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Elkmont, Alabama

Weather: low 37 degrees, high 57 degrees, fog early, then clear skies

We got another early start this morning, if you can call almost 1000 hours early. According to Carolyn, it is now that's she's retired. Our first stop was at the Athens utilities department, where I made arrangements to have the electricity for the new home base turned on in our name as soon as we take possession, which should be next Monday.

The next stop, less than a block away, was to have the water placed in our names the same day. This is the first time we have had to do these little tasks in more than 20 years, and it went easier than I thought it would.

Since we hadn't made decisions on furniture other than the two nightstands we bought yesterday, we decided to drive over to Decatur to see what we could find there. This was the first time we had been to the downtime area in a long time, so we were a little lost to start with. Then, we pulled out the trusty GPS unit, and found directions to the stores we wanted to visit. The first store we stopped at had a lot of nice furniture, and as we tried it on for fit and feel, we found that it fit us just right. The materials of construction were what we were looking for, as well as the comfort. Before we left that store, we had bought a sofa (huge!), two recliners (that took some time, since a recliner is such a personal piece of furniture), and two mattresses with head boards for the second and third bedrooms.

Note to prospective visitors: you won't have to sleep on the sofa or floor!

Our next stop was back in Athens where we found a store with a bed last week that we thought might work for our bedroom. After trying the bed on, we decided it was the one for us, along with a head board that the store also had. Those items were bought, so now we also have a place to sleep, other than the RV.

Last week, we also found a dining room table and chairs in another store in Athens that we thought would work for us, but decided to look a little longer. We went back by that store, only to find that they were closed on Wednesdays. Wow! Can you imagine stores that close on Wednesday? It used to be common when I was much younger. It's one of the small town things that we like. We'll go back tomorrow to look at the table and chairs again. I have a feeling that we'll go back to Decatur again to check out some more tables before we finally make up our minds.

I mentioned in yesterday's post that we had bought our first two pieces of furniture from a small store west of Athens. Before we went home after all the fitting and buying, we decided to go back to yesterday's store to see if we could find something else that we could use. Success again, as we found two more night stands and a chest for our bedroom. That little store was a great find for us.

So after all this looking and buying, what's left to do? not much as far as the necessities except for the dining room table and chairs. Of course, there are other little items, such as lamps, pictures, etc. But, we feel good about what we've done so far, and there's not much left to do. Except clean the house, furniture delivery, window dressings, linens, table ware, and on and on and.....

Carolyn's having a ball.

At this time, it appears that we will leave for Texas on Wednesday, 11/24/10, to take care of some personal business. That business will probably take about two weeks. Then, we'll come back to Elkmont and see how it feels to be in a house again after such a long time in the RV.


More later, be safe.

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