Sunday, September 16

Lake Susan at Montreat

Wow I can't believe I have not put anything on the blog for over a month.  We have been really busy.

We went to Montreat to teach Interim Education from August 27-31.  We had 5 spouses in spouse track.  What a great bunch of participants.  We enjoyed being with them. 

We left Montreat on August 31 and headed back to Knoxville to pick up our RV at RV's for Less where it spent the week getting a few things fixed.  After picking it up we headed north on I-75 heading for Findlay, OH with a stop in Lexington to spend the night at a Walmart.  We arrived at Mary Alice and Dave's in Findlay Saturday afternoon.

Saturday afternoon and Sunday were spent getting the laundry done and groceries for our trip to Holland MI on Monday. 

Monday, Mary Alice and Dave and Harris and I headed them up and moved them out with both of our campers in tow.  We arrived at Holland State Park Monday afternoon where we met Dave and Elaine for a two week camping adventure. 



Sail boat on Lake Michigan

We were camped at the beach campground with the beach only steps away.  What a great time we all had.  We have eaten well, enjoyed our time together and watched the sunset each night.  We only had rain a couple of nights during the night.  Other than that the weather was  was delightful.   

We left Holland this morning heading back south.  We are camping in a campground north of Columbus, OH.  Tomorrow we will arrive back in Nashville, where we will dog sit with Priscilla and Jim's 4 dogs for the rest of the week.




Elaine, Jan and Mary Alice



Here are our camping units.  (A-liner Mary Alice and Dave)
(Middle - Dave and Elaine)
(Third - ours)

 

 



Harris, Dave, Elaine, Dave and Mary Alice

Have a great Day!!


Sun set on Lake Michigan

On the Road Again!

After being in Nashville for two and half weeks, we are on the road again. 

Greeting from Pigeon Forge, TN.  We left Nashville this morning around 7:00 a.m heading east toward Knoxville and a lunch date with friends from Knoxville, First Presbyterian.  We met Gary and Pat at the Turkey Creek Walmart.  They picked us up and we all headed for Mimi's for lunch.  What great conversation we all had.  It was a lot of fun touching base with them.  We talked and talked until we finally had to get back in the truck to head over here. 

We arrived at Creekside Campground around 3:30 p.m. eastern time.  After getting set up we took advantage of the beautiful day and sat outside for awhile. 

We ate dinner at Tony Roma's where we shared a whole rack of ribs, baked potato, and grilled green beans. 

Part of our trip over here is to spend some time with our son, Al and his girlfriend Allie.  They are both off tomorrow, so we will spend the whole day with them.  Since we have not spent much time with Allie, we are looking forward to getting to know her better. 

Pictures will follow tomorrow. 

Have a great day.

Thursday and Friday:

Rend Lake

Yesterday and today were travel days.  The weather was HOT, but it was cool in the camper.  Thursday night we stayed in Russell, Ks, and Last night were were in Missouri.  This morning we got up and decided to go to Cracker Barrel for breakfast.   The closest one was St. Charles MO about 50 miles from where we spent last night. 

Breakfast was good, but the service was not the usual Cracker Barrel.  We are used to the server being friendly and courteous.  Our server was Curt.  I think we messed her up, when she asked if we wanted coffee.  We did but we already knew what we wanted, and ordered.  I think we through her off her routine.  Harris ordered half caffeine coffee and half decaf, for his first cup with the rest of his refills being decaf.  Well that didn't happen.  I asked for blackberry jelly, but never did get it.  We also asked for water, which finally came without a straw.  I think I got one refill of coffee.  We are used to being asked if we would like a cup of coffee to go,  Not today.  Glad that didn't set the tone for the rest of the day. 

We were heading for one of our favorite camping spots, so nothing could spoil our moods.  We arrived at North Sandusky Corp of Engineers Park, outside Sessor, IL around noon.  We didn't have a reservation, but found a campsite for one night without a problem.  They had plenty of great campsites. 

After getting set up we fixed lunch.  Since it was so hot and muggy outside, we decided to eat inside.  Then it was time to head to town to Walmart for some groceries.  Then it was off to our favorite ice cream place called the custard stand in Sessor.  It is the only place I can get vanilla ice cream with orange sherbet. 

Back to the camper so Harris could re-string one of our blinds and fix dinner.  Steak, corn on the cob, and mixed veggie stir fry. 

Tomorrow, we will either spend another day here or head to Nashville.

Have a good day. 

