Years!

Years! It's been years since I've posted in this blog. And how fast those years have flown!

I'm employed again, and have been with this job for 5 years now. I did have another before it - 2 years at a title company. Currently I'm back in the public sector.

I still have way too many crafts going at once. Right now I have a knitted wrap that's my "take it with me" project. I have a twin quilt waiting to be bound, a lap quilt being quilted, another lap quilt that's basted and awaiting quilting, and two queen quilts that need to be basted. I need to start a baby quilt for one of E's friends who is expecting. I have a cross stitch project I haven't touched in months. But that's all! Not too bad a backlog at the moment.

I've sold a few of the smaller quilts on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/gamblebaycrafts). I also made some book boxes/clutches and have sold a few of those. It's nice when my crafting projects pay for themselves, but I doubt I'll ever make a living with them.

DH and I have become serious about planning for retirement. He would very much like to RV around the country so we've been researching trailers to determine what would work best for us. Right now we think we've narrowed it down to a Rockwood or a Grand Design, both around 25-feet. That's small enough that we can get into most state and national campgrounds, but large enough that we won't feel like we're on top of one another every minute. Both are higher-quality than most of their competition.

Upgrading to a bigger trailer will also mean purchasing a new truck. We've got about a year left before my Escape is paid off. That will also be the timeframe in which we expect to pay off our debt (except the mortgage - that'll be a few years more). So we're working to an 8-year plan to retire.

E had to put Kitty to sleep a couple months ago, and we had to put Chloe to sleep a few weeks ago. It was hard to say "goodbye" to both of them, but they both lived very long, good lives after they came to us. We still have our cats Achmed and Taz. A has Bubbles.

I think that this catch-up is a wrap. I plan to keep up on this blog, and use it to document DH's and my exploits as we start exploring more.

TTYL!