Good morning!
We are in Branson, Missouri this week for a camping rally. Now to back up and then move forward!
Last Friday Bill's sister and brother in law came to town and also Megan came over. They all had lunch with us and we enjoyed the time together. Friday afternoon was spent visiting and catching up with news from Stockton. Friday night we went out to eat with our friends,Bob and Jackie. We all love Mexican food!I also finally got a small quilt pinned for our grandson who is having a birthday in May. Now I'm ready to free motion quilt it.
Saturday am our oldest grandson had a baseball game so that was our activity in the morning. We had some errands to run after the game. Saturday afternoon we sat around and didn't do much. Saturday evening we went over to our nephew's house for a BBQ with the kids and Bill's sister. We had a very nice evening and really enjoyed being together with them.
Sunday morning early we left to meet our friends -----4 other couples--- in Pittsburgh to head to Branson. We met them at a truck stop and then headed to Springfield, Mo. to stop at the Bass Pro Shop! WOW!!! Is that huge! Yesterday am we all walked or drove over and scouted around there before leaving. Our hour long drive to Branson was a good driving day! Not much wind and the sun was out! We got here and set up ....later in the afternoon we decided to do some shopping and found one of the malls. We had decided to have a "community" meal which we all brought something so that was our supper. It became alittle chilly as the sun went down and so we came home and watched TV.
Going to head out in a little bit for some Ladies time out..... got to run for now....
Until next time!
BJ
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Thursday again
Here it is another Thursday! This past week has been a kind of ho-hum week for us but the time has zipped by!
We had a great day last Friday despite the cold cloudy windy weather in KC. We went to Cabela's and then to Legends mall and a restaurant called "T.Rex"..... yep.. all dinosaurs and fossils etc. pretty neat and the food was good although no small hamburgers for the grandsons.....
Saturday, we didn't do much of anything most of the day I guess! Megan, Erin and the 2 boys and I went to Kohls for some shopping and then lunch. Later that day, Erin, Bryson and us went out for supper as Ryan and Brayden went to the KState spring games. Then we went to Lowes.
Sunday, Bill and I went to church and then came back to the camper for the rest of the day to just hang out here.
Monday, I had a dental appt. and found out I have a cracked tooth. Also had one of my "sick headaches" and slept for about an hour or so and felt better but had to reschedule another dental appt. Tuesday was time just spent here.
Wednesday for supper we met Megan, Jeff at the Topeka Steak house for wonderful fried all you can eat chicken! On Wednesday nights they have fried chicken and it is soooo delicious! It is even better than Brookville chicken! No doubt!
Today, I have cleaned and done laundry and Bill has ran a couple of errands. He bought a new CB radio to take on our trips.
So that is about our week so far! Hopefully the severe weather will stay in the distance. It did rain and storm here yesterday in the afternoon but was nice later on in the evening. It is to rain some tonite too.
Until next time!
BJ
We had a great day last Friday despite the cold cloudy windy weather in KC. We went to Cabela's and then to Legends mall and a restaurant called "T.Rex"..... yep.. all dinosaurs and fossils etc. pretty neat and the food was good although no small hamburgers for the grandsons.....
Saturday, we didn't do much of anything most of the day I guess! Megan, Erin and the 2 boys and I went to Kohls for some shopping and then lunch. Later that day, Erin, Bryson and us went out for supper as Ryan and Brayden went to the KState spring games. Then we went to Lowes.
Sunday, Bill and I went to church and then came back to the camper for the rest of the day to just hang out here.
Monday, I had a dental appt. and found out I have a cracked tooth. Also had one of my "sick headaches" and slept for about an hour or so and felt better but had to reschedule another dental appt. Tuesday was time just spent here.
Wednesday for supper we met Megan, Jeff at the Topeka Steak house for wonderful fried all you can eat chicken! On Wednesday nights they have fried chicken and it is soooo delicious! It is even better than Brookville chicken! No doubt!
Today, I have cleaned and done laundry and Bill has ran a couple of errands. He bought a new CB radio to take on our trips.
So that is about our week so far! Hopefully the severe weather will stay in the distance. It did rain and storm here yesterday in the afternoon but was nice later on in the evening. It is to rain some tonite too.
Until next time!
