One Step Closer

It's Wednesday and the past three days were spent getting Matt's truck ready to pull the pup. Although it has the factory towing package there were things that we thought we needed to get it just right to leave. First it needed new tires. I found a deal on Bridgestones that if you buy three the fourth is free. From my other research it was the best deal. We also knew that it needed a front end alignment and possibly new brake pads and the rotors turned. So when I took it in for the tires they did the other work at a discount because it was already on the lift and the wheels off. That was on Monday.

On Tuesday I took it to the Toyota dealership in Venice for the 75,000 mile check up which included oil, filters inside and out, fluids engine cleaning etc. Also yesterday, Rainy and I took Matt's truck to a place in Port Charlotte that sells and installs Tonneau covers. We bought one. A Tonneau cover covers the bed of the truck and rolls up to expose the bed or covers the bed so you can carry stuff without it getting wet or blown around. It was ordered and would be in tomorrow from their warehouse in Orlando.

At 8:30 this morning (Wednesday) the Tonneau cover guy called and said that it was in and that he could install it at eleven. Cool. Sure enough I got there at eleven and one hour later it was installed, I was given a tutorial on using it and adjusting it and I was on my way back home. Before I went home I went to the RV place so they could install a trailer brake controller on Matt's truck. That done I went home and started cleaning the interior of the truck. I got as far as general cleaning and steam cleaning the upholstery and carpets. When that was done and the drying time began it was quiting time. (Its 5:00 somewhere)

All the time I was doing this Rainy was busy with administrative stuff, such as dealing with our stores (regular and Ebay)preparing to leave those for a while, working on getting all our bills set up for e-bill, shopping more camping stuff - she ordered us a "shower/changing room" tent, etc. etc.

This is a picture of the Wee Willie Wyatt and Poppy at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park on Memorial Day.

A very Happy Birthday to our granddaughter, Zuzu, she is two years old today!

Until next time. . .