tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806888504181406092024-03-13T03:04:53.529-07:00CRAZY MARLINSJeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.comBlogger268125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-61373920409839946702020-08-31T16:48:00.000-07:002020-08-31T16:48:18.129-07:00Good Byes.......<div class="separator"></div><div class="separator"><br /></div><div class="separator"><div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div><div class="separator"><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div><p>Monday August 3- Woke up feeling crappy again, I told myself I wasn't sitting around here all day. Jeff left early to go wait for our table is to be delivered. I decided to call the ENT to set up an appointment. I have to see if there is anything they can do to help. I'm waving the white flag. I got one appointment on the 10th and the other on the 18th. Maybe it will go away and I won't have to go. </p><p>Tuesday August 4- I woke up this morning and my ears didn't crack. I know that sounds weird but every morning I can make my ears crack and today I couldn't. That I feel is an improvement. Went over to the house to finish hooking up the washer. Then of course I had to try it out. While waiting for the laundry I got some stuff put up on the cabinets. Jeff got the soundbar and dvr player mounted. We put up the shelf in the laundry room. Went back home and Belle is not acting herself. She is having more things show up. We did hear back from the vet and the news wasn't good. She had lymphoma. They said when diagnosed with this they only live for a few months...tops. We aren't sure how long she had had it either. We are watching her close because we don't want her to suffer.</p><p>Wednesday August 5- Felt pretty good today so I wanted to take advantage of it. Jeff drove the truck in to the new place. As soon as he left Hames Homes called to say the Manufacturer repair man was coming over to repair all the things that needed fixed. Jeff hung around there until lunch time. I stayed here and did some cleaning inside and out. I washed windows in the car and vacuumed her out. Belle is having more issues today. I even notices a good sized lump on the other side of her neck.</p><div>Thursday August 6- This morning I got a text from Slumberland saying our furniture would be delivered between 2-4 today. So that was a high point of the day. Then after much thought Jeff called the vet today to make an appointment for our Belle. After lunch we went to town to wait for some of our furniture. I brought a couple more tubs of stuff that needed to be put away. The furniture people got here at 2:10 and brought in everything. They did a wonderful job. I'm happy with all we got but wish it could have been everything. We came back to the park to check on the pups. We sat outside and gave Belle a pig ear...(her favorite). She had a good time destroying that poor thing.</div><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="411" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-irxwD0ompSk/X0MKKbiCQtI/AAAAAAAAQFs/tdAdRM_kvxgj7PkmetWvXeN68ZfLA5gyACLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h411/IMG_5689.JPG" width="310" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-exClsZj8E_Q/X0MKroyX0sI/AAAAAAAAQF8/5vcePWLtX9s3nlLp-mwflRAOLQzZBVH8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w308-h410/IMG_5693.JPG" width="308" /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hzrWzTkBmwE/X0MK3oozVaI/AAAAAAAAQGA/qcqG7uZfSuAbugGIgdZb2GpYf0FeBwOnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5694.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="411" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hzrWzTkBmwE/X0MK3oozVaI/AAAAAAAAQGA/qcqG7uZfSuAbugGIgdZb2GpYf0FeBwOnQCLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h411/IMG_5694.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="411" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uYXDY2lI70c/X0MK9zOjq_I/AAAAAAAAQGI/LZCcJ6g-IvooCO2sCY_dMTHwJax27szcwCLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h411/IMG_5695.JPG" width="310" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0M_gvB_oos/X0LpqbyoZVI/AAAAAAAAQFc/1g0QSU-aLG8SlDWb0Pb-8LPReBCDCLvTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5696.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0M_gvB_oos/X0LpqbyoZVI/AAAAAAAAQFc/1g0QSU-aLG8SlDWb0Pb-8LPReBCDCLvTwCLcBGAsYHQ/w307-h410/IMG_5696.JPG" width="307" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j3rwajnKwe8/X0LqHXPZLLI/AAAAAAAAQFk/d-givj-Gfrssr5qnWgenKopKxyE580m3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5685.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="513" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j3rwajnKwe8/X0LqHXPZLLI/AAAAAAAAQFk/d-givj-Gfrssr5qnWgenKopKxyE580m3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w385-h513/IMG_5685.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Friday August 7- This was not a happy day. We are taking Belle in to the vet today. We have been struggling with what we should do and how long to wait. She is not comfortable. Last night she woke up in the middle of the night coughing and gasping for quite awhile. Jeff fixed her a steak for breakfast. Then we drove in to Center Point. Ruby was not very happy when we left without her. With the covid thing usually no people in the clinics office, but with this there was an exception. They were extremely caring and compassionate. They treated Belle as if she was there own. It was horribly hard to say good bye. She was such a good dog. She brought us so much joy. Our lives will surely change without our Belle Belle around. We drove back home and Ruby noticed Belle not being there right away. She was acting funny right from the start. When I got home I decided to keep busy. Judy is coming up for the weekend and I needed to get some groceries for the weekend. Seth and Katie are having a cookout tonight. I got to the store, home to put away the groceries, made deviled eggs and a big salad by the time Judy arrived. We just hung around and visited for a while. Then we left a little early so we could stop by the new place to show her the place and see what we've done. Then over to Seth and Katie's. I still needed to cut up watermelon and cantaloupe. It was nice outside and we had lots of fun. Seth set up the TV outside so we could watch the Blackhawks....win!! We had a great time with good food and good company.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_avnqaYXkwU/X0ML-9p3noI/AAAAAAAAQGU/9_kpgZJPaLEGfeRYKufplK0dR260v0ZcACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5714.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_avnqaYXkwU/X0ML-9p3noI/AAAAAAAAQGU/9_kpgZJPaLEGfeRYKufplK0dR260v0ZcACLcBGAsYHQ/w248-h329/IMG_5714.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wo3HzssftlQ/X0MMNcLkLEI/AAAAAAAAQGY/VnpdXNbZjs0eAziJkjxVO7gXSxcFzMA9QCLcBGAsYHQ/w248-h329/IMG_5713.JPG" width="248" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E6wh1FuHbgU/X0MMXNe7THI/AAAAAAAAQGg/ZfCBA6VMIL8-4KDCjzJ1uClB-WjMuuFDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5726.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E6wh1FuHbgU/X0MMXNe7THI/AAAAAAAAQGg/ZfCBA6VMIL8-4KDCjzJ1uClB-WjMuuFDwCLcBGAsYHQ/w411-h310/IMG_5726.JPG" width="411" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aTKHEvknqR8/X0MM1Yxj54I/AAAAAAAAQG4/awL1zpt7G2MpCkc59lK1SWZnCAoS4F0qACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5731.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="411" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aTKHEvknqR8/X0MM1Yxj54I/AAAAAAAAQG4/awL1zpt7G2MpCkc59lK1SWZnCAoS4F0qACLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h411/IMG_5731.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="411" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z0tJSUe_KBc/X0MM218DiQI/AAAAAAAAQG8/f4Wm0-sDYSs4T2xGlFbWiAXHVjdoIhLwgCLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h411/IMG_5745.JPG" width="310" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VEPbSZSvEMw/X0MMidmnbfI/AAAAAAAAQGo/ILqCPW1dGq0NUdLM6X0Eu3RJuDzFuyzeACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="485" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VEPbSZSvEMw/X0MMidmnbfI/AAAAAAAAQGo/ILqCPW1dGq0NUdLM6X0Eu3RJuDzFuyzeACLcBGAsYHQ/w643-h485/IMG_5732.JPG" width="643" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday August 8- Judy and I stayed up late last night. We didn't get up until after 7..I had to hurry up to the shower house to clean. I got back and made breakfast. We cleaned up and Judy and I went to town. That watermelon I cut up yesterday was so good Judy wanted to get one for herself. Then we went to T.J. Maxx, Sams, and Walmart. I had a list of things I needed to look for. Well I found them and some others. It was so hot out there and wearing those masks, it just makes everything so difficult. We got back and stayed inside to cool off and watch a movie. Then we fixed supper, which turned out pretty good. It cooled off enough we could sit outside for a bit. </div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday August 9- We sat outside this morning while it was cool. It started to rain a little which sent us inside. We decided to head back in to Walmart to get the memory foam Judy was looking at yesterday. Then on the way home we took the long way and got pizza at Tomaso for lunch. We came back and ate lunch. We sat outside and visited while watching the campers pull out. We also watched as the Griffey's pull in. Our walk in sites were full when they arrived but they did manage to get the last walk in site in the second loop. Judy left to go home and we had leftovers for supper. Jeff went to Palo to jam tonight. I went up and talked with Griffey's for a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Monday August 10- Oh boy what a day!!!! We left to go to town. We are still looking for that check. We had planned to take it to the bank in North Liberty today. When we arrived to check the mail, the check hadn't arrived. I had a car full of stuff. We didn't bring Ruby because we planned on going to the bank. As we were putting things away a severe weather warning went off on the TV. Oh no...I checked the radar and we had enough time to get back to Ruby. We sure didn't want to loose another dog. Jeff drove a little above the speed limit to get back. I grabbed Ruby and went to the shower house. Jeff got the stuff he needed and joined us. When Jeff was running up the wind had already picked up. Carl the park ranger had texted me saying 80 mph winds were expected. The warned all the campers and I have to say that the shower house was fairly full. We have made the trip up to the shower house many times but this time I'm so glad we did. We had a HUGE storm. They called it a derecho. It basically was a category 3 land hurricane. They said the winds were up to 140 mph. Not only was it strong winds but it lasted for what seemed like forever. When the winds died down and we went outside to see, everyone couldn't believe there eyes. Campers turned over, whole trees down, big branches down, and everything that wasn't nailed down was blown around. It was a mess.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-57eLdYUTxMI/X0MUF1BPgHI/AAAAAAAAQHM/HnKicII2qOsr7zV69jYanh6vTi-Y99emgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5762.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-57eLdYUTxMI/X0MUF1BPgHI/AAAAAAAAQHM/HnKicII2qOsr7zV69jYanh6vTi-Y99emgCLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h308/IMG_5762.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cIuk8Dmk5b8/X0MUSaZYOII/AAAAAAAAQHQ/MU6e68buXX0CwfMfmfeo24My_WhWoTmCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5767.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cIuk8Dmk5b8/X0MUSaZYOII/AAAAAAAAQHQ/MU6e68buXX0CwfMfmfeo24My_WhWoTmCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h308/IMG_5767.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJBL_abr1LQ/X0MUcz_obWI/AAAAAAAAQHY/mmBFmnbSkPoMX8DSgcxu1Ns7NBiaDEh5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5764.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gJBL_abr1LQ/X0MUcz_obWI/AAAAAAAAQHY/mmBFmnbSkPoMX8DSgcxu1Ns7NBiaDEh5wCLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h308/IMG_5764.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3qe1uA9oHLE/X0MUmKbyqPI/AAAAAAAAQHg/ukZYdb1LkU0kZmmppSYSoGQK-kzdTPQMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5772.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3qe1uA9oHLE/X0MUmKbyqPI/AAAAAAAAQHg/ukZYdb1LkU0kZmmppSYSoGQK-kzdTPQMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h308/IMG_5772.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The power of course was knocked out, but also cell service was spotty and internet. We tried to call Justin but his cell service wasn't working. Did talk to Seth but it was hard to hear everything. Seth said his house is a mess. He lives in an area where they have lots of big huge trees. Well not so much anymore. They had them down all over, you could hardly see there house. One landed on there house and put a hole in there roof where the water was running in. The good news nobody was hurt. These are a couple pictures of Seth's house.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2QVxESmAqyg/X0MVtI6b8EI/AAAAAAAAQHs/FxVOGO0x2A4OGxtdimzbacFZ7ieMzSgbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5783.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2QVxESmAqyg/X0MVtI6b8EI/AAAAAAAAQHs/FxVOGO0x2A4OGxtdimzbacFZ7ieMzSgbQCLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h308/IMG_5783.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mj6-B7TL7c0/X0MV6TXdRpI/AAAAAAAAQHw/idr7nk3DmCM2wlVkDDxKROuhgqVioCxjACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5786.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="308" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mj6-B7TL7c0/X0MV6TXdRpI/AAAAAAAAQHw/idr7nk3DmCM2wlVkDDxKROuhgqVioCxjACLcBGAsYHQ/w410-h308/IMG_5786.JPG" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We waited for the rain to stop and we made our way very carefully to town. We checked on Justin first since we couldn't get a hold of him. Then to Seth's to make sure they were all ok. Then we had to go see what damage was done to our new place. As we pulled in to the drive I noticed a lot of skirting was missing, one window was broke but just the outside pane, and Jeff's brand new grill was mashed up pretty good. He hadn't even got to use it yet. Then we noticed a big branch from our one tree had landed on the back corner of the place. We had a lot of siding cracked and then on the roof we lost some shingle on the ridge vent. I was extremely happy that it wasn't just demolished. Here are a few pictures of our place.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nTJ1Dg76Wvc/X0MXbGpZBNI/AAAAAAAAQH8/sBOxQj4litI1Z3vsFH74T5QtxdscjcG9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5776.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nTJ1Dg76Wvc/X0MXbGpZBNI/AAAAAAAAQH8/sBOxQj4litI1Z3vsFH74T5QtxdscjcG9gCLcBGAsYHQ/w248-h329/IMG_5776.JPG" width="248" /></a></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ucfW_-CMloo/X0MX99IIGvI/AAAAAAAAQIQ/1tUnxKqnpD46SD9niQd0gZoH0IzZsiTWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w248-h329/IMG_5781.JPG" width="248" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLJD1WdaFlg/X0MYqn9YxfI/AAAAAAAAQIk/1QShrMNqVRQ7PZX0oa2_HPseNfO7NmOmQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5778.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lLJD1WdaFlg/X0MYqn9YxfI/AAAAAAAAQIk/1QShrMNqVRQ7PZX0oa2_HPseNfO7NmOmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w514-h388/IMG_5778.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Cq5eYOii5o/X0MZHrUpDhI/AAAAAAAAQIs/C08qZYTc3k8wkWTMcuWgXlvh9CRKXNDqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Cq5eYOii5o/X0MZHrUpDhI/AAAAAAAAQIs/C08qZYTc3k8wkWTMcuWgXlvh9CRKXNDqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h384/IMG_5777.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3y6lrBcFLec/X0MZPUIBCaI/AAAAAAAAQIw/wlQMpR0wTnwDmKJFkNkfrQZPfPVFRL6VwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5782.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3y6lrBcFLec/X0MZPUIBCaI/AAAAAAAAQIw/wlQMpR0wTnwDmKJFkNkfrQZPfPVFRL6VwCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h384/IMG_5782.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>We made our way back to the campground. As we drove through Palo it was unbelievable the damage that was done. It snapped off telephone poles like nothing. Trees were everywhere. Houses with trees on them, roofs just blown off, roofs peeled off of the big metal buildings. Lines down every where. We started picking up our stuff and everyone elses that were around us. We found one of our kayaks clear across the park and down in the woods. Just such a mess, Boy am I glad I rode this storm out in the shower house. We settled in for the night in the rig with no power. We knew it would be days before the power would be up. All I can say is WOW, never seen such a mess.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tuesday August 11- Today we got up and accessed our damage a little. We were extremely lucky. We lost the bed cover off the truck and it was dinged up some. The spark took a hit on the passenger side door and also had some dings and scratches from flying debris. Our 5th wheel looks pretty good to with only a few dings on the side the wind came from. We went back to town to get a closer look at the new place and do some cleaning up. I picked up the shingles in our yard and all the skirting that had landed in our yard. I also picked up some sticks and branches laying around. Jeff went up on the roof and saw what he needed to do there. When we went inside there was water all over the kitchen floor. It was from the thawing freezer. I cleaned that up and hung the towels on the swing outside. It is really hot out there. When we got back to the camper it was so hot. Jeff said we are moving in to the new place now. So I started loading up the car with more stuff we would need. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W67Si4hxbVg/X0P8aDS9FgI/AAAAAAAAQI8/SKYUzJVl73YngoXpVUJj02lm9Fz42yqYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5824.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W67Si4hxbVg/X0P8aDS9FgI/AAAAAAAAQI8/SKYUzJVl73YngoXpVUJj02lm9Fz42yqYACLcBGAsYHQ/w246-h328/IMG_5824.JPG" width="246" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday August 12- Back over to the new place to move more stuff. We are going to be staying here because it is just to hot in the rig. Jeff went up on the roof trying to cut some of the branches off the roof. It is way to big to use a hand saw and trying to find a chainsaw is nearly impossible. We started unloading stuff from the frig and freezer. It is also really hard to find ice. The whole town is without power. Our daughter in law's dad found some ice and bought all he could. We got ice, they got ice and Seth got ice. I called the insurance about the truck, car and camper to let them know we would be having some claims. We stayed the night in our new place with our new sleep number that was on the floor. We had the windows open and we could hear everything outside. We did not get much sleep.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday August 13- Still no power but we have a gas stove so we can do some cooking. We made coffee this morning. We have also started cooking some of the stuff in the freezer that's thawing, before it goes bad. We went to get Ashton and Hailey this morning. Ashton is coming over to help Jeff with the tree removal. Hailey is coming with me to Justin and Molly's to watch Maddyn. Justin and Molly had a long weekend trip before all this happened. So we are having a girl weekend. We came back over to the new place to fix lunch then back so Maddyn could get her nap. It sure was quiet while she was sleeping. You forget how much you depend on electricity. When Maddyn got up from her nap I got the scissors out to cut off her rat tail, mom had a hard time doing it. Seth and Katie brought us some food from Iowa City. They weren't hit as hard there. While in Iowa City they bought a generator. So us girls went over there tonight to watch the Blackhawks get beat. Back to Justin's to get Maddyn to bed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dB-R8sd9TfE/X0QBhJzrcHI/AAAAAAAAQJE/V6WFdvZZScYZRtCFCuyKAByyu8fGksQdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5837.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="411" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dB-R8sd9TfE/X0QBhJzrcHI/AAAAAAAAQJE/V6WFdvZZScYZRtCFCuyKAByyu8fGksQdwCLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h411/IMG_5837.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="411" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AltpaShU2cI/X0QBkDl23HI/AAAAAAAAQJI/gwRPaQYKIL4bJyJH1Grjx-KRIe2uU619ACLcBGAsYHQ/w310-h411/IMG_5840.JPG" width="310" /><br /><div><br /></div><div>Friday August 14- Still no power. Boy it was hotter than blazes in that upstairs bedroom. Didn't get much sleep. Maddyn didn't have any problems sleeping. When Maddyn woke up she started calling to us. We went downstairs and made some breakfast. She wanted to go for a walk around the water. We started right after breakfast, thinking we could beat the heat. Well it was already hot, Maddyn again did no complaining about the heat. After the walk we went over to our new place to fix breakfast for lunch. We did that on the grill. We have lots of bacon to get rid of. In the afternoon Hailey and Maddyn played in the sprinkler. It just wasn't enough water so we decided to blow up her pool. That takes a lot of energy. We did find a bike pump but that was hard too. We finally got it blown up and filled it with water. The girls had fun and cooled off. We counted that also as a bath...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pmNUD3DRWQI/X0QFJDYjvdI/AAAAAAAAQJU/yYyXbfvVG30815vRZGzOOCoqhw76-lZ6gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5857.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pmNUD3DRWQI/X0QFJDYjvdI/AAAAAAAAQJU/yYyXbfvVG30815vRZGzOOCoqhw76-lZ6gCLcBGAsYHQ/w329-h329/IMG_5857.JPG" width="329" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DzfdACuFAnY/X0QFLU3vHaI/AAAAAAAAQJY/-ZLbKpc8zFAxVeoaALwITZlhBOL3JEytQCLcBGAsYHQ/w246-h328/IMG_5866.JPG" width="246" /><br /><div><br /></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JTUhnD-zw6I/X0QFiUOF3aI/AAAAAAAAQJo/d60lD4WLecAz_gdBFYQh-2Ryl4WfKus-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w248-h329/IMG_5892.JPG" width="248" /><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eTjW61s2NcE/X0QFfgxcmcI/AAAAAAAAQJk/wVU9zUfKFB8_7uLlrhFQmOHeje8IKmJ2wCLcBGAsYHQ/w248-h329/IMG_5888.JPG" width="248" /></div><br /><div>After cooling off we came in to fix a bite for supper. This was our melt down day. I fixed Maddyn something but all she noticed was she had no chips. That was the last time all she ate was chips. She was upset. Then every time I tried to grab something out of the cooler it was floating. I literally had to dry off the ham and turkey before making a sandwich. Then as I was getting Maddyn calmed down Seth brought over ice. I look and Hailey is starting to cry. She says her eyes are burning. Long story short she must have rubbed her eyes after eating her jalapeno chips. So her appetite was gone and she was upset and quiet the rest of the night. Maddyn couldn't understand why Sissy wouldn't talk to her. That was quite a day for sure. I really miss my frig and a.c. We heard back from Progressive about the truck. They sent me a link to take pictures to do a virtual claim. Slumberland called also to set up a delivery for our couch since it was cancelled because of the storm.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday August 15- Still no power. Up around 7, but really was up quite a bit through the night. We had some weather coming at us and Hailey was pretty nervous. It split before arriving so we didn't get any rain. I did see some lightning. It did cool off just a bit. Jeff brought over sausage and bread. We had sausage sandwiches for breakfast. Katie came and got Hailey. I think she was done babysitting. The fun kind of left. Maddyn and I went to our place to make a lunch. We had lots of meat that needed to be cooked. We made lots of chicken and Iowa chops. I fried up some potatoes and made some baked beans with cottage cheese. We invited our neighbors Richard and Vickie over to eat. We had so much. Jeff had rigged up the inverter from the camper to run the small frig. Then Seth called to say there power was on. That was good news indeed. They have so many people from all over working to get everyone up and running. I brought Maddyn back to take a nap. As she was napping our, Justin's power came back on. I have to say I did a happy dance. Jeff came over around supper time and brought some of that leftover meat. I made some mac-n-cheese and mashed potatoes. Maddyn got to pick what she wanted for supper. That's what we had, oh I talked her into some green beans too. I had Jeff bring over the laundry so I could get that caught up. Maddyn was very happy to be watching movies. The internet was still out so no TV, just movies. I didn't even care if we were watching Frozen and Shrek. After giving the frig time to cool off I loaded it back up with what was in the coolers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday August 16- It was nice to not sweat while trying to sleep. I slept better. I fixed her some breakfast. Jeff called to say our power came back on late last night. Maddyn and I watched movies. Jeff went to the store to try and get some groceries. Justin and Molly got back to the house around noon. Jeff came and picked me up and we went out to the camper to gather more stuff to bring in. We had the truck packed up full. Got back and unloaded it all. I spent the rest of the day putting away and organizing. It was quite the weekend. So happy to have power. We are so spoiled. We are lucky to have our power. There are still so many people out there waiting for power. They have way more mess to clean up than we did. I'm grateful for all I have....until next time.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-75425599482720973872020-08-26T16:23:00.000-07:002020-08-26T16:23:27.351-07:00Big Changes Coming<div class="separator"><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><p><br /></p></div></div><p> Monday July 20- We had to do our cleaning super fast this morning. We have a delivery scheduled to come between 7-1. Well they didn't come to early, so while we waited we put together some of our outdoor furniture we purchased. I also took the new kitchen light out of the box to see if it was what we thought. I love it. We will put it up later. Our delivery showed up. They brought 3 tv's and a sound bar. Then our second delivery showed up with the entertainment center. That thing is heavy with lots of parts. We started putting it together, we almost got it all together. I also made a phone call about changing my IRA. This to will take some time to get completed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tuesday July 21- After cleaning today Jeff went to town to finish putting together our entertainment center. I stayed home and did some cleaning. I also got the clippers out to give Belle a haircut. While I was grooming her I noticed she had a big lump on the left side of her throat. She has had fatty lumps before but this felt different. When Jeff got home I showed him the lump. We are going to be calling the vet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wednesday July 22- Again we went in to the new place after finishing our duties. I helped Jeff get the TV up on the wall in the living room. I also got a few things hung up in the kitchen.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM-no1SKAFY/X0Kr_CRk44I/AAAAAAAAQDg/7y9JkmOYzYEWGM-SMTxISq3uZVS8Yy9-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5653.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YM-no1SKAFY/X0Kr_CRk44I/AAAAAAAAQDg/7y9JkmOYzYEWGM-SMTxISq3uZVS8Yy9-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_5653.JPG" /></a></div><p>We took the long way home to the park making a few stops. I wanted to go to Seth's to see how to operate there TV because I am dog sitting for them this weekend.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thursday July 23- After cleaning today Jeff took me over to Seth and Katie's to watch the dogs. I brought my laundry and my clothes, I will be here the whole weekend. I started on our laundry and did some cleaning. I haven't been over for awhile so I thought I would just get my job done here day 1. I also got a hold of my investment place to close my account and send a check. It has to go to South Dakota first then they can forward it to us. Oh the hoops we must jump through. </p><p><br /></p><p>Friday July 24- Woke up early this morning. Sleeping a different place and bed with 2 dogs. I did some more cleaning and watching Netflix. I started feeling dizzy again around 1 o'clock so I took another dizzy pill and laid down. It worked this time I felt a bit better. Justin brought Maddyn over for me to watch while they golfed. Jeff brought over some stuff for supper. He went back to the rig and Maddyn and I watched Disney movies.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0bHhj4SSYfQ/X0KuwvvBPMI/AAAAAAAAQDo/As9257KFteo5CUw43ukcZQWXc_2t1L2KQCLcBGAsYHQ/s737/IMG_E5658.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="736" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0bHhj4SSYfQ/X0KuwvvBPMI/AAAAAAAAQDo/As9257KFteo5CUw43ukcZQWXc_2t1L2KQCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/IMG_E5658.JPG" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l29QgS205tQ/X0Ku0jYgYiI/AAAAAAAAQDs/Fl7nMIcaEdUh0dl02xV5dLmno4Du2MNtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s747/IMG_E5657.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="747" height="242" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l29QgS205tQ/X0Ku0jYgYiI/AAAAAAAAQDs/Fl7nMIcaEdUh0dl02xV5dLmno4Du2MNtwCLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h242/IMG_E5657.JPG" width="328" /></a></div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mGW4UFJ7Afw/X0Ku4iSCFoI/AAAAAAAAQDw/RbOMUqejK7gQYtFlDd-I3dMDNLGM333DgCLcBGAsYHQ/s750/IMG_E5660.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="750" height="250" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mGW4UFJ7Afw/X0Ku4iSCFoI/AAAAAAAAQDw/RbOMUqejK7gQYtFlDd-I3dMDNLGM333DgCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h250/IMG_E5660.JPG" width="262" /></a><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1A91mUWNJc/X0Kv-WB3wkI/AAAAAAAAQEA/RrpQ41NNWmAlAMquIT0i7eKW-Smg71PfACLcBGAsYHQ/s963/IMG_E5665.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="963" data-original-width="750" height="512" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U1A91mUWNJc/X0Kv-WB3wkI/AAAAAAAAQEA/RrpQ41NNWmAlAMquIT0i7eKW-Smg71PfACLcBGAsYHQ/w398-h512/IMG_E5665.JPG" width="398" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday July 25- It's Seth's birthday today. So here are a few pictures of him enjoying life. I felt pretty good today, almost normal. I met Jeff over at the new place to help him unload his new Weber grill. He got a good deal on it. He went to the grocery store and bought a new grill...who would have thunked it. We also had Lowe's come with a delivery. They brought over the dryer and a couple end tables. One of the tables was broken so they took it back and promised another would be coming. The afternoon consisted of lots of running. Went to Walmart and Target. Jeff went to the camper and I went back to Seth's. More tv tonight. Oh I did call Seth to sing him Happy Birthday, couldn't rob him of that joy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday July 26- This morning I got up and went to Aldi's. I had an idea of what I could do to surprise Seth when he got home. They don't want anything for there birthday's so I thought I would cut up some cantaloupe and watermelon. I was also going to make him some sugar cookies, he loves them. In the middle of the day I started getting really dizzy. I took another pill and laid down. I wasn't able to get up until after 5 o'clock. Justin came over and let the dogs out for me. The good news about this attack I didn't get sick to my stomach.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Monday July 27- Slept pretty good last night. When I got up I felt a whole lot better. I had to get Seth's cookies made today. Seth and the family took off this morning to head home. I did more laundry and finished cleaning up the kid's rooms. Then I met Jeff over at the new place, he mowed and did the weed eating. Then we put up the new kitchen light. I likey a lot! Jeff took me over to Seth's to get my stuff and I headed back to the campground. Seth and Katie would be home in a couple hours so we left before they arrived.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tuesday July 28- I cleaned early because Belle had her appointment at the vet. She was going to get her shots and that lump looked out. With this virus thing you can't go in the office. You give them a call when you arrive and they come out to get the dog. They did a test on that lump in the office and ruled out that it was some kind of infection. Now they will send it off to be looked at further. I sure don't have a good feeling about this. We will probably hear something by Monday. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Wednesday July 29- After the shower house I got busy cleaning inside. Jeff washed the rig. He found a couple things that need to be fixed. It is really getting hot out there. This afternoon made a couple calls to see about a storage spot for our rig...no luck.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Thursday July 30- This morning we headed back in to town. First we went to Fairfax to see about some storage units. Then over to Justin's to get stuff that he has been storing for us all these years. I had more stuff than I thought. I still have 2 more tubs to get tomorrow. Brought the stuff to unload. It was getting close to lunch so we went to get some stuff for sandwiches at the store. Ran to Menard's to get some stuff. We got back to the place and put some things on the wall and unloaded some others. Then we went back to the campground to check on our girls. We got a call from Slumberland saying that there is going to be a bit more of a delay on our furniture. Oh boy...</div><div><br /></div><div>Friday July 31- Today our washer arrives so back over to the new place we go. I loaded up stuff to take over. The poor little spark (our car) was full up. When I arrived I unloaded the stuff in the car. Then I went to Justin's to get the 2 tubs I left yesterday. I came back and started to find places to put all that stuff. Jeff got busy putting together our new sleep number bed. As I was finishing up with unloading the tubs I started getting dizzy. I grabbed another pill and went to lay down. I thought I was going to be ok but that was not the case. I had to holler at Jeff to help me crawl to the bathroom. I was sick for hours. I couldn't leave the bathroom for quite a while. Then I crawled back to lay down. I couldn't even get up until 2 o'clock. This was a bad one. I felt like crap the rest of the night.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday August 1- We have 1 more full month left here at the park. We did run some errands but I took it really easy, still not feeling 100%. It cooled off, it was really a nice day so I spent some time outside enjoying the day. One high point was hockey was on. The blackhawks played and got the win.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sunday August 2- Well last night at 9 o'clock I started feeling dizzy again so I went to bed early. I didn't sleep all that good. I didn't get sick though. When I got up I still felt a little dizzy, not to were I was sick just kind of in a funk. I laid around in the recliner dozing off. Jeff came out and noticed one of the dogs chewed a hole in the carpet. It was really strange because neither of them have done that before. I think it was Belle. I think by bedtime I felt a little more like myself. This meniere's disease stuff is really getting me down. You just can't prepare yourself for what's to come. Well until next time......</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-7944783030443922672020-08-23T12:30:00.000-07:002020-08-23T12:30:17.601-07:00Dizziness, Heat and A New HomeMonday July 6- After the long busy weekend it has calmed down a bit. We started our day as usual cleaning the shower houses. Then Jeff cleaned up to go in and pick up our groceries. I fixed my breakfast and ate. Then I got up out of the chair and was hit with a big wave of dizziness. I took another dizzy pill and stumbled up to bed. Jeff called me to help back him in and I told him I was in bed. I finally felt like I could get of bed around noon. I still felt like crap. The dizziness had subsided but I still was tired and feeling exhausted. I felt bad because it's Miss Ruby's 3rd birthday and not much celebrating here. I couldn't do much until late afternoon. This meineres disease is horrible. I thought my medicine was really working. Looks like it's back for a bit.<br />
