We're finding a very unexpected blessing of not being tied to a house and yard.  In mid-Feb. we unexpectedly cut our winter in AZ short by a couple of weeks, cancelled an art show in NM and a chance to explore a bit of southern NM on our way to TX to hurry to Dallas to be with Dale's Mom during her last few days on earth.  We were blessed to be there and blessed to be able to support Dale's Dad through the final days of his Mom's life, the funeral and burial.  Then we were hit with yet another ice storm to hit Dallas and their coldest night on record for this winter, but we knew we were in the right place for a very specific reason so we threw on a few more covers and got through the storm.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but we've just decided to extend our stay in Texas by another 2 weeks.  Never, in our all planning, did we think we'd spend 6 weeks of winter / early spring in Texas ever again in our lives.

However, due to the passing of Dale's Mom, support that is needed for his Dad and our ability to change our schedule, we're finding ourselves rearranging plans based on what we feel is best for his Dad and in the long run, what we feel is best for our peace of mind, we're going to hang out here a bit longer.  We did decide to continue with our plans to spend a week in OKC when the grand twins are on spring break and Dale's Dad absolutely did not want us to cancel or change plans for that week.

Feeling so blessed that while we are both still working that we have the ability to change plans, cancel or postpone some of Dale's work (self-employed) and be there when we are really needed by someone in our immediate family.  Not having a house / yard to worry about and having the ability to travel (maybe faster than we planned), having the ability to extend our stay at will, etc. is an advantage of this FT RV life we are just starting to really comprehend.  We always knew it was possible but are just now experiencing how much easier it is to deal with the big moments in life and death when we have our home on wheels ready to change direction whenever needed.

I just kept thinking today that if we didn't have the RV and still had the house, one of us would be in TX and one in WA, who knows what I could "break" in the house and be on my own to fix while my handyman husband was 2300 miles away.  So happy we are in this together and have learned how easy it is to change our plans!!  So grateful that we have this flexbility and freedom while we continue to live in our home on wheels.