03/27/20 - Today was a very stressful day for me.  I went over to the RV to finish packing up since the buyer and I were finalizing the sale.  My friends from Denver, Kathy and Mike came over to help me finish up and to witness the finale.  The buyer called and stated that he would be a couple of hours later than we had scheduled so Mike, Kathy and I packed up the refrigerator and freezer and went over to Aunt Ada's and put things away.  We drove back to the RV and waited for the buyer.  He arrived and went over the title line for line and wasn't sure where to sign to make it legal, went out to the car and discussed with father and still not sure but then decided after reading word for word that I should sign at this one place and it should be good.  He came out with cash instead of a cashier's check and I was very skeptical but decided to accept.  We counted it out together and then informed me he wanted to drive it off right now.  I had not unplugged anything since my friend Mike thought the buyer might want to do it himself but that was not the case and soon Mike and I were disconnecting things, storing the levelers and putting in the slides.  The buyer than decided that he wanted to make sure that works and messed it up because the levelers would not go down again and the slides would not move.  I am not sure why but he was turning the engine off and then on.  I told him he had to wait overnight for things to get back to normal.  I hope things work out but I am trying to distance myself from today's happenings and move on.  I did immediately go to the bank and they reported the cash was good and available.  Kathy, Mike and I found a Chinese restaurant for take out and ended up with a picnic in the car!!  I said my thanks and good byes and now I am at Aunt Ada's with a mess in the garage that needs to be sorted to stay in Arizona or to be packed in the car to go to Delaware!!

03/22/20 - On 3/21, I did some more packing, went to the Goodwill and then my friend Neal decided since we can't really do much, he would make some dinner and we would try to stay 6 feet from each other but still enjoy each other.  He had a great dinner of lasagna.  We had a good visit.

Today, I packed up the car with small items and left overs from the refrigerator since I will be staying with Aunt Ada for the next four days so Robyn can fullfil her responsibilities with the nursing students.  Aunt Ada is going quite well but still uses the walker for stability.

03/20/20 - On 3/18, Aunt Esther got up around 4:00 am so she could take time to eat some breakfast before we leave for the airport at 5:10 am.  We had to leave a little early since I was told not to drive over 45 mph with the donut tire.  I was also told to drive on side streets.  I got Aunt Esther off for Ohio.  She told me flight from Phoenix to Chicago was completely full but flight from Chicago to Cleveland only had 12 passengers.  I got back to the RV, and fell asleep on the couch for a while.  Later in the afternoon, I went to Discount Tire, got the tire repaired, to Verizon to recyle a jet pack and to Walmart to get a new water regulator since I am having problems with water pressure. It has been raining so I decided to do some more packing. 

3/19 - Put regulator on and has not made a difference so not sure what is going on.  Did alot of packing and had things all over the place.  What a mess.

Today, Mike and Kathy came over and WOW, did they ever make a difference.  I am so thankful for wonderful friends who happen to be parked in another RV park for the month.  We loaded up both cars, drove over to Aunt Ada's house and filled up her garage.  We then stopped and got take out for lunch, did a few more things and they left and I rested. I now have written a birthday card and need to warm something up for dinner.  I am done for the evening!!

03/17/20 - Aunt Esther did some laundry.  I wrote a birthday card. I had lunch plans with good friends of mine from Denver, Colorado who are RV'ers and for the month March are parked in Mesa, Arizona.  They decided to come over to my neighbor so we went to a mexican restaurant.  I had a great lunch a great visit.  I have attached a picture:

                                             Mike, myself and Kathy

In the afternoon Aunt Esther started to do some more packing.  She helped with all the shelves that are up high and now I only have to finish the ones that are at my level.  We had several items to take to Goodwill and I had the window open and felt that I heard something in my tire and of course was hoping for a stone.  Well, we got home and I kinda forgot about it and we moved boxes out to the car when I decided to see if I could see anything.  Oh, my a nail in my tire!!  Of course, now it is a little after 6:00 pm and things are closed.  I am so disappointed and the tire was already low and I am to take Aunt Esther to the airport at 5:00 am in the morning.  I then got all the boxes out of the trunk and learned I had a donut tire in the trunk so I called AAA and he came out and changed the tire for me.  I will then have it repaired tomorrow afternoon.  What a day!!!

