Short and Sweet

 Well short anyway ... I made it to the house in California about 10:00 in the morning.  Dan pulled in with the truck about 5:00 pm.

Here's Cooper and I stuffed in the chair in Bakersfield where we spent the night.  It was a long drive, but a good one.  Not a single accident, or even a NEAR accident.  Even the truck drivers stayed off my back end and gave me room to breathe.  That's a first!!

It's dark at 5:00 in the morning and all I could think about was the hurricane crossing over Florida.  It turned out to be a big one and is currently slamming into the coast.  I'm praying for everyone there.

We walked about a bit, but not much.  This old body is a little sore around the edges and could use some rest.  Cooper insisted, so we made one trip down the shady side to find the trees covered in oranges.  Obviously not ready yet, they should ripen in December and January.

That's it.  Well almost ... I got home to find my electric gate opener wouldn't open.  I put a new battery in the control, but nothing.  I parked my trailer outside and up close to the gate to stay out of Dan's way with the truck.

When he arrived, he parked the U Haul, slapped a lock on it and we chowed down on Panda Express.  YUM ... I left the second yum off because they forgot to give me the teriyaki sauce to go with the teriyaki chicken.

We MIGHT have had some nice ice water to go with it, but my ice maker refused to work.  Just my luck, right?  I found a local repair guy who says he will be by this morning ... when we are unpacking.  I couldn't say no because I might not ever find anyone else to show up.

And so it goes ... half the unloading help will be here at 7:00 ... the other half may not show up at all.  We shall see!