Some things change fast

Yesterday Butch worked on some chores for Leo and Keri, we bought a house and then we went to Ames to ride on some bike trails with Laura and Jason. We rode in a nice little park on the edge of Ames. An isolated thunderstorm came up but a shelter was close so we didn't get too wet.
They have an interesting reed sculpture in the park. The reeds used for the sculpture were gathered from the Ledges Park in Boone Iowa. We had planned to go to Madrid Iowa to see the new long bridge but the rain looked as though it was coming down hard in that area so we went back to Jason and Laura's for lasagna and a movie. "Cadillac Records". I would highly recommend it. Very good movie!

Yes, we bought a house. We have had our eye on a wee bit of property in Jefferson Iowa for quite some time now. Some of you have heard the old lady story and how she was way out of line on her asking price. Well she has come to her senses and does not want to own the property through another winter. So she dropped her price waaaay down to where we thought it should be.  So we said 'Yes' to the lowered price. Bottom line is we will have a spot for friends with RV's to stop for awhile and then later on even those without RV's after we get the house fixed up. One of the first things we will do is put in a place to hook up for our RV and it is just as easy to put in two as one. That will be done first off next spring. 

Then the house...so if you are into demolition we will be most happy to hear from you! 

We will even provide the wrecking bar!

We will be glad to hear from you anyway of course,and a love of demolition would just be a bonus.

We will be 2 or 3 blocks from my favorite bike trail, 2 miles from a river and within 10 miles of 3 inexpensive 9-hole golf courses.

We are excited about the new adventure to come even though we will have to wait till spring to get started. So the first question on your mind is do we plan to get off the road. The answer is no. We have full time RVed for 8 years now and we are choosing a different way to go about it is all. This new place at 402 N Cedar St. in Jefferson Iowa will be our summer home.  I doubt if we workamp again but I have learned over my lifetime to never say never because who knows what life will present that you cannot say no to. We have been watching HGTV  and DIY network for months now so our heads are swimming with ideas. 

We may be a bit delayed in getting south as we now have to winterize a house and a few other details. I am thinking we can wrap these things up quickly. Butch is a bit more pessimistic. Time will tell!

Pictures will come soon...like tomorrow maybe.