New Venture, New Adventure

      If you are in the US, you will see a lot of recreational vehicle around or they call it RV for short. In our experience for almost two years in the field of delivering rv's to dealers from manufacturers, it is quite an easy job but not a good source of income...that is if you are a person full of bills waiting on your desk once you get home after a couple of weeks on the road. Driving empty going back to US after delivery takes a lot of fuel expense especially if you came from Canada, it is costly there. The good part of the job is reaching different states and Canada provinces without extra costs not unless you will stop at National Parks and Amusement centers. There is also time to visit family and friends. I can say that this job is best suited to people who love to travel and see places and doesn't have a lot of bills piling on the table.                             Lately.we realized that no matter how hard my husband do the job, we still run short of money. Yes, I love seeing places and friends but I don't like the endless bills so we decided to seek a new venture using our dear Dodge, we are on the second week of our new adventure. We still travel and see places, we still park at truck stop and travel centers, we still sleep in our pick up, we still live a thrifty life. The only difference is I am learning how to roll the straps perfectly.

Our Dodge is my Home: The crafty side of me

Our Dodge is my Home: The crafty side of me: After a couple of weeks on the road, we visited our house in Kansas...saw our the dogs, slept in our comfy bed and watched some favorite...

Our Dodge is my Home: The crafty side of me

Our Dodge is my Home: The crafty side of me: After a couple of weeks on the road, we visited our house in Kansas...saw our the dogs, slept in our comfy bed and watched some favorite...

The crafty side of me

After a couple of weeks on the road, we visited our house in Kansas...saw our the dogs, slept in our comfy bed and watched some favorite tv shows. I was able to browse my Pinterest  and got  the idea on how I can make use of my empty soy sauce and wine bottles, and even my jelly jars caught my attention. I had all my materials ready and put them in our pickup...feeling crafty!!!
When I was 6 years old I remember how I created different objects from sticky mud, there was no money to buy colored clay during those times, I have to dig in our backyard  for clay , add a little water and started molding. From then on my passion for crafting and creating started.

materials needed

one done!

four done!

decorate it

Sorry about the pictures, I took them while our pickup was running. I was so excited to share them.

Sequoia National Park

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Our Dodge is my Home: For a nature lover like me especially wh...

Our Dodge is my Home:




     For a nature lover like me especially wh...:      For a nature lover like me especially when it comes to rocks and rock formations, I am sure few will disagree that Utah ha...

The plaground where Devil slides

     For a nature lover like me especially when it comes to rocks and rock formations, I am sure few will disagree that Utah has a lot to offer. By just passing along the highway going west or east is really scenic.

There is one rock formation there that amazes me. It looks weird and different from most rock formations anywhere. The first time I saw it, I thought it was made by human hands but then I realized that there is no reason for people to build an unusual structure in a remote area. I learned that they call it Devil's Slide because it really looks like a giant slide from the top of a not so tall mountain going down by the highway, it is on the left side if you are going west. It looks like a large playground fit only for the Devil.

The sides of the slide are hard, weather-resistant limestone layers about 40 feet high, 25 feet apart, and several hundred feet in length. In between these two hard layers is a shaly limestone that is slightly different in composition from the outer limestone layers. This middle layer is softer, which makes it more susceptible to weathering and erosion, thus forming the chute of the slide.

With the information I got from Geosights, it is now clear to me how this giant slide came to existence.

Our Dodge is my Home: Big...as in HUGE!!!

Our Dodge is my Home: Big...as in HUGE!!!:     After my 3 weeks vacation in Chino, Ca. with my nieces, hubby picked me up from his trip to Calgary. Since we are already in California,...

Big...as in HUGE!!!

    After my 3 weeks vacation in Chino, Ca. with my nieces, hubby picked me up from his trip to Calgary. Since we are already in California, he decided to take me to Sequoia National Park. All the while I thought a park is usually in a flat lowland...sorry for my ignorance....and very excited I was while he was driving until I noticed that the road kept on winding and the elevation was rising so fast. Oh my God!!! we  are going up the mountains with all the steep ravines on the sides. I think you have to be an expert driver....modesty aside, my husband for me is one. Well, to shun my nervousness away, I focused my eyes at the breathtaking view of the mountains. Fall started and the leaves that were changing colors attracted me so much plus the rocks in their unusual shapes made me wonder how creative God is.
    We started from 200 feet elevation and when the tall, sweet smelling pines showed up we were already at 7,000 feet with more than an hour driving. After long sitting  was a winding path going up and down waiting for us to reach our destination which is the Sequoia National Park and there standing tall and strong the oldest living tree on earth which is named General Sherman

. I consider myself very lucky because not all have seen what I 've seen.

How about a pick up for a second home? Yah , we pulled rv or recreational vehicle, but it's not ours  and we are not allowed to use it. Two years ago my husband decided to quit his 20 years bookkeeping sometimes assistant manager job in a grain elevator. He realized that he doesn't like to die sitting behind the table not seeing and reaching any place. We decided to buy a one ton dually pick up and started our own business. We landed pulling rvs, sometimes cell tower for Canada. We were paid per mile while pulling so it means no income after deliveries but it's okey....we are together...we are happy. We have to make both ends meet at the same time be contented with whatever we earn from our trips. I learn to be thrifty. Our pickup is like a mini pantry because i usually stock on food and powder drinks so we don't have to always buy at the travel centers or fuel stations. There are microwaves at our favorite filling stations. Going back after delivery is always the exciting part because for sure we will be stopping at either a national park or a lake or amusement center or anywhere that is interesting to us. My best friend is my camera though I am not a pro in photography. By the way, two big plastic boxes  are always with us, one contains two comforters and three pillows, the other box contains my portable sewing machine, a small serger, and my sewing stuff. Sewing is my hobby, learned it from my mom. Bragging aside, I can sew even the pick up is running. Hotels and inns are not in our vocabulary....we sleep in our pickup...it's our second home.