BJ
Thursday, April 17, 2008
It's a cloudy afternoon
Hi,
It is a very cloudy afternoon although warmer than it looks outside!
I though sure if would be raining when we got up this am but it held off until now it looks like.....
We haven't done much the past couple of days actually. Tuesday am I went to the dentist and was referred to a specialist to see what the pain is in a root canal and crown I have. The rest of the day we were home. The wind blew some more!
Yesterday we drove to Abilene to meet our friends....they are selling their motorhome and Bill bought their autoformer. We had a great visit with them and are really going to miss them in our camping group. After lunch we left for home...and guess what??? The wind finally went down some! It was great!!!! Later in the afternoon we went with our friends, Bob and Jackie, for supper at the Topeka Steak House as on Wednesday nights they have a fried chicken special that was delicious! It was better than Brookville! And the price if half! We got there at just the right time as the line was very long! We watched American Idol last night and wasn't surprised at the elimination choice..... were you?
Today I had another dental appointment with a periodontist..... just a consultation then I have to go back on Monday afternoon for cleaning. 2 dental appt's on Monday..... Great! (not really!)
I am doing laundry as the water was FINALLY turned on this am....... broken waterlines were the cause of the delay.... except I will have to walk in the rain to get my clothes...... GRRRRRR!!!!
We are keeping the little boys tonite as they don't have school tomorrow and we are going to Cabela's in KC..... hope they like the animals.... :)
So that is all for now...
until next time!
BJ
It is a very cloudy afternoon although warmer than it looks outside!
I though sure if would be raining when we got up this am but it held off until now it looks like.....
We haven't done much the past couple of days actually. Tuesday am I went to the dentist and was referred to a specialist to see what the pain is in a root canal and crown I have. The rest of the day we were home. The wind blew some more!
Yesterday we drove to Abilene to meet our friends....they are selling their motorhome and Bill bought their autoformer. We had a great visit with them and are really going to miss them in our camping group. After lunch we left for home...and guess what??? The wind finally went down some! It was great!!!! Later in the afternoon we went with our friends, Bob and Jackie, for supper at the Topeka Steak House as on Wednesday nights they have a fried chicken special that was delicious! It was better than Brookville! And the price if half! We got there at just the right time as the line was very long! We watched American Idol last night and wasn't surprised at the elimination choice..... were you?
Today I had another dental appointment with a periodontist..... just a consultation then I have to go back on Monday afternoon for cleaning. 2 dental appt's on Monday..... Great! (not really!)
I am doing laundry as the water was FINALLY turned on this am....... broken waterlines were the cause of the delay.... except I will have to walk in the rain to get my clothes...... GRRRRRR!!!!
We are keeping the little boys tonite as they don't have school tomorrow and we are going to Cabela's in KC..... hope they like the animals.... :)
So that is all for now...
until next time!
BJ
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
time to catch up again!
Hi everyone,
We are in Topeka getting here last Thursday traveling in the rain and wind....rain across from Great Bend to Emporia and then wind from Emporia to Topeka. But to catch you up on the past week.... actually it hasn't been a too exciting week for us.....
I had a pedicure from one of my "former" students who lived in Stockton and then remarried and moved to Claflin. It was great having a pedicure and also catching up with Lori.
We spent the next week or last week tucking the rig in daily and the dealership coming to get it and get things fixed on it. The heat pump/AC unit went out so they ordered a new one and it was delivered on Wednesday and they put it in the same day. (Sorry about the run on sentences!) We were finally finished Wednesday and left Thursday am in the rain. It really poured on us across from Great Bend to Emporia but once we got to Emporia the rain stopped and the south wind took over.... it seems it hasn't stopped blowing since last week..... We have forgotten how the wind blows in Ks and haven't missed it at all! But its back with a vengance!
A week ago Sunday my sister,brother inlaw ,my brother,sister in law, 2 aunts,cousins and us all met at Brookville Hotel for fried chicken and visiting. It was great seeing everyone and we enjoyed the evening with them all. A good way to catch everyone at once.... the fuel is so expensive and so it made it easier to get together that way. We also met our friends from Stockton for lunch in Russell that day so we really made the rounds.
After we got here Thursday we went over to see the kids and boy had they grown! Both the little boys have gotten so much taller and Brayden has lost 2 teeth!
