Back Home and Moving Ahead March 2015

Once back from our sad sojourn, we wanted to dig our feet in and continue with plans to settle here.  We continued to hit roadblocks.  At the end of February, our on line banking was hacked.  The bank locked all our accounts and credit card.  It was quite a hassle setting up new ones and then getting our direct deposits and withdrawals transferred to the new accounts. Even when we thought everything was taken care of, we found out some things weren't done correctly, and we had to start all over. The move from Florida to SC required new drivers' licenses, tags, change of Medicare supplement plans, finding new doctors, getting new home, boat, and auto insurance and cancelling Florida policies. We are still waiting for the dust to settle.

I was able to get my SC driver's license without a problem, but the DMV wouldn't accept the documentation Bob had which showed he was born in Australia and his father was a US soldier.  Other files were in the underbelly of our trailer, which required pulling out all of them in one compartment to get to the one he needed.  But, ultimately, he did find a form "Child Born Abroad of US Citizen" which the motor vehicle department did accept, so he was able to officially become a South Carolinian.  Later, while comparing license mug shots, I realized mine showed me as male instead of female, so that means yet another soiree to the DMV.  Then we still have to get new tags, and the state allows only 45 days for that.  I have to wait for a transfer of my title from FL to SC, which could take 3 weeks.  Bob should be able to get tags for his truck this week.

In addition to the red tape, we have many projects lined up.  Bob is working on making changes to the existing deck to accommodate the shape of  our unit.  He had the old wood shed removed, and has ordered a new and bigger one which will be delivered early April.  We want to plant a flower and vegetable garden.  When it rains (which is quite often), the ground turns a muddy red clay.  He will come up with some landscaping plan to correct that.

Also, there are so many wonderful places to explore here.  I keep clipping ads and articles of things to see, and plan on putting them in a "to do" jar and pick one out for each week.

Have Gun Will Drill Bob

 

Work Camper John uses backhoe to remove shed while Bob supervises

 



It was a little tricky balancing the shed on the uphill slope

Bob leaped up on the back to help John unload the shed at the storage area.  I didn't think he was going to make it!