Happy Summer!!

Happy Summer!!

Wherever Home is Parked?

Wherever Home is Parked?

Sunday, October 6, 2013

2013 RV Maps Convention Begins!

The 2013 RV Maps Convention has officially began!! 

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What an exciting time it’s going to be.  Pastor Phil Schneider started off our Sunday morning services with a moving message, then we had a great lunch.

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Pastor Brad Williams from Lindale Texas gave an awesome message Sunday night.  Convention is off to a great start!!

Saturday, October 5, 2013

It’s starting to get busy

The campground is filling up with early arrivals for the 2013 RV Maps Convention.  It’s an exciting time of the year.  We get to see friends we haven’t seen all year long and we get to meet new friends.  We enjoy fellowship and worshiping our Savior.  It’s a time to restore, renew and get ready for the new year ahead of us in Building churches and changing lives.

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It’s a tradition to start out with a Saturday morning breakfast get together.  Yessss .. I get up early to attend!!

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hubby and our precious grand daughter Hailey .. Toby and I were hiding some where. 

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Diane was making sure the men were cooking and not playing around. 

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Awesome friends Tommy and Diane Hobson … Yessss the men folk did the cooking outside Smile

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3 precious friends, Nancy (who needs your prayers as she has terminal cancer) Shirley and BJ (who by the grace of God won her recent bought with cancer and a deadly ear infection)

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as usual there was a large turn out and it was great morning for a outside get together

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Saturday night was registration and tomorrow the Convention officially begins and the grand kids go home.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

It’s October!

Wow, time sure has flew by .. it’s already October!  My Oh My it’s starting to get active around here with some of the early arrivals for the RV Maps Convention.  Several of our friends have pulled in and excitement is filling the air.   I’ve been playing games in the evening and sure have missed that.  Convention is a great time as we see friends we haven’t seen all year long.

We’ve been discussing when we will head to our stick home and it’s looking like around the 1st of November.  Hubby has decided he is going to do some trapping this year.  He is so excited about that, it’s a hobby he loved doing when we lived in a stick home.  Were looking forward to spending the holidays at our stick home with our family.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Happy Autumn/Fall

Oh no it’s official .. Fall has arrived!  I’m torn with love and dislike as I love the fall colors, but dread the cooler temps!  It won’t be long and winter will be right around the corner and that my friends I am NOT ready for!

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We spent the morning enjoying time with the grand kids and later in the afternoon their dad took them to spend some time with and so the dreaded task of getting our home washed was tackled.  It was a mess and never has it been so dirty since we’ve owned it.  In fact it had mildew on it!!  One washing is not going to be enough, were going to have to tackle this job at least one more time before Nov 1st when the water gets turned off here at the campground. 

We did have a beautiful day for doing the job.  Hope you all enjoyed your first day of Autumn/Fall .. until next time …

Saturday, September 21, 2013

Fall Festival

The day started off with a bit of chill but it wasn’t long until the sun warmed things up nicely.  Today we took the grand kids to the Fall Festival here in town.

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Of course their first choice is to head straight to the petting zoo.  We got some pet food.

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The cow, sheep and goat were getting lots of attention so we did feed them long, the poor Llama wanted attention too so the kids decided to move to him/her fast. 

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both kids enjoyed feeding the Llama

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they also had pony rides but they were not interested and since their dad takes them riding that wasn’t a big deal for them. 

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next we went into the old time days barn and toured it

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the kids enjoyed seeing some of the things that are ancestors used .. Toby was fascinated by the old buggy, sled and esp this car that had a picture of the guy riding it.

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Hailey liked the old style kitchen

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After lots of walking and looking through the booth’s it was time to head to Wal-mart to stock up on junk food and then back home to spend some time playing. 

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These grand parents are ready for a nap .. until next time …

It’s been a year!

This post is dedicated to 2 of my beloved Duke and Dixie.  It was a year ago today that you left us.  It has been a ruff year and there isn’t a day that goes by that I do not think of you.  You filled my heart with so much love and you are deeply missed.  RIP my precious babies.  Mama will always have a place in her heart for you.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Mexican Feast

Wow where has the time gone?  It’s been several weeks since I last posted!  I keep telling myself even though we are not on the road that I’m still going to try to post a few times a week on my blog, but let’s be honest!  It just hasn’t happened!!  Bad Pennie! 

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Glenn treated us to a special lunch today.  A Mexican Feast!  Oh was it good, he made us home made Quesadillas!  He even had the music and per my request he seriated me with a beautiful Mexican song!  Thanks Glenn, the food was great and oh yeah, so was the singing. 

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This summer we have spent pretty much most of time living in our home on wheels (for now) and our lives have mostly been enjoying the grand kids.  Although time with them has slowed down the past month since they have went back to school.  Mostly it’s weekend time with them now. 

Our winter plans are still to stay here in Illinois and help our son adjust to being a single parent.  His family is still in the adjustment period for everyone.  It’s great to see our son happy and smiling again He is slowly becoming the young man we raised him to be again.