Bryson is talking so much and his vocabulary still amazes us! They came over on Friday and spent the night with us while their mom and dad had plans. We woke to a rainy cold Saturday. Megan/Jeff came over on Saturday to spend some time with us. They all left by mid afternoon. Saturday afternoon late we decided to go to church and then out to eat supper.
Sunday we went to Lawrence to see Megan/Jeff and get some things from the shed. It seems we are either getting things out and taking other things back. We are going to be storing more things before we take our big trip soon.
We still don't have water here at our sites so we are having to hook the hose a long way to fill our tanks then use it until they are full... we had to get our blue toter on Sunday. They keep saying they are turning thewater on but we will see. Once the new RV park is open I know of about 5-6 of us fulltimers who will be going to it. This is crazy that some supervisor can be so stubborn! Enough said!
I began sewing this afternoon and made 2 tooth fairy pillows..... too late for the "first tooth" but they will be covered from now on! :) Now to get some more of my projects finished.
I had a dental appt. this am for a sensitive tooth thinking it was a cavity. X rays say its not... so now I go to a specialist on Monday and also have made a peridontal appt. for Thursday am..... I should be good for another 6 months I hope!
I am not having another root canal but will have it pulled and then go to Mexico for a bridge later..... stay tuned!
Well, that about catches us up for now.... we are trying to dodge the wind and hope the warm temps of spring decide to stay awhile...
take care
until next time!
BJ
We are in Topeka getting here last Thursday traveling in the rain and wind....rain across from Great Bend to Emporia and then wind from Emporia to Topeka. But to catch you up on the past week.... actually it hasn't been a too exciting week for us.....
I had a pedicure from one of my "former" students who lived in Stockton and then remarried and moved to Claflin. It was great having a pedicure and also catching up with Lori.
We spent the next week or last week tucking the rig in daily and the dealership coming to get it and get things fixed on it. The heat pump/AC unit went out so they ordered a new one and it was delivered on Wednesday and they put it in the same day. (Sorry about the run on sentences!) We were finally finished Wednesday and left Thursday am in the rain. It really poured on us across from Great Bend to Emporia but once we got to Emporia the rain stopped and the south wind took over.... it seems it hasn't stopped blowing since last week..... We have forgotten how the wind blows in Ks and haven't missed it at all! But its back with a vengance!
A week ago Sunday my sister,brother inlaw ,my brother,sister in law, 2 aunts,cousins and us all met at Brookville Hotel for fried chicken and visiting. It was great seeing everyone and we enjoyed the evening with them all. A good way to catch everyone at once.... the fuel is so expensive and so it made it easier to get together that way. We also met our friends from Stockton for lunch in Russell that day so we really made the rounds.
After we got here Thursday we went over to see the kids and boy had they grown! Both the little boys have gotten so much taller and Brayden has lost 2 teeth!
Bryson is talking so much and his vocabulary still amazes us! They came over on Friday and spent the night with us while their mom and dad had plans. We woke to a rainy cold Saturday. Megan/Jeff came over on Saturday to spend some time with us. They all left by mid afternoon. Saturday afternoon late we decided to go to church and then out to eat supper.
Sunday we went to Lawrence to see Megan/Jeff and get some things from the shed. It seems we are either getting things out and taking other things back. We are going to be storing more things before we take our big trip soon.
We still don't have water here at our sites so we are having to hook the hose a long way to fill our tanks then use it until they are full... we had to get our blue toter on Sunday. They keep saying they are turning thewater on but we will see. Once the new RV park is open I know of about 5-6 of us fulltimers who will be going to it. This is crazy that some supervisor can be so stubborn! Enough said!
I began sewing this afternoon and made 2 tooth fairy pillows..... too late for the "first tooth" but they will be covered from now on! :) Now to get some more of my projects finished.
I had a dental appt. this am for a sensitive tooth thinking it was a cavity. X rays say its not... so now I go to a specialist on Monday and also have made a peridontal appt. for Thursday am..... I should be good for another 6 months I hope!
I am not having another root canal but will have it pulled and then go to Mexico for a bridge later..... stay tuned!
Well, that about catches us up for now.... we are trying to dodge the wind and hope the warm temps of spring decide to stay awhile...
take care
until next time!
BJ
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Thursday wet afternoon
Hi all,
We are in Great Bend, KS getting some warranty work done which seems to never end!