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Tuesday July 7- Woke up felling better and I took advantage. After cleaning the shower houses I came back and did some cleaning here. Then I started our laundry. It is really warm out there. While I was hanging out my clothes Jan came by with Mickey and we visited. Jeff went to Center Point to get some hamburger at there store. They have the best burger. Since it got really warm I came inside in the afternoon. I got back on quilting the frame. I thought I was finished but after looking I felt like it needed a bit more to call it complete. I finished 1/2 of it today. Save the rest for another day.</div>
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Wednesday July 8- I felt good enough to go to Seth and Katie's to clean. While there I took advantage of there big washer. I washed my sheets and towels. I got the cleaning all done and before heading back I stopped at the store. When I got back I filled up my feeders and then retreated inside. It is smoking hot out there. We got a phone call from Clint today, we will be closing on our new place on Monday. Since it was so hot outside I went ahead and finished marking and quilting the other 2 sides. After the quilting was done I put the label on the back. It is all ready for Christmas.</div>
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Thursday July 9- It is another scorcher out there today. After cleaning we came home and made breakfast. We headed to town, first stop Best Buy to pick up our new vacuum. Jeff went there, he dropped me off at Bed Bath and Beyond. I got my pans, a coffee maker and some other things for the kitchen. Next stop was Home Depot, found a lamp for the bedroom. When we got home Jeff ordered the rest of the stuff we needed, well almost. We still need to get a mattress and a entertainment center. We got home and watched the rain roll in. Since we do live in a trailer we are always watching the weather. Today we got a BIG surprise. It had to be straight line winds. We had no warning. My phone nor the weather radio did anything. I mean it was scarey. I grabbed the dogs and tucked in behind the counter with quilts on our heads. The good thing is it didn't last long. When we looked outside we saw what the wind caught. It moved our picnic table which weighs a ton. It also blew the kayaks around. My swing chair was blown off the spring and it was clear across the park on the edge of the trees. I did get some pictures after it calmed down.</div>
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Friday July 10- We cleaned this morning but I was extra happy because today Wanda is suppose to be here today. Thinking this is the last time to do double duty. After we fixed breakfast and cleaned up. We are going on a road trip today to Burlington Iowa. We have skin doctor appointments today. We left early so we could make a few stops. Jeff wanted to try and find a blue ray player. It is hard to find them right now. He got the last one at Target in Cedar Rapids. Then he got the last one in Burlington at there Target. Success!! We arrived at our doctor appointments and both of us had good reports. We came on home. It was a long day on the road but we did get some things accomplished. We fixed some supper. I rode the bike up to the 2nd loop to see if Wanda got here. She did. We welcomed her and then came back home. We waited for Judy to arrive. This weekend Judy is staying with us. When she arrived we sat outside and did some visiting. She hasn't been up here to stay this year with all that is going on. Needless to say it was a late night of catching up.<br />
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Saturday July 11- An interesting day. Again it's hot. After cleaning and eating, Jeff, Judy, Jan and Jerry went for a walk. I got stuff ready for supper. With this ear thing I didn't want to get hot and I'm afraid something will happen. All the sudden I looked up at the sky and it looked really dark. I hoped they were watching the weather. They got back before anything happened. We looked at the radar and after that wind on Thursday, we are being extra careful. We grabbed the dogs and headed to the shower house. It didn't do much but the power did go off for a bit. It cleared up. Then Judy and I went to town. First she wanted to go to Sam's. Then across town to pick up my prescriptions, and finally to show her our new place. Just 2 crazy girls masked and ready to go.<br />
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We came home and sat outside a while. Then we fixed a yummy supper. We ate inside because it's so hot out there. We cleaned up the mess and watched as another storm rolled in. This time the sirens went off so off to the shower houses again. This time it was raining and we got some pretty good wind along with it. We had quite a crowd at the shower house this time. We waited for the storm to pass. While watching the radar. When it looked all clear we headed back home. I hope that's all the excitement we have all evening. We watched a movie and went to bed at an earlier time tonight.<br />
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Sunday July 12- We got up and went to town. I needed to go to Walmart and get a couple tubs so I can start sorting through things here. It is going to be a process what stays and what goes. We went early to avoid the people. We did just that. We got what I needed and came back home. Wearing those masks sure takes the joy out of shopping. Somehow those darn things make it so I can't breathe, see or hear. We got back and sat outside a bit. Jan and Jerry came over. Judy, Jan and I went for a walk so Judy could get some pictures for a gal she works with. Judy keeps telling her how nice the park is so she might want to come and camp. Judy took off for home. I went to work loading up those new tubs. We also watched as our friends Phil and Teresa pull in. We met them in Florida at Jonathan Dickinson State Park. They are from the St. Louis area so they drove up to visit the park for a few days. We asked them if they wanted to order a pizza but they needed to make a store run. We will catch up tomorrow.<br />
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Monday July 13- Big day today....we are going to become homeowners again. Went to clean the shower house first thing and I notice Phil outside messing with his RV. He is having water pump issues so I went to get Jeff to help. Well they tried everything and couldn't get it going. Lucky for them they are close enough to a water pump that they can hook up. Since it is during the week they can leave it on. So that kind of saved the day. They were considering heading home. Our appointment was at 10 a.m. First we had to sign papers and write a check. After we did all the paperwork we went to the home and did a walk through. We showed Clint anything we had concerns with and he will make sure they are taken care of. We drove the truck over because we were using it to house all the stuff we had purchased so far. We unloaded everything. We headed back out to the park. We saw Phil and Teresa out so we visited with them for a while. We came back and loaded up the truck again with stuff that we can move in.<br />
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Tuesday July 14- Seth brought Hailey out today. She will be spending the night tonight. First we fixed breakfast. Then we went to town to pick up some plywood for the bed. Then we took it over to the house and dropped them and the other stuff off. We got to show Hailey the new place. She seemed to like it too. We came back home and hung around here. We made lunch and the next thing I know Hailey is asleep on the couch. She took a pretty good nap. When she got up she helped me make supper. She got to pick what we were having. Everything turned out really good. We finished up the night watching some T.V.<br />
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Wednesday July 15- We got up and saw that the mowers were out. We moved all the stuff so they could mow our spot. We found this baby snake under a board. Hailey was super excited about finding it. Jeff and her hoisted it into a bowl so they could move it to the woods. They didn't want it to get caught in the mower.<br />
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I went to town this morning. I had doctor appointments. Then before heading home I made a stop at Hobby Lobby. Found some stuff for the house. I got home and made lunch for Hailey. Then we went back to the new place to drop off more stuff. Before going back we went to Lowe's so Jeff could get a weed eater. I went to Walmart to get a few things on my list. Then we came back home. Tonight Phil, Jeff and Justin were going to have a jam session. I told Justin I would watch Maddyn. Well just as soon as they drove up it hit me. I got super dizzy. I tried to take a dizzy pill but to late. I tried my best to ignore it but couldn't. I had to go to bed. I spent the rest of the night in bed. I felt horrible. Jan and Jerry came over to listen too. That's the 3rd spell this month. When will it end?<br />
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Thursday July 16- I woke up feeling a lot better. Not 100% but I was upright and happy to be there. It was super foggy this morning. I was suppose to clean at Seth's today but decided against it. I called to tell him and he insisted I stay home and rest. I went through more stuff here. We said our good byes to Jan and Jerry. We made plans to have Phil and Teresa for supper before they take off tomorrow. I made stuff up ahead of time just in case I got dizzy again they would have something to eat. Jeff even gave a call to Lenny. He loves to play guitars so tonight I got to participate. First we had supper and did some visiting. Then we had supper.<br />
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Friday July 17- Today we said good bye to Phil and Teresa. It was nice to see them and visit. It is real nice to get some company with all that is going on in the world. We stay to ourselves quite a bit. We hung around here this morning. Jeff noticed that the bathroom sink was draining really slow. We just cleaned out the trap so we knew it wasn't that. Jeff had a mission to get that thing unclogged. He worked on it most of the morning. No luck yet. I went to town for a bit. Sales at Hobby Lobby. Then I went to the store and got a few things before heading home. When I got home felt a bit weird so I took another dizzy pill. I take a dizzy pill every morning,(motion sickness pill) but on some days I have started taking 2.<br />
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Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-54615666724976638372020-08-23T12:18:00.000-07:002020-08-23T12:18:42.123-07:00A Shopping We Will GoMonday June 22- We woke up to rain and it looked like we had a chance of rain on and off all day. We decided to go to the trailer with some of the measurements of the furniture we looked at Sunday after church. We figured out where and if it would all fit like we planned. I think we have it figured. Every time we go over there we like it more. It was such a big decision we hoped we wouldn't regret it. I don't think that's going to happen because we just get more excited. After leaving here we went to Menard's and looked around. Found some lights and lamps we liked, but for now just looking. Then we came home for lunch. We both had lots rolling around in our minds. So we got back in the car and went back to the other side of town. This time we wanted to go to the Sleep Number store and check out there beds. We bought one for our RV bed about 10 years ago and both love it, so we want one in our new place too. Then we went back to the furniture store and found more stuff we liked. Here are a few things we will be purchasing.<br />
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Tuesday June 23- Today we woke up to nice weather. The temperature had dropped and so has the humidity. Guess where we are going? Yep made a trip to town. This time Lowe's another Menard's, and some other stores too. When you sell everything, it makes for a whole lot of stuff you need to get.<br />
Jeff decided to go ahead and get his mower and they had a side table there we liked, we got that too. Jeff thinks about big things like TV's etc...I think about detail things.I got some things for the kitchen. Stuff like canisters etc. We are starting to get things figured out.<br />
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Wednesday June 24- Today was cleaning day at Seth's. So after finishing there I ran to target to look around. Found some towels on clearance. I also went by the trailer because they called to say the shed was in. I wanted to go by and look. He sent Jeff a picture, I wanted to see it too. We both like it.<br />
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Thursday June 25- Big day today, we are heading in to place a big furniture order. When we went in the first time on Sunday, Al helped us and did a good job. We waited until he came back to work to place our order. I had everything wrote down. I went through and ordered everything. The couch, recliners, kitchen table & chairs, dresser, bed & frame, and then Jeff found more. So we added a desk and a futon. It is going to take about 5 or 6 weeks to get most of it. The recliners won't get here until the end of August. Before heading home I wanted to stop at Bed, Bath and Beyond. I did some looking in there and found a few things. We came home then and sat outside a bit. Our camping loop is almost already full for the weekend.<br />
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Friday June 26- Today I woke up and thought I wanted to organize around here. I started in the bedroom and worked my way out. I cleaned out every drawer, cabinet and closet. It took a good portion of the day. When I finished I really thought I accomplished something. Tomorrow I will finish cleaning.<br />
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Saturday June 27- It is extremely hot out there today. After cleaning the shower houses I came back and continued with the cleaning. I got our place all cleaned up. We are suppose to have company tomorrow but now they won't be arriving until Monday. We figured we would spend most of the day and evening inside. With the heat and all the campers asking questions. After lunch we went in to Menard's to get those lamps and a kitchen light. We wanted to replace the one that is there.<br />
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Next we wanted to go by the trailer, they were suppose to start on the deck this weekend, if the weather was good. We went by and was happy to see that indeed they have started. He has quite a bit done.<br />
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After leaving here we went by Justin's to pick up a book of movies. We left them over the winter. We thought we could watch something different tonight. We ordered a pizza at Pizza World and picked it up on the way home. It is a new pizza spot for us. I thought it was good, Jeff said he liked Tomaso's pizza better.<br />
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Sunday June 28- Again this park is full to capacity. When we got up this morning it was super foggy. Got busy with our cleaning. It has really been hot. My hummingbirds haven't been around much this weekend. I have been filling the window feeder up 3 times a day. Not today I haven't had to fill it up until after supper. We watched as people started pulling out. We had new campers circling waiting for a walk in site. It has been crazy today with questions. We decided to get out of here and go see how the deck is coming along. Jeff didn't think there was any way he could finish it today. This guy was working on it solo. When we arrived both of us were happy to see how far he has come. He will definitely have it done today. The people at the park will be putting on the skirting.<br />
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We left here and went to Theisen's. Wanted to look for outdoor furniture, now that we have seen that nice deck. We found a swing and a couple chairs with a table. They were both on sale. Jeff will bring the truck tomorrow and pick them up. One last stop before home. Went to the store to get a dessert for our company tomorrow. Then we came home. Jeff wanted to sit outside before supper. It really hard to sit out there because we have so many campers stopping by with questions. We are full for the next weekend.<br />
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Monday June 29- After doing our camp host cleaning jobs Jeff took the truck in to pick up our new outdoor furniture. I stayed here and did some cleaning up inside. Our friends Jeffrey and Maren are arriving today and coming over for supper. They arrived about 11 o'clock. We visited for a bit then they went home for lunch. We got back together for an early happy hour. Then we moved inside to have supper. We had lots to catch up on. They are full time travelers too. With all this virus stuff going on they to had to change there plans. They only are here today and on the road tomorrow.<br />
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Tuesday June 30- Seth brought Hailey out this morning. She will be staying the night tonight. We went to say good bye to Jeffrey and Maren. Jeff and Hailey then went on a bike ride. It's really hot outside today. When they got back they were hot and exhausted. Came inside to cool off. Had lunch and then Hailey took a nap. We fixed supper and with the heat we decided to have a movie night again. Hailey picked out the movie, made our tickets and numbered our seats. Even with her nap she was ready for bed fairly early.<br />
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Wednesday July 1- This month started off with a bang. When I woke up I was so dizzy I could hardly get out of bed. It seems my meineres disease has decided to show up. I can't even remember the last time I had an episode. For you that don't know what this is, it effects your ears or ear. It makes your ear feel full, like full of cotton. That's not the bad part. It gives you serious vertigo. Where you can't even walk. Keeping your head up is hard, opening your eyes is impossible. Then you get so sick. I didn't even get up out of bed until 1 o'clock. I still felt a bit dizzy but I could move. I spent the rest of the day sleeping on and off in the chair. Jeff took care of Hailey and Seth came and picked her up. I sure hope this is a one time event. I guess we will just have to wait and see. I know there isn't a lot you can do for this.<br />
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Thursday July 2- I woke up and felt way better than yesterday. I did my cleaning tasks here and then I went to Justin's. They do not have daycare today. I took my laundry over and did it there. Then Maddyn came home with me. We fixed lunch and then I put her down for a nap. I do feel better but I am far from 100%. Maddyn took a good nap and when she got up she was ready to play. We also welcomed Jan and Jerry into the park. They have just started there full time RV adventures and are here for a week. Jan is my best friends sister. We played outside until time for supper. Just as we were sitting down to eat Justin and Molly showed up. They hung around and visited for a while and then headed home. That little girl wore me out today.<br />
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Friday July 3- It is a hot hot day out there. I went to take care of my bird feeders. The window hummingbird feeder was just about to break when I brought it in. I was very careful and glued the piece down hoping it would work. Then I went to take the feeder outside being very careful....well I dropped it and busted it up real good. No glue gonna fix that. My birds are going to be upset. I decided to move my others closer so they would have some juice. Then Jeff and I went to town. I needed some produce and fruit. I went to Aldi's, Jeff went to fill up the car. We got home and sat outside in the shade. The only place you can sit without melting. While we were outside Jan and Jerry came over to visit. Then Lenny showed up. We visited a bit and everyone went home. We fixed some supper. Was sitting outside when Judy and Don showed up. Judy is my best friend and she and her husband are spending the holiday weekend with her sister and husband. We went over and visited with them for a while before calling it a night.<br />
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Happy 4th of July to everyone, hope you had a wonderful weekend with your friends and families.<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-40101547381136379852020-07-06T15:11:00.002-07:002020-07-06T15:11:20.309-07:00Things Are A ChangingMonday June 8- Today is a big day....After much discussing and lots of looking we are going back over to the trailer park and making an offer on that one we both like. We both have decided that with the way things are we feel like we want to have a home base again. We don't want to spend our winters in Iowa. For now we will finish up our camp hosting job here in Iowa after labor day. Spend some time in the new place before heading south for the winter. This seemed like the best option for us. We will be located in between both of our sons and it fits what we want. This was a really hard decision, harder than selling everything and going full time. We will have options to do some camping in the summer. We are both excited and a bit sad. Change is uncertain but we are ready to embrace it.<br />
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The temperatures really dropped today but warmed back up. This time without the humidity.<br />
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Tuesday June 9- Today we have big rain coming in today. We managed to get our cleaning done before it arrived. Went in to pick up Hailey. We made breakfast when we got back. We had a project for today, good thing cause it rained all day. After eating breakfast we got started on our cake pops.<br />
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This cake pop project took more time than we thought. Since it was raining most of the day we found activities inside to keep us busy. Then after supper the rain stopped. When the rain stopped the hummingbirds came out in full force. I went to fill the window feeder and they couldn't even wait for me to put it up. I got the hand feeders out and they were very interested. Then Hailey saw me feeding them and she wanted to do it. She would hold it up and every time they would come close she would talk. I told her she has to be still and quiet.<br />
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Well she finally got used to them buzzing around her. She was so excited when it finally happened. That's one thing good about rainy weather....the hummingbirds go crazy. I bet there was about 30 hummingbirds out there this evening. I love them.<br />
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Wednesday June 10- Today after cleaning Hailey gathered up her stuff and we went in to Cedar Rapids. It's cleaning day. I got that finished and came back to the park. With this rainy weather the birds are crazy again. I have been filling that window feeder 3 times a day. They seem to prefer the window feeder as to the other 2 I have hanging out there. When I arrived home the feeder was empty so I went to fill it up. Those birds are in attack mode. I am definitely not scaring them. So I grabbed my feeders to feed them.<br />
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Thursday June 11- It's a beauty of a day. When we went to the shower houses they were even clean. Did some cleaning up around here. Then sat outside and enjoyed the day. Had a neighbor come over for a visit. Then later in the afternoon we went over to pick up Justin. Then we all went to North Liberty. They have a gig tonight outside at The Tin Roost. They played here last year and it is a wonderful venue. They play outside and the food is great too. We invited Seth and family to come join us. We had a wonderful meal and the company was awesome too. Did I mention the weather was perfect?.....it was. This was Wellstrung's first live show in quite a while.<br />
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Friday June 12- This morning when we went to clean our shower house Jeff came and got me to come see. The one raccoon was climbing up the wall by the men's side.<br />
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After cleaning Jeff went in to pick up Maddyn. She will be spending the day with us, her daycare is closed today. When he picked her up she had a bit of melt down, she didn't want to come. That didn't last long. We fixed her breakfast and the fun began. She is not a big fan of birds but when she saw the hummingbirds while eating she told me she wanted to touch them. She wanted to go to see the water. So we walked down by the lake.<br />
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The rest of the day went by pretty quick. Justin and Molly came out to pick her up after supper. The funny thing, she didn't want to leave. It was a great day.<br />
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Saturday June 13- After our cleaning duties we cleaned up and left for Keokuk. Today is my brother in laws memorial. Still feeling a bit weird about being around all those people but we will just have to do the social distancing the best we can. We arrived it was a nice day so you could be outside. First they had a visiting time followed by a service. Then they had food. This was a big concern for us. We had planned on skipping it. I went to get a plate for my sister and I was like the first person to get food. So I grabbed a piece of chicken. They had a really nice turn out even with this virus. The service was really nice too. Jay was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and person. He did for everyone and will be missed. We stayed around until about 3 before heading back. It was a long day in the car but well worth it.<br />
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Sunday June 14- Today was going to be the first time we have attended church in quite awhile. The service was shortened and there was plenty of precautions made. It was nice to be there in person instead of watching online. This morning when I was feeding the hummingbirds one actually landed on my finger to eat.<br />
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Then for supper we went to Seth and Katie's. They called and invited us over. Jeff brought his guitar so he and Seth could play together. After we ate Justin and Molly showed up on there bikes. It was a really nice evening. The weather has been unbelievable.....so nice.<br />
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Monday June 15- Another grand day out there. Jeff's brother Fritz and his wife Shawn are coming up for the day. We had planned to make lunch. So after our cleaning stuff I got started on that. Then I just kept it warm in the instant pot. I think they arrived around 10 a.m. We went for a nice walk then came back and sat outside to visit. The wind was just enough to keep the bugs away. It was a perfect day out there. Our lunch was good and we sat outside after eating to talk some more. Seth, Hailey and there dogs came out to visit as well. It was a nice relaxing day catching up.<br />
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Tuesday June 16- This weather is awesome. Today I went on a road trip to Iowa City to go to Trader Joe's. We haven't been there since February. I had a long list of things to get. Lots of road construction going on in that area. The store wasn't all that busy, so that was nice. The shelves were all stocked which was nice too. When I got home I did my laundry. Then after supper Jeff went in to Palo to jam with his musician friends. While he was gone I had someone come to the door. She had a question.....she didn't want to be rude of offensive....she wanted to know when we would be leaving our site. She liked this site because it has full hook up. I guess she didn't notice the big brown camp host sign posted outside........<br />
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Wednesday June 17- Today was cleaning day at Seth's. I made a trip to Walmart before heading over. I did my cleaning and brought Hailey home with me to spend the night. She wanted to ride my bike, so papa adjusted the seat and he went with her. We had taco's for supper. Jeff took her down to fish for a bit. Then we settled in for the evening.<br />
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Thursday June 18- We had a full day planned. After breakfast Hailey wanted to go to the playground. I wanted to go before it got to hot. So Hailey and I walked over. She played around on the equipment. She wanted me to take pictures. She used to get mad at me for taking pictures...not now.<br />
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We came back and had lunch. Then Hailey wanted to help give the dogs there baths. She did most of Ruby's, Jeff did Belle's. She thought it was funny that Ruby looked so different when wet.<br />
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Friday June 19- After our cleaning we went in to watch Maddyn. Justin and Molly are going to look at cars. The weather wasn't to nice. We stayed in and watched TV and read books. We had lunch and put her down for a nap. We just watched a movie until they got home. Then we got back and just stayed in. Park is full for Fathers Day. With the rainy weather at least the beach won't be so packed, maybe the DNR will get a break.<br />
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Saturday June 20- The weekend weather wise isn't suppose to be that good, so maybe all the campers won't show up. When we went to clean I see 3 places are no shows. I planned on getting some things done today. I had a list. I needed to do an update on the Florida Parks page. I also haven't kept up on this blog so I had lots of catching up to do. Then I wanted to cut the fabric for binding on my quilt. I also got it pressed, pinned and sewed on with the machine. I spent the rest of the afternoon and evening hand stitching it down. It looks finished but I still want to do a bit more quilting on the border part.<br />
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Sunday June 21- It's Father's Day....the boys called up and wished there Dad a happy day. They had already gave him there gifts. We went to church again...it just seems so different with all the restrictions. After leaving there we drove to a furniture store to start our looking. When we went full time we sold everything. We are starting to look and purchase the must haves. We found some things that we think will be perfect. We got all the measurements so tomorrow we will go and see if it will fit. It is kind of overwhelming, we are trying to go slow and enjoy the process. Well in the afternoon we had some major rain roll in. Justin, Molly and Maddyn came out for a visit but had to wait in the truck because it was pouring. They made it in and it poured some more. Then just to make things interesting we got some hail. Well that's all for now....<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-59580596739274225812020-06-24T17:41:00.000-07:002020-06-24T17:41:29.565-07:00This Place is PopularMonday May 25- It's Memorial day and it was almost rain free. We sat and watched the campers roll out after a long weekend. We went down to the beach to witness all the people at the beach. Not only are there swimmers but I don't think I have ever seen so many kayaks in the lake. This virus has forced people outside I think. Jeff finished off this day with a jam session down in Palo.<br />
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Tuesday May 26- Surprised that we had another nice day out there. After cleaning the shower houses I went in to to go to Aldi's. When I got home I started the laundry. I had to bring it in a couple times because we had a few random showers. I did get to enjoy my swing chair until the knats came a visiting.<br />
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Wednesday May 27- Just the usual stuff...cleaning the shower houses. Then home and some cleaning here. They mowed today so we had some cleaning up on that. Our walk in sites are full for the weekend. I did get a lot of quilting done. I only have one more row of blocks before starting on the border. We had quite the range of weather today......sunny, cloudy, rain, repeat. Also I should mention we have been bombarded with camping questions. Lots of new campers this year.<br />
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Thursday May 28- Another gray and gloomy day. After getting my work done here at the campground I drove in to Seth and Katie's. They have brought me in as there cleaning lady. I got my work done there and came back out to the park. It rained on and off until about 3 o'clock. Then after supper I helped Jeff load up his kayak, he went fishing tonight. I stayed home. I had plenty of people stop by with questions. It's not that I mind answering questions. When they ask, they either don't listen or if you don't give them the answer they want to hear. Funny they come up with all kinds of ideas to make the park work better. It is getting annoying.<br />
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Friday May 29- This morning when we got up we noticed a change in the weather. The temps were cooler and the humidity was down. Today we have our doctor appointments after we had to reschedule. The other ones were cancelled because of the virus. It was different going in the office. You had to have a mask, they checked your temperature too. The water fountain was shut off and no magazines to be found. It's very strange to go anywhere anymore. It's a crazy world we are living in. When I got back I needed to fill up my feeders. The orioles aren't coming around as much. The hummingbirds are starting to come back more. About 2:30 we went in to Justin and Molly's. Jeff, Justin and Molly are going golfing. I get to stay with Maddyn. I'm not sure how much fun they had but Maddyn and me had a great time. We went outside and did some sidewalk chalk.<br />
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Saturday May 30- When we came home from Justin's last night we brought home their carpet cleaner. This morning I had to go in and get some cleaning solution. Jeff wanted to start on the carpets. We have really good weather to get that done. He started in the bedroom to see how it works. It seems to do a pretty good job. He also did all the throw rugs. He decided to do the rest tomorrow. We hung around the park all day long. The park is full and buzzing. All campsites are full and the beach and lake are really being used too.<br />
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Sunday May 31- After doing our camp hosting jobs we came back and got busy cleaning the rest of the carpet. Jeff also cleaned the recliners and the fabric on our kitchen chairs. We went in town and looked at some cars. Just for fun. Then we went over and looked at that trailer. We have looked at it before and both of us kind of liked it. We are always looking in case we need to do some changing.<br />
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Our next stop was Seth's. Went over to get Hailey. She is coming home with us. We stopped and got lunch at Culver's. We made our way back to the park. Usually on Sunday we watch all the campers leave. Today right after they left, they rolled back in again. It's a zoo here. We fixed supper and then Hailey wanted to have a movie night. She made signs, tickets for everyone and even numbered are recliners so we could find our seats. She helped papa make some popcorn and we watched our movie.<br />
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Monday June 1- We had a surprise this morning. Jeff went to take the dogs out and spotted 2 baby raccoons up in a tree. He came in and got us and I grabbed my camera. Hailey even came to see.<br />
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After cleaning we made breakfast, waffles this morning. Then it did some sprinkling outside so we made cupcakes. Hailey loves to bake. We spent the rest of the day outside, riding the bikes, and iside playing Wii. Sis went home around 3. Then I finished the blocks on my quilt. </div>
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It really got warm out there today. I did the laundry but stayed in most of the day. It got up in the 90's today, and it was humid.<br />
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Wednesday June 3- Busy day today. With all the heat and humidity the shower house was a buggy mess. This morning on my walk to the shower house only saw one raccoon. That is probably not good. After cleaning there I went in the Seth's to do my cleaning there. After cleaning there I had to run to Justin's to pick up an amazon box. Then back to pick up Ashton from work. He is coming home with me to go fishing with Papa. The went out but it was super hot and no wind. The both caught some but no keepers. When they got home they were hot and exhausted. Jeff took Ashton home because he has to work tomorrow. We don't get to see Ashton much anymore he is getting older and we aren't as fun I guess.<br />
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Thursday June 4- It is another scorcher today. So today I cleaned our place. We just hung around here all day and answered questions from all the campers. This is our 7th year here and I have never seen so many people using this park. Then to make it even more interesting, lots of them are brand new to the sport. They are having record sales in campers, bikes and kayaks. I think lots of those folks are bringing all there new stuff out here to play.<br />
