Tuesday October 1- A new month, and it always seems like we are ready to go. We don't want to leave the family but we are ready to move on. The weather starts cooling off and I'm not a fan of cold weather. Today on the other hand didn't feel like fall, it's really warm out there today. Today we went back to help at the food pantry. After Jeff went to the movie, it is movie day. I went shopping for stuff to put on Hailey's candy cake. I'm looking for pretty candy and lollipops to decorate it. I also got stuff for Maddyn's cake. I think I got everything I needed with even a few neat surprises. While I was shopping around I received a call from the park ranger. He told us that a camper had called with concerns. It seems someone was scoping out around our place. The ranger checked out our place and stopped the guy to see what he had to say. So he had all his info if anything was missing. When we got back everything was fine. So that was a big relief. I can't believe how hot and humid it is. We have had some crazy weather thats for sure. After supper we watched the weather roll in. With it being so hot and humid you can expect crazy stuff. Well after the sirens went off we knew what we had to do. We made our way up to the shower house. It just cut loose and poured. The wind was crazy as well. We kept our eyes on the radar. It looked pretty scary but we avoided a lot of it. We also had hail. It makes a horrible sound in your rig.
Wednesday October 2- It rained most of the night. This morning I went back in to help at the food pantry. I took the truck so when I got back Jeff could change the oil in it. It did quit raining long enough for him to do that. It started raining again and it just wouldn't stop. It's cooling off too. We decided to go check out the new establishment in Palo. We have been driving by there for weeks watching the place coming together. The grand opening is this weekend but we saw online that it is open. The place is called Whiskey River, they have a 2 for 1 happy hour special from 3-6. It is really a nice place inside, bigger than it looks from the outside. We started with an appetizer, of cheese sticks, which were half price too. Jeff is not a big fan of them but they were really good. We also got some chicken tenders, they weren't our favorite. The menu wasn't complete yet, we will go back again.
Thursday October 3- It's really chilly out there today. We decided to make a trip in to Ketlesons to look at campers. No we aren't getting a new one. We are just seeing what is out there in case we decide to do something different some day. The weather was so crappy we didn't want to hang out inside all day. After looking around and actually talking to a salesman that actually knew stuff we went in to town. I told Justin about some bumble bee attire at the dollar store. Maddyn wants to be a bee for halloween. I think I can make something for her. I picked up that stuff and had to get some other things. We came home and I made chili for supper.
Friday October 4- It was down right cold this morning. It got down in the 40's last night. We are taking care of both shower houses now. So after getting those both done I started making Hailey's birthday cake. I am making a 2 layer cake with lots of decorations on top. When the 2 layers were done they didn't look tall enough so I made another layer. That made it a lot better. I waited for the cakes to cool. Then I stacked them, frosted them and added the candy. Instead of putting all the sucker sticks into the cake, I inserted straws in the cake so the sucker sticks stayed clean. I also could keep the heavy ones out for traveling. It turned out great I think. I hope Hailey likes, that's all that matters.
After getting the cake finished we went to town for supper out. We ate at Outback. Our meal was very good, we hadn't been there for awhile and everything was great including the service. After we headed to The Stable....it's opening night for the Roughriders. When we pulled in to the parking lot I thought the place was going to be packed with all the cars. All the cars were there for the high school football game next door. We got inside found our seats and enjoyed the game. They really played well and went home with a win ....8-4...go riders!!!!
Saturday October 5- We were woke up last night to rain. It continued most of the day. It was a really crappy day. What made it bad was it was Hailey's birthday party today. I managed to get the cake out in between rains. She is just having some friends come over. We just kind of crashed that party. We stayed long enough to sing Happy Birthday and watch her open the gifts. We ordered her a vanity that just got here yesterday. We had planned to have it put together but that didn't happen. She just had to see the picture on the box. She loved the cake and was having a great time with her friends.
Sunday October 6- Happy Birthday #9.....to Hailey. We went to church and after came home. We called Hailey to sing.....again. She was super excited today. She went and picked out her new pet.....a hamster named Cheesy. She told us she went in the store and instantly fell in love. That poor hamster she is not going to leave him alone.....
Monday October 7- Well this will be our last week here. After cleaning the shower houses I marked the rest of my quilt for quilting. Jeff went up on the roof to clean it. It is still chilly but we are actually seeing sunshine today. That was good, it seems like it's been a while. After lunch we went in to Seth and Katie's. I had lots of laundry to do. We also told Hailey we would put her vanity together. Ashton was there and helped papa. When Hailey got home she liked her vanity. Then Papa took Ashton driving. He has his driving permit. With our little clown car we thought that would be a bonus for him.
When Ashton and Papa got home we decided to take the kids to supper. We don't have much time left with them. We went to Culvers for supper. Then we brought Ashton home and we went to watch Hailey at her gymnastics. We haven't seen the new building yet and it has been awhile since we have been to watch her. The building is very nice and a lot better for watching. We watched her work on the beam. We didn't stay for the whole thing cause it lasts 3 hours. We have noticed more improvement. I can only imagine how much she will improve by the time we get back.
Tuesday October 8- Today was food pantry day. Then after it was time to do the Christmas shopping for the kids. I'm getting them 3 gifts each. Then you wrap them and stack them to look like snowmen. We went to Target and got the girls gifts, Ashton is a little harder cause of his age...he will get cash. Then I went to get the rest of the stuff for Maddyn's Halloween costume, I'm also going to get netting for Justin to be a bee keeper. I got everything I needed and we came on home. I wrapped up the Christmas gifts. Then I started making a black and yellow tutu for Maddyn. Justin called us to say he took his weiner dog Barkley out and he was running and went down. He had to take him to the vet. He has somehow damaged his back and doesn't have any movement in his back legs. They are going to try to keep him still with some meds and hoping that scar tissue will build up and he can get some movement back. The poor thing isn't that old.
