I can't tell you how thankful we are to them. I cannot wait to make the move and get started on our new home at the VAC.

I have to admit, I wasn't encouraged at first.

We have to raise the money to do this move. We're paying for that concrete slab at the VAC; it's only fair. And we'll need to sustain funding for the ongoing restoration, too.

But we had hardly arrived at the airport when I was handed a letter that had anything but good news. We were told that we would have 30 days to vacate our home of three years.

We knew we would need at least $10,000 before the end of the month, and that is a lot of money for us.

We are given 30 days to pack up three years of parts, tools and items. But we will at least have some control over our own space, rather than living from day to day, not knowing what efforts are being done behind the scenes to mess us up.