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Friday June 5- Again really warm out there. We decided to go for a ride to get away from the park. We have spent a lot of time here with this virus thing. We went to the trailer park again to see if they had that new trailer opened up yet. It wasn't ready so went and looked again at the one we like. When we went in we both still liked it. Sometimes when you see something you like it but when you go back it has lost it luster. Not with us on this one. We have looked at some double wide ones too. When I go in them they just seem so big. I think I could actually even be happy in something a little smaller than the single wide. We are used to living in 400 square feet. The single wide is almost 1200 square feet. We got home and had lunch. Then I went in to town to get some stuff to make cake pops. I promised Hailey we would make them the next time she came out. We are going to have her come out once a week. She needs something to do.<br />
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Saturday June 6- Hung around here all day. We even had more people show up looking for sites. When I told them there wasn't anything they drove around and found some empty sites. They didn't notice that they were reserved. I had to explain that they might be running late and if they paid for it, it is theirs.<br />
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Sunday June 7- It was another summer like day. We watched as the campers rolled out. Then we watched them all roll in. Our walk in sites fill up as soon as they leave. We went back over to see that trailer. This time the new one was ready to see but we still like the other one. We came back to the park and since it was so warm I spent some serious time quilting. I am now quilting the border. It has been really busy around here and with this virus we haven't been able to do many things. So life is changing. Just the normal day to day stuff. We have to entertain ourselves. Most of the time we have to do it here in our rig and at the park. Until next time........<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-44920698079790574802020-06-20T10:29:00.000-07:002020-06-20T10:29:02.268-07:00Bring On The Campers<br />
Monday May 11- A new week and after that not so weather friendly weekend this week is starting off kind of the same. Last night before bed I thought I kept smelling propane. I looked around and couldn't figure out what it was. Jeff went to bed and I started to go but I just couldn't get that smell out of my nose. I woke up Jeff and asked if the furnace was on....it uses propane he said no. I told him I was going to turn off the propane so I could sleep. Then this morning Jeff went out and looked around to see what it was. He figured out one tank was dry and the other wasn't connected. The valve that controls which tank is on was not locked in. This let some of that tank to leak out. That's what I was smelling. He took both tanks to get filled. When he got them home and hooked them up, the smell was completely gone. Problem solved. I have a very good nose. I did my usual Monday cleaning and sat down to start quilting. The dogs started barking, I got up to see and there was a camper pulled in. The guy was walking over to ask a question. Then I noticed it was Lenny and Dawn. They brought out their new camper to give it a test run. We showed them where they could set up. We went over to catch up, social distancing. It was pretty cool out there and the wind was colder yet. They have a toy hauler so Jeff and Lenny got to play there guitars a bit.<br />
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Tuesday May 12- We had some sunshine today. I had planned to make a trip into town. First I went to Walmart. I went early to avoid the people. It felt really weird putting on my mask and gloves. When I left I removed the gloves before touching the car. I had a list and I got everything on it. I bought the bigger versions of everything to avoid another run soon. Then I went to Aldi's to grocery shop. Again I had a very detailed list, so I wouldn't forget anything. They had everything I was looking for. They even had meat. Hyvee, the grocery store we get most of our groceries are out of meat here lately. I was very relieved when I finished. I made my way home feeling like I really got something done. I got back and put everything away. It was still sunny so I sat outside and did some quilting. Lenny came by to play some more guitar.<br />
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Wednesday May 13- The day started off fairly nice. Lenny and Dawn are pulling out this morning. We went over to say good bye.<br />
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They got out of here in time because the wind and rain came in. I was inside quilting. I finished the inside of the snowman today. Now I need to come up with a plan for the rest of the quilt.<br />
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We came on home, had supper and I cleaned up the dishes. I sat down and looked on facebook. I see a post that says Waffle's is missing, Waffles is Seth and Katie's bernese mountain dog. She is only 2. She managed to push open the front door and off she went. Nobody saw her take off so she had a pretty good head start. They took off hunting the neighborhood, but no luck.<br />
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Thursday May 14- I woke up many times to check my phone. Waffle's still hasn't come home. We went in to town and rode around the area she was spotted. We didn't see anything. It is so sad, they really love that dog. They aren't sure what they are going to do but they reached out to some agency's and also Facebook. This dog is big and furry. She can not take the heat so they are hoping it stays cool. Well it's cool and the rain rolled in. It rained most of the night and she still hasn't been found.<br />
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Friday May 15- It's a really nice day out and we already have lots of campers for the weekend. This is the first weekend where reservations are in effect. We have every site booked. I got laundry done because it's not raining. Jeff went mushroom hunting. Seth gave me a call and wanted to know if I could come in and run to Walmart for them to get some supplies to make posters. They have also started a facebook page....bring Waffles home. They have lots of people that want to help. Seth and Katie are still working from home so if someone sites her they can run to look. They still have work to do though. They are really using every resource available. When I brought home the stuff for posters Katie's friends came over and made posters to put up.<br />
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Saturday May 16- Today started off nice, we had 7 not show up for there reserved sites. We hung around here most of the day. It turned a bit gloomy with spits of rain. Jeff tried to mushroom hunt again but nothing. I just worked on my quilt. Around 4 o'clock we went in to Justin's house. They are getting people together to go out hunting for Waffles. She seems to hide during the day and moves at night. Justin and Jeff had time to play there guitars before we headed out to hunt. Maddyn wanted to get in on the action as well.<br />
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We met up with everyone at 6 to set out to search. When she had been spotted it was in the evening, we were hoping to get lucky. After 2 1/2 hours and no luck we headed back home. They are getting more and more people in on this hunt. Dog lovers are coming out in forces.<br />
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Sunday May 17- Woke up to rain and lots of it. Poor Waffles is getting drenched. We had some campers leave but we are already full for the holiday weekend. Carl contacted us to tell us that the shower house buildings will open next Friday. We have been super busy around here. People are looking for sites but we have none for the next weekend. After supper Jeff went to town to pick up some packages from Amazon. Then he went out looking for Waffles. They are getting more and more to help. After looking for a while Jeff decided to come home. Seth and Katie got a tip that she was way out in the country. They took off to see if it was her. By the time they got there she was spooked off and on the run again. She is very timid and skittish. If she sees people she runs. This could cause a problem in catching her.<br />
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Monday May 18- This morning they went back out to the farm that she was spotted at last night. They even had a picture of her. Ashton, who is Seth and Katie's son went with his aunt. They actually saw here but again she took off running. It is so frustrating. So many people are out there looking and Waffles is doing her best to avoid them all. Jeff went to pick up groceries today. I stayed around here minding the campground. We had a little rain again today. They also got the hot water heaters turned on in the shower houses. Tomorrow we will start cleaning them in preparation for the holiday weekend. Still nothing on Waffles.<br />
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Tuesday May 19- Boy it's been extremely busy out here. We are full for the weekend but now people are showing up for sites during the week. They will get out before our weekend campers arrive. Usually we aren't busy during the weekdays. That's not the case this week. We went up and cleaned the shower house in the second loop. They have some repair work to do on the first loop. After cleaning up there Jeff decided to go look again for mushrooms. I stayed home and then I got a call from Jeff. He spotted a brand new baby fawn. So I jumped on my bike with camera in hand to come take a look. He took me to her and we kept our distance. I got some great pictures. I called the park ranger to see if this was the way it was suppose to be...he assured us the baby was doing just what she was supposed to do. I took my pictures and left her alone.<br />
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When I got home and while I still had my camera out the birds were very busy outside. So here are a few pictures of them.<br />
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Wednesday May 20- Today I was going in to town to work. Seth and Katie hired me to clean there house. Bonus I can do my laundry while I'm there too. I got all my laundry done. I even got the kids started on cleaning there rooms. I didn't get finished with the house so I told them I would be back to clean the bathroom. They still haven't been able to get Waffles. They have contacted some people who are telling them to stop having so many people look because she is just running farther away. Now they are waiting and watching so they can put up some trail cameras and trap her. Nothing yet.<br />
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Thursday May 21- First thing this morning we got busy cleaning our shower house. We are all ready for the grand opening tomorrow. Not really looking forward to that. The host on the 2nd loop hasn't arrived so we have inherited a second one to clean. At 2:30 we went to Justin's. Justin and Jeff are going fishing with another Justin. I'm going to watch Maddyn until Molly gets home from work. We had fun reading books, playing and having snacks. Then after her supper she let me be her snuggle partner before bed. She likes to watch a movie for a bit before bed. The guys got back and kept a few nice walleyes. Bonus the other Justin had found lots of mushrooms and gave us some. We had a late night, didn't get home until after 10.<br />
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Friday May 22- We got up and dressed. We had to go in for blood work. We haven't had our coffee yet but you can be sure it was waiting for us in the car when we finished. I got lucky, I had a faulty needle the first try so lucky me got poked twice. We came home and I changed. The shower houses are open. I left to go to Seth and Katie's to finish my cleaning. I got the bathroom done and the basement steps cleaned. I told them when I left they can find Waffles now since I have the house all cleaned. Before coming home I stopped by Justin's to get the carpet cleaner. Then home. We fixed supper and cleaned up the mess. Then I got a call from Seth saying somebody had spotted Waffles. Katie went to see. Seth joined her after getting Ashton to work. He told me he would let me know. It wasn't too long and I got a call...facetime.....it was Seth and who was sitting in the back seat....WAFFLES!!!!! They actually got her. They had her cornered in a fenced in area and had blocked all the exits. Katie said she didn't recognize her until she had her hands on her. Oh what a happy phone call. That made our day....nine days and nine nights...now she is home.<br />
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Hopefully she will be healthy and the can get back to normal. They haven't had much sleep or eats since she has been gone. Now they will be able to rest easy knowing she is home and safe.<br />
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Saturday May 23- Up and time to clean the shower houses. First ours in our loop. Then up to the 2nd loop to clean it. The park is really full and there are quite a few tents also. What is making it worse is all this rain, mud and wet grass. We are also getting those crunchy bugs...yuck. The weather today was the same as it has been rain, the some sun. Then some rain, the sun. We stayed around here most of the day. I worked on stuff inside. The blog and then my quilt. I did get my new craft light so now I can see again. Jeff left in the late afternoon to go for a ride and then we had some really bad weather coming in. Lucky for us it stayed south of us but we had lots of rain.<br />
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Sunday May 24- Up to clean and the weather so far looks good. We stayed around here all morning. Then we went to Justin and Molly's. We left early to drive by the trailer park, they have a couple brand new trailers they just set up. We went to look at them. The first one we really liked, the second one...we didn't care for it at all. Then we went on to Justin's. We had a big dinner planned. First we had a real good batch of mushrooms. Then we had fish that the guys caught the other night. I'm not a mushroom fan but the fish was really good. We had lots of extra's to finish off the meal. Everything was good. After dinner Seth Katie and Hailey came by. They had company from Keokuk and brought them over. Our niece Lindsay her husband Cody, and there 2 kids Gabe and Alice. We visited with them for awhile before everyone headed to there homes. It's been a busy weekend here at the park but it's not quite over yet. One more day of busy park. Let ya know how it goes...until then.....<br />
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Monday April 27- It's a special day today, my best friend has a birthday today. So I had to give her a call to sing her Happy Birthday. When I looked outside I notice there isn't a lick of wind. This is very unusual for this park. Then I looked down at at lake and see some birds, so I grabbed my camera and went down. Got some really good pictures...first I spotted these two with there perfect reflection. Then I hear some noises and look to see a family getting in the lake to go for a swim.<br />
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As you can see when they entered the water they made some ripples which only made the pictures better. I'm becoming my grandma, that's for sure.<br />
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Then we decided to take a road trip. Since we haven't been visiting the grocery stores our cash is gone. The closest branch to our bank is in North Liberty, so that's where we went. It was a nice day for a drive and it does feel good to leave every once in awhile. After getting some cash and before heading back to the rig we stopped by and picked up some packages that we had shipped to Justin's. We came home and since it was so pretty I went out to pick up some trash around the park. I do a different area every day.<br />
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Tuesday April 28- This morning the wind wasn't so up to the 2nd loop to do trash detail. It is really nice and quiet here. No people to make too much of a mess or to visit with. When I got back I called the vet in Center Point to see if they have Belle's prescription dog food. I also checked about heart guard medicine. We keep our dogs on the medicine year round because it is always warm. Now if we would live in Iowa you don't give it to them in the winter. My pet peeve is they make us get the dogs tested every year before giving us there meds. We do not have a lapse in the meds so I feel the test is just not necessary....aggravating. In the afternoon I looked at the water and spotted the flock of white pelicans on the water. So off I go with camera in hand. I took a few pictures on the way down just in case they fly off. I get down there and start to focus on them when my camera goes dead....bummer.<br />
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Thursday April 30- A better day today...we had sunshine. I walked down by the beach area and the smaller boat ramp. Found plenty of garbage. While the campground is closed the rest of the park is open. People have been staying at home too much, they are really enjoying the rest of the park. It was sunny but still a little chilly. I waited for it to warm up some before giving Belle a haircut and Ruby a bath. I finished up the quilting of lines and shadows on the hat of the snowman. Now I need to come up with an idea on how to fill in the rest of it with quilting. I've never done a project like this before. I'm having to think extra hard...it's painful. We finished off the day with a little Wellstrung music. They joined Jarrod Hogan for a mini show live on facebook. It was fun to watch and listen but not nearly as good as live.<br />
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Friday May 1- Today I needed to do laundry, it was suppose to be warm and sunny. I did 3 loads.<br />
It didn't feel that warm. I took the car over to the other side of the lake where the big boat ramp is. Last year they were working on it and it was the first time I saw what they did. Boy what an improvement. I was going to town with the trash pick up until my grippers broke. That took care of that job. It did warm up some and turned into a beauty of a day. We decided to go mushroom hunting. So we rode our bikes up to the path and went to hunting. I didn't have much luck. Jeff found 2 and I found 1. Good thing I don't like them. We did see some pretty flowers and lots of frogs.<br />
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Saturday May 2- It was busy day at the park. It was super nice outside. Everyone was taking advantage of it. We had boaters, kayakers, walkers and bikers. Families were even having picnics. It really is nice to see people using the park. We do have a very nice area to enjoy. Jeff went to the store and picked up the groceries. I took Ruby for a walk. Jeff even walked down to the dock to try a little fishing. No catching just fishing. I made sugar cookies today for tomorrow. We are very excited for tomorrow, we are going to get together with the kids and grandkids.<br />
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Sunday May 3- Up and watched church online. I'm very happy that we have that option but, really miss the church family. Today was another really nice day. We are going to Seth and Katie's today. Happy that the weather cooperated. We stayed outside and visited. They played bags and the kids jumped on the trampoline and skate boards. We had food and just enjoyed the time together.<br />
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After eating we had our annual late Easter egg hunt. I think the kids had fun. I know us adults did.<br />
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When the party was over we packed up Hailey and brought her home for a few days. We got her unloaded and it wasn't long before she had us on the run.When she comes out here she has a big list of things she wants to do. First thing she wanted to do was some fishing. So her and Papa walked across the road and down the hill to the lake. The put there poles in the water and waited for....not a bite. She spotted a couple little bitty fish so not a total bust.<br />
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Monday May 4- Up early but Hailey was slow to rise. When she did get up it wasn't long before she was ready for breakfast. Papa has been bragging about his new waffle maker, so of course waffles is what we had for breakfast. She had to decorate hers, but she loved it.<br />
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Hailey's list included papa showing her how to play the ukulele. He showed her a few chords and seemed to have fun at that. Papa and her did some jammin....<br />
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We had quite the temperature change from yesterday. Yesterday it was in the mid 80's, today it's in the 40's. We decided to go across the lake and do some fishing and some trash detail. What we did see was a lot of baby ducks with there mama and daddy.<br />
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When we got back we remembered a trick we had got for Hailey while we were in Florida...it is rattlesnake eggs in an envelope. Well to say we scared her would be an understatement. We both felt horrible after it scared her to death. Well the pictures say it all.<br />
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We got her calmed down and got on with our list of things to do. Played lots of games, did lots of crafts and had some special treats. She definitely keeps us busy.<br />
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Tuesday May 5- Another busy day, but the weather was horrible. It rained all day long. After breakfast we got started on our list. First we made a card for Hailey's mom for mothers day. We also played WII, yahtzee, and made cookies. We also did some coloring and her spiral graph. It was a full day. Her dad came and got her when he was done with work. We needed to rest up after those busy days. I decided I couldn't wait any longer to get back quilting so I marked the hat and got started.<br />
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After lunch Justin came out and he and Jeff went mushroom hunting. They didn't have much luck. I think Jeff found a few. Tonight when I looked outside I spotted 10 orioles on the fire pit waiting for there turn at the jelly bowl. I love them birds. Then I received a text from Carl the park ranger here. He said we will be opening the campground this Friday. The shower houses and the cabins will not open yet.<br />
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Thursday May 7- Brrr it was a chilly morning. Woke up to a beauty of a sunrise. Today I decided to get my bird feeders and seed. They are really getting upset that I haven't hung them up yet. I had to make a trip in to Theisens to get a feeder, seed, and suet. I'm not liking the shopping experience now so I made sure to get plenty. I don't want to go back for a while. When I got home I got all the feeders filled and up. It didn't take long for my feathery friends to show up. I now have way more birdies to keep me entertained. Tomorrow the campground opens at 8 am.<br />
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Friday May 8- Since we couldn't see the super moon last night because of all the clouds, this morning it was waiting for us. The campground is opening today and Matt was going to come in early and open the barricades to let them in. At 6:30 I saw the first camper pull in, to wait for the park to open. They had to wait for Matt to come in. Wasn't suppose to open until 8. I thought we were going to have a full campground. That didn't happen, we only had 10 campers in our loop and even less than that in the 2nd loop. Jeff went to get our weekly grocery pick up. I hung around here and watched the birds show up.<br />
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Saturday May 9- Oh my......it's 29 degrees out there. On a better note we do have sunshine. It warmed up in the 60's today. This afternoon we grabbed Hailey's bike and took it in. Jeff brought his guitar, he and Seth did some guitar playing. Then we went over to Justin's to pick up a package from Amazon. I also brought Maddyn her quilt. I gave it to her and I think she liked it. She calls it her blanklet.<br />
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When I got home I did more quilting. Today I finished the snowman's face.<br />
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Sunday May 10-Happy Mother's Day.....I heard from the boys and the grandkids. We stayed around here all day. The weather was horrible. I went to get my quilting stuff out and I grabbed my lamp. It just broke. Not in one place but 2. No way we are going to fix it. I will have to order a new one. It was a long gray, cold day. Most of our campers went home. Now that the campground is opened maybe things will start to get back to normal.....well a little. At least we can see people. Well until next time.......<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-23609492357528429182020-05-10T06:12:00.000-07:002020-05-10T06:12:45.907-07:00Hanging Out SoloMonday April 13- Last night around 4 a.m. I heard Jeff up. He hadn't heard the furnace run for a while. So he went to investigate. The propane ran out so he switched it over to the other tank and it worked just fine. Just a normal Monday did a little cleaning and decided to go ahead and put away my Easter decorations. I got a call from Margret, my nephew's wife. She told me that my brother in law was not good. Jay is married to my sister Dru. He has been battling ALS. Today that battle was over. He was such a good guy. He always did for others. Now I'm concerned for my sister because her health isn't that good. I can't go yet but in a couple days I am finished with my quarantine. Then I will go back and see what I can do to help. Again with this virus no services are happening so things just stop. No closure. They plan on doing something later when they can. Then I look outside and I see snow flurries....really?<br />
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Tuesday April 14- It's another cold one, 27 degrees when we woke up. Man that is way too cold for me. We are out here in this park all by ourselves so we could get out and walk, but it's so cold and today you can add in big wind. I got all dressed up thinking I could stay warm. Nope that wind goes right through you. Also with the cold weather they can't turn on the water and we are going through the water that they brought us. I ordered up my prescriptions the other day but I had to use a different Walgreen's because the one I usually use has closed. So today I went to pick them up. Went through the drive thru...never did that before. When I got home I needed a project so I have some Halloween fabric that I got a few years ago to make a table runner. Well next Halloween I will have a new table runner. I put it together today but I still need to finish it up. I have to get fabric for the back and quilt it. It doesn't take long with something that small. Then Jeff said I should go ahead and try to set up my social security. So I got started but it didn't work. I need to go in. I think it because of our address. So that will have to wait until this virus stuff clears up too.</div>
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Wednesday April 15- Oh boy this morning it was 22 degrees. The cold weather is one thing, but then stuck here with nothing to do. I think it would really help if you could just get outside and walk. </div>
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I tried again with the walk but the wind, didn't last very long. Today we had a small project. Jeff has stuff to reinforce the valance and blind over the kitchen table. We have had it come down while traveling and just putting the screws back in wasn't holding it anymore. When the stuff fell down the last time the blind would pull down but then you couldn't get it up. We took it apart and got it to go up but the stop doesn't work quite right. So we tried to fix that again too. We couldn't get it so we will just let it go all the way up and pull it down a bit. I don't think the valance will be falling down anytime soon. Didn't have much to do so I found a book up in the cabinet, it was a small one so I managed to read that today. Jeff made supper tonight, he made taco pie. They used to make it at the fire station.</div>
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Thursday April 16- Well it was 19 degrees this morning, I think we might be breaking records here. Don't really want to be a part of those kind of records. Again didn't have much to do. I'm thinking about heading to Keokuk tomorrow. My quarantine is over. Seth called to say Ashton is not going to work for a couple weeks to quarantine. Then we can finally see them. So I thought I better get to Keokuk and back to quarantine as well. So I have that to look forward to. I did coloring today.</div>
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Friday April 17- Woke up to this.........yikes. I knew that Keokuk was suppose to get some snow but we didn't think we would. Surprise! The good news is it felt warmer out there than it has for days. It was also very pretty. It was a perfect snow, it melted on the roads but kept it on grass. It wasn't going to last long. It is suppose to heat up. The snow was clinging to all the trees. Without people around it was also undisturbed. Here are a few more shots.</div>
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It's pretty huh? Well I packed up my stuff and headed south to Keokuk. The snow was already melting. So my trip was no problem. I drove to my sister's house in Keokuk. There was no hugging but it was just nice to see her face to face. They cared for her husband, Jay there so there is still a lot of stuff there to remind her. She isn't able to get around very well and her kids and grand kids are helping. I decided to clean up the pantry so it's easier to see what she'll need. Then we came up with a plan on what she wants to get done tomorrow. Then I went over to my friend Judy's house to spend the night. We haven't been able to see each other for quite awhile either. Again no hugs but lots of talking. Stayed up way to late but it was worth it.</div>
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Saturday April 18- I know I'm getting old because I used to sleep well anywhere, not anymore. I really prefer my own bed. Got up and got dressed. Judy decided she wants to come to Dru's to help. We arrived and made a plan. First I made her a pineapple upside down cake. Never made one of those before but that's what she wanted. Then we got busy cleaning out the frig and freezer. She wanted to go through her clothes and put then in another dresser so we got that done. We spent most of the day there. Then we headed back to Judy's. We ordered a pizza and watched a movie. Judy and I were both tired so we didn't stay up that late.</div>
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Sunday April 19- This morning Judy and I visited for a bit. Then I packed up and headed toward Palo. The sun was shining and it was an easy drive. When I got home I had to unload and put everything away. Jeff had went earlier this morning and picked up our groceries. It was warm enough that we could go for a walk today. That was nice. While I was gone they got the water turned on. That is good news because I can do the laundry. I really don't like using tank water because of the pump noise. It drives me crazy. </div>
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Monday April 20- Today I had a list of things I wanted to get done. It is suppose to warm up some, with some sunshine. First thing on the list is laundry. I have a bunch to do. We just have a small washer so I had to do 5 loads. I also did some cleaning up inside the rig too. Then Jeff decided to start picking up sticks here in the campground. They are going to start mowing later this week and with all the wind there was plenty of sticks. Well I had hung up some clothes and went around behind the rig and I see Jeff laying in the grass...I think what is he doing? I hollar at him and he waves me over. When I get there he tells me that as he was picking up a stick his back went out. Great. I asked if he could get up with help? He said give me a minute. Then I helped him up and we walked back to the rig very carefully and very slow. We get up in the rig and get home and comfy in his chair. Good thing he kept those muscle relaxants. So the rest of the day if he wanted to move he needed help. The good thing is he could get comfy. So he wasn't in a whole lot of pain all the time. The rest of the afternoon I picked up sticks and took an inventory of our cleaning supplies.</div>
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Tuesday April 21- Jeff slept good last night. I got up and took out the dogs, and made the coffee. Jeff usually does that in the morning. Then we got him out of bed. Jeff thinks his back feels a bit better. I got him comfy and started on my to do list. I wanted to finish up picking up the sticks in our loop. Then Carl came by to tell me the water is on in the shower houses but no hot water yet. I went up to see what supplies are up there. As the day went on Jeff feels more confident with his back. He doesn't need help getting up now. He still needs to take is easy.</div>
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Wednesday April 22- Jeff's back is better this morning. That's what we want, continued improvement. It felt really cool this morning, but it is suppose to warm up. I went up to our shower house and cleaned the storage area and swept the floor on the women's side. When it warmed up some I decided to clean out the fire pits. The park had campers in here before all this virus stuff. They didn't have the dumpsters here then. The campers put all there trash in the fire pits. So that was my next project. For lunch we had a special delivery. Seth our oldest son brought us a pizza for lunch, which was really good. After lunch we drove in to Palo to fill up the car with gas. Since the sun was out and so was we, we decided to go for a drive. Went in to this trailer park where we have looked at a couple units. Jeff has looked at them online and we thought we would just do a drive by. When we arrived and drove by the units, they had open house signs up. We called and they said you could just go in and look. If you had questions give them a call afterwards. We went in if nobody else was there and looked around. We probably went in 5 or 6 of them. Most of them we knew no way as soon as we got in there. We did see a couple that we liked. I took a few pictures of them.</div>
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After leaving here we went by our sons house. Jeff had ordered a part for his new guitar. Went to pick it up. So hugs, no touching but really good to see them. They even brought Maddyn out. So at least we got to see them</div>
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We came home and then temperature just kept getting better. Went for a walk up to the second loop with Miss Ruby. </div>
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Thursday April 23- The weatherman said today was going to be warm and sunny.....they lied. It was cool and gray most of the day. I went up to the 2nd loop to clean the storage area there. I also swept the floors in the men's and women's restroom area. Then I went to the pump house to get supplies for both of the shower houses. When I got back home I decided to try and get my quilt layered together and pinned. My floor in the rig isn't big enough. I had to do half at a time and roll it up. It worked a lot better than I thought it would. Hoping to start the quilting on it tomorrow. </div>
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Friday April 24- It rained quite a bit last night. When Jeff got up it was still raining. Luckily it quit soon after I got up. Jeff went in and picked up the groceries. So we put them away before anything else. I called a friend about quilting on this applique. She gave me some idea's and encouragement. This quilting project is completely different than what I'm used to. I usually have the whole thing planned out before I start. This time, at least on the applique part I will just be winging it. Hoping for the best. Just like that I started on it.</div>
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Saturday April 25- Woke up this morning and no wind. In case I have failed to talk about the wind it has been crazy up here. I walked up to the 2nd loop to clean out there fire pits. Jeff pulled out our fireplace this morning. Yesterday it kept kicking off. He looked it up on the trouble shooting guide and said maybe clean it out. We already replaced the heating unit before. So we figured it was dusty or broke. Well after a good cleaning the thing went on and it didn't kick off. We waited a while before putting it back in. Fingers crossed it will keep on working. It kept warming up so Ruby and I went across the road and down the hill to the lake. We were watching the ducks. I think Ruby likes them.</div>
