HOME SWEET HOME

We spent the night at Tin Cup RV Park, and with the weather I never found out what prompted them to name the park.  So that will have to be a research project for a later date.

Travel home on Friday was uneventful and we had beautiful Indiana weather.

We arrived in Scottsburg around 1:30 so we were off the road before the worst of the holiday weekend traffic started.  As we were turning into Oak Street, Nancy and Ron came up along side us as they were headed into town.  Now we live in this town all the time and it is a rare thing to see one another on the road and there they were!  How nice.  So they stopped by when they finished what they were doing in town. 

Friday Night Fish Fry in Scottsburg.  Attended by Keith and Becky, Rick and Sandi, Nancy and Ron, and us. 
How much nicer could a trip end!

Keith and Jerry had golfed in the afternoon and they golfed again this morning.

Me, I have the garage floor covered in laundry and have started making my way through the piles.  The kitties and I have gone out in the backyard for a spell this afternoon.  Felicia decided to go back in while I watched the other two to make sure they didn't cross the fence. 

While we have been gone Miss Kitty the neighborhood kitty that has been here for more than 13 years passed away.  John made sure she had a good resting place.  She was an amazing kitty to have survived outside on her own all these years.  Most other things in the neighborhood seem to have remained the same.  However, the approach to Oak Street from 56 sure has changed.  Two houses and woods....gone!  More commercial ventures coming.  We haven't read the papers to see what is happening there but I am sure we'll find out soon enough. 

Take care all.  Thanks for checking on us during our trip and saying prayers for safe travel.
We have had a GREAT Trip! 

Jerry and Pat

Thursday, Sept 2

We got off the road just before the rain started and filled up before coming to the campground.  This is Jerry's nightly ritual after we have reduced the bug population along our route.

Do you think the location of this campground might have anything to do with Jerry"s selection?  It really is a great spot for an overnight stay and is very close to I-74.  Exit 174. 

We got out of the factory about 10:30 this morning and pulled in here about six. 

Roads were great and we are nearly on the IN line but still in IL. 


We are thinking it is time for a meeting at Cracker Barrel if we get back into town  in time. 

Take care. 

We are looking at lightening here around us and there are storm warnings.  We missed all that last night or so, hoping we miss out on this one as well, but there is a nice block building for an office so all should be okay no matter.  We are off to eat left overs.

Have a great holiday weekend everyone.

September One 2010 Forest City, IA again.

Sunset in Forest City, Iowa at the Winnebago Rally Ground,

I was not going to do a blog tonight as I didn't think there was much to tell.

However, even though I don't have the pictures we view one of God's wonderful gifts.  After the storm that moved through the area we were treated to a beautiful double rainbow.  Yes I attempted pictures and took several....then I deleted them this morning thinking I had uploaded all of yesterday's photos.  Oh well, please use your imagination it was bright and beautiful.

Then this morning we took the coach over about 10 as they asked.  We had gone to town and had breakfast again at Sally's.  They are beginning to think we are regulars.  Next we stopped at the grocery and picked up a couple meals for our trip home or for our continued stay here in the plant.  The people there asked if we were here with out motor home.  I had my Bluefield, VA sweatshirt on and they didn't recognize us.  It is a small town. 

Then I twisted Jerry's arm to stop in town again.  I made it in a bookstore, a scrapbook store, and back to the Quilted Forest.   Even with all that we still got back in time to get the camper in a little before ten.  Brenda our technician is a great gal.  She got everything done other than checking the seals on the roof.  We found out we should not have put white grease on the slide out.  In our case that just makes it a mess collecting dirt and dust.  The grill (Keith you'll be surprised.) had been glued on and she glued it with different glue.  She also put a vent cover in the ceiling over the hole in the duct work that was just covered with the ceiling material.  Tomorrow she will check the roof seals etc and redo any that need to be done.  Then we will be on our way...at least we think that is the plan.  We have to have the camper to them at seven in the morning. 

We moved over to the rally ground this evening after they gave us back the coach.  We found out they had a dump and potable water here so we came over to fill up and took a spot on the grass.

We have a very enjoyable evening with new neighbors.  We shared the table for dinner.  Char showed me how to cast on for knitting again.  I had tried to remember the other day while we were going down the road but had been unable to remember all the steps.
We exchanged RV stories and books.  Great evening and even the mosquitoes had a feast...which finally drove us all into the campers. 

Oh yes, everyone here was excited for awhile.  A bald eagle was sited and I got to watch it fly away.  As close to one that I can remember being.  It was big in the sky and it really was not too close to us when I got there. 

Nice relaxing day.  I worked on the English Paper Piecing project (apple cores) that I have going and made a good deal of progress on it while we waited for the camper to come out. 

And Jerry golfed the second 9 on the golf course.  He said it was much more challenging that the first nine that he did yesterday.  This one criss crossed the creek and hit the green from him.  :)  We hope he doesn't have enough time to practice on it again tomorrow but we'll see what they tell us in the morning.  We also watched a crew tear up part of the parking lot at the service center about the time most of the coaches were being released for the day.  They are patching the lot so our peaceful day in the parking lot turned into a noisey day in the parking lot.  I held out until they started digging up the spot directly in front of me and then I went inside until they had most of the cutting of blacktop and digging done.  I am afraid they will be there again tomorrow making it an interesting parking lot.

Windows are open, no rain yet tonight, great food, great people to enjoy it with especially a great five weeks with my wonderful hubby! 
Don't tell him I said that!  It might go to his head!  :)

God Bless you All!