MFI and I enclosed a 2-sided postcard in our 2019 Christmas card to family and friends. The purposes were to inform recipients of our next plan for retirement, and solicit projects with which we could help them during our visits. We received a fair number of cards indicating “no help required” but open to a…
The Gomez family of Hollywood, FL (population 153,067) have had a growing list of projects for some time; however, our return for the birth of Happy Charlie Gomez, was the next opportunity for us to help work on it. We took our normal three days to get there from Arlington, and as described in ASing…
One of the critical and final steps for implementing our plan to live for two years in Arthur required we renovate the condo so it could be rented. The renovation included redesign and upgrade of the two bathrooms, redesign and upgrade of the two bedroom closets, electrical improvements for all the new lighting, new carpeting,…
We volunteered our help at the Pisgah View Ranch in Candler, NC (population 26,969) for nine summers. In that time we broadened and honed our repair and maintenance skills while deepening our friendship with former Air Force colleague, Nick Muszyinski, and his wife Cindy Cogburn. Cindy was part owner of the Ranch with her three…
The list created by Michael and Sarah, while not as large in number as the Bunner-Hearty list, was nonetheless a fun challenge. We took a certain measure of pride in the fact the scope of both lists seemed to be a testament to the faith our kids have in our abilities. We stayed in Hollywood…