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Sunday April 26- It's gonna be a beauty of a day today. It was cool to start but warmed up nicely. I washed the car and cleaned it out inside. Jeff washed the truck too. I went for a walk down by the playground area to pick up trash. The campground is closed but the rest of the park is open. I can't believe how busy it has been out here, that is when the weather cooperates. The wind was non-existant today. I grabbed my camera and went down to the water. I spotted some ducks and I wanted to get some pictures. I started taking pictures before I even got all the way down the hill. I was afraid they would take off. The water was so flat that the reflection shots were amazing. Here are a few of my favorites.</div>
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Tuesday March 31- Today did some cleaning and laundry. It felt so good to be in place somewhere. Not having to worry if we could find a place to stay. They also turned the water on today here. They had to shut it off and fix a few things but we finally had water. So that was good news. We are settled, we have plenty of groceries and fuel so we are set and happy. I got out my sewing machine and started on more blocks. When I get started on a project I have a problem with leaving it alone. I like to finish things up. I only have 5 more blocks to put together.<br />
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Wednesday April 1- Woke up to this.... Today was sunny out but still a little cool. The sunshine felt good. It did warm up in the afternoon so Jeff went up on the roof to clean it, removing all the mold. I finished up my blocks making, 5 more for a total of 20. Then I laid them out. Not sure this is going to be big enough. I want to use this one on my bed so it has to be big enough to hang over the sides. Hmmm, what to do? I'll have to do some thinking.<br />
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Thursday April 2- Well after some thinking I have decided to make 5 more blocks to make the quilt 70 X 70, without any borders. So it will be bigger when I finish with all that. So I got busy with that. I got the blocks made and laid out, then put the giant applique on it to see what it will look like. I think I like. Then I got busy sewing the blocks into rows. Then sewed the rows together. I'm loving this project. Tomorrow I will cut out the fabric for the borders and sew it on.<br />
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While I was inside sewing, Jeff was outside. He started applying stuff to the slide to shine it up. When we had the rig cleaned and shined in December we knew when we took off the decals we would have to reapply the product on that slide. That is why Jeff purchased some extra just for this. He said it went on really good and it looks really great. I took pictures but it doesn't show the shine as good as I had hoped. Believe me, it's shiny.<br />
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Friday April 3- Up and it's chilly out there this morning. I didn't care cause I had a project keeping me busy. I got busy on the borders. Since this project has a lot of color I thought it needed a frame before the border. I got those all finished, cut and sewed on. Now a bit of a break before starting the applique process.<br />
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After finishing this I went ahead and made a couple face masks. I just wanted to see if I could do it. They are pretty easy to do. We also had some friends pull in today. Ben and Rhonda made it here safely from Florida. They grew up here in Keokuk too. You could tell it was a relief for them as well to be landed. The temperatures dropped like a rock this afternoon. We had a yummy cold weather supper and called it a night.<br />
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Saturday April 4- Well I told myself that I was going to take a day off from the quilting. So I got out my coloring books, did some coloring. We watched a couple movies, I made chocolate chip cookies. I also reached out to some family and friends on the phone. When you can't get together with those you love it feels good to just talk with them. I got the kids Easter cards ready to mail out. Then I had a very pleasant surprise as I was sitting watching some T.V. I heard my phone make a noise. I looked and saw that there was a house party going on. This is a new app on my phone, Justin told me to put it on and I did. Well this wasn't him but a friend from high school. So I visited with Jenny for a while when she got a hold of another friend from high school. Then Tammy joined us. I only see them when we have class reunion, that was a very pleasant way to finish up the evening. Technology really is quite wonderful, especially in these times.<br />
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Sunday April 5- I couldn't keep away from that quilt so today I pinned the applique on. Then I decided to defrost the freezer, my ice maker isn't producing so its time. This is not my favorite task.<br />
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We also watched church service online. I'm glad it's available but still not the same. I also made 4 more masks today. I ran out of elastic so I'm done with that for a while. Jeff decided to order a new guitar today, a Yamaha Dreadnaught Trans Acoustic We also sent for our mail to be sent.<br />
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Monday April 6- Up early and wanted to get started on my to do list. I pulled all the screens out and hosed them off, they were pretty dusty. Then I cleaned all the window panes. I also did some more laundry. I love having water. Jeff had ordered some stuff from O'Reilly's and he went to pick it up and drive around town. Since he already paid for the stuff they they brought it out and sat it on the curb for him. While Jeff was still out the neighbors came by to tell me that the governor is on T.V. and they are closing campgrounds. Yikes, now what do we do? Well we called the state park that we volunteer at here in Iowa to see what was going on. After he did some research he told us we could come up and stay, finishing up our quarantine. Well now we have some things to take care of here before we take off. We had requested are mail to be forwarded here, Jeff had ordered a guitar to be shipped here, and we had just wrote a check for another week. Well we managed to get all that changed. So first thing in the morning we will be heading up to Palo. The rest of the day was spent packing up stuff. We also dropped off our tax stuff to the office I used to work at. Teri is going to get it done today and bring it by. Oh my what a day.<br />
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Tuesday April 7- We got on the road today a little before 8. It was a perfect day to travel and we know this part of the trip very well. We arrived around 10 a.m. The road to the campground was barricaded, we managed to roll in and set up. Carl came by and welcomed us from a distance. We set up and settled in.<br />
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They do not have the water on here. We put some water in our tank to hold us over. Hopefully it will be on sooner than later. It warmed up a bit and the sun did come out. We walked around the park so the dogs could get some much needed exercise. We love this park, but boy is it quiet.<br />
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Wednesday April 8- Woke up this morning to lots of fog and a giant moon still out. It looked rather eerie out there. The fog lifted and it cleared up some but that wasn't to last to long. We have big wind coming. We fixed our big meal on the grill at lunch to avoid that weather. We got a short walk and a bike ride in today too. Carl brought the keys and our paperwork to fill out.<br />
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Then I decided to go ahead and get started on the applique'. I have never done that before and this one is huge. I watched videos but most of them were on little bitty applique'. So we will see, I only have to please me.<br />
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I got started and couldn't stop, I spent the rest of the day, on and off sewing. I finished it about 8 o'clock. I was happy with the way it turned out. I worried about it and it wasn't that difficult.<br />
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Thursday April 9- This morning when I got up and looked outside I spotted a couple pheasants out there. They were to far away to take pictures with my phone so I got out my camera. They are beautiful birds.<br />
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Today the temps kept dropping. Next thing I know I see a few snow flurries out there. Oh boy, I don't like that. My next project was to cut away all that quilted fabric from behind the applique'. Again I have never done that. It felt really weird cutting that fabric after all the work it took to put together. I wanted to be extra careful, not cutting through the snowman. Then I took that fabric I just removed and squared it up. Then I put the small snowman applique' on that and made it into a Christmas couch pillow. So I didn't waste any of that quilted fabric after all. I won't stuff it until closer to Christmas. It's much easier to store this way.<br />
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Well what to do next? I had a friend loan me a puzzle to do. I used to love doing them. I got out a big piece of cardboard to put the puzzle on. I will have to hide it under the couch when I'm not sitting right by it because I know Miss Ruby, she will get the pieces. I got the outside frame put together today. Oh yeah and Ruby managed to eat one piece all ready. With the weather getting so cold Carl told us that the water wouldn't be turned on until next week some time. Well that's a problem because even with us conserving it we are running low. Carl filled up a portable water tank and brought it over. Jeff has a pump so he can pump the water into our tank. So that was a load off my mind. Also Jeff got a call from Justin saying his new guitar arrived. Jeff had to go pick it up but Justin just put it outside so he could get it without getting too close. So I guess you can figure out what Jeff spent the evening doing.<br />
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Friday April 10- Brrrrrrr it's really cold today. The wind has died down so that's a blessing. Since we had water and there is a bit of sunshine today I went ahead and did a load of laundry. Then I jumped back on to my puzzling. It's very addicting. I spent a lot of the day working on it. I finished it by about 8 o'clock. Ruby did manage to eat another piece. When I finished the puzzle there was a lot more than 2 pieces missing. There was a total of 13 pieces missing. Oh well if they were here I'm sure I could of figured out were they went. It was fun doing. It kept me busy for a day at least. I could get used to doing this puzzle thing.<br />
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Saturday April 11- Another chilly day but the sun was out. There are no campers here but we see plenty of day users. Lots of people running, walking there dogs, and riding there bikes. I gave myself a haircut. I also figured out the fabric I have for the back of the quilt isn't big enough. So with the extra fabric I made a panel to expand the backing. Now I have to wash that red fabric before pinning it all together. I don't want that red fabric bleeding onto my snowman. I made a few phone calls today to family. We also called a friend from high school and left a message. As we were getting ready for bed we got a phone back from him. So we had a fun conversation with him before bed.<br />
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Sunday April 12- It's Easter everyone!!! It's just so different this year. We will be watching our church online. We will also be staying in. Well Jeff went to pick up groceries this morning. Something new for us. So grateful that this is an option. We are having homemade chicken noodles for our Easter dinner. With all this craziness going on in the world today it's good to know that Jesus is alive and loving us....Happy Easter everyone....<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-73375058005009982172020-04-09T08:08:00.000-07:002020-04-09T08:08:02.223-07:00The Corona Virus...PandemicMonday March 16- Another busy Monday. It seems I usually get my cleaning, and laundry done. I like to have things caught up before our work week. This week I did a deep cleaning. I think with all the time spent in here I am noticing things that I haven't been doing on a regular basis. So today cleaned all the vents, window sills, pulled out the furniture and vacuumed. Kirrin our volunteer coordinator stopped by to tell us that the park campground will be closing this Friday at 1 o'clock. Wow, this just keeps getting crazier. She also said that we were welcome to stay. We would just be doing extra cleaning jobs. Jeff and Phill had a jam session planned for tonight at the pavilion. We were hoping that people would still show up. They did but they also practiced social distancing. We were surprised by how many showed up. It was a nice evening for it. There was sort of a dark cloud over it knowing what was going to happen here at the park. Here are a few pictures of the night. We even had a really pretty sunset.<br />
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Tuesday March 17- Happy St. Patrick's Day! We are working today and anticipating lots of questions from campers. We had a very busy day, we did get lots of questions. We did answer them as best we could. We still managed to get finished in good time. Since finishing my quilt project I have started on a scrapbook for Maddyn. Going to put all her pictures from her vacation. I have been getting quite a lot of that done lately. Then in the afternoon I recieved a phone call from my niece telling me that my sister Diana is really bad. She has had dementia for years. Dina has been her care giver. She takes really good care of her in her home. So just have a lot of things going on in my mind right now.<br />
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Wednesday March 18- I didn't sleep good last night. I kept waking up and checking my phone for any more information on my sister. Then I received a text, when I checked my phone at about 5:30 a.m. I saw a text from my niece asking if I was awake? I called her right then and she gave me the news...my sister Diana had passed away last night. She is now done dealing with that terrible disease of dementia. What a monster of a disease. So the rest of my day was sad. I called my 2 other sisters and my brother. Then I got a hold of the boys and told them. With this virus just getting worse they have cancelled everything. That means no gathering of 10 or more people. That means no services for deaths.<br />
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Thursday March 19- Well today will be our last regular working day here at the campground this season. We have noticed that campers are leaving early. They probably found places to go and thought they better take them before they are gone. Since all the campers are leaving tomorrow we went for supper at Phil and Theresa's. They invited us over for hot dogs, chips and smores. We only had 6 people there so we were ok. We enjoyed our gourmet hot dogs and the good company. Then we said our good byes til next year.<br />
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Friday March 20- Today's the day...closing day. Boy was it weird seeing this campground empty. I started taking some of our stuff down. We are planning on staying to finish up our time but thought we maybe should be prepared just in case. We are watching and listening to see if things change. People aren't taking this serious so it just keeps spreading. With it being spring break time all the beaches are full...crazy. With all the free time I finished up what I could on Maddyn's scrapbook. I will have to finish it when I get the rest of the pictures. I'm not going anywhere to get them printed off now. We had a very unique critter come to visit us today. It was up on the ladder on the back of the rig. We have never seen one of this things around here before.</div>
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Saturday March 21- A quiet day in the park. The campground was closed but the day use area is open from 8-5. We had a few people coming down to see what's going on. Jeff went to Walmart this morning. He got there before they opened and said they were waiting in line. We thought it would be better if one of us goes to the store. He said it was really eerie in there. They still were missing lots of things on the shelves. He got all we needed. We are lucky that we keep a pretty good supply of food at all times. We have told people before that we grocery shop for a hobby. I'm trying to keep busy so I gave Belle a haircut today. With all the numbers of this virus getting bigger and bigger Jeff is thinking maybe we should get out of here early. The numbers keep going up and we are afraid that we will get locked in here. We still don't know for sure. We are just watching. Since the days are longer than usual and I finished my scrapbook project, I decided to start cutting fabric for my next quilt project. I like to have a project going all the time.<br />
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Sunday March 22- Today was a pretty day, sunny and warm. Jeff took the truck this morning to fill it up with fuel. When he came back he told me the service engine soon light came on. Great. So now he is trying to get it in to fix it. We can't leave here pulling a rig with a service engine soon light on. He scheduled an appointment online. There is enough things we will have to work around. The parks that we usually stay at are closed. So we'll have to find other places to stay that are still on our route. We watched church service online. All services have been cancelled. We bathed the dogs and sat outside to enjoy the day. We had some woodpeckers visiting us. Lots of critters coming out since all the people have left.<br />
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I also got started putting blocks together. I finished 4 today, only 16 left to do. The virus is still on the upward swing. People aren't listening and doing what they are asking. Not sure when they will understand. I hope sooner than later.<br />
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Monday March 23- First thing this morning I found out that the day use is now closed. That means the whole park is closed. We had talked about taking the kayaks out today but now we didn't know if that was a good idea. So we waited to see. Kirrin came by this morning to explain and answer any questions we have. We also have a birthday today, our Belle is 12...I just about forgot about it.<br />
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I worked some on making more blocks. I finished a total of 10 now with 10 more to make. We have decided today to make a quick escape. After thinking about it we are going to get out of Florida and head north to Iowa. We have an appointment to get the truck in on Wednesday. Then if they can get it fixed we will take off on Thursday. We took a ride down to the river area today, looking at the park. Everything is deserted. Here are a few pics of that. So quiet with no people. This is a beauty of a park and let me tell you it gets used a lot. This is a lonely place right now.<br />
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Tuesday March 24- Well today we went back to work. It was a bit different. They have locked all the shower houses. They kept one of the family bath houses open for the volunteers. So we cleaned that. Then we started cleaning up sites. Jeff had the weed eater and we pulled weeds, cleaning up the sites. I went around and checked all the grills and fire pits, cleaning them out if they needed. It is really hot out there today, in the 90's. After work I made some phone calls. We need to have places to stay on our way home. The parks we usually use are all closed. Jeff had a plan all made but now that's changed. We are afraid if we don't get out of here we will get locked down in this state. When I called the parks I couldn't make any reservations because we have to make sure the truck is fixed before we take off. We think we have a plan. It won't be anything what we usually do. It will be drive, stop, drive, stop. We also talked to Carl in Palo, Iowa about us coming up there. The water isn't turned on yet there so that could be a problem. With all that is going on I forgot that we are a month earlier. He told us that we our welcome to come. We will probably stay in Keokuk a while before going on to Palo. We also finished putting stuff away just in case.<br />
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Wednesday March 25- First thing in the morning we took the truck in and I followed Jeff there and brought him home. Then we waited for a call to let us know what and when we can pick it up. They wanted to do a bunch of maintenance work. Jeff told them before he took it that he just wanted the issue fixed. So they got it done and we went back over to pick it up. Did I mention that the traffic was crazy. I don't think anybody is listening to the news. I have a feeling this area is going to be a hot spot. The good news there wasn't any charge for the repair, it was under warranty. On the way home we topped off both fuel tanks. Now we are ready to take off in the morning.<br />
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Thursday March 26- We took off north toward Iowa today. Just like that we are out of here. Good bye Jonathan Dickinson, see ya next time. Our first stop was Madison, Florida. We will be staying at Ragan's Family Campground. It was about 350 miles today which is longer than our usual travel day. We had to stop and get fuel, which again we don't usually do. We have figured out what works for us and have stuck with it. This is not what we like. We were on the turnpike and when we stopped at the rest area the diesel pump was either broke or you had to go inside and prepay. Jeff didn't want to do that. It was a pain. We had a few issues, but finally got our fuel. It was a relief for sure. When we arrived at the park the place was busier than we usually see. This place has a water park and pools. Lots of families here using them. I just don't get it. We had a big easy pull through site. When we set up it was super hot and the bugs were there to welcome us. Had a bit of an issue with the big foot coming down but finally got it. We had a few issues inside too. During our traveling we had a light fall down and shatter. We also saw some water on the floor in front of the frig. Found an water bottle inside that the lid wasn't on tight. We sat up and relaxed, getting ready to hit the road again tomorrow.<br />
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Friday March 27- Jeff started the day by washing all of our vehicles. It is a foggy morning too. This park is right by the interstate so we jumped back on and continued north. Today we are driving to Montgomery Alabama. This is no good way to get there on interstate roads. We have to take some US highways. These go thru towns and business areas. Not our favorite way. It was a long day with lots of stop and go driving. I found out on the radio that here in Alabama they haven't closed up the restaurants and business's yet. The traffic was super busy, Friday lunch time. We were so close to the park when we ran in to big construction. It took us quite a while to get through that and in to Woods RV Park. This park we usually stay just one night. Again it's busier than usual. We are already tired of driving. We changed our plans a little. We are adding another stop because we can't keep doing this. Jeff got online and found a spot. We called and have a spot.<br />
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Saturday March 28- Today we are driving to Cornersville, Tennessee, about 50 miles south of Nashville. The drive today was way easier. We jumped on the interstate and stayed there until we got to the right exit. The park Texas T campground was located right off the interstate. Super easy on and off. We set up and then went to fuel up. That was an interesting drive. It was on the back roads to a small town and up the hills. Very pretty drive. This park was a great find. Later on the park manager came around to tell us we have weather coming in over night. Great, just what I want to think about.<br />
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Sunday March 29-Well he was right. We did get quite a storm last night. Lots of rain and lightning. Today we are driving through Nashville. Neither of us like driving through there. We were on the road by 8:15. Driving through Nashville was easier than usual. With it being Sunday morning that helped. We kept on, arriving in Benton Illinois at 1 o'clock. This time we stayed at the KOA because our other park is closed. We have stayed here before. They took us to our spot and we set up. This is not my favorite park. It is right next to the interstate and you can here every car and truck buzzing by. Our rig is fairly quiet. We thought that the traffic would slow down at night but that never happened. So not much sleep. We will not be coming back here. Tomorrow we will make it back to Keokuk Iowa. We talked to Hickory Haven Campground and they have a spot for us. The water isn't on yet but will be in a day. So until next time...stay safe everyone.<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-88724874012060592002020-03-25T09:45:00.001-07:002020-03-25T09:45:31.638-07:00Disney Here We Come<br />
Monday March 2- Today was a busy day. I'm getting things washed and packed up. Tomorrow we leave after work for Orlando. We are going to meet Justin, Molly, Maddyn and Tammy there. They have a condo so we had to bring not just clothes but food as well. We are leaving the dogs here and Sandie and Ken are going to be watching them. I had to make an instruction list for them. Our dogs are quirky. I didn't leave such detailed instructions when I left my kids. We are crazy about our pups. We have never left Ruby overnight before. I gave Jeff a haircut and I finished the last row of my latest quilt. I still have some more quilting to do but it should be a lot easier because all the basting pins are out. It's good that I'm taking a few days off because my fingers need a break.<br />
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Tuesday March 3- We got up early and I put some of our stuff in the car. The food will have to wait until we are ready to go. We got to work and was hoping everyone would leave early. We had all the work done and was just waiting on 2 sites. Then we had a big problem....we couldn't find the radio. So we spent the next 1/2 hour running around the park looking for it. Luckily someone found it and turned it in to the rangers station. Boy that was a relief. I think we were on the road about 1:30. Off we go to Orlando's Marriott Harbor Lake. Justin had informed them that we would be arriving. So we got a parking pass and a key. The kids were at Animal Kingdom when we arrived. We had time to unpack and walk around to see the resort. It is a perfect spot for families. The have 2 different pool areas, with giant hot tubs also. The have a nice putt putt area, ping pong tables, foosball and lots of other games to play. There is also a lake there. They have a dock you can fish off of. You shouldn't get bored here.<br />
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I think the kids got back around 6:30 or so. We weren't sure how Maddyn would react but she warmed right up to us. So the hugs and kisses were great. We ordered some pizzas for supper. After Maddyn went to bed we played farkle. Jeff or I had never played, it was a really fun game. Then off to bed with us.<br />
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Wednesday March 4- We got up and had our coffee. Then we went down to the pool area. First the pool area with a pool and a water play area. Maddyn is definitely not afraid of the water. We had a blast watching her having so much fun. When we first arrived there was a water aerobic class going on. Maddyn liked that because there was fun loud music.<br />
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We spent quite a bit of time here then Maddyn wanted to go to the other pool. The one with the big pirate ship so....we crossed the street and went to that pool. She didn't hesitate to get right in. She liked going down the slide here and we liked watching her.<br />
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After some time here we went back for lunch and Maddyn needed a nap. Then us girls, Tammy, Molly's mom, Molly and I went down to sit by the pool and soak up some sun. The guys went and got stuff for us to make our supper here. After supper we walked down to look at the water and sit in the swing on the dock. We saw this little fellow on our walk back.<br />
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We just hung around the resort all day long. Then someone had the idea to go play putt putt. It was almost Maddyn's bedtime but that didn't stop us. It should have because she made it quite difficult. We still had a great time but only got in 12 holes before we surrendered. She needed to get to bed because tomorrow we go to The Magic Kingdom. We adults needed to rest up too.</div>
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Thursday March 5- It's Disney Day! We got up and got ready early to get there when they opened. The weather was sunny and plenty warm. We planned ahead and made some sandwiches to take along with some snacks. We were ready to take on Disney.</div>
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We got in and waited in front of the castle for the opening and Maddyn was so excited when all the characters and the princess's came out.<br />
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After the show was done, the park was open. We made our way in and the first stop was the teacups. I usually don't do the spinning rides but today was an exception. I just made sure to lock down the spinning wheel. Molly, Maddyn and I jumped on...no wait. Then we saw no line to drive the race cars, so we jumped on them. We weren't far from Dumbo, so that was next. We didn't have to wait very long on that one either.<br />
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After leaving Dumbo we spotted Pluto. Well Maddyn spotted him while we were on Dumbo. So we got close enough to wave. She loves them but from a distance. We walked a little bit and saw where you could meet Ariel. So we did. Then we went on her ride.<br />
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We knew that there was a parade coming up and we found out it parks in the circle in front of the castle. Then they come out to dance with all the kids. Did I mention that Maddyn loves to dance? Well she does and we didn't want to miss this.<br />
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We had a bite of lunch and continued on. We went on The Jungle Cruise, and Pirates of the Caribbean. We had a fast pass on one and the others line was't bad. It was nice to sit and get off or our feet.<br />
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We are definitely starting to wear down now. We got in line to meet Jasmine and Aladdin...We could tell that Maddyn was getting tired by now. She was a impatient with the line. She really liked meeting them though. She went right up to them.<br />
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After this we looked up and the parade was starting, we had planned to watch that next so we found a spot to watch. Maddyn waved at every single float. She was a blast to watch.<br />
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Next on the agenda was a fast pass to meet Mickey. We had to wait for the parade to finish. While we were the way Maddyn fell asleep. She didn't really want to meet Mickey when they woke her up, but she did. You can't come to Disney World and not meet Mickey.<br />
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Friday March 6- Everyone got up early. The kids left for the airport around 7 a.m. We weren't far behind them. We made a couple stops and still was home around 11. We went in to see the dogs and unpack stuff. The dogs were happy to see us, but I think Ruby was mad. She peed on quite a few things to let us know she didn't appreciate being left at home.<br />
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Saturday March 7- It is cooling off again. Today I went in to get prescriptions and went ahead and ordered up some pictures, well a lot of pictures. I got busy marking my quilt so I can get back to work on that. Stayed around here the rest of the day. It's very gray and cool.</div>
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Sunday March 8- It was spring forward day. So morning rolled around very quick. It is amazing how the 1 hour switch can throw us in to such a dither. Again with the gray cloudy, super windy weather. I want some sunshine. We haven't really been doing much. With a busy few days in Orlando and springing forward we are exhausted. </div>
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Monday March 9- Another super windy day with a side of sprinkles. Man this wind is relentless. I did the laundry and we ran to Aldi's for some supplies. Tomorrow we go back to work.</div>
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Tuesday March 10- Back to work, we still had the wind but we saw some sunshine today! We finished up in good time. I went back to my quilting. I have finished the quilting on the quilt but still have to quilt on the border. I finished one side of that today. We also have 1 month to go here at Jonathan Dickinson.</div>
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Wednesday March 11- Today the wind laid down, the sun is out and it is a beauty of a day. It is also getting crazy with this corona virus. They have started cancelling things that are going on. Things with big groups of people. Some schools are closing too. We had a good day at work done early. I did more quilting, another side of the border done. I also marked the rest of it. We stayed here for supper.</div>
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Thursday March 12- This corona virus thing is now a pandemic. It's getting a bit scary now. They have cancelled March Madness, NBA, NHL, Spring Training, Broadway, and some of the major theme parks are closing as well. I don't ever remember anything like this before, People are going crazy at the grocery stores. After work I sat outside and quilted some. We had some entertainment because we had 3 pileated woodpeckers show up. I grabbed my camera and got some pictures.</div>
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Friday March 13- The virus thing just keeps on getting crazy. They closed Disney World. Jeff went to play guitar with Phil. He comes down every year and Jeff loves to play with people. I started cutting fabric for binding. Then I ironed it and pinned it. Sewed it on with the machine and then started the hand stitching. I also made some deviled eggs. We have a volunteer potluck tonight. The party started at 6. Before we ate the park manager stood up and told us that they are closing some stuff here. The Kimball center is closed as well as the concessions. The boat trips, horse back riding all shut down until further notice. The park will remain open until he hears something else. Its like everyone is going crazy with this stuff. We listened, then enjoyed each others company and food. It was a really nice evening.</div>
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Sunday March 15- We got up and decided to take our coffee to the beach this morning. It was a beauty of a day. With all the craziness going on it was a great way to start the day. Just very peaceful. I got some pictures. I also noticed a manta war by the waters edge. I took a closer look and notices it was moving. I looked closer ad I noticed a claw in there moving around. Pretty neat, I just never looked that close before.<br />
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We left the beach and came on home. We watched church service online today. It is another nice day out there. We had plans to meet some friends at Blue Point for lunch today. A bonus was The Leafy Greens was playing there too. Wasn't sure about going out but it is an outdoor facility. We found a table but the place was hopping. We were joined by Ron and Ann, they are volunteers here at the park too. They brought some friends John and Debbie. We had a nice lunch and the music was great.<br />
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We hung around for a couple hours and headed back. To finish up the day I stayed and worked on the blog. Jeff practiced guitar with Phil. Then after supper we went to Phil's campsite and they went over the play list for tomorrow. We will see if the show goes on...until then.<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-57886386737415141542020-03-02T15:40:00.000-08:002020-03-02T15:40:30.450-08:00Finishing up February<br />
Monday February 17- Today I worked at home. It's laundry day. I took advantage of the laundry facilities. I washed quilts today along with everything else. Then while waiting I got busy here at home cleaning up. Jeff decided to make the last of the fish we had in the freezer, ones we caught while in the Keys. I made some potato salad to go with. I have also been getting some quilting done. So far I have finished 2 rows with 6 more to go.<br />
