We had possibly the most productive trip to town we’ve ever had on Saturday.

We left at about 7am to go to Tucson. The main purpose of the trip was to pick up the Johns Manville formaldehyde-free insulation that we’d finally found. That went super smoothly. After spending literally months trying to find anyone anywhere who would sell us this, it was great to finally get it in our hands. (For anyone in Arizona looking for this, try Banker Insulation. They were great. Not only did they have what we wanted at a good price, but they made special arrangements to help us get it on a Saturday, when they’re not usually open.)

While in town, we did the regular runs to the haircut place, the pharmacy, the bank, Fed Ex, and Trader Joe’s. Besides that, we also:

• Bought a used chipper from Craigs List for $40. (Yay. This should really help my composting.)
• Went to two gas fireplace stores and looked at several models. We had decided we may want to put a two-sided one in the wall between the office and guest room. We found one I really like that is being discontinued and was on clearance. We didn’t buy it but I may do so next week.
• Went to Camping World to look at RV stoves, which we think we might put in Tumbleweed’s kitchenette. They looked great and seem very economical.
• Went to numerous Home Depot’s and Lowe’s to look at door hardware, toilets, and lighting and to pick up some tools and lumber.

Then we finished the day by having a delicious sushi dinner downtown. By the time we got home (after stopping at the grocery in Wilcox), it was near 11. Long day, but great to get so much done.