today seemed like a good day to take care of it. As you can see in the first pic it was looking pretty shabby, so after a good cleaning, out came the repair tape. A little taping here and the little caulking of the seams there and I was finished in about two hours. I had previously caulked the seams pretty good (when we first got the rig) so today's adventure was just preventive maintenance and another layer of protection from possible leaks.

Well that's been our fun for the last couple of days, staying busy and getting the rig ready to hit the road in a couple of weeks, can't wait!!! That's it for now, so we'll see you fine folks on the next go round.

Busy Girl Again



Well, we've been here in El Paso for over a week now and not really doing a whole lot. We have been catching up and finishing up medical appointments and they are just about over. Other than just living life, Sheryl has been a busy girl. She finally found the right material to redo the window coverings and has been hard at it. As you can see from the pics, it gives the rig a much more updated look (from RV designer yuck to simple elegance) and we are very happy with the results. I've also been busy, removing some old stickers from the rig and generally getting it cleaned up. The stickers we're pretty stubborn about coming off, but with alittle adhesive remover and a razor blade scraper, the job went pretty quick. We are thinking about having a professional come in and give the rig a good wax job before we head out. We'll let you know how that goes, if we do it. We both have a few more projects lined up we want to accomplish before we head out. Speaking of which, it's looking like (barring the river don't rise and the barn don't burn) we'll be heading out at the end of the month. So excited we'll finally be heading out on the adventure again.

I also picked up a new toy I'm still figuring out, so more on that later.

Take Care all and keep Lovin Your Life as we do ours!!!

Back in El Paso, TX.

 After 3 long months at Holloman AFB, it was finally time to leave. We were up (kinda) early, had our couple of cups of Joe and began getting ready to head out. We stopped and said our goodbyes, actually see ya again, to some friends we had made and pulled out around 9:30. A quick stop at the McDonalds on base for breakfast (gotta love that dollar menu) we were on the road.

 The drive was only about 90 miles, so it went pretty quick and uneventful. This being our first longer haul of Scout with Red, we were very impressed with her performance, as I knew we would be. We scored a site in the old section of the Ft Bliss RV Park (Mature trees, tables and a grill at each site) and got settled in.

There is a new section, but it is just basically RV pads in a field, no amenities. This is the view from our rig, the mountains are just a short ways from the park and make for some great sunsets. I also ran into an old friend here at the park, so it was nice getting to visit for a while. We'll be heading over to the base commissary for grocery's before long and to see what new around the base since last time we were here. I don't think we'll do much sight seeing while we are here, mainly just live life and get these medical appointments cleared off our calender.
Thanks for visiting and keep Lovin Your Life as we do ours!!!

Gotta Love a Bargin

Yesterday it was time to have Ole Red serviced (oil change) so we took her to our local Dodge dealer to have it done. Usually I do my own oil changes, however we were give 3 free oil changes by the dealers management for a less than stellar experience we had with them. Other wise they have actually been really good to deal with. Anyway while we were waiting, we noticed the parts department had a table with some clearance items on it. There just so happened to be a chrome wind deflector that just happened to fit our truck on it, and it of course caught Sheryl's eye. She asked how much they wanted for it and the girl came back with $100.00, I (being the tightwad I am) balked at that number as we really don't need it. Sheryl said, well, I'll give you $50.00 if really want to get rid of it........the girl thought for a moment, then said sold! So we are now the proud owners of a new factory wind deflector for well under the retail price, and heck they even installed it for free! Got to love my little wheeler and dealer.

We have also decided that our time here at Holloman is up, we have just a couple more medical appointments to go, but they are in El Paso, TX. So we'll be pulling up our Jacks and heading for El Paso and the Ft Bliss RV Park on Saturday. It's been pretty nice here at Holloman, but the change in scenery will do us both good. We are hoping to only be in El Paso for 3 weeks or less, depending on how things go, then we'll be heading out again on our fulltime adventure.

Were looking forward to the move and getting on the road again. We'll see you back here in a couple of days as we depart for West Texas. Take Care!!!

Life's Simple Pleasures

It's been a bit since we posted, but we were handed a dose of reality last week. Sheryl had quite the scare last week (won't go into details) other than she spent 7 days in the hospital. After all was said and done (and several tests) we are happy to report she is doing well and all tests we negative. With that being said, and with inspiration from a fellow blogger, we take another look at some of life's simple pleasures. Some you do every day and don't give a second thought. Others you may notice but may not take the time to apprecate. But when the thought of losing a loved one/best friend/soul mate hits you square in the face, you take the time. So tomorrow as you get on with being busy, just stop for a moment and remember...........

The feeling you get walking hand in hand with that special person

That long hot shower

The way the day smells after a spring rain

A beautiful sunset

The scent of that rose bush as you pass by

Your first cup of coffee

Waking up and seeing how beautiful and peaceful your partner looks as they sleep

The deep down feeling of being in love

We could go on and on, but you get the idea. You hear it all the time, stop and smell the roses, but how often do you do it. Take the time and reward yourself, life is too short not to.

That was it, take Care and remember to Love Your Life as we do ours........more and more every day.  

Roadside Sights

We have been here in Southern New Mexico/West Texas for 5 months now and we both really miss travelling. So, I started looking at some photos of our past travels, and thought I share a few you. These are some of the odd roadside sights we've run across. You know, the kind while driving down the road you see something that causes you to do a double take and you just have to stop and take a look.

 Just South of Amarillo, TX. a farmer did his take on the Cadillac Ranch. There were 8 Combines buried half way in the ground.

 This restaurant was in Claude, Texas. The other half of the VW is on the inside and serves as a condiment bar. It was lunch time so we decided to give it a try, it was ok, but we've had better.

 Outside of Crestview, Florida we saw this huge carving, belong to the DCD Cattle Ranch. We thought it was great what they did with the dead tree instead of just cutting it down.

 In the Dallas Texas area, we saw this Jeep trailer, turned out to be an pretty inventive BBQ/Smoker. As a Jeeper myself we just had to get a picture.

Cedar Key, Florida, you don't often see a pink Edsel sitting on the side of the road.

Those are some of our favorites, We are sure we'll see plenty more on out travels.

Not much else is happening here, just day to day life, while waiting for doctors appointments. We are really wanting to get back on the road and Sheryl is ready NOW!!! But I keep telling her, we are not going to sacrifice your health to leave a little bit early. We'll be out there soon again and it's getting closer every day.

Enjoy the photos and see you next time.  

RV Podiatrist

Wednesday our little Scout had an appointment with the RV Podiatrist for a foot transplant. As you may remember we found a problem with the landing gear when we had the black tank valve fixed. The old landing gear had worn out and was just barley able to lift the rig (gears were shot). That seemed to be a pretty important item we needed to have taken care of (well, if wanted to travel anyway.....lol). We were up bright and early and headed out to the RV Doc for the surgery, they had the rig for 4 hours, so we just just bummed around town for a while and visited a friend while we were waiting. Bad part about this fulltiming thing, when your house is being worked on, your just SOL on having a place to go. Well they finally called and told us scout was out of recovery and sporting some shiny new feet. The system they installed is a duel motor setup, with a motor for each of the front legs. Our old system only had a single motor to lift both legs. With this set up we can raise and lower the legs both at the same time or individually to account for uneven ground. I think this set up will work out for us pretty well and it's a nice peace of mind knowing it's new. Well with any luck, that will be the last we see of the RV Doc for a while, with no health insurance on Scout, our wallet can't take too many more illnesses. Next up, another fun filled day at the DMV to get her New Mexico registration...................wish us luck!!!