We Filled A Pew!

For the first time in over 5 years I was able to have my entire family (except Tim) sit in Church with me.  We literally filled the pew!  Carrie & Daniel, Jenny, Nate & Rory, the Celis family and a couple of friends.  It is weird for me to sit in the pews in the sanctuary because I am usually in the choir loft but now that I am a visitor I have to sit with the parishioners.  It was Youth Sunday do the youth led the church service and they did a great job.  We were all concerned that Rory would not make it through the service but with all the help we had in our pew she was wonderful.  I got to show Rory off to some friends and everyone was glad to see Carrie and Jenny too!  After Church we all went to La Nopalera for lunch where we met Lisa so she could join us.  It was a nice way to spend a Sunday!

A Beautiful Wedding

Yesterday I attended the beautiful wedding of Cheryl and Evan St Peter.  I have watched Cheryl grow up from a cute little girl into a beautiful woman and I had the honor of attending her wedding too.  Congratulations Cheryl and Evan.  I wish you many years of happiness together.  Cheryl is Bob and Robin's daughter.  We have been wonderful friends for over 20 years.  Congrats to you both too!  At the wedding I enjoyed seeing old friends again and getting caught up.  Rory was my date and she was really great during the ceremony and reception!  Way to go Rory!  It was a nice day and a beautiful wedding!

Just Rory and Me!

I got to spend my evening with Rory!  Just Rory and me and it was a great evening!  Jenny and Nate went out to dinner with friends and asked if I would watch Rory and I said of course I would!  We had some dinner, played with some toys, read a couple of books but Rory's favorite thing to do was to play with my phone taking selfies.  Rory is not camera shy and she know what the camera is so we had some fun tonight snapping a few pictures.  It was so nice to have this opportunity to be with Rory.  At bedtime we snuggled a little bit then I laid her down in her crib, turned on her music and dhe went right to sleep.  Thank you Rory for a great night and thank you Jenny and Nate for going out so I could be with Rory.

A Fun Day

It was a fun day especially since I spent it with my kids.  Something we have not been able to do in 5 years.  We did all sorts of things and between Carrie, Jenny and I we covered a lot of area. We visited a new store, in Orange Park, Old Time Pottery. What a great store!  If you are decorating or redecorating this is the store to come to for items.  It is huge and if you can't find it there then you don't need it.  We spent some time going through the entire store.  Rory really loved it mostly because of the wide aisles she was able to walk around and window shopped at her level.  We went to lunch at Cici's Pizza, something else I have not had in quite a while, then split ways.  Jenny and Nate took Rory home for a nap and Carrie and I did some shopping.  We spent most of the afternoon shopping.  We then spent the rest of the afternoon together again with Jenny, Nate and Rory.  Later last night I stopped by the Church and said "Hello" to the choir and even went to Dairy Queen after Choir.  It was great to be with my friends again! All in all, it was a great day!

Hello Orange Park! It's Good To Be back!

Lisa and I had an eventful drive yesterday from Parrottsville, TN to Orange Park, FL.  Uneventful drives to me are the best.  It was an easy trip until we reached the downtown area of Jacksonville where we were met with a terrible rain storm which was okay but in a construction zone?  Yep I could not make out lane markers much less the road.  I got through it safely, dropped off Lisa at her kids place in Jacksonvillr then headed over to Orange Park.  I even got to "enjoy" the Buckman traffic.  It was all worth it when I got to see Jenny and Nate and, of course, Rory.  Then on to see Carrie and Daniel and their new home they purchased a few months ago.  All are well and if felt good to be together again.  I have a lot of people I want to see so I better get busy!  It is good to be back!

One Year Already?

One year ago today we arrived and started our new life here in Parrottsville, TN.  The RV has been in the same spot for one entire year. At first it seemed weird not having to move to a new spot every one to two weeks and I think we are pretty well adjusted to just staying put.  Of course our location makes it a little easier.  With great friends like George and Lisa and a beautiful view how could we not be content.  We are rural and we are getting use to it too!  We have accomplished a lot in our first year here.  I have a Crafty Cabin which is wonderful.  We built a storage shed and filled it with a washer and dryer and a freezer.  We bought a golf cart and Tim has fixed it up so we can use it all over the farm.  We bought a new car, experienced our first winter with snow in over 20 years and still managed to squeeze in a three month trip out west and Hawaii.  We learned all about gardens, harvesting and canning.  We have made created some things around the farm and with each new job around the farm it looks nicer and nicer.  We have seen and heard lots of wildlife and farm animals.  Turkey and deer like the orchard along with some neighboring cows that broke through the fence just to destroy some crops.  It has been a wonderful first year all due to George and Lisa and their farm.
Today Lisa and I are headed south to Florida.  We have a wedding to attend.  Tim and George wanted to go but since we have our daughter's dogs and George and Lisa have Roxie now they will be staying here at the farm.  I am so anxious to get to Jacksonville so I can see family and friends.  Even though Parrottsville is home now I will always consider Jacksonville home too.  So here we go!

Hot Water On Demand

Yes, hot water on demand!  Something we have not had in a while.  Planning on when we need hot water has been our life for a few years now.  The hot water heater works well in the RV just making it instant has been a fight since day one.  We have gone through so many heating elements on it when we were just using electricity with it that we were replacing them every month or two.  So we decided to give up on using electricity and went to just gas.  Well we did not want to waste gas keeping the water hot when we didn't need it so we would turn it on and off but then had to plan because it took some time to heat the water; especially in the winter (4 hours).  Now we have it on demand again thanks to Tim and a regular house hot water heater. 
George had given us a hot water heater for the shed that was in his house when he bought it.  He didn't need it so we used it just to heat up water for the washing machine in the shed.  Tim decided to make that our hot water heater for the shed and RV so now I will be able to just turn on the faucet and have hot water!  I know it may not sound like much to you but it makes me a very happy person having hot water on demand again!  Thanks Tim!