Wednesday Travel Day:

We left Aurora this morning around 8:30 a.m.. Mountain Daylight Time, heading east to Kansas.  Our stop tonight is at Russell, Kansas in a Passport America Campground.  We arrived here around 5:00 p.m. Central Daylight time.  The weather was HOT when we got here.  The camper was 93 inside when I opened it up.  Our habit during the HOT weather is to plug in the camper as soon a we can, so I can go inside and get the air conditioners going so the camper will cool off prior to fixing dinner. 

It didn't take to long to cool it off.  I was glad since I had to fix dinner.   Tonight we have been catching up on email. 

Tomorrow is another travel day. 

Have a wonderful day

Tuesday:

"Hi Grandma"

On our last day at Cherry Creek, State Park, we got up and took a walk around the campgroound.  When we got back to the camper, we sat outside and enjoyed a cup of coffee.  After taking our shower we headed to Panera for a bagel and then to King Souper for groceries.  After lunch we took a bike ride before we began to get things put away prior to our leaving on Wednesday. 

Tuesay night we had dinner at Rob and Laurie's house again to enjoy one more night with them.  Katie was in a great mood.  When we came in Rob was feeding her a bottle.  When she finished she stood up and looked over the couch at me, and grinned.  We spent the rest of the evening playing with Katie.  Before we left she gave us a big hug and kiss.  We already miss her.

Tomorrow is a travel day. 



Want to play Grandpa

Laurie, Rob and Kaite



Laurie and Kitie

Rob and Katie

Monday:

Katie and Grandma

Grandpa and Grandma's big day with Katie:  We were up early again and heading to Rob and Laurie's house by 6:30 so they could head to work.  It was our time to spend the day with Katie.  In the morning we took a walk around the sub division and Katie took a nap in the stroller.  We spent the rest of the time playing and hanging out.  Katie is trying to get several teeth and was a bit fussy from time to time.  She took a really good nap with Grandpa.  After her nap she was happy and ready to play.  In between playing, etc, I did our laundry finished. 

We headed back to the camper for dinner giving Rob and Laurie some time alone without us.  We have been here a week now.  We don't want to wear out our welcome.  

Harris grilled some  Salmon on the grill.  The weather was really nice after the rains, so it was really nice to eat outside. 

One more day in Denver.  Then we head home.  We will go to Rob and Laurie's for dinner and see Katie one more time on Tuesday night.

Have a great day!




Grandpa and Katie

Which toy are they going to play with next



Look out side Grandma



Rob and Katie watching the butterflies

Catching up:

We have been really busy and I have not had a chance to write on the blog.  I decided it was time to catch up on what has been going on in our busy world. 

Friday:  Harris and I arrived at Rob and Laurie's early to spend the day with Rob and Katie.  First off was breakfast at Panera's.  After breakfast we headed to Rob's office so Rob's boss could see Katie.  Of course there were lots of other folks around Boston Market corporate offices that were happy to see Katie too.  She was the hit of the day. 

After our visit to the office we headed for lunch at a Boston Market, before going to the Butterfly sanctuary.  Katie was very interested in the butterflies.  Rob took her out of her stroller so she could see them better.  She is such a good girl.  After checking out all the butterflies, we headed back to Rob and Laurie's house to wait for Laurie to come home.  We had dinner with them before coming back to the camper. 

Saturday morning:

Once again we were up early.  Laurie and I went to Weight Watchers for our monthly weigh ins.  Then home to get the rest of the family to head out for the day.  We drove about an hour to Idaho Springs, CO.  It is a cute little town.  After riding in the car an hour Katie was very tired of her car seat and began to get fussy.  A change of scenery helped.  Our first stop was pizza at a place Rob and Laurie like to go for pizza.  We began our meal with a wonderful salad from the salad bar.  When the pizza came I understood why they really like it.  After lunch we walked around the town checking out some of the really cute stores. 

The ride back down Katie slept, which was great.  We once again had dinner with Rob and Laurie

Sunday:

Once again we were up early and heading to Rob and Laurie's for breakfast.  They were making waffles and turkey bacon.  What a great breakfast.  We had decided that Sunday would be a kind of down day since we had gone a lot the past couple of days.  Laurie and I went to a Norwex party in the afternoon and did a little shopping on the way home.  The boys and Katie napped, and played. 

After dinner we all headed to Yogurtland for a treat.  YUM!!

Have a great day!



Katie's first taste of ice cream

It's cold daddy



Katie and Mommy

Pooped out from all the fun