Lazy Day

I coughed some of the night, took meds about 3am, got up at 10am. Bridget had been up but let me sleep. I installed a 12 volt receptacle in the bay for the Winegard dish, now the power and satellite in are at the same location. Lunch was leftover hamburgers then into town to find a post office, auto parts house and a fruit/vegetable stand. With all three accomplished we headed back to the trailer. Napped under the shade tree, rode the bike around the park and just relaxed, haven't done that in a long time. This afternoon I grilled chicken and squash served with rice.

Power Up

Yesterday Lambert's fed us way to much, I did try my best to eat it all but couldn't. This leads to breakfast, one of the pass-arounds was taters and onions which was also my breakfast with eggs and toast. Shortly after breakfast Darrell showed up to start on our electrical repair. After tracking the problem down to the transfer switch he made the needed repairs. We now have full power. Lunch was Lambert's leftovers, chicken fried steak, still yummy. Managed to work in a nap then a trip to Walmart. We set outside a while, today was partly cloudy or partly sunny depending on what part of the country you are from. Supper was 80/20 cheese burgers on the grill with onion rings and a Yuengling Black and Tan. For the burgers I mix up a 2.25 lb pack of Walmart 80/20 ground beef with a bag of Great Value shredded sharp cheddar cheese (2 cups) mixed together, makes about 8 patties.

Our Site at Rainbow Plantation

Travel Day

This morning we got up around 9, checkout is 11:30. After breakfast and showers we headed out for Summerdale, AL right at 11:30. Escapees park Rainbow Plantation was about a 2.5 hour drive, 141 miles. It was an uneventful trip, since we are not in a hurry I have slowed my towing speed down to 62 on the interstates and the speed limit on all other roads. After checking in and setting up we decided to eat at Lambert's. We have enjoyed Lambert's since discovering them back in the 90's at Sikeston, MO. We are still having electrical problems so an RV tech will be out in the morning. The weather has been overcast with off and on rain showers yesterday. Bridget took Fred on two walks today here at the park, paved roads with 30/50 FHU sand/grass sites.

Stay Safe

Rain Continues

Woke up to rain and a warm trailer.  We have lost power to half of our trailer.  I did check what I could and found we have power on L1 and L2 entering the trailer but only power on L1 at the breaker box.  I didn’t feel like tracking down the problem in the rain so I will wait for it to stop.  I rewired one of the A/C units to the microwave breaker (both are 20amp) so we don’t have microwave oven capabilities but we do have one A/C unit.  I also woke up with a sore throat and did not sleep well last night.  After breakfast and internet surfing I took a nap.  Mack called and invited us out to their “ponderosa”.  Mack and Brenda have a beautiful place out in the country complete with chickens.  It was great to see Mack, Brenda and the kids this weekend they have grown so much.  We headed back home around 6:30, Fred was ready for dinner.  Waiting for the rain to stop but it looks like it will be following us.  Tomorrow is a travel day to Summerdale, Al.

Stay Safe 

Saying Goodbye for now.

I picked John up at the FD shortly after 7:00 a.m. We all hugged and said our goodbyes for now. I think I was more teary eyed than John. LOL The FD crew is like family and we will miss them very much.

After leaving the fire station John and I stopped off to see Bob and Marcy….. more teary eyes. Next it was on to the campground to hook up the camper. Annie and Terry met up with us in the Frisco Deli parking lot to say good bye. When we pulled up in the parking lot Annie was snapping pictures of us arriving. She likes to catalog events and make us laugh. We talked for a few minutes but I started to get teary eyed which makes Annie teary eyed so Terry, being the funny guy that he is, made us laugh. Gotta love that Terry. LOL

Our destination today was Okatoma River Resort in Lux just North of Hattiesburg, MS. We arrived shortly after lunch. The weather here has been warm and overcast with light rain here and there. Later on in the afternoon John got in touch with our friend and former fire fighter Mack Strider and made plans to meet with him and his family at Leatha’s Bar-B-Que Inn. This is the best BBQ we have tasted. The atmosphere is laid back with friendly staff. If you eat here come hungry.

Mitch

Hannah and Mack

Brenda and Bridget

Remember to laugh everyday. Happy trails. Stay safe.

Last shift at FD

Today is John’s last shift at the FD. I know it will be bittersweet for him. The guys took him to lunch at Little Tokyo Japanese Restaurant. I think they stuffed themselves. LOL

After lunch I took Marcy shopping and spent the afternoon with her and Bob. I met up with Annie around dinner time and we went to Red Lobster. She ordered steak and I decided on the maple honey glazed chicken. The portions were so large I took my leftovers to John at the FD. We arrived just in time because he was just getting ready to scrounge for something for dinner. I usually cook and bring something for him to eat but now …….”meals on wheels” has retired also. LOL

Annie and I stayed to play a round of 10 Penny with the guys….for one last time. :( Before we started the 10 Penny game Dawg presented John with a wooden box with a laser engraved fire department symbol and a personalized message. Inside the box contained a game of 10 penny. How fitting is that. :) It will be used a lot. Thanks Dawg. John also received a unique coffee mug from firefighter James Hemphill. Thanks James. I know every time he drinks from it he will think of you.