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Thursday February 20- It's another scorcher out there today. It is the last day of work on or regular schedule. The last 3 days we have just hung around here after work. Yesterday after work we were going to drive the truck to Aldi's. When we went to start it, the battery was dead. Tried to jump it but that didn't work either. So Jeff put it on a battery charger. After work today he went to town to do a few errands. Now he said the dual settings for the A.C./ Heat isn't working on the passenger side. It just blows hot air. So now he will do some research to see if there is a fix for that. Hopefully we won't have to take it in.<br />
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Friday February 21- Well it's gray gloomy and wet outside. It is also about 20 degrees cooler than yesterday. We had Jeffrey and Maren over for waffles today. They turned out good and everyone had plenty to eat.<br />
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After breakfast I ran to town. I wasn't gone long. Then the rest of the day hung around here. I finished quilting the 4th row today. That half of the 8 rows. We watched a lot of T.V. today.<br />
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Saturday February 22- Well today we went to work. We are working for Steve. We will get paid back when we go to Disney with the kids the first week of March. The good news is, the temperature has cooled off so we aren't sweating while cleaning. The day went well. After work we cleaned up and went to town. We had planned to meet up with some friends later. First we went to Square Grouper to get a drink and listen to some music. The music wasn't for us. We didn't stay long. Then we went to Guanabana's. We have never been here before but have heard lots of good things about it here. We figured out where we needed to sit to listen to the music. In the bar area you just have to hang around and grab a table when one comes available. Jeff snatched us one and it turned out to be a great one. We then were joined by Mike, Pam, Ron and Ann. They are all volunteers here at the park. We had invited them to come and hear The String Assassins. We had drinks, dinner and lots of fun. The food was ok. Our server was awesome. The music was great as always. Did I say the company was great?...yep it was. The place got packed but we were back enough that the people weren't hanging around us.<br />
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After leaving here and before we got home we made one more stop. Tiki 52 was on the way home and Jeffrey and Maren were there listening to The Leafy Greens, so we stopped. They even had a couple stools for us to join them.<br />
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We stayed until the show was over and then headed home. We have to work tomorrow too.<br />
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Sunday February 23- Today started with a beauty of a sunrise. We have to work again. We have lots of campers leaving today. This working on the weekend is going to really mess up my schedule. It's going to be similar to springing forward. After work we had plans to try another new place. It is called Josco's. We are going to see The Leafy Greens again. We invited some campers, Tom and Michelle to join us. We ordered some pizza for dinner and enjoyed eating and visiting. Then we moved to another area to watch the music. They had some comfy chairs and couches.<br />
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The show was good and the atmosphere was nice. It was a nice evening. The music was great as usual. Tonight they had a couple people joining them. We didn't stay for the whole show this time.<br />
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Monday February 24- Today was a big day.....today was the day the decals are going on the slide. I didn't want to help on this. Maren volunteered to help, Jeffrey joined in too. I did the laundry and hung around to take pictures. Jeff and I taped the decals up to see how they would look. Well the last decal on the bottom of the slide was the wrong one. It was for the other side. The swope went the wrong way. So we had to figure out what we were going to do with that. Here are some pictures of the process. It went really well.<br />
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What we ended doing on the bottom was customizing our own design. We used the end of the decal from the top that was gold. It was really short so we added the burgundy one under it. Nobody has this design on there rig...just us. We are happy with the results. Not sure if we would tackle that job again. After we had Jeffrey and Maren over for a happy hour to celebrate our decal assembly. Then after dinner Wayne and Linda stopped over. She wants to learn to play the guitar. She brought her guitar over and she and Jeff changed the strings. They got that done and we did a whole lot of visiting. They didn't get much guitar playing done. That will have to happen the next time.<br />
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Tuesday February 25- Back to work...our usual schedule. We will be working the next 3 days. It was a really nice day out there. We didn't have any issues today. Things went good and we finished early. After work I made cupcakes and cookies. Pam and Mike are having a dinner tonight at the pavilion. They are heading home on Sunday. Pam made barbecue. It was really good. We had a pretty sunset too.<br />
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Wednesday February 26- It was a warm one but that's going to change tonight. another beauty of a sunrise. This tree makes me happy every morning. We had a great day at work. We thought we were going to be done at 11:30. Then there was a mix up so we had to hang around until noon. I finished another row of quilting. While I was sitting outside sewing we had a visitor. Fred came up on his cart to visit. He used to volunteer here with us. So we had a nice visit with him.<br />
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Thursday February 27- Well it felt a bit different out there this morning. It was almost a 30 degree difference from the high yesterday to the low this morning. It really rained a bunch last night. We at least had sunshine today. We are ready to get more than one day off between shifts. We are ready for our 4 days off. After work we decided to go to CG Burgers for a early supper. Last year we went and really liked there burgers. We went and ordered our burgers, garlic parm fries and a chocolate milkshake. Jeff said the bill was $30.00. Well when we got our food my burger wasn't done so I took it back. Then Jeff said he didn't want any of the fries. They were really greasy and not that hot. When they brought my burger I told her about the fries. She offered a replacement. We just got regular fries this time and they were good. The milkshake was good the first time. Not sure if we will go back or not. They were very good about fixing things though.<br />
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Friday February 28- No work today but Friday's have become my laundry days. I also felt like I needed to clean the rig inside too. Our son Justin and his family are flying to Orlando today so we waited to hear from them. I also finished another row on my quilt. We mostly just took the day off. We'll run tomorrow.<br />
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Saturday February 29- Happy Leap Day!! It's still below normal on the temperature but the sun is shining and the sky is blue. It is a pretty day so I got Ruby out and walked her around the camp loops. Then we put together kabobs for tonight's supper. Jeffrey and Maren are leaving the park tomorrow and we won't see them until December. Wanted to send them off with good memories. Before supper we went to The Square Grouper to listen to Jodi Gaines. It was a bit chilly but we scored a table that had a heater above it, that helped. Jeffrey came and picked us up in there brand new car and drove us to there. It was a fun time and the music was great as always.<br />
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When we left there we came back to the rig and cooked up the supper. Everything was good and we finished off the night with dessert before saying our good byes. We will look forward to seeing them in December.<br />
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Sunday March 1- A brand new month. Just can't believe how fast our time is going here. We already have been here for 2 months. We got up and got ready to head to church. Last Sunday we worked so didn't get to church. The worship was awesome and we had a guest preacher...Jim Frease. He is here every winter while we are here and look forward to seeing him every time. He always has a great message and is a hoot to listen to. We definitely left with a great big blessing today.<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-62491355033908895722020-02-28T15:18:00.001-08:002020-02-28T15:18:27.439-08:00Month #2 at JDMonday February 3- Had a busy day today. I left early and went to Walmart. I had a small list and actually found everything on my list. It was really quiet there this morning, definitely the time to go. I got back home and decided to do the laundry. I also got all the rows sewn together on my new quilt project. Then I got busy making a new recipe. Ken and Sandie are having a Mexican dinner tonight at there site. I found a recipe that seemed appropriate. It was called cheesecake dessert nachos. I think they turned out good. We took them to the dinner and there was a really good turnout. The weather was decent too. Everything was really good. It was a great time with great food and great people.<br />
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Tuesday February 4- Our work week starts today. It was a little chilly out there this morning. Seems like this year we are having cooler temps. The good news is it warmed up fairly quick. The day went good. with no surprises. When I got home I worked a little bit trying to get some more of the glue that is still on the slide from those decals. That stuff just doesn't come off easy. We fixed supper and took the dogs for a walk.<br />
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Wednesday February 5- Really nice day today and work was super easy. We finished by 1. Again I worked on the glue off the slide. I think the bottom 2 decals are fairly clean. Now we need to do the same thing to the 2 decals up high. I sat outside and enjoyed the sunshine. Jeffrey and Maren came down for a happy hour. Then we made supper and called it a day.<br />
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Thursday February 6- It really warmed up today. It even was warm at 7:30 a.m. when we went to work. Another good day on the job. We had a couple campers that didn't want to pull out. Jeff stayed around and waited for them. I made a trip to the quilt store to get fabric for the border. Then I had to go back to Walmart to get batting and a flat sheet for the back. Then one more stop to pick up my prescriptions. When I got home I cut the border, pinned it on and then sewed it on. Then I needed to press the seems. Next to layer, mark and start the quilting process.<br />
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Friday February 7- Boy did we get some rain last night. It didn't want to stop either. So I spent the morning cleaning. I always seem to get started on one cabinet which leads to another and another. I got rid of some stuff and reorganized other stuff. The good news is the weather cleared up. They were talking about rain all day. Jeff worked on the top 2 decals, removing glue. After things dried up I got my quilt stuff outside to layer and pin it. Next step on the quilt is marking and the hand quilting.<br />
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We got cleaned up and went to dinner at Outback. We had a gift card about to expire. We got there before it got busy and our meals were really good. After finishing we drove down to The Twisted Trunk Brewery. Tonight's entertainment was The Leafy Greens. We saw them before and really liked them and wanted to see them again. We were early and the place was hopping. We found a place to sit and enjoy the show. These two really know how to put on a show and are super friendly to bring in the crowd. We had a great night.<br />
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Saturday February 8- When we got up we got busy. I did some cleaning up inside and outside. We have invited Tom and Michelle, and Ken and Jana over for biscuits and gravy. I also made my homemade cinnamon rolls. Jeff prepared the gravy and put it in the instant pot to keep warm. I put the cinnamon rolls together as well. Jeff wanted to wait to prepare the biscuits, so they would be hot. I opened the can and put them on a baking sheet. About half way through the cooking time Jeff came in to check on them. He said that there was something not right. Pulled them out and he was right. They were like rocks. They were weird looking on the outside. It was as if all the moisture in them had disappeared. Well I had another tube of them that I bought at the same time at the same place. We went ahead and tried them but again they were a flop. Jeff had left to go to the store to get more. We couldn't figure out what had happened. I mean how hard is it to cook biscuits? While waiting for the biscuits the rolls were done, or I thought. They didn't cook right either. A double flop. I cooked them in a different oven. The next batch of biscuits turned out so the breakfast was rescued. Here is what our crappy biscuits looked like. I let Pillsbury know about it.<br />
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Sunday February 9- Today we headed to church, it's a big day with a big announcement. The told everyone when the grand opening of there new building will be......May 17... Jeff and I were a bit disappointed, we wanted to visit the new building before we head north. I guess we will have to wait until next year. The worship and message was great. It is super windy today. I started on the quilting on my latest project today. While I was sitting outside quilting Ken and Mary pulled in. They were volunteers before but are now just visiting for a few days. They stopped by to visit. Then we headed to Blue Point to listen to some live music. When we arrived the place was a mad house. Lots of dirty tables and chairs all over. We had 2 waiters, kind of. I'm not sure even when we left who was getting the tip. At least Jeff's sandwich was good. I always rave about there chicken strips but not today. They were cooked was too much.<br />
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Monday February 10- Hung around here most of the day. We made plans for the rest of the week with Ken and Mary and other volunteers. We have a lot going on so we rested up today.<br />
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Wednesday February 12- Another warm day at work. It was a foggy start to our day. Today after work the volunteers are having a happy hour with snacks at 4:00. So after work I got a meat and cheese tray together. We headed to the party and we had a really good turnout. There was lots of food and conversation. We really have a good group of people here volunteering. Here our a few shots of the evening.<br />
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Thursday February 13- Today was the end of our work week. It was warm and smooth running. When I finished I cleaned up and went to town. I went back to the quilt store. The last time I went I spotted this fabric that I loved but didn't get. So I went back and got a couple different fabrics. Then I went to Walmart to get some quilting supplies. I needed a new cutting mat before starting my next project. I got home and it wasn't long before we left again. Ken and Mary came over and we went to the Square Grouper to meet Steve, Claire and Pam for a happy hour. It was a beauty of a day to sit by the water with great friends. It was a real nice afternoon.<br />
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Friday February 14- Happy Valentines Day. We have a couple from church coming over this morning at 9:00. We invited them for coffee but didn't want to have nothing to eat so we went to Jupiter Donuts and got some donuts. When we got back a got a text saying that they would be here as soon as the coffee cake was done. So I gave some donuts to Ken and Mary to eat as they are traveling to there next spot. When hung around here today getting the laundry caught up. We had planned to go to Carlin Park for a free concert. It is a Chicago tribute band named Solid Brass. Well the weather was really looking less than ideal. It is outside and we just didn't feel that lucky. We had a change in plans. We went to Sneaky Tiki in Stuart. We met Maren and Jeffrey for dinner and we got to listen to Jodi Gaines. We haven't seen them for a while. It did rain a little on the way and while we were there. I'm not sure it ever did rain at Carlin Park. We saw them last year so it wasn't that big of a deal. We had a great night anyway.<br />
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Saturday February 15- The day started off dry but that didn't last long. We did get the dogs a walk before the rain started. It rained on and off most of the day. We went in to pick up a few groceries and a movie form Redbox. We came home and I quilted, finished quilting the second row, out of 8 rows. We also watched the movie. We got Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. It wasn't our favorite. To strange for me. Then both of us were really craving a home cooked meal so we made us one of them. Then at 6 o'clock we left to meet Maren and Jeffrey at The Tequesta Brewing Company. We were going there to listen to The Leafy Greens Band. The place was hopping but we found us some great seats. The show was fantastic. This young couple really work hard at pleasing the crowd. It was a fun night. Ron and Ann even came for a bit, they are volunteers here at the park too.<br />
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Sunday February 16- It a pretty day this morning. We got ready to go to church. It was a awesome service today. The worship and the word was great. Then we hurried home so I could put together a casserole for our small group. It meets at 1:00. So as soon as it was done it was just about time to head over there. We had great fellowship and a bible study. We were home by 3 o'clock and both of us our worn out. It has been a super busy week...so until next time......<br />
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Monday January 20- Road Trip today. When we were staying at Lion Country Safari we talked to some neighbors. I watched them unload there dive stuff. I wondered where they could have gone diving? We used to do quite a bit of diving but not any more. They told us about a place in West Palm just past Riveria Beach, Blue Heron Bridge. She said it is one of her favorite dive spots. It is also famous for snorkeling. I don't think I can dive anymore but snorkeling I think I can handle. It's a bit chilly out there today with lots of wind. It was an easy trip. We drove straight down highway 1 and took a left on Blue Heron Bridge Road. You go over the bridge and take the first left into Phil Foster Park.<br />
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They have it set up really good. They even have a shower you can use. It's not far to the snorkel area. Jeff is really excited to give it a try. It's going to have to warm up some for me. We will definitely be back. We stopped at a few shops before going to Grimaldi's Pizzeria for lunch. Then we made our way back home. After supper I made a few more quilt blocks. Tomorrow, back to work.</div>
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Tuesday January 21- We have to work today and the temperature has dropped some, it is a little chilly out there on that cart. Work went well, the only thing the campers didn't want to leave at check out time. So it made our day a bit longer. Since the weather was cool I made chili for supper.</div>
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Wednesday January 22- I thought yesterday was cool, today it's down right cold. It is 39 degrees this morning. We did our best to stay warm. Then just to make things interesting it decided to add rain to this weather mix...brrrrr. The plus to that I saw a total of 4 rainbows today. I couldn't wait to finish up today and get warmed up.</div>
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Thursday January 23- It's not raining this morning and it's 20 degrees warmer than yesterday. It was a beautiful sunny day. We got started at our first shower house, the next thing I know it is pouring rain out there. Did I mention it was sunny? It just didn't want to stop, but when it did a super reward...double rainbow. It was a full rainbow as well. The colors were very vibrant.</div>
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It stopped and we moved on to the next shower house. It seemed to rain every time we got in that cart. It rained on and off the rest of the day and evening. When we finished working we cleaned up. We have a volunteer meeting today with our new volunteer coordinator. They just went over the rules and how they want things to go....going forward. Jeff and I each got our 1000 hour pin, volunteer hours in the Florida State Park system. Then for supper we had made plans to meet Ron and Ann, volunteers here, at Double Roads Tavern. They had heard a lot about the place so we thought we would give it a try. When we arrived the place was really dead. We found a table and then the people really started showing up. They had some music, which really wasn't our cup of tea at all. The place was very dark, the service was really slow. The menu was small and the prices were high for what you got. They had something wrote on a chalkboard about a happy hour but when I asked they said we don't have any happy hour. We ordered our food and it took a while to get it. When I mentioned that we had fries with ours the guy looks at me and says, I only have 2 hands! They are sitting up there I'll get them next. Well from there on it wasn't good for me. To make it even better they added $3.00 per person on to your bill for the music. Did I mention that the music was less than great? Well I'm not sure I'll go back there again. There are so many places to see music without an extra charge. It wasn't really the money because we always tip more than that. We didn't really stay all that long.</div>
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Friday January 24-Busy day, woke up to rain. I made a grocery run to Aldi's. Then I did the laundry when I got back. I worked more on quilt blocks. I have 30 blocks made with about 20 some to go. When the rain stopped Jeff went out and started on the 2nd decal. This is going to be a long process. Let me tell you them things don't want to come off.</div>
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Saturday January 25- Started the day off with some cleaning. It was nice out so I went to walk Ruby. Then a big black cloud rolled over, you could even feel the temperature drop. I came back in and decided to try and come up with a pattern to use for this latest quilt. I had a pattern picked out but it didn't seem to work like I thought, so I had to come up with another idea. Here are a couple ideas, not sure yet what I'm going to do.</div>
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The weather improved. The sky cleared up and it was a bit sunny. I sat outside for a bit. We had made plans to meet some other volunteers at Tiki 52 today, we are going to listen to Leafy Greens. We have never heard them before. The show started at 4-7. We had a great time and the music was awesome. One thing was the place had just put in new cash register and no one knows how to run it. It was painful at times watching these kids.</div>
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The only reason the kids are smiling is because I told them to SMILE.......Most of our crowd left but not us. We have another volunteer group showing up for the 2nd show. This time The Steel Ponies are playing. One of our volunteer neighbors told us we needed to see them. So we decided to hang around for a bit.</div>
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Sunday January 26- It's a cool day and we got ready for church. We arrived, found our seat and then I look over and see Diane. She was one of those people we looked for when we first started coming to this church. They did a small group we joined, her and her husband Norman. They are super nice people. He passed away a while ago and her traveling plans have changed. We don't see her very much anymore. It was really good to see her and visit. The worship, and the message were great this morning. We came back and started making brunch. We have Jeffrey and Maren coming over for some waffles. Jeff has been perfecting his waffle making abilities. I think it was a success. Everyone seemed to enjoy. After they left I got out this quilt that a gal had brought me at church. It seems to be very important to her daughter. The thing is it is full of wholes. She wants me to see if I can fix it. I looked at it and wasn't sure I could do any thing. I gave it a shot, it is far from perfect but it was the best I could do. I managed to get it done, well as much as I could. </div>
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Monday January 27- Had a list of things to do today. First we got to watch the sun rise and it was a beauty. I wanted to go to town but needed to wait for the stores to open. I made some more blocks. Then to town to purchase some work shoes. I can't wear my flip flops any more. I also ran to Walmart. Then I came home and Jeff had started on the rest of that decal. After getting the top off and some of the glue under, I got started getting the rest of the glue off. This was the biggest one and we have 2 more to take off. Here is what we are working on.</div>
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Tuesday January 28- Today was the first day of our work week. I think we have gotten things the way we like it here. We have a great group of volunteers here and the campers are considerate as well. It seems if you keep things nice people tend to help you keeping things nice. We didn't have any surprises today and got everything done in good time. It was nice enough that we sat outside to relax before supper.<br />
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Wednesday January 29- Back to work today. Things went good until right at the end of our day. We were riding around to see if our last camper had left when we see a site that has water rising up out of the ground. It was a water break. So they had to shut the water off for a bit so they could repair the pipe. Then there was a boil order. We walked around trying to let everyone know what's happening. The problem with that is not everyone was home. The park did put up some signs to let people know as well. We had supper and then headed down to camp site #2. They invited us to come join there happy hour with a bagpipe player at sunset. Well we arrived and visited with 3 couples that are staying here at the park. Then at sunset our concert began. It's not everyday you run across someone that plays the bagpipes, but today we did.<br />
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Thursday January 30- It is our last day of work this week. We took our cart and went to do our work. We had to bring the cart back at 11:00 because we are getting new batteries put in. It doesn't hold a charge any more. We are really excited to get a cart that will stay charged all day. After work we cleaned up and then we went to Port Salerno with Jeffrey and Maren. We are having dinner at Manatee Island. They have great happy hour prices and the servers are always very polite. It was a little chilly. The place really filled up. We had a great meal with music. The only draw back was the smoke. We sat outside by the bar so we could see the musician. Next time we might sit inside. We still had a fun night.<br />
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Friday January 31- Have a busy day planned. First I got started on the laundry. I did a little cleaning up inside the rig. Then we got scaffolding stuff out so we could put it together. We have 2 more decals to get off. They are high enough that we need some lift. We borrowed this stuff from Jeffrey and Maren and they came down and showed how to do it. It's kind of complicated when you never have done it.<br />
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We got everything put together and we were ready to get started. The 2 decals we have left are smaller ones and we thought maybe they would come off easy. That was not the case at all. They were the hardest ones yet. It did help being able to stand on a solid platform. I had the hair dryer running heating up the decals while Jeff did the scraping. We got one done and Jeff was ready to quit but I begged him to finish it. We got the decals off but the glue under. That was another project. That stuff didn't want to come off.<br />
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We both worked on it as long as we could, then we decided to get the rest of the glue off another day.<br />
We cleaned up and made our way to Jensen Beach. We wanted to go back to Tako Tiki for another dinner. They also have live music. Tonight it was the Killbillies. We saw them a couple years ago and haven't been able to catch the whole band. Tonight was the night. We took Miss Ruby with us because it is a very dog friendly place. We found a table and enjoyed supper and drinks. We got to listen to some fine music. We were watching the weather because they were calling for rain. We made it home before the rain started. I think Ruby liked the music too.<br />
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Saturday February 1- We did get rain last night. We also got rain on and off most of the day. I got busy early on sewing the rest of the blocks I need to start putting this quilt together. After finishing up the blocks we made a store run. Wow I think everyone had the same idea. Shopping for the super bowl I guess. We got what we needed and headed back. After getting the groceries put away I figured out the pattern for the quilt and started sewing the blocks together in rows.<br />
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We went for supper at Jeffrey and Maren's tonight. We had to be a little late because it was pouring. We walked up in between showers. We had a great supper and walked our way home.<br />
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Sunday February 2- It's a busy day. First we went to church and got our blessing. Then came back and made stuff for our super bowl parties. First I made some kettle corn and some chocolate chip cookies. Then I got busy finishing up putting my quilt rows together. I think I like it.<br />
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Then around 5 o'clock we made our way over to Tom and Michelle's, they are some campers that we met last year here. They invited us over for dinner and snacks. Ken and Jana were there too. We also met them last year here. They had a very unusual dinner. He made duck rumaki that he cooked on the grill. Jeff said they were wonderful. They also had lots of snacky stuff to eat as well. The company was the best. We got to watch the sun set there before we headed to our second party.<br />
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When we left we stopped by our rig to get some more clothes. It was a rather chilly night. I also brought Ruby with us. We headed up to the pavilion. That's where the volunteer super bowl party was happening. They had plenty to eat as well. We had fun watching the game. Jeff even won money at half time because of the numbers he had picked. We watched the half time show and a little more of the game. It was getting colder so we headed back to watch the rest at home. It was a close game and that's not usually the case. Yeah Chiefs!!!<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-45999997007578005242020-01-28T14:30:00.000-08:002020-01-28T14:30:33.034-08:00Settling In At Jonathan DickinsonMonday January 6- Today I got busy early, doing laundry and cleaning up inside the rig. We took Ruby for a walk and when we got back the new volunteer coordinator showed up. We talked a bit with her. Then we decided to make a trip to town. Jeff wanted to go to Best Buy, looking for a waffle iron. He has some credit to apply to it. He found one he thought he would like. While he was there I walked over to the container store. I love that store. They give you so many ideas. When you live in a 5th Wheel you really need to be organized. So when I walk through this store I am overwhelmed with all the ideas that are around. I don't always purchase all those neat ideas but it helps. I purchased a white eraser calendar. I had one before but it broke. I couldn't wait to get me another. Then we went over to The Cheesecake Factory for lunch. Jeff had the white chicken chili, me I had the pizza and salad. One thing I can say about this restaurant, they give you a lot of food. We both took home half for our lunch tomorrow. After eating and getting a piece of cheesecake to go we went over to look at some of the shops. I found a couple Christmas tea towels, they were 70% off. That is always fun. Then we made our way back home. For supper we had the homemade noodles I made yesterday. It was a good dinner. Tomorrow we start back to work, this time a full shift.<br />
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Tuesday January 7- Back to work today. This will be our first full week of work. Our first day was rough trying to find everything and trying to remember our routine. So going in to work today we have everything filled and in it's place. So instead of running around looking for things we can get back into our routine. The weather was a bit cool but it warmed up nice. The day went really fast. It felt a whole lot better. When I finished I came home and made chocolate chip cookies. We are having a get together with Jeffrey and Maren. They are bringing the kabobs, we are making rice and bread. Oh and the cookies. Everything was really good. While we were outside before dinner I received a call from my niece in California. She is taking care of her Mom, my sister at her house. She is bed ridden with dementia. She has a lot going on but she is taking really good care of her.<br />
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Wednesday January 8- Back to work again and it went very smooth today, almost back to normal. We finished up in good time. I ran to town after work. Did leftovers for supper. We don't always do a lot on our work days. People seem to think it's a vacation we are living, that's not true. We do have lovely weather but we are just living life in a different way.<br />
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Thursday January 9- Our last day of work for the week. We went down to the shop at 7:30 to get our cart like we always do and Kirrin the new volunteer coordinator was there she wanted to go with us to see what we do. That slowed us down a little because instead of just doing the task we had to explain what we use to clean it and how often it gets done. She wanted to help us too. Well after we cleaned the first 2 shower houses she went back to her office. I think we passed. The wind today was extremely crazy. It just wouldn't quit. All the campers were timely about leaving. Our last camper left at 12:30. We hung around here the rest of the day. It is still so windy you can't hardly sit outside.<br />
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Friday January 10- The wind didn't stop last night, not for a minute. I got a walk in with Ruby this morning. Then I thought since the wind is crazy I figured I might as well get started sewing blocks together on my new quilt project. Before starting that I went in to town to pick up my prescriptions. While I was there I made a few stops since Jeff was at home. He's not much on shopping. When I got home I thought maybe I should give Belle her hair cut. I figured if I had my back to the wind it would blow away from me. That really didn't happen. The hair just blew everywhere. I at least got that task completed. She looks so much better.<br />
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Saturday January 11- Guess what....still windy. Not only is it windy, it is gray and rainy.I took Ruby for a walk and we got caught in the rain. When I got back I made breakfast. Then finally I decided to get the sewing machine out and get to sewing. It is so hard to get started on a new project. Once I get it going it's fine. So I got everything set out and started on a block.<br />