03/17/20 - O3/13, Aunt Esther and I went to a party for the paramedics that service the park.  It was very interesting and we had refreshments.

3/15 - Aunt Esther and I went over to Aunt Ada's and Robyn for lunch.  To avoid the crowds we decided to order mexican take out so ate at Aunt Ada's house.  In the afternoon, we finished a puzzle we had started earlier.  Later in the afternoon, my phone rang but I was unable to pick it up in time so waited for a message.It was Mike calling back to let me know that he was driving by the RV and noticed that I was still there and am I still interested in selling the RV. I got a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. Was this truly the guy that stopped by last fall and I promised that I would not sell without giving him first chance.  I was so shocked that I could not even call him back.  I did a lot of soul searching and no sleep for the night.

3/16 - I finally called Mike back and explained that I had been negotiating with a Mike whole had stopped by two weeks ago but had a different number and later in the week, he told me his name was Matt.  I then asked Mike if he had told anyone else about the possible sale of the RV and stated absolutely "NO".  So  none of us know how this other couple got into the mix.  I told him that it was still on for sale and told me he would like to come by later in the afternoon and look at the RV again.  He came around 3:30 in the afternoon.  He was definitely interested but remember the air conditioning problem and had I repaired it and I stated "no"  so he wanted a little less for the RV since he would have to put in a new air conditioner which runs at least $3000.  Then he had me undone the covers for the wheels and checked them out for dry rot and sure enough he found some so now I would need to put new tires on so now I am again.  I called my brother Daniel advice since I was not sure if I should repair and put on new tires or sell it as is with less money.  We both felt it was better to take less money and sell as is.  Mike agreed, gave me a cash deposit and requested that I vacate as soon as possible.  I informed him that I would need at least two weeks.  Aunt Esther and I started to fill a few boxes that I had and took them over to Aunt Ada's garage and went to Robyn's house for more boxes.

03/10/20 - Well, my emotions  been all over the place for the past few days.  On either 3/4 or 3/5, I got a call from the gentleman who wanted to buy the RV and all of a sudden his named changed from Mike (that he had written down) to Matt so I was not sure I was talking to the same guy but he kept insisting.  Then he told me that he could only come up with $17,000 cash but I had told him that I was selling it for $20,000.  He then called back and told me he had $18,000 but I told him I was still needing $20,000.  I then did not hear from him at all.  I called him on 3/9 and told him to call me back since I needed to know if the sale was going to happen.  I had to leave a message and did not hear from him all day.  I tried one more time in the late afternoon, then his voice mail box was full and I could not leave a message.  Just because, I decided to call about 10:00 pm and he answered but stated unless I would take $18,000 he would be unable to buy it.  I told him I was still looking for $20,000 so the RV is NOT sold at this time. Now, will have to decide what to do before May 1st.

03/02/20 - On 3/1, Aunt Esther and I did some talking about things that would happen if I sold the RV within the next two weeks.  We packed to spend 3 1/2 days with Aunt Ada since Robyn had needed to take care of clinical with her students and she has very early hours and long days. Aunt Ada is doing well.  She uses the walker and does well.

Today, I had a talk with my brother, Daniel and then finally got up the courage to talked with the guy who wants the RV and we have made a verbal agreement to meet on March 14th for the finally sale.  I have been advice to put things in writing which I will do.  I am now working through all the changes in my life since the end of February.  I knew there would be changes since I had planned to sell the RV this summer in Delaware but since I had this opportunity, it seems that things are falling into place for the next chapter in my life.  Many changes ahead!!!