Puckered Out!

Was it always so much work, or did I get soo much older?

After 2 very intense days for preparations for the big trip I simply feel "puckered out".

There is just so much to do before we can leave home for 5 months.

Just gathering all the tools and camping equipment is a steady run-around. Inside the house one stumbles over heaps of boxes and totes. It seems like all surfaces are filled with something "important" we need to take with us.

Should we take those plastic plates from the trailer? Bea was asking. "Let's take the paper plates", I answered.

What about our preserves made from Black Currant and Blackberries, and what about the tomato spaghetti sauce Bea made from hundreds of home-grown tomatoes?

We won't have a freezer until we are in Colorado, so our supplies of frozen beans and peas will be donated to a dear neighbour.

I still need to check air pressure on all tires, oil on our Jeep, and will we actually get our license plate for the new trailer? 

And so it is going on and on and on. at 10:30am our neighbour called and invited us for lunch. She made turkey soup! What a delight! 

In the afternoon I drive to the post office. The license plate for the trailer has arrived. Thank God! After all it has taken almost a month to get it.

The big transport box on the trailer is almost filled up. Tomorrow we need to fill up the van. And maybe, just maybe, we can start the trip on Saturday, if not it'll be Sunday. That's OK!

I am puckered out for now!