Information Street

Butch and I headed out for a walk after getting our MoHo patient settled into her bay for the day. It is a busy intersection and stretch of road that we walk on. Its redeeming value is that it has wide shoulders which helps the safety factor. We were only a block from Coachlight when a trucker stopped to ask where his turn (Carthage Mill) was located. Yes, Butch could tell him and he wasn't very far from it. We then proceeded to the intersection where we read the directions to a multi-family yard sale. We were going to wait for a lady in a car but she motioned us on and then rolled down her window asking about directions to the yard sale. Since we had read the info we could tell her. Then a fellow across the intersection hollered at us asking how to get to Springfield. He had missed a turn onto I-44 off of 71 hwy. Butch also helped him with new directions! All this happened within a five minute period. He should have charged at least a quarter!!

A Day Off

Today we get a day off because the shop was overbooked for today and the paint needs to cure before they put on the diamond coat. The diamond coat is a clear plastic layer that covers the front of the motorhome. So I believe the plan is for Butch to play golf and I am going to take a walk, do 4 loads of laundry, finish up a Swedish weaving project and start another one. Maybe take a few photos or work with ones I have already taken.
I need to get the photos I have on the computer copied to CD's and clean out the computer in preparation for the upcoming season in South Texas.
Speaking of South Texas there is a new website for winter Texans. Go check it out at Welcome to the Winter Texans

Yesterday

We are on our third day in the waiting room waiting for our patient to be finished with her cosmetic surgery. She still needs some work on her legs and a few other minor issues. It is very similar to having someone in the hospital. She isn't in a bed but she is in a bay and the motorhome doctors are going over her with a fine-toothed comb. We do hope to be finished by evening. We are getting a bit tired of waiting.
We did go to Joplin shopping this morning and that helped.

Mickey's question

Since Mickey asked the question about what we do while our motorhome is being repaired I thought others might also wonder. Her question and my answer are below
From my friend Mickey
"Enjoyed reading the journal. So glad you are doing it. I so often wonder where you are and what you are doing. Like having the map, also. Where do you stay when your house is being worked on? Do they ever keep it over night? What about Angel?"
My answer:
They always get it back to us at closing time. Right now we are sitting here with only one headlight because of the preliminary work on our repair. We must get it back to them at 8:00 AM in the morning. Angel stays in it but we shut her in the bedroom. She doesn't like it!! We go shopping or sit in their lounge area. The sofa's are comfy. Coachlight RV in Carthage MO is excellent on service. We had heard that before we purchased our RV here and we have found it to be true. Our warranty expires in November so we purchased an extended warranty from them with all the confidence that they will continue to take good care of us.

Carthage MO

We made our way from Peculiar MO to Carthage MO this morning. Everything went fine but we are suffering with the hot and humid weather. We have an excellent WiFi connection here if it holds up. Last spring when we were here they were 'waiting for a part'. Apparently the part got here.

When we went in to pay our rent a lady was bemoaning the fact that they were having to turn people away. Next weekend is Carthage MO's Fall Leaf Festival and it was made clear that they most likely would not have room for us...hmmm...hope they have our work done by then.

The leaves have not started to turn yet and they only have a week to be in their prime color change? May not happen.

Till next time...

Pumpkin Soup

Sounded very good to me!

Recipe: PUMPKIN SOUP 10/5/2007
INGREDIENTS:
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 pound of bacon, chopped
One 15-ounce can of pumpkin puree
1 cup water
2 cups apple cider
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 cubes chicken bouillon
1 apple, chopped
salt, to taste
2 teaspoons white pepper
1/3 cup crystallized ginger, chopped


DIRECTIONS:
Saute lightly onion and bacon in large pot. Add pumpkin, water, apple
cider, brown sugar, chicken bouillon, apple, salt, white pepper, and
crystallized ginger to the pot. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Stir
frequently. Blend to thicken in blender-size batches. Serve with a
dollop of sour cream.

Max & Peggy's Albums

Below is a message and a link to Max and Peggy's Snow Mountain Ranch ( and others) pictures. Max and Peggy are very active volunteers at Snow Mountain Ranch.
Also when you click on the link you see all the album covers. When you want to view the entire album click on the appropriate cover. They are worth the trip!!
Barb

All,

Here is the location of the pictures Peggy and I (and a few others :-) took this past summer at SMR. I was very lax this summer and did not get very many email addresses. So, if you see someone you know, ask them if they received this email. If they would like to see them, please give them this address to see the pictures or forward this email to them.

http://picasaweb.google.com/max.pitzer

Thank you all, I really enjoyed the summer.