More later on that......
Let's see if I can catch you up on where, what we have been doing the past several days.....
We decided to leave on Sunday of last week because of the storms that were to come through the area we were. We are soo thankful and glad we did because on Sunday when we left it was cool and soupy wet by the time we left but when we got to the Interstate the road was dry and cloudy....all the way to McPherson county which was about 50 miles from where we were going.
We got to the campground and set up then went over to our friends to catch up..
Monday we went to the dealership andthey said they could begin to work on some of the things that needed to be done so we found our friends and spent the day just visiting and doing some things here.
Tuesday, we got up early and got the coach ready for the move to the dealership....they came and got it and we left for the day and checked in occasionally to see how things were going and what they found out.....
Several things have had to be done and parts ordered but we are back in the camper for now until Monday when they will fix and repaint the stress fracture around the tail lights. They had to fix the refrigerator and order a new "sensor????" thing so it won't freeze the bottom part.... now the food is back in the refrig.
The slideouts have been fixed and are tight again so no water can get in.... I guess the rain was a blessing in disguise as we hadn't driven in too much rain and so the spaces inthe slideouts didn't show. Now the problem of the day is the heat pump not working and they may have to order a part and thank goodness we will be here so they can get it and put it in before we leave next week.
Wednesday was ladies day out I guess. We drove to Alden to a quilt store and then onto Hutchinson to the quilt store and Hobby Lobby..... no one bought much but it was a fun day anyway.
Today it is rainy and cool and Bill has spent the morning at Mike's shop and making some shelves for our closet as the closet rod has fallen down so we are "redesigning'" our closet. I spent the morning with the ladies and we got our visiting done for the day. After lunch we came back to our coach to get things back to normal here for a few days. We will go to Mike and Jeannie's for supper which we are all bringing something and I'm sure another game of joker.... the guys beat us last night! At least we don't have to get up early in the am to get ready to move by 8:30!
Hopefully the sun will shine tomorrow! I'm going to have a pedicure with my tech that I went to in Stockton...she is now living a few miles east of here! Looking forward to that!
So that is how things are going for now for us!
Until next time!
BJ
We are in Great Bend, KS getting some warranty work done which seems to never end!
More later on that......
Let's see if I can catch you up on where, what we have been doing the past several days.....
We decided to leave on Sunday of last week because of the storms that were to come through the area we were. We are soo thankful and glad we did because on Sunday when we left it was cool and soupy wet by the time we left but when we got to the Interstate the road was dry and cloudy....all the way to McPherson county which was about 50 miles from where we were going.
We got to the campground and set up then went over to our friends to catch up..
Monday we went to the dealership andthey said they could begin to work on some of the things that needed to be done so we found our friends and spent the day just visiting and doing some things here.
Tuesday, we got up early and got the coach ready for the move to the dealership....they came and got it and we left for the day and checked in occasionally to see how things were going and what they found out.....
Several things have had to be done and parts ordered but we are back in the camper for now until Monday when they will fix and repaint the stress fracture around the tail lights. They had to fix the refrigerator and order a new "sensor????" thing so it won't freeze the bottom part.... now the food is back in the refrig.
The slideouts have been fixed and are tight again so no water can get in.... I guess the rain was a blessing in disguise as we hadn't driven in too much rain and so the spaces inthe slideouts didn't show. Now the problem of the day is the heat pump not working and they may have to order a part and thank goodness we will be here so they can get it and put it in before we leave next week.
Wednesday was ladies day out I guess. We drove to Alden to a quilt store and then onto Hutchinson to the quilt store and Hobby Lobby..... no one bought much but it was a fun day anyway.
Today it is rainy and cool and Bill has spent the morning at Mike's shop and making some shelves for our closet as the closet rod has fallen down so we are "redesigning'" our closet. I spent the morning with the ladies and we got our visiting done for the day. After lunch we came back to our coach to get things back to normal here for a few days. We will go to Mike and Jeannie's for supper which we are all bringing something and I'm sure another game of joker.... the guys beat us last night! At least we don't have to get up early in the am to get ready to move by 8:30!
Hopefully the sun will shine tomorrow! I'm going to have a pedicure with my tech that I went to in Stockton...she is now living a few miles east of here! Looking forward to that!
So that is how things are going for now for us!
Until next time!
BJ
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