Wednesday October 9- I went back in to the food pantry today. After I went to Walmart to get the rest of the Christmas stuff, including cash. Well I didn't have my newest pin so that idea was foiled. I came on home. It was pretty nice out so we loaded the kayaks, and I took apart my swing chair and loaded it up. We are suppose to have some rain and really cold temps coming.
I think it is going to be so cute. Everything fit pretty good. I worked on Justin's bee keepers hat. Molly found some bees so I got to add them on the hat and Maddyn's shoes. When the guys got back Jeff and I went for dinner at The Texas Roadhouse. The place was super busy but we got right in and our dinner was yummy.
Friday October 11- It was some kind of cold out there this morning, in the 30's. Jeff unhooked the water last night in preparation of a freeze. When I got up I got busy making Maddyn's almost 2 birthday cake. I'm making her a bumble bee cake. I got the cakes baked, cooled and ready to frost. I made up my frosting and got started making the bee come to life. It was pretty easy to make and I think it is super cute. We will see what Maddyn thinks.
While I was making this cake I noticed a little bit of sunshine poking through. Then I look up again and it is gray, windy and.....wait for it.....snowing....WHAT! After cleaning up the baking mess I got busy giving myself a haircut. Then we went in to have a almost 2 birthday party for Maddyn. We decided to get some chili out of the freezer to have for supper. We arrived about 5 o'clock and Maddyn seemed to be a bit grumpy. Well we changed that mood fairly quick. We gave her, her gift and she seemed pretty excited about opening it. When we got it open and up she was ectstatic. I never dreamed she would love a shark tent so much. She wanted to get right in there and didn't want anybody else to come in. She moved in some blankets, books and her backpack. She loves it.
After opening the gift it was time for supper. I heated up the chili. We ate then got the cake ready. We added a couple candles and sang Happy Birthday. She liked the cake but wasn't sure about the lit candles. She kept saying hot, hot, hot. We sang, she didn't blow but she did know she wanted a piece of yellow cake.
Well after cake we cleaned her up and it was time to put her to bed. Then the tent we got, that practically pops up by itself had to be put away. I had already done it and let me tell you it goes up way easier than putting it down. I let Jeff, Molly and Justin try, which was pretty funny. I finally got it put back away but it wasn't easy and I think some luck played into it. So that was the end of the evening and we headed home.
Saturday October 12- Oh my it's another cold one. I'm sending the day here at the camper. Jeff is going to Kinnick Stadium to watch Wellstrung play pregame. Then they get to watch the game from a really nice area. It is away from the crowds. Before the game I got a call from Justin to say they had an incident with there dog Barkley, he almost chewed his foot off because he had no feeling from his injury earlier in the week. So Justin had to call the vet and after a lot of thinking, they had to put him down. It was a very sad decision. We will miss Barkley the wonder dog.
The guys left early to head to Iowa City for the game. It is always a crazy place down there. They had VIP parking and got to get in early too. They only had to play for 1 hour before the game. I think they had a blast. This was Jeff's first game at the stadium. I managed to get some pictures that my other son Seth took.
The game was close but in the end the Hawkeyes loss.....While Jeff was in Iowa City I was at home. We had some of the strongest winds We have had all year. The rig was a shaking. The dogs even was barking a few times.
Sunday October 13- Our last full day here at the park. We got up and ready for church. We had to greet today so we got there early. After church we headed to Coralville to meet Seth, Katie and the kids for lunch. We had some time to spare so before going to the restaurant we stopped at Trader Joe's to get a few groceries for the road trip. Then we met the kids at Wig & Pen. They tell us there pizza is really good and they were right. We had to wait for a bit for a table. Then before our pizza we got some mozzarella sticks...which were super yummy. When the pizza arrived it was really good too. We had a very nice lunch with them all.
After we ate we left with the kids with us. Seth and Katie needed to go to a visitation. We took the kids back home. We also dropped off there Christmas gifts before we headed back home. We just stayed around there the rest of the night. We didn't get back together with Justin, Molly and Maddyn because they had a birthday party and the same visitation. So we face timed them. Tomorrow we will begin our trip toward warmer weather. We had a great season here and will really miss all the family. Until next time...........
The guys left early to head to Iowa City for the game. It is always a crazy place down there. They had VIP parking and got to get in early too. They only had to play for 1 hour before the game. I think they had a blast. This was Jeff's first game at the stadium. I managed to get some pictures that my other son Seth took.
The game was close but in the end the Hawkeyes loss.....While Jeff was in Iowa City I was at home. We had some of the strongest winds We have had all year. The rig was a shaking. The dogs even was barking a few times.
Sunday October 13- Our last full day here at the park. We got up and ready for church. We had to greet today so we got there early. After church we headed to Coralville to meet Seth, Katie and the kids for lunch. We had some time to spare so before going to the restaurant we stopped at Trader Joe's to get a few groceries for the road trip. Then we met the kids at Wig & Pen. They tell us there pizza is really good and they were right. We had to wait for a bit for a table. Then before our pizza we got some mozzarella sticks...which were super yummy. When the pizza arrived it was really good too. We had a very nice lunch with them all.
After we ate we left with the kids with us. Seth and Katie needed to go to a visitation. We took the kids back home. We also dropped off there Christmas gifts before we headed back home. We just stayed around there the rest of the night. We didn't get back together with Justin, Molly and Maddyn because they had a birthday party and the same visitation. So we face timed them. Tomorrow we will begin our trip toward warmer weather. We had a great season here and will really miss all the family. Until next time...........
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