2012
Merry Christmas from
the Fergusons
This year has been one of preparation
and planning. Donna and I are getting close to retirement. I can retire from
Frontier Communications as soon as next July. Our plan is to become full-time RVers . We
will travel the country and see America first hand. We are hoping this will be our last winter in
the cold and snowy Northwest.
We put our house on
the market in June, thinking it might take a while to sell in today’s
economy. The Lord was with us and it
sold in just 1 month. Down-sizing our
belongings were quite an emotional experience, especially for Donna. We had to
move everything we wanted to keep into our 5th wheel. We had a couple of yard sales, gave much to
friends and family, and donated the rest to the Goodwill.
We belong to
several ‘camping clubs’, such as Thousand Trails, Good Sam, and the like, so we
had no problem finding a place close to Wenatchee to park the RV. We lived in the RV while I commuted to work
each day. We even attended a few outings
with our local chapter of the Good Sam club.
Life in an RV is perfect for us.
We love it.
We have a couple of
friends who needed a house-sitter while they took off on a mini RV
vacation. We gladly accepted their
offer. They took their motorhome on a 10
week trip clear around the US. And
when they got back, they invited us to
continue to live with them (in their basement) throughout the winter.
Are we blessed or what! We get
along great and it is working out beautifully.
We attended a RV
Rally in Harrisburg, Oregon in September.
It was an educational rally geared for full-time RVers and we really enjoyed the 8 days we were
there. We learned a great deal and met
lots of new friends. We had our rig
weighed while we were there and found out that our truck was overloaded by 700
pounds on the rear axle. I guess we needed a bigger truck. So on October 1st, I gave myself a
birthday present. I traded my ¾ ton
truck in for a 1 ton dually. On the way
back home from picking up the new truck, we stopped off to look at some newer,
bigger 5th wheels. You
guessed it….we bought one of those too.
So now we are REALLY ready to retire and go full-time!
I have been working
on our web site… www.thefergs.com... And it is coming along. I have set it up so you all can go to the
site and see where we are, where we are going, and what we are doing. You can follow us as we travel this wonderful
country of ours.
We are receiving our
mail at our Post Office box here in Wenatchee.
Still getting mail forwarded to us from our old address on Ashland
Ave. But, we also have set up our
permanent mailing address that we will use when we begin our travels. We are going to become South Dakota
residents. Our new mailing address will
be:
Allen & Donna Ferguson
514 Americas Way #4481
Box Elder, SD 57719-7600
You all can use this address from now on and we will get our
mail where ever we happen to be.
Donna and I are
really enjoying these times. We love
being together and God has blessed us in every way. Our health is good and we are looking forward
to the years to come. We hope and pray
that God showers His blessings on you all too.
Remember the reason for the season,
the birth of Jesus, the Christ, and Savior of the world. Have a very merry Christmas and a great new
year to come.
With Love,
Allen & Donna Ferguson
