Mar/Apr '16 in AZ

March flew by as we worked and enjoyed our time in Arizona.  We never got out and hiked again this season.  Gary was on his feet whenever he worked and we kept busy on our time off. I continued to work at World Market on Wednesday mornings and usually over the weekend at Miraval.

A friend gave Gary some boards and we decided to use them to add trim to the outside windows that had none.  We had talked about painting the outside trim a different color, so this was the time to do it.  We borrowed the tools we needed for the project from others in the park and got the job done.  I picked out the paint color and the work began.  Gary did the high places and I finished everything on the bottom.  I had great help on the deck area from Jody, our neighbor.  The weather was perfect and the project got done.  We are really happy with the results and it really updates the look of our winter home.

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We gave notice to our employers at the end of March that we were going to be leaving.  I was finished with World Market the end of March.  Gary's hours ended in the plumbing area at World Market and they moved him into the bookkeeping area for the last weeks.  I finished with Miraval April 7 and then worked to get things ready to move back into the motorhome.  It was nice to know everything we owned did not have to go back into the motorhome with us.  We knew what clothes we would need and supplies. Like all snowbirds it was interesting whittling down the groceries we had, I was able to leave some staples at the house.  Everything in the refrigerator and freezer had to go with us or be eaten before we left.  Our neighbors were in the same boat - we had several meals together cleaning out the freezers!

We were able to pull the motorhome right up to our front steps to make things easier on the last two days.  I had things we needed to move gathered inside the house and it just took time to put everything in their places in the motorhome. We vacuumed the house, wiped out the refrigerator, turned it off and unplugged it.  Turned off the water, put reflectix in all the windows and set the air conditioner at 85.  Then we gave our farewell hugs to friends and hit the road.
 

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