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I am making a log cabin block this time. Haven't done one of these for awhile. I got a couple blocks made. We have been watching the weather today fairly close because we had planned on going to an outdoor concert tonight. Thankfully the weather cooperated. Jeffrey and Maren came and picked us up at 5:30. Jeff has seen they are having a food truck from Leftovers. He wanted to eat there. We also figured it would be super busy, and it was. We found the the Abacoa Ampitheater and the parking garage. It was just a short walk to the theater. The show started at 7:30. We got there around 6 and there were already lots of chairs there. We found a nice place to sit and then went to get us some supper. Jeff got the sweet potato encrusted mahi on a bed of greens, me I got chicken tenders with fries. It was really good and the prices were too. We sat and watched as more and more people show up. It was packed. At 7:30 out comes The Long Run, a Eagles tribute band. We have seen them before and they are great. We had a fun night. The weather was perfect, the wind even dies down and we even had a full moon behind us. What a night.<br />
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Sunday January 12- The wind is done I think. I took Ruby for a walk, thinking we would catch Jeffrey and Maren before they left. Well, we didn't do that. They already left. Oh well, they will be back in a couple weeks. We went to church and then stopped at the store on the way home. Then after our brunch the rain started. Not a lot but it was just on and off all afternoon. I decided to sit back down at the sewing machine and put together some more blocks....I have 5 made now. I only need about 50 more. It is going to be a long process but this quilt is for our grand daughter so it's worth it.<br />
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Monday January 13- I started the day off early. I got my laundry done and then did some cleaning inside. It was pretty nice outside. I noticed the sign on the door that I made looks like it needs to be touched up. So I found the paint and got busy on that. That helped quite a bit.<br />
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Since arriving at the park we haven't even made a trip down to the river area. Today we decided to do just that. We walked around a little looking around. Then we came back to the campsite and decided to start removing the decals on the kitchen slide. The ones that have either really faded or are cracked. This is going to be super tough. First they don't want to come off, then the glue stays behind and it certainly doesn't want to leave. This is going to take us a while.<br />
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Tuesday January 14- Back to work with us. When we got up it wasn't raining but before we went to work at the shop it started pouring rain. We tried to wait it out at the shop but it just wouldn't quit. It finally slowed down and so we headed off to the shower house. We didn't get very far before the rain started, and it poured along with lots of wind. We pulled under the roof to keep everything dry. We got the first shower house cleaned. Went to move to the second one but guess what....as soon as we jumped in the cart the sky's opened up and poured again. It took us a while to get things done because that seemed to happen every time we jumped in the cart....rain. We were happy when this day was over, we were tired of being wet.<br />
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Wednesday January 15- Off to work but at least the rain was gone. We got everything done and when we got finished I sat outside. Jeff saw online that Blue Point has a 4 course dinner from 5-6 for $15.00. We didn't have anything sat out for supper so we decided to go there. They had live music and a happy hour going on when we arrived. When we arrived it wasn't that busy but it got busy fairly quick. Our waiter must have been new. He was pretty slow and messed up a few times. Jeff ordered his supper, the special. The portion size was small. We are not big eaters but this was really small portions. The meat part was good the rest was ok. I ordered my usual the chicken tenders which were delicious. The music was really country, not our favorite.<br />
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Thursday January 16- We had decent weather today. It is our last day of working this week. We had a couple extra jobs to get done today. It wasn't that good of a day. Everything went wrong that could have. We sure were happy when we finished up. It was almost like a Friday the 13th...<br />
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Friday January 17- It's a busy day today. We don't have to work but I have plenty to get done. We were off and running early getting stuff done. Jeff is still trying to find something that will take off the glue from those decals. Then we needed to get Belle's prescription dog food. We had to wash the car. Next Jeff needed coffee for his nespresso. Then our final stop was at the store. We needed to get stuff for tonight. We are having a volunteer pot luck. When we got home I got busy making deviled eggs and cupcakes. Our pot luck was at 6:30. We went up a little early to get the lights and electric turned on. It is super windy tonight. We had a really good turn out. It was nice to see everyone.<br />
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Saturday January 18- The day started off really busy with laundry and cleaning. Then we decided to take a road trip and check out a few things. First we checked out a RV park, It was really small and it was so crowded....not for us. Next we drove over to Le Mesa RV. We like to look at whats new. We checked out a few 5th wheels that we liked. We also met a couple there that we had a nice time visiting with. Then a bonus...they have free lunch there. So we had a hotdog before moving on. Our next stop was Jensen Beach. First we looked at another RV park. We had looked there before. It is really nice with lots on extras. We had planned on staying in Jensen Beach for a bit because we wanted to got to get supper and live music. We still had time to kill so we walked around downtown checking out the area. Jeff found a coffee house, called The Bunk House. It was a cute little place. He said the coffee was really good too.<br />
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Then we walked to the Tako Tiki. It is a new place for us. The music there tonight was The String Assassins. We also heard the food was really good. We were excited to give it a try.<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-67896236425516400222020-01-12T09:44:00.000-08:002020-01-12T09:44:34.045-08:00Enjoying The Holidays.......Monday December 23- It's our 42nd wedding anniversary today. The first gift was the stormy weather they were calling for last night didn't show up. We just got rain. It was gray most of the day. We did get the dogs a walk. Since we purchased Belle a harness instead of a collar she seems to walk better. Not so much pulling. She acts like she wants to go for a walk. It used to be we would say who wants to go for a walk, she would jump up on the couch. Now she wants to come. While we were out walking we checked the water in the pool. It seems they have the heater fixed and the water feels perfect. Now we just need some decent weather. It sure has been super gray, rainy and windy lately. To celebrate we made our own steak dinner. I even got the recipe for Ruth Chris Steak House Au gratin potatoes. Mine tasted as yummy as theirs.<br />
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Tuesday December 24- It's Christmas Eve. We don't have any plans really for today. I wanted to do the pool. It is gray and cool today again. We did see just a bit of sunshine today, but it didn't last long. We drove to Jupiter to attend Christmas Eve services at Generation Church. It was a nice service, we even got to see Agnes and her son Max. We seem to sit with them every year.<br />
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As we were coming out of church Seth face timed me, the kids were going to open there traditional Christmas Eve gift....pajamas'. I think they liked them. We came on home and couldn't believe how busy the turnpike was. Not just lots of cars but lots of crazy drivers. Was glad when we got home.</div>
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Tuesday December 25- Merry Christmas everyone! We don't really do gifts for each other but we do get the pups something. This is the one day where Belle takes charge. She likes toys and she will have hers and Rubies. Seth called us when the kids got up. We got to watch them open there gifts, so that is fun. Maddyn wasn't up so early. Justin called so we got to watch her as well. It is so nice to be able to watch. When that was finished we just hung here. I did surprise my friend Judy, I face timed her. I don't think she has ever done that. It was nice to see her too. It was a super long day. I really dread the holidays. I mean the actual day. It is very long and a bit sad. I was hoping I could float in the pool. The weather did not cooperate. We did talk to the kids more than once. They got me the picture I wanted.</div>
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Thursday December 26- We both wanted to do something today. We decided to take in a movie. So we got ready early and went to the mall. I had just the shirt to wear today. Jeff wanted a cinnabon and me I wanted more jelly belly jelly beans. I found pomegranate ones. They are very tastee. Then I went to Bath and Body. They started there sales. I just ran out too. I went in and picked out what I wanted. Then I looked at the line...yikes. Well I had plenty of time so I jumped in line. The bad thing was I tried to call Jeff but I had no service. He thought I was just getting jelly beans. I kept trying to call him...no luck. I even tried to get on the wifi in the mall but still no luck. I thought I would try to text him, even though he doesn't do that. No luck. I couldn't even get that to go. What the heck, I'm in the twilight zone. They finally opened some more registers and I go lucky. Some of them people were buying crazy amounts of stuff. I left there, called Jeff and met him at the theater. I was kind of happy. I got my jelly beans and my shower gel and lotion....on sale. It was a win win. We got us some popcorn and found our seats. The movie we saw was Richard Jewell. It was really good. We left and when we walked out in to the mall, it was crazy busy. We made our way to the food court, got a sandwich and went on home. I also took all my Christmas stuff down. We are going to be moving soon and I just wanted that stuff put away.</div>
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Friday December 27- Today was cleaning day. I did all the laundry first. Then I did some cleaning in the rig. We started the day a hot one then a big black cloud rolled in and it rained the rest of the day. So no swimming today. We are trying to get things put away for the move. We went to Fire Up a pizza place that was really close. They do the fast fire roasted pizza. It is really good. We wanted to watch the Iowa Hawkeyes bowl game. We don't get it on our dish system. So we just had to watch the updates on my phone. I also was keeping up on the Chicago Blackhawks score. Well even though I couldn't watch either game they both managed to win, so that was a good day. </div>
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Saturday December 28- Woke up again to rain. Jeepers this is really making this packing up a bit of a challenge. The first break in the rain we got the bikes loaded and covered. I also got my swing chair taken apart. Before the rain started again we got the sunshade dryed and packed up too. Then the rain came so I went ahead and defrosted the freezer. Tomorrow we move to site #125. It is just up the road. We will only be there one night then on to Jonathan Dickinson. Jeff had a little glitch. We didn't have any site, so luckily then had a spot for us to stay here in.</div>
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Sunday December 29- We didn't got to church today. We are moving and we know someone is waiting to get into our site. So we watched for our site to open up so we could move. Finally about 11 o'clock our site was open so we moved right in. We were ready to go so when we landed we didn't set up much stuff because we are moving again tomorrow. We didn't really feel like cooking so we went to dinner with Jeffrey and Maren. We went back to Park Avenue BBQ. It was a yummy meal again. </div>
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Monday December 30- It's moving day. This time we are moving out of this park and in to Jonathan Dickinson State Park. This is where we will be until April 15. Today we will be moving to site #23 for a couple of days. Then we will move into our volunteer site when the site becomes available. We left here about 11:30. It took us about an hour to get to JD. Traffic was a bit heavy but we know the area so that helps. Just as we arrived in Jupiter the rain started. Oh boy, nobody wants to set up in the rain. Lucky for us the rain moved out as fast as in arrived. We got set up and then the rain started again. We have a rig across from us that looks familiar. It turns out that is Frank and Rita's rig. They are here every year. It always feels good to pull in here because we know so many people here. We had Linda, a volunteer stop by to welcome us back. We met her here last year. When the rain stopped I took Ruby for a walk and saw that Ken and Sandy had just pulled in. They are volunteers here too. So it's starting to feel like home here.</div>
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Tuesday December 31- It's sunny!!!! We watched more volunteers pull in and set up. We also saw our site open up, a day early. We decided to go ahead and move today. We got moved and then begin the process of setting up our compound. When we land for so long we really set up house. This way we will have a day to relax before we start work. We got busy and set up stuff inside and out. We still have a few things to do but it is starting to feel like home. We have site V-1 this year, it's the 3rd time we have had it. It's nice. We have shade and it's close to the laundry and the shop. </div>
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We had made plans to get together with some of the volunteers for a happy hour tonight. It was nice to catch up with everyone. Since a lot of them arrived today and had a busy day it was an early night. We will not stay up to bring in the new year. </div>
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Wednesday January 1 2020- This is the other reason we love this site. Every morning I will wake up to the sunrise behind my favorite tree. It was a cool morning. I had a few more things I wanted to get out and put up. I raked the area, put up my buoys, scrubbed and secured our rugs. It turned out to be a beauty of a day. We got to meet the new volunteer coordinator. She came by to bring us our handbook. She seems really nice. We watched as Jeffrey and Maren rolled in. Then we went to dinner with them. We went to Outback to get a steak to welcome in the new year. Tomorrow we will start back to work for the season.</div>
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Thursday January 2- An early start today. We got ready and met at the shop at 7:30. We picked up our cart and off we went. We have a lot to get done today. It is always a little rough to get things organized the way we like it. We have to find things, and figure out our routine again. We walked in to a mess this year. It will take a while to get things fixed up. We really like this park and we want it to look good when the campers visit. It was a long day and we both are tired. The good thing is we are off the next 4 days. Our schedule is us working Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We have 4 days now to get ready for our next shift. They have decided to use rags this year so after work I washed the rags that we found. Since I was doing laundry I decided to go ahead and get mine done too. </div>
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Friday January 3- I got up and early and headed to Walmart. Since I went by Jupiter Donut I went ahead and stopped and picked up a 1/2 dozen. Then on to Walmart. I got there early enough that there wasn't many people there. I got everything on my list. I even found some Christmas lights that were really on sale. I decided to put some lights up on our site. I came on home and sat outside a bit. It is really a pretty day outside. We went down to the Square Grouper this afternoon to enjoy happy hour and some music by Rob Arenth. It was a really nice day and we found seats at the bar.</div>
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Saturday January 4- We walked Ruby and then we packed up some stuff and made our way to the beach area up the road. It is actually on the waterway outside of the wildlife preserve. When we arrived there was no one there. We stayed a couple hours and it was never really busy. We didn't bring the dogs but they are allowed. So next time we will bring Ruby. Bell does not like the sun or the heat.</div>
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After enjoying the sun and the quiet for a couple hours we packed up and headed towards the car. On our way we had some steps and then in the parking lot a spotted this fellow.</div>
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Well as we were watching the show we notice the weather taking a change. The skies darkened, the wind picked up and the temperature started dropping. We left just in time. As we arrived at the parking lot the rain started. We came home at called it a day...a good day.</div>
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Sunday January 5- With that weather yesterday a cold front arrived. It was a cool morning. We got ready to go to church. To our surprise Lori Hackbart brought the message today. She did a great job. She is a friend from the church and the leader of our small group. After church and before we left for home we wanted to tell her how good she did. She invited us to the lunch the small group is having today. We weren't sure we were going because we didn't have any food prepared. They assured us there would be plenty. We decided to go and it was a good time. It was nice to be welcomed back. The food was good and the company was great. We came home and called it a week. So until next time...... Happy New Year!!!!</div>
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Monday December 9- Today I got up and headed to Walmart...early. Well I wasn't early enough to avoid the traffic on Southern Highway. When I arrived at Walmart it was fine. I did avoid most of the people there. I got what was on my list and came on back. I unloaded the stuff and put it away. Jeff and I got ready and left for The Wellington Environmental Preserve. When we stopped at the Village Music store one of the employees told us about it. It wasn't very far from our park either. We parked and was ready to investigate.</div>
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We had a beautiful day to go but it was a warm one. The only problem we had was trying to figure out the map. We weren't sure which parking lot we were at and which way to go. After a bit we figured it out. It's just like anything else, it was new to us but once we got our bearings we were good. I got lots of pictures of really cool birds. The park has a paved walkway and benches along the way to sit. There are also boardwalks that allow you to walk over the water. The critters are everywhere. Here are some of the birds I saw.</div>
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The view was amazing and the place was full of birds but people were few and far between. We had a nice day but next time I will come earlier with water, binoculars and a bike. They also have a gravel path that circles the whole park. When we got back to the car we were hot and thirsty. We could tell we had climbed those steps to the tower as well. After getting back and resting up we went to Outback for a yummy dinner.</div>
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Tuesday December 10- This morning I started my holiday baking. I made homemade caramels, made up the sugar cookie dough to chill. Then we had an early lunch. We are going to be on time for the movie today. It is movie day so the tickets are only $5.00. The theater wasn't busy either and the popcorn was good. The movie was really good. We went and saw Ford V Ferrari, we have been waiting to see it because it came out when we were in the Keys. No movie theaters there. It was well worth the wait. After the movie we came home and I made up a batch of sugar wafer cookies. I got them baked and stored away. We had an easy supper and called it a day.</div>
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Wednesday December 11- Up early and again with more baking. I made butter spritz cookies and pecan tassies. The thing about the spritz cookies, I haven't made them for a while. When I was a little girl my best friends mom made these cookies. When I got married she gave me a cookie press. I still have it and when I got it out it brought back great memories.<br />
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I also did some things around here. We had a happy hour with Jeffrey and Maren. We almost had to cancel happy hour because we got some rain but it stopped and we had a rainbow.<br />
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Thursday December 12- We had lots of rain last night. It was raining this morning. When it stopped I went to walk Ruby and we got caught in the rain. I thought I would take the day off from baking. I got busy cleaning inside the rig. After I finished cleaning I got back to baking. Today I made hidden treasures and melting moments. The melting moments is a recipe from my aunt Pat. Everyone loved them at our Christmas Eve family party. Mine are good but not as good as hers. Another fond memory. I watched a movie this afternoon. Then for supper we went to Park Avenue BBQ with Jeffrey and Maren. We have never been but they had. It wasn't too far from the park either.<br />
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Everyone's food was good. The prices were really reasonable and the help was friendly. We had a really nice night.<br />
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Friday December 13- There was more rain last night. I waited for the rain to dry up then I went to Walgreen's to pick up my meds. While there I got copies of pictures. I need to have them to make scrapbook pages for my grand kids birthday books. Next time it rains I will have something to keep me busy. We also got some decals ordered for the rig. We have one side where the decals have cracked and faded really bad. The rest of them look fine. Jeff did some research and found this guy that has the actual decals. We still have to get the old ones off and them on. We will wait for them to arrive before we do anything else.<br />
I also got busy and rolled, cut, baked and frosted my sugar cookies. Now I am completely done with my Christmas baking.<br />
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Saturday December 14- Today I made up cookie trays to give out. Because there is no way we are going to eat all of these cookies. It is really windy today and we had a few sprinkles. The park is really busy here today. Seth Katie and the kids made it home safely from Hawaii.<br />
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Sunday December 15- It was a really pretty day today. I went to take Ruby for a walk when I saw a couple that asked if I was taking my dog to see Santa? I didn't know anything about that. They had Santa and Mrs. Claus here today from 11-12, to greet the pups in the park. I went back to the rig to get her in her Christmas suit and then up to see Santa. Ruby wouldn't let Santa hold her so I had to sit in with her.<br />
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After Jeff and I packed up some chairs, snacks and our cooler. We headed over to Wellington Amphitheater. They are having a benefit concert today for the Bahama's. They are having a bunch of tribute bands playing.<br />
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We arrived early to get a parking spot and a good seat. When we arrived there, there were all kinds of parking spots and hardly anybody inside with a chair. When they have there free concerts this place is packed. This time they are charging $20.00 a person. You can still bring in your cooler and snacks. It was very disappointing, the amount of people that showed up. We were kind of concerned with being in the sun all day. We had a shady spot for the whole thing. It was a wonderful day for the show. It would have been nice if more had showed up.<br />
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We only stayed and watched the first 4 bands. It was a beautiful day and the show was wonderful. We stopped to get a bite of supper on the way home. We stopped at Burger Fi. Everything was really good. Then we came on home.<br />
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Monday December 16- Today we hung around here all day. I decided to go up to the pool. Usually the pool is kept at a perfect temperature for me...warm. They had some problems and the heater isn't working properly. It's cold. Well it has been like this for awhile and today it is still cold. I sure hope they get it fixed before we leave. The rest of the day was just hanging here. We did see the launch that took place tonight. It was nice to see some sunshine today. It has been hiding lately.<br />
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Tuesday December 17 - Today is movie day again. We are seeing Dark Water. It is based on a true story and we both enjoyed this one. We walked around the mall a bit. We came home and had a happy hour with Jeffrey and Maren.<br />
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Wednesday December 18- Another rainy day. This weather is getting old. Jeff did get a reservation that we needed for next year so that was a plus. Couldn't stay in the rig all day so we went to get the pups a Christmas gift. Then a Trader Joe run as well. When we got back I did the laundry. Then I got out my scrapbook stuff to go through. I will be working on the birthday pages with this weather.<br />
We finished the evening with dinner out with friends. Jeffrey and Maren are leaving tomorrow so we did dinner at Outback. It was yummy.<br />
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Thursday December 19- Big day today.....It is Lion Country Safari day. It is also Christmas with the chimps. I made Jeff get over there early so we could be one of the first ones in. I get so excited. The weather was really gray and it looked like it could rain at any given minute. Lucky for us it held off.<br />
The gates opened at 9:30 and away we went. We really didn't do much looking at the critters. I wanted to get to the chimp area and get a seat. We can go back and go through that after.<br />
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These chimps know what they are doing. They put them on another island when they are preparing. When they open the bridges they line up and take off for the gifts. They grab them and run to a safe spot to open. We have noticed that food is the pick gift. They also like the frozen drinks. What a fun way to spend the morning. After this we headed to the parking lot. We parked and went in to the walking part. This is where you can feed the giraffes and the lory birds. I did both. I love feeding the critters. We also walked around looking at flamingo's, and more monkey's.<br />
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Now here are the pictures that highlight the day. I just love this part of the park. You can purchase the food for them right there and it isn't that expensive.<br />
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We got a quick bite to eat. Then we got back in the car to do the drive thru part of the safari. It wasn't very crowded either. We saw lots of hoofed animals. Really like the zebras, rhinos, ostriches and lions of course. Here are some pics of them. Pictures say so much.<br />
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After the drive thru we headed back to the rig. The weather held off and it was a wonderful day.<br />
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Friday December 20- Today another gray day. I made breakfast, gave Jeff a haircut. I also got started on my scrapbook projects. I used to really do a lot of it. With this life style it isn't as easy to do. I really purged a bunch of my supplies. Now I just have basic stuff. I think the scrap booking phase has run it's course. I still enjoy it. I make each one of the grand kids a birthday book. I still enjoy getting them out and looking at them. To finish off this day we went back to Village Music. We hadn't really planned on going back but Jodi Gaines is playing there tonight and we really like them. We went over early and had supper before the show. We both had burgers and they were really good. The show was really good as well.<br />
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Saturday December 21- Another rainy day. Good thing I have some scrapping to do. We stayed around here all day. I watched a bunch of Hallmark movies. Jeff has found netflix.<br />
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Monday November 25- Today I went down to check out the sunrise. It seems the wind has changed directions. I spent some time this morning picking up trash. Among the trash I found a few gems. I found 2 buoys. I like to collect them, Jeff thinks I have plenty but I don't agree. Today we are going to fish off the bridge with Mark. He is a campground host here at the park. He seems to have mastered the art of fishing off the bridge for yellow jack. We have gone fishing with him before. When we arrived it was a little cool because of the wind. It also made it difficult to fish because of the water running so fast under the bridge. I caught the first fish, which wasn't what we were fishing for. If you know me I feel like it's a blessing if I catch anything. It really was a bit slow to start.<br />
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While we weren't catching fish we had plenty to watch. There are always visitors of the bird variety. Then I spotted in the distance some shark feeding action. It went on for quite a time, both guys saw it too. It was too far for a picture but when they moved on you could see where they had been. The water was different and the sand had been stirred. This took place in the bay area.</div>
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Then as Jeff was fishing he spotted 3 manta rays swimming under the bridge. I missed them the first pass but they came back. When they came back there was only 2 but I got a picture.<br />
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Then after a bit Mark got a fish, we had to go get the net to get him up. We also had to hurry because there was a barracuda chasing the fish in. We were quick enough cause we got him up in one piece.<br />
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I got a picture and Mark was kind enough to give it to us. So when we got home Jeff had to clean it. We will be having fish for supper sometime this week.<br />
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Tuesday November 26- Didn't get to the beach this morning for the sunrise but we were down fairly early to take the kayaks out. We are trying to work with the tides today. When we got down to the water, it looked amazing.The tide was a bit high. So a fishing we will go.....<br />
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Again it was tough fishing, but we still had a great time. We did get 3 keepers. The water started getting a bit rough for me so I headed in to a area that had some protection. I found a spot where at least I was getting some bites. Well not only was I getting bites but I spotted a manatee. So what is funner than watching those critters....nothing.<br />
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So we had a great day on the water. It was our last day out there this trip. We were very lucky with the weather this year. Lots of kayak time. When we got back in we got busy cleaning up the boats. We will load them up another day. Then we got cleaned up. We have decided to take our fish that we caught to Lorelei's. They will prepare your fish, give you a couple sides for $8.95 each. Jeff got his blackened. I got mine fried. The fish was so good. The sides were ok. The best part was no mess to clean up. We arrived early, hit happy hour and missed the crowd. After eating we moved to the back to listen to the music and watch the sunset.<br />
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Wednesday November 27- Went to watch the sunrise and then back to get cleaned up. Heading to Key West again. We were going to go on the Marathon Lady but couldn't get a spot on the back. We also figured it would be busy because of the holiday. We will go again next year if we are lucky enough to get another site here.<br />
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We ordered one breakfast and split it. We both had plenty to eat and it was all very good. The next thing we had planned was to go to the Hemingway House. We stood in line for just a bit and got a tour that started just as we walked in. The guide was a bit annoying. She did give you lots of information though. The tour didn't take too long and then you could wonder around and look more. It cost $14.00 each and they only took cash. We did some further exploring and then left.<br />
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We walked around a little more and it just kept getting busier so we headed back. We did start loading some of our stuff up. Don't want to have to do all of it tomorrow after our Thanksgiving dinner.<br />
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Thursday November 28- Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I started my day like most when I'm here by walking to the beach. You never know what the sunrise will look like but it's never the same and never disappoints.<br />
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I came back and started preparing our Thanksgiving dinner. We had a turkey breast in the instant pot, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing and asparagus...oh and hot rolls. Everything turned out really good. We ate our meal around noon. Then we just ate it again later. After eating we finished up the loading up of stuff. We want to get a early start tomorrow. Thinking traffic might be bad. We talked with all the kids and grand kids. We had a real nice day.</div>
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Friday November 29- The last sunrise this morning. We had a pretty one too. Then we hooked up, pulled out, dumped and headed north. The trip on highway 1 was fairly good. No stop and starts and everyone seemed to be courteous. Then we jumped on the turn pike and we noticed that the traffic picked up and so did the stupid. We had some crazy drivers out there and we were super happy when we arrived in Wellington and pulled into Lion Country Safari.<br />
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They drove us to our site which is #82. We were at this site 2 years ago and liked it. We are on the end of the row. The park is especially busy because families are here enjoying the long weekend.<br />
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We got stuff set up and did some relaxing. We both thought the drive was tiring. Since I had to set up inside I went ahead and got my Christmas stuff out. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.<br />
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Saturday November 30- This morning I got busy. First we needed to make a grocery store run. Then I came back and started the laundry. I used the laundry facility for the sheets and towels. I did the rest of our laundry here then took them up to dry. I also got busy cleaning up inside. Jeff put up the sun shade outside and anchored it down. It is really nice sitting out there. Since we were busy most of the day we decided to go in and get pizza. We saw a new one right by the store which is super close to the park. It is called Fire Up Pizza. It is similar to Blaze Pizza. It was really good.<br />
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Sunday December 1- We got up this morning and we both wanted to drive over to Jupiter to attend Generation Church. The traffic again was a little busy. We got a very warm reception. It felt great to be back in attendance. We love this church.<br />
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After church we decided to get back to the park. It is starting to clear out around here. Since it was such a nice day I thought I would go enjoy the pool. I think there was 5 people there. It was nice. I saw our friends Jeffrey and Maren pull in. As I was going home I gave them a wave and let them get set up. They came down later and we had a happy hour. We caught up. Maren was having us to dinner so they went back and we joined them for dinner. We had a nice dinner and made an early night of it.<br />
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Monday December 2- I wanted to do some errands this morning. That means shopping so Jeff decided to stay back. I did most of the Christmas shopping before we left Iowa. I still need to get some Christmas pajamas for Ashton. So I took off and found all that was on my list and more. I got some things to decorate the Christmas tree I've decided to get. I also got Ruby a new Christmas outfit.<br />
