New Years Eve in Fl

We spent the day in Gainesville with my cousins at the flea market! What fun.  We found a back scratcher for my traveler and sheets and green bags to keep our produce fresh.  Tonight we are staying at the RV resort so we are not on the road. 
For dinner we had hamburgers on the grill, potato chips and pickled beets.  It feels more like Spring  than New Years Eve. 
We took the dogs for a walk and the stars are so bright!!  The campground where we are staying is about 10 miles North of Gainesville.  We have stayed here before and like it here.  The people are great and give good service and the animals that they keep here are wonderful.  So far today I have seen 3 cows, a horse, donkey, emu, several goats and a large assortment of tropical birds.  In the morning it sounds like we are on a tropical island with the wildlife singing!
We will spend the day tomorrow with my cousins and watching football games like the rest of the world.
Tues. we will take our new rig to a warrenty repair shop to have the water leak, water heater and cable system worked on.  Hopefully, they can get it all fixed in one stop.  I sometimes wander if buying a used vehicle is a better idea as maybe all the bugs will be worked out!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Maiden Voyages are tough

We made it to Nashville, TN on the first day of our journey but it wasn't easy!!!  The bridge over the Ohio River was over full of cars and trucks and was stopped at Exit 2.  We crawled along until we got on the bridge when the red "error" light came on the new towing system.  We had to wait until we got to a place where we could pull over and look at the problem.  Apparently, the braking system had run the battery down to the point that the engine wouldn't even turn over.  I disconnected the system and off we went.  We arrived in Nashville 2 minutes before the RV resort we were staying in closed!!  We got set up just before the rain started! 

This morning it was still raining and the dogs got us up at 5:30am but we went back to sleep until daylight.  WE have a leak!!! OH NO!!  A little water made it's way into the coach during the storm!!  GREAT!

After a call to Nexus to find a repair place near our next destination a call was made to Indy to find out about the braking system then a trip to the Ford dealership and got a new battery.  We visited the local Camping World and I let my "travel campanion" come in with me and of course she found something we couldn't live without so,  $500.00 later, we have a new mattress for our rig.  I told them that she can't come in their store again....

We are off to Alabama tomorrow!!

Visitors from Mississippi

We had a great visit with the people from Mississippi who came to see how our folks are getting along after their moves from institutions.  My oldest daughter, "Q", was the hostess for a visit so they could see how well she and her roommates are doing!  "Q" showed them around her home and sat in her favorite chair and allowed her staff to answer questions about how people with significate disabilities could live at home, close to their families, and thrive!  It was a lovely evening and one that I hope will encourage them to continue with their work in Mississippi.
I got an invitation to visit the Center in Miss. in Jan. when we drive thru on our way to Texas. 

Getting Excited!

The house has been cleaned, the tree is up, the cookies are made, presents bought and wrapped, about half of the cards have been written and we are ready to go!!  We still have grits to make and packing to do but we are so ready to go!!!  Snow is suppose to fall tonight and it is getting cold and we are so ready to go!!! 

If the weather cooperates we will leave the 26th after the tree has been put away, cookies eaten, presents delivered and opened, grits eaten, and the "basement" of the motor home packed and we will go!!