No bad weather where we're at

The storm that hit Detroit missed us. We had some rain but not alot and no wind. My sister called this morning making sure we were ok so I thought I'd blog. We're about an hour west of Detroit. We has some friends that drove through part of that storm on their way to us. They said it was rough going for several miles. The weather behind the storm is going to be cooler and sunny.

Randy

In my last post I forgot to mention Randy. Tim and Jean adopted an Alabama boy.. Randy is Lady's newest camping canine buddy. Randy is about 2 yrs old. He's a shepard mix and he was a rescue baby. We met him for the first time yesterday and he's a keeper. He's so mellow and lovable. He's playful and loves to watch the other dogs in the park. He sometimes thinks he's a lap dog and we all know shepards aren't lap dogs. He reminds us of our shepard, Joker, that we had for 12 yrs.
Lady and Randy have been getting along great. Lady's pretty laid back while he has some puppy in him still but they are being very socialable and took their walk together tonight.

Michigan for the summer

Three months after leaving Texas we arrived in Michigan on Thurs. Our first thoughts was: it's cooler here. We arrived and the temp was 77..that's about 20 degrees cooler than the weather has been for us in various states. (now I know its suspose to hit 90 this weekend here but for now I'll enjoy it) the low this morning was 57 and it was nice. I could breathe. I got a nice walk in around the park first thing.
We know it's going to be a couple of fun week cause Nancy and Bob and Tim and Jean are here. T&J will be here for a week and the rest of us for 2 weeks. Nancy had supper in the crockpot for us all last night and we visited and talked for hours..Tonight we're all grilling steaks out with more talking, laughing, and visiting. Friends of B&N, Cheryl and Dan, that have become our friends too, are here this week so we'll see them alot too...and we're not done yet. Our Winter Texas friends that's from Alpena, Phyllis and Larry are in this area for the weekend and we're suspose to see then on Sunday for a visit..and theres more, Phyllis' brother Dan and his wife Rita, who stayed at our TX park last winter, live near here so we're going to be seeing them sometime this week too...This lifestyle has given us some wonderful friends...
and we enjoy spending time with them all.

summing up our week in IN

One word: soggy. Our week in IN was wet..the park didn't drain well either so even if it had been a couple of days without rain we still had standing water by our door..Lady didn't get to sit out any during the week cause of the sogginess. (is that a word) She wasn't happy..Monday it rained most of the day and we stayed inside most of the day..We decided it was time to get out and decided to try a place for supper called Lil' Charlies. We had a street name and the restaurant name so we're in business...wrong..we didn't know about the road construction and road closing..every way we went said closed...we tried several different directions and finally saw a little sign saying Lil' Charlies was open for business now if we could just find the place..so after seeing other cars driving on the roads with the closed signs we heading that way too and we found it..It didn't disappoint. the food was very good and we were glad to be out of the RV for a while.

Love my Greats

One of the fun things I did while I was home was seeing some of my greats..Two adorable great nieces, Claire and Kate and one of my nephews, Sam. We have 7 greats total and one on the way so anytime I can see them it's good. I visited with them for a while on Tues and then went to lunch with the girls on Wed. Sam is the oldest and being a guy doesn't give me as many hugs as he use to. Claire's old enough to remember me or rather she knows I'm the one with Lady and always has a bunch of hugs for me but Kate is only 2 so she's not sure who I am when I stop by every once in a while but I do love them so. Kate sat beside me at the restaurant and smiled at me and as long as I didn't touch her she was ok. You know it was all I could do to keep my hands off her precious cheeks.

Happy Father's Day

Happy day all you Dad's out there. I tried to play it up but Reid wasn't having any of it..Steph called to start off his morning. Danny will call sometime today he always does.
We didn't do much today. We had lunch and watched the Braves win. Reid is watching golf now. We're going to grill out steaks later and that's pretty much our day.
After some thunderstorms went through Friday night the heat has broke some so that's good.
Yesterday we went to get groceries and stopped by the Hobo Hut for lunch. We saw it when we were going through town and decided it would have a good burger..It did. We like the local places when we're traveling.

Beginning of summer

Summer is here..at least for our traveling schedule. We knew our Spring would be spent in the south cause we were hanging around for Steph's surgery and our DR's apts but once we were done with that we would be heading north for the rest of the summer. We had a great time this spring and we're glad Steph is doing so well since her surgery but it was time to get our stuff done in TN and get going cause it was close to 100 degrees while we were there.
For the next several months we'll be traveling to various locations around IN, MI, and OH.. we have friends and or family in these areas so we'll stay busy.
We're in a town called Batesville this week and it's not really around anything (like a walmart) but it's a nice area and after the busy time in TN it's nice for a slower pace this week. I was surprised to see how empty the park was considering it's June. It will probally fill up this weekend. We were able to get full hook up and 50AMPs so we're in business.