Later Annie and I drove over to the campground and I got inside of the camper ready to ride and pulled in the slides. Bad weather was expected in the area and Fred and I went to spend the night at Annie and Terry’s. Of course Annie and I stayed up much to late laughing and working on a Mother’s Day project.

Remember to laugh everyday. Happy trails. Stay safe.

Busy Day

John off today. :)  He got up early and took the truck to get the tires rotated and balanced.   While he was gone I ran into town to pick up some last minute prescriptions and other items from Wal-mart.  Oh Yeah…..duct tape was on the list. LOL

John met Marcy, Bob, Annie and I for lunch at Piccadilly.  From there John went to pick up a riding lawn mower that Robert bought from firefighter Matt Jenkins.  After John picked up the mower he met me at Bob and Marcy’s and we went to purchase a bike rack and a helmet.  At 3:30 p.m. we had our final appointment with the attorney’s office for paperwork then it was on to Robert’s house to drop off the mower.  I followed John in the loaner car as we were returning it after leaving Robert’s.  I was following John out of Robert’s subdivision and suddenly the car accelerated all by itself.  It took everything I had to keep the brake down to stop the car.  I am so thankful I avoided hitting anyone.  I was freaked out!  It was as if a demon had possessed the car. LOL   I called John on the cell phone and told him something was wrong.  Luckily there was a Shell service station right up the road and I was able to pull over quickly.  John looked at the car and determined that there was a problem with the throttle.  He drove the car the rest of the way and I followed in the truck.

We finally made it back to the camper around 7:30 p.m.   John will work his last shift at the FD tomorrow. 

Remember to laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Lunch with the TSC Gang.

John off today. :)   One more shift to work on Friday and he is FREE!!!!!   This morning we were off to Wal-Mart Vision Center to pick up our new eye glasses.  Woohooo….. I guess the roads will be a little safer now. LOL

The gang at TSC, where I used to work before retiring the last time, gave John and I a going away lunch today.  When we arrived at TSC there was a large buffet table of food set up. Everything was tasty.  We enjoyed great fellowship and food with all of them.  They also surprised us with some cool gifts to use on the road and in the RV.  Their kindness and thoughtfulness to us is greatly appreciated.  We will miss them and plan to stop in to see them all when we return in November.  Thank you TSC Gang for a memorable lunch. 

After lunch we took the loaner car to Red Arrow Car Wash to have the oil changed in it as well as having it washed and waxed before returning it to our friend firefighter Marc Moore.  Thank you so much Marc for the use of the Avalon all these months.

Later in the afternoon we drove on to Crystal Springs to visit with Mom Hatch, Aunt Martha and John’s sister Mary. While there John loaded a few items that we will be transporting to his older brother Harold when we pass through Jacksonville in May.

Tonight we took my sister Annie out to dinner.  She has never eaten at The Pizza Shack so, of course, that is were we ended up. We ordered medium supreme pizza with side salads.  This is a unique little pizza place that stays busy. 

Remember to laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Wing Stop.

John at the FD for a 24 hour shift today. Only one more shift left!  

The weather here has gotten cooler and more bad weather forecasted for this weekend.  We are supposed to pull out Saturday.  Hopefully we will miss the bad stuff.

John and I met Robert and Kelsey for dinner at Wing Stop tonight.  This is one of Robert’s favorite places.  Not a good place to eat if you are trying to watch calories and fat as everything is fried and dipped in sauce.  LOL   Wing Stop is known for their regular wings, boneless wings, chicken strips and unique fries as well as their nine flavored sauces.

Remember to laugh everyday.  Happy trails.  Stay safe.

Duct tape needed!!!!!

John off today. :)  He took the truck to have the oil, transmission filter and fluid changed.  While he was gone I did my daily Wii workout.

After lunch we headed off to town for my two doctor appointments.  In between appointments John and I went to a couple of shoe stores to look at men’s flip flops.  He is looking for a certain kind but has not found them.  By the time I got out of my last appointment it was dinner time and we were hungry.  We stopped off at Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant in Madison.

Upon returning to the camper we noticed it was very warm inside.  John climbed on the roof and took the cover off and found the foil backing off the insulation had fallen down in front of the air conditioner coil which stopped the air flow.  John needed duct tape to fix it and guess what……that is the only kind of tape we did not have.  Luckily for us one of our fellow campers, Bill, loaned John some.  Thanks Bill.

Remember to laugh everyday.  Happy trails  Stay safe.