Yesterday we went to the CampingWorld RV and Camper show at Independence Mall in Wilmington with Nikki and Travis. It was an outdoor show in the parking lot, but had a fairly good selection of 5th wheels, trailers and motorhomes. We found a Montana with rear desk and Island kitchen we liked, and also a nice Bighorn. We also looked at a Montana that has the bedroom in the rear and living room in the nose. I really liked the layout but the basement storage is much less than the standard layout. All of them had my "mandatory" items. Double door frig, 50 amp dual A/C's, Island kitchen, Bigfoot 6 point auto levelers, washer/dryer and permanent Onan generator. With 8' foot ceilings and ceiling fans it felt more like a apartment than a 5th wheel. Afterwards we had dinner at Ruby Tuesday's.
Later we played Euchre with Jim and Mary at the campground. Jim and I got beat the first few games but with consistent bad cards what can you do? We made our comeback in the last two games.
Today is supposed to be a bit cooler here only in the low 50's but by Tuesday we are back in the 70's, Finally!
Week after next I'm going to Maryland Heights, MO for business and Kathy is preparing for her Florida trip with the triplets. Not too much longer and we'll be on the road again.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Christmas at Nikki's
This year we had Christmas at Nikki's. Jackie and Tim drove up from Jacksonville, Florida and unfortunately Bill couldn't make it due to ticket prices....that's what happens when you wait to the last minute ;)
Because none of us have a large home we decided to divide and conquer. Nikki stayed at Travis's. Jackie and Tim at Nikki's and we stayed in our RV. The first night Tim gave us all a little excitement. Due to the brain aneurysm he had years back his short term memory is very short. He got up to have a smoke and decided he needed more. So, at 3:40 in the morning he ventured off in his pajama's and no shoes in search for more. At approx 40 degree's it wasn't the best time to be roaming around the neighborhood in a t-shirt and no shoes! At 3:45 Jackie called us and said he was missing. Then she called 911. Fortunately, by the time we got to Nikki's house, a good samaritan had reported him and the police had him in a cruiser. We picked him up and he was in good shape without a worry in the world. He had a new pack of smokes and to this day we aren't sure where they came from.
After that incident, Kathy started sleeping at Nikki's and discovered that Tim gets up about every hour to go out and have a smoke and each time he welcomed her with a bellowing "Well Good Morning Kathy" at which she replied, Tim its {whatever time it was}, you need to go back to bed. Needless to say her sleep wasn't the best.
We also, fried a Turkey this year for Christmas dinner. Nikki and Travis brought over a fryer and after making sure the turkey was well thawed we used a 2x4 long enough to keep us away from the pot to lower the turkey in.
Opening the presents
It was a fun week with a little corn hole too.
Because none of us have a large home we decided to divide and conquer. Nikki stayed at Travis's. Jackie and Tim at Nikki's and we stayed in our RV. The first night Tim gave us all a little excitement. Due to the brain aneurysm he had years back his short term memory is very short. He got up to have a smoke and decided he needed more. So, at 3:40 in the morning he ventured off in his pajama's and no shoes in search for more. At approx 40 degree's it wasn't the best time to be roaming around the neighborhood in a t-shirt and no shoes! At 3:45 Jackie called us and said he was missing. Then she called 911. Fortunately, by the time we got to Nikki's house, a good samaritan had reported him and the police had him in a cruiser. We picked him up and he was in good shape without a worry in the world. He had a new pack of smokes and to this day we aren't sure where they came from.
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| Kathy, Jackie and Tim |
After that incident, Kathy started sleeping at Nikki's and discovered that Tim gets up about every hour to go out and have a smoke and each time he welcomed her with a bellowing "Well Good Morning Kathy" at which she replied, Tim its {whatever time it was}, you need to go back to bed. Needless to say her sleep wasn't the best.
We also, fried a Turkey this year for Christmas dinner. Nikki and Travis brought over a fryer and after making sure the turkey was well thawed we used a 2x4 long enough to keep us away from the pot to lower the turkey in.
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| Lowering the Turkey in |
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| 55 minutes of frying |
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| One nice looking fried Turkey |
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| Travis found the pickle! |
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| A hard long day. Stop making all that noise so I can sleep! |
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| Santa arrives via boat in Wilmington |
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