Fun time is Tennessee

Even though it was super hot we still had a great time. We arrived in town on Sat afternoon and just chilled. Sunday Reid went golfing with Larry, a friend from home that's also a RV'er. He and his wife Pauline spend their winters in AZ and travel thrughout the summer. They had just got back from an east coast trip and are gearing up for a trip to Alaska later this summer. After golf Reid and I stopped by his Mom's house for a visit and to borrow her car and I was headed to my Mom's for a visit so we met back at the RV later that night..
Monday was another busy day. Reid had lab work to do in one town while I headed to another town for my dr apt.(the reason we were borrowing Mom's car). I met my good friend Lisa for lunch at our favorite Mexican place and we had a nice visit. We were having birthday supper for Reid's sister, Betty, later that night so we ended back up at Mom's house for supper with them and his brother, Dale and his wife Linda. That was fun. I think we laughed more that night than we had in a while. Reid was having a good laugh too.
Tues was Reid's dr's apt. He had the usual mishaps. First the lady doing the test was late.. Reid wasn't impressed with her. Then right before he had lunch they called him back and said they ran the wrong test so he had to go back again..He spent most of Tues at his Dr's. I went to visit our niece Jennifer and her kids, Sam, Claire and Kate for a while before heading to my dentist. Once that was over it was a late lunch with my sister Penny before heading back to Mom's for a wedding shower for another neice..It was perfect timing cause two of her aunts (Betty and I) live out of town so since we were both in town at the same time we were able to give her the shower.. another aunt, Mary help and so did another niece Jessica.. It was fun having us all together cause it doesn't happen often.
Wed morning was Lady's time but not for fun. She had to go to the vet for her shots and then a trip to Granny's while I ran errands. I had to go to Sams for meds and then all us girls met for lunch at a favorite place called Millers Grocery's..That group was Mom, Betty, Jennifer, Claire, Kate, Mary and Me. Again another fun time, Betty and I were trying to get in as much fun as we could since we're there so rarely.

How Hot was it today.

99 degrees. Today was the hottest day of the year so far. It just had to happen the day we got to town. tomorrow is forcasted to be even hotter..We'll see. This is June and it's early for this heat..
We left Ga this morning after spending 6 weeks there..6 long weeks. The first four were ok weather wise but then a week of rain and storms and finally high heat and humidity. Not Reid's idea of fun.
We arrived in our home county this afternoon. Theres no RV park close by so we're staying in the "big" town a few miles away. No RV park here either but a friend has a very large parking area at his business so we can stay here whenever we come through. We have 50amp but no water. Still it's nice to have the 50amp in this heat.
We just got set up today and didn't see any friends or family. By the time we arrived I wasn't feeling good. the dreaded sinus headache..I just took some med's and laid down while Reid finished setting up (what little there is to set up for a 4 day stay) then he watched golf and I napped. Hopefully my sinus headaches should ease up once we leave the south later next week. Tomorrow will be an easy day, we don't have a lot of plans just some golfing and visiting.

Almost time to leave GA

Steph is doing great and she's able to get out and about now. She will have appointments next week and she'll also go back to work. She's doing better this time at the three week mark than she was last year but they did do more grafts last yr. She's not ready for us to go but I baked her some brownies today to ease the pain of me leaving. (Ha)
We're glad it's time to leave. Today was the hotest it's been and it was 95 with heat index making it over 100. Lady was laying on the kitchen floor under the air conditioner panting...she was so funny..she was looking around at us like "is anyone else hot"..Inside the rv with both airs running it was still 86 degrees. I can't count how many times Reid said today it's time we were leaving so I just have to get him through tomorrow and I think I can keep him happy. We have spent 6 weeks in GA and we're ready to get on the road. We like traveling and staying in one place only a week or two. Our plans right now will have us moving around every week or so for the rest of the summer into early fall.
We were here long enough for the peaches to ripen. I had some locally grown ones this week and they were delicious. I'm going to pick up a few more tomorrow before I leave town. (by picking I mean off the shelf at the store)
We're heading to Tenn on Sat and will be spending about 5 days there. We have dr's apts on Monday and Tues and also a family birthday dinner and a wedding shower to attend for our neice. Reid want be attending the shower but I'm helping give it, in our free time we'll be visiting with as much family and friends as we can see. It will be a busy time but fun also. .
More later

It's June already

Wow It's already June. This year is moving on fast. I'm ready to get out of the south but only because my sinuses hurt so much when I'm here..It was painful when I lived here and I forget how bad it use to be till I'm back and the symptons start up again. The past couple of days have been so bad I can barely function.
We'll be in GA for another week then on to Tenn for a few days. We'll see some family and visit dr's then head out of town to start our summer traveling season. We planned our spring around Steph and her surgery. Your welcome Steph, Once we leave GA will be staying in one place for only a week or two before moving on. We have some fun stuff planned and we'll see several of our RV friends and some family during the months of June, July and Aug. Can't wait for that.
Reid isn't golfing much right now, it's either too hot, humid or raining. It's that time of year here. Lady is good for all you Lady lovers. she's tired of me spending all my time with Steph but as long as Reid lets her sit outside with him she's fine.
Tigger is hanging around too. He only needs his food and a place to nap so he's good to go.
I hope everyone has a happy and safe June. Email me and let me know what everyones doing.