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Before heading home I stopped and got a tree at the store. When I got home the guy Jeff had talked to about restoring the outside of our rig had come back. Looks like he will be starting on it tomorrow. He will remove all the old wax and oxidation before putting something on it to make it shine again.<br />
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I found a spot to put my tree and started on the decorating. I will have to go get lights tomorrow.<br />
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Tuesday December 3- Jeff had some errands to run early before Adrian shows up. I took off again to get some lights, and a few more Christmas things. Jeff stayed around the rig in case Adrian needed any thing. We had to close up the slides on the back side while he worked on it. I didn't take a picture before but we could really see a big difference. Here are what it looked like after.<br />
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He finished that side and also worked on the front cap and end cap. They look great too. He will be back tomorrow to work on the other side. It is the worse one. I did take some pictures of those.<br />
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On the picture on the left you can't really notice how faded the decals are. We know that they won't be coming back to full color but he sure makes the rest look nice. I finished up my Christmas tree and I love it. It makes me smile when I look at it.<br />
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Wednesday December 4- I got up early and started putting together chili for supper. We have company coming over. Yesterday with the slides shut all day it made things difficult inside. Today we had the other slide in. That made it really difficult because to get to the living room area you had to climb over the kitchen counter top. That's not as easy as it used to be. I tried to stay around here but I ended up running to the post office. I mailed off Ashton's gift and all my Christmas ornaments. It surprises me how much it costs to mail stuff. At least I'm all done with everything now. Adrian finished up in good time. I got to put everything back where it belongs. I had plenty of time before our company arrived. We think our rig looks lots better. Here are the pictures after....</div>
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Thursday December 5- I'm another year older today. We had plans to try and get a spot at Curry Hammock today. We even asked our friends to try for us. Well it seemed like neither of us had luck but then Jeff got it. He had a bit of a problem trying to get the information in. They have changed things on Reserve America. Since we volunteer now he doesn't have to use that as often, so he's gotten rusty. He finally got it and we were both excited. It gets harder every year. I also got a message from the kids to say they had made it to Hawaii. Seth, Katie and the kids are on vacation there. I always worry until they land. I also started cutting fabric for my next quilt. We hung around here for most of the day. Then about supper time we headed over to Wellington Amphitheater. First we checked out the food trucks and got us a bite to eat. Of course the one I wanted to be there was not. Then we put our chairs down and waited for the music to start. It wasn't as crowded as usual. It was a lot cooler too. The band came on and played. They were good musicians but the music they played wasn't our favorite, too much disco.<br />
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We had planned to go to the movie but we were late getting there so we decided to go another day. Since we were already there we walked around the mall a little. Then we went across the way and stopped at a music store Jeff discovered last year. Well we ended up talking to the owner and he kind of explained how the live music works. They have a restaurant/coffee shop/bar in the front of the store. At night they have live music quite often. He was telling us that there was a guy playing tonight that was really good. So we changed our plans and we are going back to have dinner and music. We even made reservations because he said it would be busy. Well fast forward a few hours and we arrive to get our table and the girl doesn't have any reservation for us. The tables all have reserved on them. She said there was one table or we could sit on the couch. We picked the couch. It was going to be a way better seat to watch the music. We got supper and it was really good and so were the prices. They have a very limited menu. So it made it rather easy to pick. The owner was right Rob Arenth really knew how to play the guitar. His singing was great too. It was a nice evening in a unique atmosphere.<br />
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Saturday December 7- We kind of had a late night last night. We got up and made breakfast then decided to take the dogs up to the doggy park to run. They are always on leash. We arrived and no doggy's were there, which is good. Our dogs aren't all that friendly. Jeff brought the frisbee and the dogs were super excited to play, they kept barking. They had a great time.<br />
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The rest of the day we hung around here. It was really warm and sunny so I decided to go up to the pool. I sat in the chair for a while but got really hot. I got up to get in the pool to cool off. It was cooler than normal. I really like this pool because the maintain such a nice temperature. Well it seems they have a broken heater. You sure can tell. I came back and we just hung out around here.<br />
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Sunday December 8- We decided to make the trip over to Generation Church again this week. We have a few things we want to check on in the area. So first church. Then we drove to the Hobe Sound Wildlife Preserve so Jeff could purchase his national park pass. Well when we got there it was closed. Who would have thought they wouldn't be open. So that was a fail. Then we went to Jonathan Dickinson to see where this campsite is we might have to use. When Jeff was making reservations we had a oops. We have one day with no site to stay. Well we aren't sure if this is going to work for us. So another fail. Then we were going to make one more stop, but first we thought we would get a bite for lunch. We went to Blaze Pizza which is right on the way. We ordered our pizza's and Jeff's wasn't cooked all the way...fail. So off to the West Jupiter RV Park. We just wanted to see if this would work for us. First for maybe the day we need and maybe for later in case of emergency. Well it is really tight. It looks like they really pack them in there. Then there wasn't anyone in the office to talk to anyhow. Fail, don't think this is going to be for us either. So we still have the problem. I'm making a call on Monday to see if we can get something else. So that's that, another 2 weeks in the books.<br />
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Monday November 11- Got up early and walked Miss Ruby. Then I took off for the dreaded Walmart run. We found if you go early you avoid a whole lot of problems. It was quick, not busy and even got a great parking spot. When I got home Jeff decided he wanted to go to lunch at the new Blaze Pizza. When we left here last year they were still building it. We got there early and missed the crowd. We had a great lunch it was yummy. They even had my blood orange lemonade...yum.<br />
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Thursday November 14- Another cloudy day. We got a walk in and a bike ride before loading them on the bike rack for traveling tomorrow. I worked on my ornaments again making some good progress. Then I decided to give Belle her hair cut. I think it will be hot down in the Keys and she really needs a cut. After loading up most of our stuff we fixed up some supper. Then we headed to The Tequesta Brewing Company. Jason Montero is playing there tonight. When we got there the place was hopping. We did get a place to sit which was perfect to watch him play. This place isn't really set up for live music. I don't think most of those people were there to listen to him. He always does a great job. Then we called it a night.</div>
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Our trip down was interesting. We had more than usual traffic. Then when we got on highway 1, it seems there is some kind of bicycle ride. There are lots of bikes so every time someone goes past them they slow down. Some of the cyclist were very brave that's for sure. The good thing is, we know where we are going and have been here many times. Once you get on highway 1 you can't really get loss unless you drive by the park. It is one of our favorite parks. We arrived in a timely fashion and rolled right in to our site. We have #4. It is a really large site. Then we started getting stuff out. We are going to be here for 2 weeks so we are getting some stuff out this time. Just as we are finishing up it is clouding up. I sat down to relax and that's when the sprinkles started.<br />
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Saturday November 16-The first thing I did was make my way down to the beach to watch the sunrise. Today it was really too cloudy to see any of those beautiful colors. So I just enjoyed the critters that were there to check out the sunrise as well. Then back to get a hold of the birthday boy.<br />
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Happy 39th Birthday to this guy...our baby, Justin. So the first thing that had to happen was a sweet singing of Happy Birthday to him. Then we finished getting stuff down. We got the bikes off and the kayaks down. It was nice out there today but the wind was a bit much. Jeff wanted to go out in the kayaks. At first I wasn't going to go but I changed my mind and went. That turned out to be a bad idea. It was way too windy for me. Our site is right next to a path down to the water. We just loaded up the kayaks and headed down.<br />
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As you can see the damage from the hurricane 2 years ago is still very apparent. These will never be the same. It really has changed the fishing spot we loved, and not in a good way.<br />
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The reason the water looks so calm in these pictures is because the island was blocking all the wind. The ride back was a bit bumpy for me. Didn't get any fish either. We made it back and got cleaned up. Then we went to a new place, for us....Havanna Jack's. It is super close to the park. We even got a hold of some friends we met at Jonathan Dickinson. They were volunteers with us. Now they are down here at a park working. So we met them. It was a nice evening. We got to catch up and enjoy a pizza that was super good. Oh yeah they also had the Iowa Hawkeye game on. They won... </div>
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Sunday November 17-A cold front came through last night and it's cool and cloudy out there. I went down to watch the sunrise again but to many clouds. Took Ruby for a walk and we went down to the day use area.<br />
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Then we came back home and made a trip to town. Jeff wanted to go the hardware store, and we needed to get a few groceries. Then home for lunch. Stayed inside most of the rest of the day. I got busy finishing up my ornaments. I made them all with stick arms but I have already broke more than one. I know when I ship them they probably won't survive the trip. I made new arms with wire and added mittens. We fixed supper and called it a day.<br />
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Monday November 18- Got up early today. We are going out on The Marathon Lady this morning. We got a perfect day weather wise that's for sure. The boat had a good group of friendly people. We had put our names on the list yesterday, so we got spots on the stern, were they put the chum. We headed out to fish. In the beginning it was a bit cool, but warmed up. The fishing started off a bit slow but there were plenty of fish caught by everyone.<br />
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After landing we get our fish and take them to the cleaning station. They do that for you as well for a small fee. The critters around here seem to know what time they will be doing the fish cleaning. They show up in full force.<br />
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It was a great day out on the water. We came on back and got cleaned up. I couldn't hardly keep my eyes open. I take seasick medicine when I go out in the water and it always zonks me out.<br />
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Tuesday November 19- We almost had a sunrise this morning. The water was what I noticed. It is super flat. We decided to take the kayaks out this morning. We loaded up our stuff and went down to the beach. We were both excited about the water conditions.......perfect.<br />
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We sat sail for a fine day of fishing. Well the fishing wasn't so perfect. We got to cover a lot of water. I don't think I have ever gone out that far before. We caught a few fish but nothing to keep. That didn't stop us from enjoying the day. I had plenty of time to take pictures.<br />
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The water was just crazy pretty. We made our way out and around the island. I thought I saw some bubbles in the water. I thought maybe some fish were working. Next thing I hear a breathy noise, it's a manatee. Now that was a nice surprise. I watched and took some pictures as it swam around.<br />
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Well that was a great way to finish up the day. I love when you run across a neat critter. We made it back and got everything cleaned up including ourselves. Then around 4 o'clock we took off to Lorelei's. It's one of Jeff's favorite places. This restaurant/bar is right on the water in Islamorada. It is about a 35 minute drive from the park. They have a great happy hour and live music. You can also watch the sunset. We arrived found us a table and watched the entertainment. He was very good. We also got to witness a beauty of a sunset.</div>
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Jeff took advantage of happy hour and we both got a bite to eat. It was a nice evening.<br />
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Wednesday November 20- Today I went down to the beach to watch the sunrise and I finally saw the sun. It was a great way to start the day.<br />
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Jeff was thinking he might snorkel while he was here so he started looking for his stuff. He couldn't find his weight belt so that turned in to a big clean out of our basement compartments. We never did find it but we got some cleaning taken care of. It was really nice out so Miss Ruby and I enjoyed some time in my hammock.<br />
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We didn't really have too much planned for today. So I grabbed a chair and went to enjoy a little time at the beach. While there I visited with a nice couple. Then I was just watching the water and this guy swam in to say hi. He even swam back around so I could get another picture.<br />
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I came home and started on our gourmet dinner. Jeff is cooking up some of our catch from our trip on the marathon lady. I worked on the sides. We had a wonderful dinner.<br />
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Thursday November 21- Today is our daughter in-law, Molly's birthday. So our tradition is to call and sing to them. Jeff even grabbed his guitar to accompany me. It was a hit. Then Jeff and I walked the dogs and got dressed. We are making a day trip to Key West today. It is a beautiful day. On the way down we made a quick stop at Sunshine Key RV Resort. That is where our friends Kip and Amanda are working. We just stopped to take a look and Kip was right at the gate. He took us for a quick tour around the park. It offers a lot and the views are very nice.<br />
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After lunch we did some more looking around. Jeff wanted to go to Truman's Little White House. He planned on doing the tour. I was going to look around at the shops while he was doing that.<br />
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I walked down by Mallory Square looking at all the points of interest. I did look at a lot of shops they have scattered about. I took lots of pictures. I think pictures are worth a thousand words..<br />
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I met back up with Jeff and we went for a drink at The Hog Breath Bar. Jeff ordered me a rum punch which was super tastee. We didn't stay to long here there was lots of cigar smoking going on. We left and did some more looking on Duvall Street.<br />
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It was a great day to walk around and take in the sites. The weather was perfect too. We made it home in time for supper. I definitely made my steps today.<br />
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Friday November 22- I went down to watch the start of the day. It was pretty. It is cloudy today. Since we don't have a full hook up Jeff needed to dump the grey water. I need to do some laundry. Well I think there was a 10% chance of rain. I had my clothes hanging out and it sprinkled. Not lots but on and off. It started clearing up about lunch time. We decided to take the kayaks out for a bit. The water wasn't too rough. The fishing was tough but it still was a nice day on the water. Today we saw a turtle out there.<br />
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I came back in when I ran out of bait. It was warming up out there. The clouds were making way for the sunshine. After supper walked down to watch the day end.....<br />
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Saturday November 23- Back down to the beach to welcome the day. Jeff even came with today. Not only did Jeff come but I packed up Ruby too. We brought the whole viewing audience.<br />
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It was a good one to see. We really didn't have too much planned to do today. I went down and sat on the beach for a bit. It's really nice today. It's sunny but there is a nice breeze. We couldn't get the Iowa Hawkeye game today so we thought we would go to a bar and watch. Went to Havanna Jack's because last Saturday they had it on. Well, not today. They didn't get that channel. So we didn't hang around there. We came back home and hung out here. We have already been here for over a week, We will be moving on come Friday.<br />
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Sunday November 24-Hello Sunday.....I went down really early, about 1/2 hour before sunrise to see this. The wind changed directions and there is lots of trash on the beach. They really keep it picked up nice I just beat everyone down here today. I even found 3 buoys.....It was high tide this morning. Jeff said let's go out early in the kayaks. We ate and headed back down to the water. It started out really calm so we took off in the other direction today. We did lots of exploring. I found more buoys. We caught some fish but nothing we kept. We had a great day on the water. It was starting to warm up so back in we went.<br />
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I put my stepper on my my mirage drive, the system that paddles our kayak. We definitely made our steps today. We spent the rest of our Sunday hanging out at site #4 in Curry Hammock. Did I say how much we like our site here? It is so private and this park is so quiet. Til next time.......<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-62923611948582299672019-11-18T15:08:00.000-08:002019-11-18T15:08:46.369-08:00The Southern Journey Continues......Monday October 28- Boy what a difference a day makes. Yesterday it was sunny, warm and light breeze. Today it is cloudy, gray and really cool. It looks very gloomy. We knew we would go in to town today. We needed to fuel up and also we wanted to go for lunch. Benton is a small town with the best Pizza Hut. We say it every time we stop and so far it remains true. It is a super small piazza hut and it has a small town feel to it. The bread sticks are awesome and so is the pizza. Love it!<br />
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While in town we stopped at Walmart, not going to be making many grocery stops for a few days so we needed to get necessities. We came on home and Jeff had to go fuel up the truck too. We took the dogs for a walk and while walking we spotted something sort of interesting. It seems we have lots of hunters here and one of them had a good morning because hanging from the tree was a deer. I know we are from Iowa but never can get used to that.<br />
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Tuesday October 29- Not going anywhere today. It is rainy and cold out there. It is a perfect day to stay in and blog. I also did some quilting. This cool weather is really helping the process of my latest quilt. We also put away stuff for traveling tomorrow. It is suppose to rain the whole way. I just hope we can get out of here before it starts pouring.<br />
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Wednesday October 30- And we are off..... We had everything put away but we still had to hook up and dump. The rain held off almost until we finished those tasks. We drove thru rain most of the trip. Some times it lightened up to just sprinkles, but most of the time it was raining or pouring. We were on the road by 8:15 and arrived in Nashville at 12:15. We took a couple stops at rest areas along the way. We pulled in to site #811 and got set up. The rain did stop for us to set up which was nice. You could tell they have had plenty of rain with all the puddles around us. After getting settled we went to get us tickets to The Grand Ole Opry. We had planned on going tonight but didn't want to get tickets ahead in case something came up. After getting the tickets we came back and cleaned up. Then before the show we went for supper at The Cracker Barrel. It was good. Then we headed to the show. I'm not sure how many times we have been to Nashville and have never gone to The Grand Ole Opry. It was a must. So this trip was the perfect time. We were excited to attend.<br />
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We aren't huge country music fans but love live music. The way the show is it has something for everyone. They even had a comedian, who was really funny. Each show is broadcast live on the radio. They even have an announcer that does commercials...funny. The line up for tonight was Jeannie Seely, Rhonda Vincent, Exile, Charlie Worsham, Henry Cho, Ricky Skaggs and Chris Janson. Each one comes out and does 3 or 4 songs. The sound is excellent and even with all the different groups it went really smooth. I think they have been doing this for awhile. They also bring the audience in. It was a fun night in a super cool venue. Everyone should go once.<br />
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Thursday October 31- Happy Halloween.....It rained all night long, it didn't want to stop. I used there laundry facilities here in between rains. Jeff took the propane tank to fill at Camping World. We decided to go to the mall today. I was going to look around, Jeff wanted to see a movie. He wasn't to impressed with the movie and I didn't buy one thing. So that was our Halloween. We did get a couple pictures of the kids in there costumes....and of course Ruby.<br />
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In Iowa they recieved snow on Halloween....now that's quite a trick....<br />
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Friday November 1- Brrrr it got really cold last night, down to 28 degrees. That's cold. The good news is today we have sunshine and no wind. It is suppose to warm up to mid 50's. We called for a shuttle to pick us up at 10 a.m. We had a quick trip in because they didn't make as many stops as usual. When we arrived Jeff wanted a coffee. Then we took off for a walk to Hot Hattie's Chicken.<br />
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Saturday November 2- Foggy this morning so we had to wait a bit to get on the road. We wanted an early start to get past all the traffic before everyone gets up. We left at 8:40 traveling to Montgomery Alabama. We arrived at 1:40 at Woods RV. We stay here quite often because it is right off the interstate. All we did here was fuel up. eat supper and go to bed.<br />
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Sunday November 3- Happy Birthday #62 to Jeff. He is not going to have a very good birthday because we are traveling again. It is another long travel day for us. Then we had to fall back. So when we got up it was 5:30 Alabama time. When we got in the car it hadn't been changed so when we left it was 7:30. After thinking about it we just left the time because it was going to change when we got in the eastern time zone. I'm not sure what time it is....Jeff and I had ourselves ready for a really crappy day. This leg of the trip there is no easy way to get there. We had to take a road where you got thru lots of towns, with stop lights. We left so early that it wasn't busy and it wasn't that bad. It still was a long trip. The funny thing when we got to the interstate...10. This was busier than we have ever seen it. We pulled into our park. Ragans Family Campground. This to was formerly a Yogi Bear Park. The place was pretty empty and they have super easy sites, just pull in, plug in and you are done. Again this place is right off the interstate so that helps too.<br />
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Monday November 4- One more day of traveling and we get a little break. Both of us are ready for that. It was a fairly easy trip today. The route wasn't complicated and most of it was interstate. We also didn't have too many miles to go. We didn't have to leave early today so we thought we would go for breakfast at the Waffle House. It was just right up the road. Well that turned out to be a big mistake. This was the worst Waffle House we have ever been to. Yuck, not a good breakfast at all. We were on the road around 8:30 and arrived at Lake Louisa State Park around 12:30. The trip went pretty good but toward the end of the trip the tail lights on the rig weren't working. I tried to stay right behind Jeff then for sure. We got our paperwork and drove the 3 miles to the campground and our site #40. It is a back in site, actually I think we have been in this one before. We have been at this park before but it has been awhile. We have a full hook up. We are right across from the shower house.<br />
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Tuesday November 5- Today we are staying put. I needed to groom the pups. Belle needed to be combed and trimmed. Ruby needed a bath. That's quite a chore. She loves the bath, but after she really sheds. Her hair is so thick it takes quite a while blow drying her.</div>
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One more thing, I finished the quilting process on my quilt. I just have to bind it. It is always exciting to finish that process. It's like reading a book. You can't wait to finish it but when you do you kind of miss it.....<br />
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Wednesday November 6- Today I started the day with a walk with Ruby. Then I came back and cut fabric for binding. I pressed it and got it all ready for sewing. We got ready and took a road trip. First we went to The Showcase of Citrus. It is just right up the road. They have frozen orange juice. So I got one of them.<br />
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Then we drove to Disney Springs. It is not far from the park. We found us a parking spot and headed in. It has been a while since we've been here. It seems to get bigger every time. It is a shopping area with lots of restaurants, stores, and activities to spend money on. It wasn't overly crowded so that was good. It started out cloudy but when the sun came out it got really warm. We looked around at all the stuff. We had a good time. We picked our lunch spot....The Earl of Sandwich. We both were surprised how good. We looked some more and then went back to the campground.<br />
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On our way home we fueled up the car and stopped at the store. We had leftovers for supper and then I got busy sewing the binding on. I actually couldn't put it down. I finished it. So here is the finished product.<br />
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Thursday November 7- It is another warm one out there. Today we are meeting Sandy. She used to be married to my step brother. She lives in the area and invited us to meet for coffee. We had just been texting. She never gave me the name of the coffee house. She just texted me that it was in the Hancock Commons across from the Starbucks. I thought I could just look it up. When I looked it up, well I had the wrong one. So we were kind of lost. Well in the end we found each other and had a nice long visit. It was nice to catch up.<br />
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When we got back I decided to use the laundry facilities here. The bad news is the one in the shower house across from us is broke. I had to use the one in the next loop. So instead of walking over I had to load up the stuff in the car.<br />
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Friday November 8- Today started out really nice day. Went for a bike ride and sat outside a bit. We had a visitor.<br />
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The afternoon was nice. It did cloud up and sprinkle some but I had my umbrella. It is cooling off a little too. Jeff enjoyed the movie and I enjoyed my shopping.<br />
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Sunday November 10- Today we are driving to Jonathan Dickinson State Park, not to volunteer but to camp for a few days before heading on to the Keys. The trip wasn't going to be a long one, probably about 3 hours. We made a couple stops so it took longer. Both of us thought it seemed way longer than it was. We arrived and found our site #49. Jeff backed her in and we set up. Really a pretty day. I took Ruby for a walk after we set up. I took a few pictures.<br />
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Monday October 14- Today we woke up to cold temperatures but sunny skies. There was no wind either. We weren't in any hurry to get on the road because this trip was short. We are driving to Keokuk Iowa, our home town. We watched at our neighbors, The Griffey's take off. Then we finished packing up and said our good byes. We even had a couple bald eagles flying over our site like they were saying good bye.<br />
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We landed at Hickory Haven Campground around 1:30 and pulled in to site #9. It was a full hook up, and a pull through site. The TV wasn't so good. We couldn't believe how few local channels that came in. Jeff did get the dish set up which gave us some options. Our neighbors were Dave and Sharon Johnson, friends from our church here in Keokuk. We both were super busy but said our hellos quick saying we would get together later. After we got everything set up we headed in to town. We had made plans to meet our friend Coy at V's. I went all through grade school with her. It just happens to be her birthday so we took her out for supper. We had a great time catching up.<br />
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Tuesday October 15- This morning we took the car to Goodyear to get the oil changed. That's one thing good about small towns they don't rob you on the basic things. Jeff had a coupon for him to save $10.00 on a oil change, they gave him $20.00 off. We walked to a local coffee shop to have some coffee and breakfast while waiting for that. Then we picked up the car and drove around town. It kind of saddens us, it seems to be going down hill. We stopped over to see my sister and brother in-law. Then before heading back to the campground we went to the store for supplies. Then went back in to town to visit some others, and went and said hi to Jeff's brother Rick and his wife Sara. They have a new dog so we got to meet him....a bit rowdy, still a puppy. Then before heading back brought my sister some food. We came back and after dinner we walked across the street to visit with Jeff's brother Fritz and his wife Shawn. As you will notice while we are here in Keokuk we do lots of running visiting with family and friends.<br />
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Wednesday October 16- Today we jumped in the car and took us a road trip to Mt Pleasant. Jeff has been doing some research on manufactured homes. So we went to Davis Homes and looked around. We have stopped here before but we had some questions. We got those answered and looked at some homes they have set up. We aren't ready to buy anything yet but are just looking for options. We got home and I did our laundry at the facilities that they have here. I also made some homemade noodles to use for supper tomorrow. It's been rather cool at there and that sounded good. About supper time we made our way down to the Southside Boat Club. They have Papa Chico's tacos on Wednesday, which are some of the best tacos ever. We met my best friend Judy and her husband down there. Well if you live in a small town you always run in to people you know. We ended up staying there for quite a while. Our food was so good and the prices great. It was a fun evening with friends.<br />
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After breakfast I went to my sisters to clean, and visit.I was trying to make friends with there dog Hawkeye but I don't think he was for it, he bit my finger....ouch. Jeff ran some errands, after he did a few repairs here. For supper I got home and cooked up the noodles with mashed potatoes. Jeff delivered some to my sister and her husband. We ate ours, they turned out extra good. Maybe it was just the weather that made them taste so good. Then Judy came out after work, I offered her some and then we just sat and talked.<br />
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Friday October 18- Didn't have anywhere we had to be early today so we started off slow. I did run in to town to Stan's Bakery to get some cream horns. This bakery has been around forever and have the best cream horns for sure. When I got there I had to take pictures because to see this place, it's like stepping back in time.<br />
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Saturday October 19- Beth stopped out this morning so we caught up with her, and what her kids are doing. Then after lunch Sue called and invited us over to visit. Her husband Mike worked with Jeff at the fire station, they are also parents of Teri, who came to visit last night. It's a small town we lived in. They live in the country and while we were talking we had some visitors show up. They have about 6 deer that are around quite often.<br />
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We said our good byes and went in to town. We stopped at The Elks to crash a retirement party for a police officer Jeff knew. We saw lots of people there we knew, so guess....yes we talked to quite a few of them. Then we called it a night.<br />
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Sunday October 20- Today is the last day we will be in Keokuk. We started off the day by going to church. We went back to the church we attended 20 plus years when we lived here, NTCC.<br />
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Here we saw people that we haven't seen for quite a while. Some really near and dear friends. It was nice to see them all. After church came home and did some baking and made a casserole to take to my sister. I also caught up all my laundry. We drove in to drop off the food and said our good byes to my sister Dru and her husband Jay. We have been spending a lot of time with them this time. Jay has ALS, found out right after he retired. This guy has always done everything for everybody. So now its our turn to do what we can. We went back home and look who pulled in.....Ben and Rhonda Wharton. We seem to see them every time we come to Hickory Haven. When the pulled in Judy was out here. She stopped by on her way home to say good bye. Well we ended up saying more than good bye. When she left we went over and talked to Ben and Rhonda. They have the exact same rig as us, it was weird seeing us both parked next to each other. We had a busy day for sure. Tomorrow we move on down the road a bit.<br />
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Monday October 21- Well last night we got quite a bit of rain. We thought maybe we would have to deal with it today. It had stopped when we got up but it sprinkled a little. We didn't have to delay are leaving though. We packed up, hooked up and got ready to go. Ben and Rhonda came out to say good bye. The sun came out and it was a pretty day.<br />
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Just like that our stay at Hickory Haven is over...next stop Ray Behrens<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span>Mark Twain Lake.<br />
