Monday, April 13, 2026

20 March 2026 Sanford: Moving Day for Shoe Display Fixtures

 


Laura rented a U-Haul truck and recruited Cooper, Zach, Jackson and Evan to help.  There  were an over supply of shoe displays at the Sanford store and they had to go to the storage unit.  We all got a real workout out of this.


Finding our truck


We have made it to the store


Help has arrived and the truck gets  loaded


We had to re-arrange the storage unit before we could start loading


This large CNC table has to come to the front of the unit so it can get sold


We moved the table forward and can back fill the unit


Now to put the shoe racks in


The woodpeckers bid us adieu 


Back at the store we see the cranes


With the chicks


 It has been 3 years and 285 days since we began our Migration

19 March 2026 Sanford: Roll Your Own Sushi and So Much More

 


Lindsay, Matt, Jaxson and Evan came over for the big sushi experience.  We had sashimi grade tuna, and salmon.  Three kinds of fish roe were also on the table to round out the fish category.  For the non-raw fish enthusiasts we had the surimi crab sticks made famous by the California roll.  We had fresh nori to wrap the roll in and all the fixings, cream cheese, fish roe, wasabi, soy sauce, cucumbers, avocados and more.  Great Fun!


Cooking udon noodles and edamame 


Peas in pods


All we need is the sea salt on top


Time for happy hour


A leechee martini


A fine gin drink


I think it is working!


The rolling station


Success


Will it stay together after getting rolled?


Nom nom very tasty


Some quail eggs as a topper


Evan is enjoying the event


Hands down a great dinner.  Time for Pokey Sticks




 It has been 3 years and 284 days since we began our Migration

Saturday, April 11, 2026

18 March 2026 Sanford: A Trip to the Grand Opening of H-Mart

 


We had our visits with Shaun and Ryan's families and then scheduled a visit with Lindsay's family.  Our excursion was to the H-Mart, a giant Asian food market that has just recently opened.  This visit was in preparation for the roll your own sushi party at Laura's house.  Skip lunch folks because the spread at dinner tomorrow will be epic!  After we stocked up with everything we could possible need, we went by a specialty fixture supply house to pick up some things for Laura's stores


Pouring out of the car


The gang is all here!


H-Mart time


It is a free for all!


It is super crowded


Claw machine row


More machines


Big logo time


The Butter Family has its own space


Bamboo shoots anyone?


The fish isle


Salmon heads


So many live sea creatures


Squids squids squids


A food court to boot!


We stopped off at the fixture store to pick up some specialized parts for Laura



So many manikins!



 It has been 3 years and 283 days since we began our Migration

17 March 2026 Sanford: Ryan, Stephanie and Crew plus TSA Precheck Appointment

 


The crew is back from hiking and we returned Titan to his home with Ryan, Stephanie and the kids.  Then we took Hayden out to lunch to Two Chicks.  Two chicks specializes in chicken salads done up in various ways.  Our lunch was tasty and we then headed over to Staples for our TSA appointment.  The TSA funding impasse has created chaos at airports all over the US and we want to get every advantage possible on our up coming domestic flights.  We forgot to wear green on this St. Patty's day, oops, sorry Ireland.



Titan is a very large dog anf he is always pulling on the leash


Back from the hike


Still very chaotic 


Lots of gear to sort




Wet clothes and items to get clean and dry


Gavin joins us


Chicks do it right


The story is a sweet one.  they started out selling chicken salad out of their kitchen and had to upgrade to a commercial kitchen so they decided to really upgrade


We enjoyed our lunch and talked about our upcoming DC trip


Lots of red bugs in that lake


Inside the store is a TSA Precheck booth


We had an appointment


So we could do all of the background checking and biometric collecting here


The machine that does it all, finger printing, facial recognition, passport scanning.  In a few days we will be certified safe travelers




 It has been 3 years and 282 days since we began our Migration