Thursday, July 19, 2018

Good afternoon. We left home at 9:30 for our drive to Georgia. Traffic was quite heavy on I 75. Along the way Pete and Karen passed us. We caught up to them at the Love’s fuel stop. 

We arrived at 12:30 at Eagle‘s Roost for the night. Karen & Pete‘s grandson Peyton has joined them for the trip 👍🏻 (He’s a cute 9 year old.) They’ve dashed off for a 1:30 meeting nearby. We’ll see them for dinner tonight. 

It was beautiful before the rain ... 

Our Grand Junction ... their Brookstone 

We had happy hour at our rig tonight and Peyton played with the dogs. They loved it. Afterward we went to the Farmhouse for dinner. It was pretty good. We had a nice evening. 

Tomorrow morning is Randy’s surgery. We called and wished him well. Dawn will be off until September taking care of him. 👍🏻 We know he will do very well. ❤️

Tomorrow morning we are off to Stone Mountain for the week. 

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Good morning! It should be a perfect day with a high of 86 ... better than 90. 😎

Pam’s in London visiting Bob & Tracy. Here’s Pam on the London Eye with her sweet grandchildren. 

Perfect day! Houses of Parliament in the background. ❤️

Mark grocery shopped while I loaded more “stuff” and did laundry. Now at 1 o’clock we’re hooked up and ready. 

Guess whose?

Yup, it’s “ours!” (As dad would say, just what this house needs!) Mark acquired it for our golf cart from Marky-Mark. It needs tons of work, actually I’m not sure what is really left of it. But, Mark wanted a project and so he shall have one. After digging it out, he pumped up the tires for a lark. 

Even though the tires are shredded from sitting in the mud for 12 years they held air! No leaks! So he was able to roll it across the street and eventually through the carport into our backyard. 🙄 💰💰💰💰💰? (It’ll look great when he’s done!)

Karen and Pete asked us to join them at IchiBan tonight but we took a rain check. It’s been a hectic week. We’re thinking of Randy’s upcoming surgery and the stress on Dawn with us away. Granddaughter Makenna will be helping out. 

Diane and Kris have a busy week coming up with their  worker Scott away for a family reunion. It’s good they’re busy all summer long. 

We had some rain, a nap and now it’s 77, perfect for our happy hour! Life is good. 😄

Sue and Wayne are meeting Jim for dinner and then going to the lodge for dessert. Dogs invited. Fun. 🐾💕

Tuesday July 17, 2018

Good day! Rain is forecast for later so Mark and I were up getting things done for our upcoming trip. Plus, I treated myself to a mani/pedi which I needed after the Orange Glo-fest yesterday. (The rig smells so clean!) 

Our house sitter came for instructions this afternoon and then the A/C repairman arrived to install a part that was on order. All should be under control now. 🤞

I hope you got at least a giggle from the picture above. I was so angry at the Orange idiot last night it was impossible to fall asleep. 

Dinner at Olive Garden was really good. Mark had Stuffed Chicken Marsala, me Shrimp Alfredo while RanDawn both had soup and salad. 😋 Friday morning is Randy’s knee replacement surgery. He’s anxious to have it over with ... Dawn will be his home nurse. We’ll be checking in from Georgia! Sue and Wayne had dinner at 901 Westside tonight ... it was a no cook Tuesday all around. 

 

Monday, July 16, 2018

Good day eh? Early this morning Mark plugged the RV in and turned the A/C on so that at 9 o’clock I began my spit and polish of the interior. 

Well it was a pretty depressing day based on the USA/Russia conference in Finland. Donald Trump is an absolute idiot. PUTIN ADMITTED that he interfered in our election, but the orange idiot still can’t admit it. OMG ... it was a homerun for Russia! It was devastating and discouraging. The Republican Party needs to step up and handle their “leader.” 

And, on the fun side of life, Mark has been quite amazed with Rick M’s fascinating whittling of spoons. So, Mark decided to try it himself ... 

Not too shabby eh Rick. 😂

Did I mention the spit and polish on our rig is done? Tomorrow is MY spit and polish. Ha! Mani/Pedi coming up. Ta Ta for now. 

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Good morning y’all and happy Sunday! RanDawn just called and we’re scheduled for Stavros at 5:30 tonight. 

Mark was up extra early and put in a few hours work across the street. Another old tree is down and the truck loaded for a ride to the dump. It’s coming along nicely in the back yard. Along the canal there’s a thin row of trees that gives just the right amount of privacy to the pool area. We had such a great time enjoying the pool yesterday ... 

Haha. Well Sue and Wayne had an interesting morning at their cottage.

That’ll leave a blueberry stain! 

This afternoon, we pulled the RV out to prep for the mountains! Yay. Yeah, we’re way too early but that’s how we roll. Ha ha. 

Ol’ Silver looks gorgeous! New grill, new headlights and new mirrors. 😍 Mark’s the man! ✅

This evening, we met Randy and Dawn at Stavros for dinner. Randy seems nervous about his upcoming knee replacement surgery on Friday. Dawn is having granddaughter Makenna (9) assist with nursing chores. We’re sorry to miss the BIG day as we will be driving to Stone Mountain for a VIP Camping trip. 

I had another eBay sale today. Isn’t it funny how that always happens when I’m getting ready for a little vacation. Always! 

We didn’t have any rain this afternoon so tonight the air feels hot and still. It’s 80° at 8:30, yucky. 

Well that’s it for today. Can you believe we are mid month? Where does the summer go?

Saturday, July 14, 2018

Good morning! We have NO plans today. 🤔 So, we made a list and went shopping. 😜

It’s 91 here this afternoon and we’re hoping for an afternoon thunderstorm to cool us down to 75, like yesterday and the day before that, etcetera. 🌧 

After our retail therapy and lunch we took the doggies swimming. They had a blast. We were at the pool for 3 hours. When they weren’t swimming they were trotting around the pool (wearing their HedzUp collars) having fun. Mark gave them a bath afterward and a good rinse, ear cleaning while I made their dinners. Voila ... two Scotties sleeping soundly at 8 o’clock. Ha!

So while we were out today, we stopped in the Verizon store to get some help with the FaceTime problem we were having on my phone. FaceTime would work when we were on Wi-Fi, but it would not work using data. The technician worked on it for about 20 minutes and suggested that I do the update and 70% chance that that would fix it. Well I came home and did the update. That didn’t fix the problem. Mark says that Johnnie sausage fingers was wrong. After a few attempts here Mark suggested that I check to see if I had the FaceTime app. After doing the update, the app had disappeared. So, I reloaded the app shut the phone on and off and Wala it works. WHO’S THE MAN? Mark is!!! 😜 He fixed it. Yay. 

It’s Saturday night and chill out time. 

Friday the 13th ... July 2018

Hey, good morning from sunny Central Florida. A hot 91F is forecast for us this afternoon. At the moment, Mark is working across the street for a few hours and then it’s vacuuming day at our house. Oh yay, what fun. Ha ha ha. 

This evening, Rose and Jim are picking us up at 5:30 to go out for Mexican food in downtown Eustis. Now that will be fun! 

Well, we had a fantastically fun evening. Had a great dinner at Sol de Mexico in downtown Eustis and then walked over to Tillie’s bar for drinks. Rose & Jim are fun and easy to talk to. Afterward, they came in for a visit with the dogs.  We had a good evening and they left about 1030.

Now it’s TV time and relaxing before bed.