We hit the road at 9:30, we arrived around 11. It was a good time to pull in. There were lots of walk in sites available. We picked site #2B. These sites are long and paved. We also got a full hook up. We were happy to arrive here the wind picked up on our way down. It was blowing right at us so our gas mileage was horrible. Good thing we weren't going far. It is pretty down here with the colors of fall just showing up. I got a couple picks when we drove in.<br />
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We got all set up and just hung around here. I took Ruby for a walk. We were so busy in Keokuk we are ready for a couple days of doing no running.<br />
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Tuesday October 22- Today was cleaning day. The roads were wet so the rig, truck and car are all filthy. I needed to do some cleaning inside. Jeff went outside. He had to wait for it to warm up a bit. It was really a pretty day. The wind was crazy today. After cleaning I took Ruby for a walk and looked at all the colorful trees. This is a pretty park. We got here just in time because the campers have been pulling in like crazy.<br />
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The rest of the day we hung around here. We had made plans to go the Larry and Francie's house for lunch tomorrow. She called today and said she had to go out of town to help with her grandson. Now we will be meeting Larry for lunch in Perry.<br />
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Wednesday October 23- This morning the wind has died down, so Jeff had a campfire this morning. We enjoyed our coffee out by the fire. Since Ruby does not like campfires she got a walk this morning.<br />
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We left to take a short ride to Perry. It's only about 6 or 7 miles. We met Larry...aka Rosebud at the 4 way stop. There is only one in town. Then we told us of our options. We decided to go to The Junction. We got a table and got to talking. They have just retired last year and he had some questions. We also got caught up on all the family stuff too. He is always a hoot to be around. We stayed longer than everyone. I think we were the only ones left in the restaurant. We said our good byes. Jeff and Rosey decided to skip the sailboat ride this time. The weather just wouldn't cooperate. It was either way to windy or the temperatures were too cold.<br />
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Thursday October 24- It's cool again today and gray. They are calling for dropping temps today. A high in the 40's. We had plans to meet the Crumrine's for lunch in Hannibal. Well if you go to Hannibal, and you are a quilter, you stop at The Hickory Stick. It is my favorite quilt store. I was excited to go, for sure. So we left early so I could have plenty of time to look around.<br />
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As usual this place does not disappoint. When I walk in my eyes don't know where to land. There is so much to see and so let the exploring begin. I fell in love with this snowman quilt on the wall. I found the kit but it seemed a bit much and wasn't sure if I could do the applique part. I bought some fabric for my next quilt project. I'll just have to think about it.<br />
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We had a nice lunch and great conversation. It is always nice to get with old friends and catch up. This is a wonderful young family.<br />
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Before heading back to the campground I had more more stop I wanted to make. Francie had told me about a Ben Franklin store in Monroe City. She said it has lots of fabric. Jeff took me and it was amazing. I have never seen so much fabric and craft stuff in a store. It was a great find and I will definitely be back.<br />
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Friday October 25- We are staying put today. I needed to do some baking. I'm taking some stuff to Keokuk tomorrow. I made sugar cookies and a peach pie. Jeff wanted a haircut. He also fueled up the truck. We had another campfire before supper.<br />
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Then Jeff and I went to Wayne's BBQ for lunch. The sandwich was really good, the sides ok. Then we headed to Keokuk. First we went back to see Dru and Jay. That's who I made the pie and cookies for. The good thing was we all got to enjoy a piece of pie. After visiting for a bit we left to go to The Elks. That is where the annual fire fighter picnic is. We were early but we had plenty of folks to visit with. We weren't sure anyone was going to show up. They did and it was a really nice group. It was one of the best picnic for awhile. They had a good turn out and they stayed around and visited for a while. We are sure glad we made the trip back. It was a really great day.<br />
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Sunday October 27- Today we travel. We are heading south just a little bit more. We are going to Gun Creek Campground. It is a Corp of Engineer park on Rend Lake. We have stayed here many times. When we pulled in the place was busier than we expected. Jeff had done some research and found a site he was hoping to use. The site is reservable and it was available. We backed in to site #79. It is paved, but no sewer or water hook up. We are only staying a few days so it is fine. Our view is worth it. Here are a few shots of the area.<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-29611223843575530402019-10-24T13:55:00.000-07:002019-10-24T13:55:05.222-07:00Last Post From Pleasant CreekMonday September 30- Last day of the month..it's starting to really feel like Fall. I didn't want to get up out of bed today. Hung around here all day today, working on inside stuff. I did pictures, the blog, and did some drawing up of birthday cakes I will need to make before leaving. We had some visitors later on. The Griffey's came over and talked. They have been extra busy since pulling in. They have sold there house and are trying to get things finished up.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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!!!!<br />
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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.<br />
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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.....<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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<span style="background-color: transparent;"> and h</span>oping that scar tissue will build up and he can get some movement back. The poor thing isn't that old.<br />
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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.<br />
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Thursday October 10- It rained last night and when we woke up, it was still raining. We went to Scott's Restaurant to meet Linda and Mike. They are from church and invited us out for breakfast. It was nice to have some time to visit. We just see them at church and there's never much time. This was our first time here and the food and service were really good. Our company was especially nice. Before heading back we had to stop and get cash so I can finish that up. We loaded up Maddyn's Christmas gifts, her birthday gift and her Halloween stuff. Jeff is going to help Justin take the band equipment to Kinnick Stadium. They are playing before the game this Saturday. I stayed and watched Maddyn. I had to bribe her to try on her Halloween stuff. We didn't put everything on, just the stuff I made in case I needed to alter it.<br />
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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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. </div>
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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...........<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-56296135754155295932019-10-02T08:22:00.000-07:002019-10-02T08:22:28.544-07:00Summer/Fall???Monday September 16- Stay home day. I had cleaning to do. First the shower house then I did some drawers. I like to go through and toss stuff every once in a while. Makes me feel good. I also cleaned the appliances. I got a part ordered fro Maddyn's horse we got her. It was suppose to neigh and go clip clop when they ride it, hers did not. We had a little bit of a surprise today. We had Pam and Marty stop by and visit. They use to camp at this park a lot but now they have a volunteer position at another park. We haven't seen them all season. It was nice to catch up with them. It was also a hot one out there....summer like.<br />
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Tuesday September 17- Today we went in to the church to help out with the food pantry. We get food given by different vendors. We get it packed up and ready for distribution tomorrow. After finishing we stopped and picked up some supplies. First we went to Thiesens. This is what I saw walking in.<br />
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I don't know how many of you have tried this pretzels but they are awesome........I'm not even a pretzel fan. Our son had some and told me to try them. I did and boy was that a mistake, they are addictive. We also stopped at Target before making our way back. Again, feeling like summer. When I got home I did some laundry while it was so warm out and breezy. Didn't take any tie to dry. I also gave Belle her haircut. It was quite a chore. It was warm out there but we found a shady spot.<br />
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Wednesday September 18- Another hot one...I went in to help at the food pantry. I had never made it in on Wednesday. They asked because some regulars were gone on vacation. I went but Jeff had to take both dogs to the vet. Time for shots and they needed heart worm meds. Stayed around here the rest of the day. We had some weather roll in later in the afternoon.<br />
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On the radar it looked like it was going to be really bad but it broke up before it made it here. On another note it is Wednesday and we still have 2 walk in sites available. That hasn't happened all year.<br />
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Thursday September 19- Woke up to a really rainy day. I also noticed Miss Ruby was not herself. She didn't bark at all, not even at Belle. She was also very quiet, didn't eat her food. She just wanted to lay around. I picked her up and she actually would let me snuggle her. She doesn't let you snuggle her unless it's her idea. I picked her up and she was so snugly. I held her most of the morning. I felt bad sitting her down. So that's what I did most of the day. I looked up to see if those shots could cause this. It isn't that uncommon for that so that made me feel a little better. We just watched her real close.<br />
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Friday September 20- Jeff got up and started the truck up and the light came on AGAIN. So we called the dealership and see if he could bring it right over. The last time it went off before we could get there. So he took it over, on his way over the DEF light came on too. Well they told Jeff it is not under warranty but that's not what the book says. They also extended the warranty on the DEF stuff. Well Jeff left the truck and came on back. We will see what comes of that. We hope it's covered because it will be over $600.00. In the afternoon I took Jeff over to Justin's so he could ride down to his show tonight. I'm going to wait for Judy to get here before I go. While I was in town I went ahead and picked up my prescriptions. I also grabbed me a sandwich and went home to wait for Judy to arrive. When she got here, her and I went down to Dirty Shirley's to watch Wellstrung. Jeff was there and so was Jan and Jerry. Judy's sister and her husband. They are camping at another park and we planned on getting together. It was a fun night but a late one for us.<br />
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Saturday September 21- Morning came quick. It is a gray day...kind of like Fall. It is the first day of Fall. The park is just about full. After taking care of the shower house we got ready to take Jeff over to pick up the truck. They called yesterday later in the afternoon but Jeff was gone so I told them we would be over in the morning to get it. I guess it was covered because there was no bill. So that is good. We went to town for a bit. Judy wanted to go to Sam's. We got a few things. We found a really cute kitchen set for Maddyn's Christmas. Then we came back home for just a little bit. We ate and then we went in the The Stable...hockey season is here...well preseason any how. We met Jan and Jerry. Seth and the kids came too. We found our seats, which was super easy cause there weren't that many people there. It was a fun game for sure. It was very close the whole game.<br />
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With about 3 minutes left the other team tied it up. So at the end of regulation it was tied. Then they had a 5 minute 3 on 3 that ended in a tie. So next they had a shoot out....Riders WIN!!!!! So exciting.<br />
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Sunday September 22- It rained all night long and was still going when we got up. It pretty much rained on and off all day. We got dressed and went to church. Our lead Pastor announced that he would be stepping down in 2 years. They will move Marcus up. After church we came on home to fix a nice lunch before Judy had to head for home. After eating we cleaned up the mess and visited until Judy had to go. She really likes her quilt I made for her.<br />
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Monday September 23- Big Day today. Jeff and I are heading to Clear Lake Iowa to watch Robert Plant perform at The Surf Ballroom. We decided to take Ruby with us because we can crate her. Belle on the other hand has never been crated and barks a lot at hotels. We took her over to Justin's and dropped her off. There dogs are crated during the day so she didn't have to deal with them all day. She is kind of a recluse. Not really liking other dogs. Then we went on our way. After having a fall like weekend today....summer again. We arrived in Clear Lake and got lunch at Culver's they have seating outside and it was shady. Then I looked up and our hotel is right behind Culver's. So after eating we went and checked in. We set up Ruby's crate and left her there to go and see where this place is located. It is just right up the road a bit. We went in and looked a bit but we couldn't see much because they had some of it closed down doing sound check stuff.<br />
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Then we went back to get Ruby. She was whining. Never done that before. We both noticed she wasn't all that comfy here. We decided to take her with us and go downtown. Thought if we walked her around and got her tired out she would sleep when we go to the show. We walked her down by the water and around the nice little downtown. Went back to the hotel and tried to get Ruby comfy there. Jeff went and got us something to eat and brought it back to the room. Then it was time to head to the show. We tucked Ruby in to her crate, gave her a cookie and told her we would be right back. What we had going for us was most of the people staying here tonight were also at the show.<br />
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We drove to the venue and found a place to park. We waited in line but it moved fairly quickly. Then we got in and we are going to be standing. We knew that but now we could see what it would be like. We looked around of a lot of the memories on the walls. We found were they are selling t-shirts and we both got one. Then we found a spot where we thought we could stay and watch the show. This is a super neat venue with lots of history. This is the place that Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper performed before getting in that plane and crashing not far from here....the day the music died. They don't make places like this anymore that's for sure. We noticed that all the people working the show where really friendly. Jeff said he never had to wait in line for a drink. The prices were surprisingly low. Our son Seth bought us the tickets for our mother/father's day gifts. We waited for the show to start and the people just kept coming in. The place was packed by the time it started. It was a wonderful show, the sound was great and most of the crowd were having fun without being rude. It was a bit warm in there. Since it was such a small place it was easy to get out and back to our hotel. It was a nice night. When we got back I thought I heard Ruby but we didn't have a note on our door or message on the phone so I guess she behaved. She really surprised us with the way she acted. We thought it wouldn't bother her but I think it did.<br />
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Tuesday September 24- Woke up to Justin's morning call. Both of us slept really good in this bed, which is weird cause we usually hate hotel beds. The hotel offered breakfast so we had a bite to eat before loading up to go. Before heading toward home we decided to go see the crash site of the Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, and Richie Valens. We had gotten a map to give us directions to get there. It is on private property. It is marked by a giant pair of glasses. Then you park your car along the road and walk back about 1/2 mile to the actual site. It was a beauty of a day. They really had it maintained nice. Someone is mowing the path. So Jeff, I and Ruby made our way back to take a look.<br />
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We took off for home making a stop in Cedar Falls for coffee. We got home and unloaded all our stuff. Jeff went over and got Belle. She was super glad to see us. Justin told us she acted weird. I guess our dogs are home bodies. Made us some soup for supper. We were both ready for some home cooking.<br />
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Wednesday September 25- Today we started the process of getting stuff put away for the winter. Jeff washed both of the vehicles. We loaded up the big chairs that we leave at the kids place. We actually gave them to them this year. I also put away some of the stuff I have outside for decorations. I guess I'm getting ready to go. We are going to drop off this stuff then we will be watching Maddyn tonight. So our next stop was Justin and Molly's house to spend some time with Maddyn. We brought over her new kitchen set. Thought we could start putting it together when she went to bed. After her supper Jeff took her for a bike ride...she likes that.<br />
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We also took her down to ride her rocking horse. It has the sound in it now. I think she likes it too.<br />
After she went to bed I went down and took all the pieces of that kitchen set out. It was pretty overwhelming with all the pieces and all the instructions. Needless we didn't get much done on it. Jeff thinks he needs to start early on that. So maybe another day.<br />
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Thursday September 26- It was a cool one out there this morning. I took Ruby for a walk and stopped to talk to Jim, another volunteer up on the 2nd loop. He told me Wanda left. Hmmm didn't know that. When I got back we went to town to get some groceries. Jeff stopped at Goodyear to see about getting the oil changed in the car. They said they could do it today at 2:30. We decided to hang around and get it done before going home. We went to the brand new Farm & Fleet. It was big....not my favorite store but I'm sure others will enjoy. Well we made a few other stops before going back to Goodyear. Well when Jeff went to drop it off there was a bit of a mix up. They had advertised on the board out front that oil changes for $30.00 ours was going to be 80. We use synthetic oil so it is going to be way more. Well we changed our minds and headed back. We put stuff away and relaxed the rest of the afternoon. We had new neighbors pull in behind us. The Griffey's are back. They used to camp here a lot but this year they had a volunteer position in Minnesota. They are finished and sold there home. Now they have to get rid of everything inside before closing on the house. So we said hi and let the get set up. We had plans to go to North Liberty tonight and listen to Wellstrung. They are playing at a new spot for them, The Tin Roost. They played on the patio and it was a really nice area and the weather turned out perfect too.<br />
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Friday September 27- We were woke up last night by Belle. She isn't feeling well. We got up and kept a close eye on her. She was sick all day long. It was a cool rainy day today too. We had planned on going to Justin's early today to put together that kitchen set but with Belle we didn't want to leave her that long. We went over late in the afternoon and I picked up all the pieces and put them back in the box. We are taking it back. We left there and went to get Hailey. She is going to spend the weekend with us. We haven't seen much of them with school going on. We got Sis and took her home. Belle seems to be a bit better but we still are watching her close. Hailey wanted tenderloins for supper so we made that and ate. It was so crappy outside that we stayed in. We played old maid and slap jack.<br />
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Saturday September 28- Belle slept way better last night. I'm not sure I did. We got up early and made Hailey breakfast. After eating and cleaning up the mess I showed Hailey how to play solitaire.<br />
She caught on fairly quickly and thought it was fun....anything to get her off that phone.<br />
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We got ready to go to town. We are going to Seth's place to watch the Hawkeye's play. It was a blow out. With a big win. It was good we went in because Hailey forgot to pack everything she needed. When we went to get her stuff I got a look at her room. So before leaving we got busy finding the floor. That girl is messy. Before coming home we stopped at the store so Hailey could pick out something for supper. She picked out hamburgers. We didn't have any lunch so we at a really early supper. We hung around here the rest of the day....it feels like Fall, so we had us a campfire.<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2680688850418140609.post-11706007707347596652019-09-18T18:08:00.001-07:002019-09-18T18:08:34.596-07:00Last Full Month Here.......Monday September 2- It was another long day here at the park. The long holiday weekend ends today. We watched as the campers rolled out. We still have 11 campers here but most of those go to work everyday. Some don't even come out in the evening. After doing my cleaning tasks at the shower house I came back and did some cleaning here. Since our frig is empty I took advantage and cleaned everything in it. I took out all the rack, drawers, and glass shelves. It is the cleanest it has been for a long while.<br />
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Tuesday September 3- Jeff got on the phone first thing to get an appointment set to fix our frig. He was hoping we could get in next Tuesday but it's going to be Thursday instead. So we have another week without our frig....yikes. Oh well I guess that's why they call it camping. We went back to the church today to help with the food pantry. They get food donated and we bag it up and stock up the shelves for the people to come in tomorrow. After we finished we did a Walmart run. Then Jeff went to a movie and I went to the quilt store and a few shops. I was finished and waiting for him when the movie let out. Then before going home we stopped at the store.<br />
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Wednesday September 4- Happy 3rd Anniversary to our son Justin and wifey Molly.<br />
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Jeff had an appointment set to take the truck in today. The service engine soon light came on last week. He had it tested and they said it was a sensor. Well Jeff looked it up and saw that its was under warranty so had to call a GM dealer. Well when he started the truck today the light wasn't on, it had reset. He went anyway and they said that if the light wasn't on they could scan it and see what was wrong but we would have to pay for that. So Jeff came on back and we will wait for it to come back on. Maybe just sitting around isn't all that healthy for the truck. It was really nice day. It was sunny but there was a feel of fall in the air. Jeff did some waxing on the rig. Then we met Justin at his house when they got off work. They were going out for dinner for there anniversary. We took Maddyn and went out to eat as well. Then we stopped by and saw Ashton and Hailey before bringing her home.<br />
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Thursday September 5- Happy 14th Birthday to our grandson Ashton. We can't believe he is 14 years old. This is a picture right after he was born. He has brought so much joy to our lives. Now he is older and busy so we don't get to see him as much. We stayed around the park today. It was a nice day again. I took Ruby for a nice long walk. Then I did some laundry here. I like to run our washer every once in a while to keep it working. I did some cleaning outside too. We have some family coming up to camp today. Our niece Lindsay, her husband Cody and there 2 kids Gabe and Alice. After they set up we did some visiting. We don't see them that often so it was nice to get some one on one time with them.<br />
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Friday September 6- Up early to clean. We had company first thing because someone forgot to pack coffee. So we sat and talked for quite awhile. We sat outside and enjoyed the wonderful weather. Then we ran to town to take back some books and movies to the 2nd hand book store. Then we went to Five Guys for lunch. We have decided that neither of us care for this Five Guys. Then we needed to stop at the store to get things for a family/birthday cookout on Saturday. We also needed ice...again. I made Ashton a birthday cake. I had extra batter so I made some cupcakes. I gave those to our visitors. We finished the night with a fire.<br />
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Saturday September 7- I got busy this morning frosting and decorating Ashton's cake. Then I got out all of our chairs. We had more family show up Fritz and Shawn, Jeff's brother and wife and Lindsay's parents. So had to visit more. They left for lunch and I made apple crisp for the party. Then we watched the scores on the Iowa Hawkeye game. They won! When the game was over that was when the party was to start. It was a bit cloudy today and it didn't rain to much but we did get some sprinkles on the party and as it was finishing up the rain picked up. We had a very simple menu because of the no frig thing. It didn't matter though I think it went great. Ashton brought some of his friends too.<br />
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After eating and having cake Ashton and his friends went for a walk. That's when the rain started. Well people started leaving and Seth and Katie were getting ready to go but no Ashton and friends. Tried calling and no answer. Finally got through and they went on a trail and I think they got turned around and didn't know where they were. Well he found a street sign and Seth went and got them. They were all wet and the girls were cold. They all came up and thanked us for inviting them. They were very polite. All went well except that one little hiccup at the end. So everyone headed home and we went inside. It rained the rest of the evening. We didn't get rained out so we were happy with that.<br />
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Sunday September 8- We got up and went to church. An early Sunday because we are greeting today. Then after the service we were invited to join the people that help with the food pantry for a mexican lunch. They had it catered in. We got to meet everyone that helps with this ministry. Some we have met and others not. It was a nice time. Then we headed back home and it was a gloomy gray day.<br />
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Monday September 9- Started off the day with some rain. Then we cleaned the shower house good after the weekend. When the rain stopped we started loading the bikes and moving stuff out of the way . Tomorrow we leave for Davenport and from there on to Shipshewana Indiana to get our frig worked on. While cleaning out the tool box on the back of the truck we came across quite the mess. We had purchased a 2 quart container of oil that had a leak in it. We put it in another container that also had a leak. We didn't know that so in the bottom of this box was 2 quarts of oil. We also store our hobie stuff in there. So our sails, were soaked in oil. The containers that hold them are not water or oil proof. We had a huge mess. Oil on lots of stuff and cleaning that up was quite a shore. Good thing we started early getting stuff ready. We had a little more rain on and off. Then by evening we were watching the weather because there was severe weather in the area.<br />
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Tuesday September 10- Well we did have some weather last night. I had gone to bed and was sound asleep when I hear someone pounding on our door. Well the power was off. I didn't know it because usually the frig chirps. Since its turned off no noise. This time it was a camper pounding on our door. I got up and they wanted to know who should we call. I told them I would give them a call. I couldn't get back to sleep. The power was off for about an hour. Then after that it started pouring rain. So then again I couldn't get to sleep. When morning arrived we got busy hooking up to drive to Davenport Iowa. We are staying at West Lake Park. We left here at 9:30 and arrived there before lunch. It was a short trip but it made our trip tomorrow more doable. After setting up we went to look at camping world. It is just down the road from here. It is actually the place we purchased our rig. When we bought it it was Thompson's RV. They have since sold it and I think it's going downhill a bit. Before it was a family owned business that has been around awhile. They really took pride in there business. After that we went to dinner at the Cracker Barrel. We usually get the same thing and it is always really good. Today was not a disappointment. Our meal was really good. The waitress was a bit slow. After eating we filled up the truck getting ready for the long trip tomorrow.<br />
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Wednesday September 11- We were up and on the road by 8 a.m. We were on interstate roads but the bumps and pot holes were crazy. We would stop and check inside the rig to make sure things were ok. First thing was it knocked the calender off the wall. It is a board that is put on with command strips. That wasn't a big deal but it gets better. When we arrived in Indiana at the campground that's when we noticed more problems. First off I had 4 wasps in the window I needed to kill. Well I had to contain the dogs first so they wouldn't go after them. Then I notice that the valance over the kitchen table is hanging on by one screw. Gonna have to fix that. I go around to feed the dogs and notice something spilled on the floor by the kitchen sink. After looking more closely I see that one of our big bottles of Dawn soap has been tipped over. On the way over it popped open the lid. Yep we have had soap dripping for I don't know how long. Well I got busy cleaning that up. It ran down the cabinet door. It ran down from the top shelve to the bottom shelve. It was a mess to clean up. Then later on in the day Jeff noticed that one of the blinds had been popped out on one side. We had a heck of a time trying to get it back up. Oh yeah did I mention that it is like 90 degrees outside? After setting up and cleaning up we went to see were the repair shop is located. It was only a couple miles away. Then we came back and I made us breakfast for supper. We also walked around and checked out the campground. We are staying at Shipshewana Campground South Park.<br />
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We are definitely in Amish country. We also have some very sweet little neighbors.<br />
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Thursday September 12- We got up, hooked up and made our way to J.C. Refrigeration. We drove it in to the big parking lot and noticed no cars in the lot. There were a lot of bicycles parked in the front. That's what they drove to work.<br />
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We went inside and checked in. We had to wait just a bit. They only do one unit at a time. So when they finished the 8 o'clock appointment we pulled in. Then we unhooked so we could go do some exploring in town while they worked. We found out that they start work at 4 am. They only schedule 3 appointments a day. They have a 6 a.m., 8 a.m., and a 10 a.m. So we left there and headed to town.<br />
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When we were driving through town earlier I spotted some shops I wanted to check out. They had lots of craft stuff. I saw a quilt store named Lolly's I wanted to see. Jeff dropped me off and he and the dogs went looking too. We met up later.<br />
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After walking around downtown and checking out some of the shops Jeff and I met up and headed back to see about the rig. We were gone for 2 1/2 hours. They told us 3 hours. When we arrived they were done. Jeff went in to pay and along with the receipt was a Amish cookbook. They give them out for free....bonus. Then we hooked up and took her back to the park. We set back up and I went to take Ruby for a walk. The horses were close to the fence. I noticed this white one so I went to check it out. She had one blue eye...cool.<br />
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We cleaned up and headed back to town to have supper and top off the truck with fuel. We decided to eat at The Blue Gate. We were eating early but so were a lot of others. Jeff had a chicken pot pie and I had fried chicken. Both were really good. We got a piece of pecan pie to take home which turned out to be really good.<br />
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Friday September 13- Woke up early to get on the road early. We were on the road by 6:30 Iowa time. We went back a little bit different way. We jumped on the interstate earlier. We thought that would help out. It was better driving but they charged us $28.30 to ride on it for 90 minutes. Ouch... Then we were hoping that the road wouldn't be quite as rough going back, well it was. I think we prepared better. Also the traffic was so bad we had to go slow. We had some rain but nothing too bad. The wind was the worst. We both agreed that we would try to make it back to Palo. It is longer than we like but all this unhooking and hooking up is been crazy. The good thing is the last part of the trip the roads were good. We had used almost all the fuel up by the time we arrived. It was because of the head wind. We got here about 2 o'clock. That's 7 1/2 hours in the truck...too much for both of us. We set up and also had to move the stuff back inside and outside. We were tired. Oh boy what a day. The frig did pretty good. We didn't have much in it. We were on the road for so long and the temperature was only 50 degrees when we got home. We can not run it on propane anymore. It won't really effect us much because usually our days are way shorter than that. When we turned it on it recovered really fast.<br />
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Saturday September 14- It was a really pretty day out there today. After cleaning the shower house we had to get to the store. We have used up all of our supplies. Then we came home. I made some party mix because we have a huge football game today. Iowa plays Iowa State....we are going to Justin and Molly's house to watch. We are for the Hawkeys and Molly is for Iowa State. The game started at 3. After it started up, still in the first quarter they delayed the game because of lightning. We waited for a while and they started back up. Again delayed for lightning while in the 2nd quarter. This time it was quite a while. It was something like 20 minutes played, 3 hours delay. Well it was a very exciting game. The Hawkeyes scored first but didn't stay in the lead for long. State was in the lead most of the game but in the last 5 minutes we took control and won the game. I think the game was over at 9 o'clock. That's a long game.<br />
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Sunday September 15- Up and off to church. It is really hot out there today. Feels like summer...again. Before church we ran to Walmart to get a few things. After church we came home to just chill out here. With these hot temps that means inside. I tried to work on the blog but our internet is crazy slow. We don't know why, but I just gave up. I'll try again tomorrow. Until then.......<br />
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<br />Jeff Marlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901811366430422229noreply@blogger.com0