Simplify our lives: Move into the motorhome full-time. The company will
pay our site fees while we’re working on the road. We’ll pay them
otherwise. When we’re not scheduled on Mobile Office jobs, we can stay in
the Denver area, or we can stay out on the road. We’ll add the data dish to
the motorhome or stay in a good WiFi park. Simplify our finances: Rent the house to Dan. Preserve our tax deduction
on the house by renting it for a maximum of 3 years out of the next 5. The
house rent and lack of utility payments will more than offset what we pay in
site fees for the motorhome. Continue the work shift to Mobile Office jobs: Continue promoting Colorado
jobs. Expand the effort into New Mexico.
Colorado
The scenery from Ami’s Acres. We didn’t entirely miss the high county fall
colors.
Colorado
We’ve been on a schedule the last few days. Had to get to Glenwood Springs
on Monday, so we could be ready for a job on Tuesday. All settled back at
Ami’s Acres. It’s very familiar here now. Got some client set-up work done
Monday afternoon. Good thing I got some preliminary work done, because the client only wanted
me to spend one day with him, then leave. He wanted to go on a backpacking
trip. Darned volunteer treasurers. They want to take time off to play. The job went well. I’ve worked on several housing related jobs this year,
but this is our first Habitat for Humanity. It was fun. And I like the
darned volunteer treasurer a lot. He likes to hike and run and kayak. Oh. This is a first, besides being our first Habitat for Humanity.
Glenwood Springs is our first two-client town for the mobile effort. We
hope to continue to build on the momentum. Back to Louisville. Move back into the house. It’s been vacant for a month
again. It’s about time to be back. I really need a haircut. We’re back in town, with not a trip planned for the next three months.
Guess you won’t be hearing any more from us for a while.
Colorado
Our neighbor Dan said something really interesting just before we left on
this trip. He said: “So when are you guys going to move into that thing
full time so you can rent your house to me?” He rents the Warembourg house
next door, to the south. He’s a great neighbor. We like him a lot. Hmm. Maybe we can get enough jobs next year, we can travel and not even need the
house.
Utah
Off through Monument Valley. On to southern Utah. Stopped early to watch
football. Go Broncos! ***
We can always get an elevation reading from the copilot. Except the whole
time we were in California, the copilot thought we were fifty feet below sea
level. Guess it needs a calibration. ***
What a difference a state makes. Diesel in Needles was $2.60. We drove ten
miles across the border into Arizona and bought it for $2.02. Must be the
difference in gas tax. Seems like a lot of people in Needles would drive
across the border and pay gas tax to Arizona.