Unwilling to continue living with our overflowing disheveled quarters, John has agreed to add and reconfigure some of the current cabinetry. Enter TJ, the cabinet maker for Tiffin, doing a little work on the side.

Monday he will remove our current dining cabinet and recut it to fit our kitchen side slide area.

When he removes and remakes our current desk, it will accommodate our wine and what is left of our paper files.

The new dining cabinet will be larger and include two computer stations eliminating the jumble of office machines in front of and around the current desk.

When finished, we will no longer have the worry of “stuff” flying across the floors when we traverse roads like California’s Interstate 5, south of Santa Nella, a major pounding and bounce-you-up-off-your-seat freeway.

Moving out and redistributing our “stuff” for the build, KatieBug explored inside every empty cabinet anticipating a new den for herself.

After the build back, still minus the dinette doors, our “stuff” is stowed away in its new compartments and we leave frost covered Red Bay.  Finished dinette doors will be shipped when complete.

Searching out Frank Lloyd Wright home plans for future living accommodations after seeing his Usonian Home but having come to the realization that I am a “stuff” being. Sadly the “stuff” gene was passed down by my paternal grandmother, the genes of my nomadic fraternal grandparents being far weaker and smothered years ago. So this life style continues and massive storage space with widespread possessions remain daydreams.

Few freeway travels on our way back to The Woodlands, we took minor Louisiana roads to enjoy the sights. Passing miniature ice skating rinks, snowcapped cotton fields and historical Frogmore Cotton Plantation and Gins, another tantalizing side trip I have added to my Bucket List. This area also being a birding paradise, bright red cardinals crisscrossed our path in flocks as we traveled along several of the Louisiana Trails Scenic Byways.

Alighting in The Woodlands for a few days we will visit family and friends before beginning our travels to Washington and Oregon for our work camp positions. Surprisingly, I am OK with the decision to continue living in our box on wheels for another year. My new mantra being “the good days will outweigh the bad”. One should always hang onto hope.