Max

Gary the Pizza Maker

Gary made pizza for supper last night. Yummy

Peculiar posting

Yippee! Skippee! We are in the Peculiar RV Park and will be for the next week and we have a workable WiFi connection here. Always cause for celebration.
Tonight Gary and Susan picked us up and we went to the newlyweds Amanda and Brad's place where they cooked us supper. A very good supper.
Have a good one....

Lake Anita

At Lake Anita State Park. -We have taken care of many details while here and still have at least two more to do today. I am waiting for a call to pick up my new glasses and we have to pick up a meat order at Fareway.
Butch's test came out as expected and he doesn't need another for a year.
He has been able to get a few rounds of golf in with Randy and Bill G.
We have been to eat in all our favorite places in the area far too many times!
We have resumed our daily walk habit.
Till next time...

Coca Cola Days in Atlantic IA

Sherri and Hannah

Look! It says Coca Cola!




2007



For all of the kiddie parade pictures go to the Webshots link on the right side of this page

Amanda & Brad

Amanda and Brad's wedding pictures are on this site. Click HERE.

Double Ugly

Butch found this very ugly, very stinky mushroom in the grass at the Trailrider RV Park in Yale Iowa.
He placed it on the picnic table so I could get a shot of it. He finally had to dispose of it because the smell was so atrocious!
It smelled like very old urine.

We are now at Lake Anita State Park in site #104. Yesterday we went to Atlantic where Butch got a blood draw for his latest PSA test. We will know the result next Thursday but expect it to be zero. Then we both had eye exams and I will be getting new lenses as my vision had decreased. Otherwise we came through that little test unscathed. Then we went to our favorite Chinese restaurant in Atlantic. The China Hut is owned by a chinese family and the quality of the food exceeds others I have been to. Tonight we plan to visit one of the better "up North" Mexican restaurants.
Lots of stuff to catch up on!! Some things just have to wait till you are in the right area.
Till next time...

From Sharon at Snow Mountain Ranch

Hey guys,

What are you doing? Our little trailer is lonely up on this hill. Howard is still here but will leave on Sunday and then it will be Don and Shirley and then they leave next week and then Mike and I until the 1st. It's awesome here right now. Leaves on the aspens are gorgeous, the elk bugling is fun to hear and see and it's COLD!!!! Got down in the 20's a couple of times, snow up on the peaks yesterday and still up on Trail Ridge today. Most of the time it's in the 30's at night and 60's during the day. Mike and I played Grand Lake and Grand Elk and now we'll play Grand Lake again this week. Man Butch, I wish you were here to play with him so I didn't have to!!!! When we went to Grand Lake we had to play with two other men and I for sure didn't like that one bit!!!!

Some guy that was camping here last week shot a 12 point elk with a bow. He's been coming for five years and this is the first time he got one but I didn't like it. He blew a whistle that sounded like a cow calling and he said that bull came charging out of the woods. Poor fellow, just thought he found him a girlfriend and they killed him. You can tell I'm not a hunter!!!!

Well, just wanted to say hello and that we miss you guys! Hope you're having a good time!

L,

Sharon and Mike

It is the soldier, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who gives us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag. "

-- Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, Chaplin, USMC

LeGrand IA building

This building was spotted from hwy 30 at LeGrand IA

Brookers All

Bill & Jo Brooker

Getting Photographed


Don, Marlene, Bill, Leo and Butch

Sandra and Andrew Greco

The Cake

Sandra & Andrew

Photographers at work


Click on any of the pictures for a larger picture and a better look. Do so with this one.
So much fun!!

Wedding this weekend

Tiny dancer-16 months old and when the beat hit her feet she could keep up!

Mother of the bride -Diane Rosene

Dancing Girls!

In Yale!

We are in Yale Iowa at the Trailrider RV Park and we will be here till next Wednesday. Today when we were ready to leave Jefferson , our leveling legs would not raise. So after trying everything Butch could think of he called for some expert advice. We had to drain the hydraulic fluid so the legs could then raise. It is now on our list of things to get repaired when we land in Carthage MO in early October.


By the way, last night we went to Panora IA to visit with Donn Gordon and he took us to Fuzzy's for BBQ ribs. I must tell you they are Panora's best kept secret! Those are the best ribs ever and we will be making more stops at Fuzzy's on Wednesday nights.

We are enjoying our rural setting in rural Iowa. Spectacular red sunset tonight!!