Getting close to move on time..........want to share plans ahead and a bit of a 2014 review.

Happy 2015 to all. Sue and I were fortunate to be able to close out 2014 with family and not so fortunate to once again experience the frigid weather that we have been trying to dodge. 2 deg with minus 21 wind chill in Nebraska, if nothing else gave us a slap of reality in that maybe the mid 30s in Texas are not so bad after all. Although the current Texas forecast has us once again in weather that is not exactly what we were expecting when we dropped anchor here a couple of months ago. This next Arctic blast has us down to 21 deg on Wed night with highs in the upper 30s for Fri and Sat with a possible wintry mix (yea.....snow) on Sat morning. Enjoy today......59 deg.
Christmas day was a very enjoyable 70 degs with the palm trees in Houston at Sue's nieces house where her brother / sister in law and mom were visiting from Minden Nebraska. A great visit and a Christmas dinner that was as always way more than any person needs at one setting.
Then the day after we headed north to Superior Nebraska where my mom and sisters families live. Very much enjoyed the family time, but again.....way to cold. Will venture back that way this spring.....like May, has to warm up by then.............doesn't it??

The past couple of months have proven to be valuable in the sense of better knowledge of our house on wheels. A few tid bits....
--A pulsating stabilizing jack does not indicate a problem, simply that we have been setting long enough that it is time to relevel/recycle.
--If the holding tank gauge reads 3/4 full, do not assume that you have a lot of head room left. Luckily this lesson was learned via the grey tank.....backed up shower and dripping drains.
--If leaving the awning out for any length of time, does not hurt to secure/stabilize with rope and tent stakes. Just in case of wild wacky winds.
--In humid environment the fridge will need to be defrosted occasionally. Cooling fins in back tend to accumulate heavy ice which will hinder the cooling capability.
--I actually have an operational mode in the transmission that is tagged as the "economy" mode. Found this thru one of the many RV web sites that I monitor. Was wondering what that extra button was for....have yet to try this new bit of knowledge. Maybe now I can get 20 mpg..........maybe not.
--At times when the tailgater satellite system is not working try relocating/disconnecting/reconnecting and then recalibrating the system "before" setting on the phone for hours with the techs that have no idea what the problem is......and won't admit it.
--Many other lessons learned that I do not recall at this moment in time

Prepping for a Jan 12 (next Monday) depart from Lowes Creek. Our Nov 1 arrival date seems not that long ago.
The Endeavor flight plan will be here and there as we head further south and eventually west as we pursue the warmer/dryer climate of Arizona. The next extended home port to be the Pioneer RV Park just a few miles north of Phoenix (forecast this week......70 deg days with upper 40s nights, sounds like heaven). Choreographing a route that will allow us to play Texas tourist.
--A couple of nights at Village Creek State Park just north of Beaumont. Planned trip to Galveston coast and beaches.  There are coastal beach RV state parks, but was warned of the frigid winter breezes off the water. Did not want to experience that.
--Then move to Harris County Spring Creek Park, located in Tomball Texas (just NE of Houston). Want to take in the NASA Space Center.
--Stone Creek RV Park in San Antonio. Definitely the Alamo and Riverwalk.
Have not scoped out past that at this time. Do know that we want to travel through Carlsbad and Roswell New Mexico in route to Phoenix.

High Life......
This is really easy, it is the many people that we have had the great fortune to meet. From quick acquaintances that we have crossed paths with in such places as Camping World that I still exchange emails with in pursuit of advice and experience as we try to figure out this new life style. This blog is a direct result of that helpful info (thank you Sherri).
To what we hope to be long term relationships from now and forever. This has resulted in a Texas family that we can not thank enough for all of the enrichment that we have soaked up over the past couple of months. Will always have so many memories......
--The 5:00 happy hours around the fire
--Never winning a single game of dominoes (playing for money...I plan on claiming Sheila as a dependant on my income taxes this year)
--The Margaritaville casino stay
--The Mardigras style Xmas parade
--Holding the gator...eating the gator
--The boat rides on the lake courtesy of Dale
--Kristina's cookie delivery on Christmas eve
--Lisa's Texas drawl. I love hearing that girl talk.
--Saturday night jamborees
--Looooooooong talks with Roger
--Larry's Bronco parties
--Larry's burn piles
--Miss B's always cheery personality (hope to see her and Sham in Salina Kansas some day)
--Helping build Aunt Sandi and Uncle Jerry's deck
--So many, many, many more!!!!

Road Rash......
This is also easy, found that Arctic blasts can extend farther south than I realized.