Today was not as long as yesterday. On the road by 8:30a.m. only 430 miles. We stopped in Chattanooga, Tn and spent three hours touring the Chickamauga Battlefield. This was the battle that opened the way for Sherman's March to The Sea.
Decided not to Stop in Nashville as we want to be in Mn in time for Christan's graduation. Today we crossed Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and spending the night in Marion, IL.
Doug has taken pictures that I will include later.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Day One
Here we go again...
Up before 7a.m., finished the packing, closed home2, Starbucks for coffee and on the road by 8:30a.m.. 5p.m. and 560 miles later here we sit in a hotel in Cartersville, Ga (just North of Atlanta), took a half hour walk, a dip in the pool, and just finished the food we brought from our refrigerator.
Beautiful countryside, lots of greens. Atlanta was the only large city we went through and the traffic was terrific, at one time I was traveling with the traffic going 75 in a 55, looked over and three motercycle cops were passing me.
Tomorrow Nashville where we will spend a couple days looking around and relaxing.
Up before 7a.m., finished the packing, closed home2, Starbucks for coffee and on the road by 8:30a.m.. 5p.m. and 560 miles later here we sit in a hotel in Cartersville, Ga (just North of Atlanta), took a half hour walk, a dip in the pool, and just finished the food we brought from our refrigerator.
Beautiful countryside, lots of greens. Atlanta was the only large city we went through and the traffic was terrific, at one time I was traveling with the traffic going 75 in a 55, looked over and three motercycle cops were passing me.
Tomorrow Nashville where we will spend a couple days looking around and relaxing.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Dinner
The son and wife did it again........Supper last night was great, Todd BBQ'ed four different flavoring of ribs, two dry and two wet. All four flavorings were soooo good. Shannon made her mouth watering cold slaw and homemade macaroni and cheese mmmmmm. Once again ate too much. The evening ended with a noisy game of Bull S--t.
Almost time for Aaron's graduation, our cruise and then the traveling verity's will be at it again. First stop will be Jim and Claire's in Minnesota, Mom and Cecil's in Canada then back to home1, we're getting anxious to see our lawn and home.
Almost time for Aaron's graduation, our cruise and then the traveling verity's will be at it again. First stop will be Jim and Claire's in Minnesota, Mom and Cecil's in Canada then back to home1, we're getting anxious to see our lawn and home.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
The Rainy Season is here
Middle of May and the rainy season has started. Last three days mornings are hot and in the afternoon the rains come so hard you can barely see across the street, it cools down but then becomes humid.
Have started the good byes with new friends we've made here. Some have already left for up North, others planning on the move in the next few days and Doug and I will be heading out in less than a month.
Aaron will graduate on the 29th and we take him on a cruise the 30th. We're looking forward to our time alone with him before he starts on his "grown-up" life, into the "real" world. Like his siblings I know he will do well.
Have started the good byes with new friends we've made here. Some have already left for up North, others planning on the move in the next few days and Doug and I will be heading out in less than a month.
Aaron will graduate on the 29th and we take him on a cruise the 30th. We're looking forward to our time alone with him before he starts on his "grown-up" life, into the "real" world. Like his siblings I know he will do well.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Doors
It has taken a while but we finally have our doors painted and the new screen doors on. Thank goodness the weather has cooperated as we had at least one door off for three/four days at a time while they were being painted. Turned out pretty good although even with putting on a primer coat it took three coats to get them the way we wanted.
Had a very nice Saturday with Todd and Shannon. They took us to Clearwater and then to Tarpon Springs. Visited with Shannon's Grammy and then had a seafood lunch, she-crab soup (of course being the seafood lover, NOT, I had a sandwich). Tarpon Springs is a very fun place to visit, it's a Greek Sponge Diving village. We had supper there and the food was great, every one tried a different Greek dish.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Birthday
What a week this has been. Started with another project here at home2 and ended with a wonderful dinner last night , hosted by Todd and Shannon, at Cabrera's.
Monday evening met Todd and Shannon to buy the supplies needed to put up a trellis between the house and work shop. We"re looking for honeysuckle to plant there.
Next project was to Lowe's to purchase screens for our doors. The contractor picked them up the next day and planned to have them both installed that afternoon, but as with most things it didn't quite happen that way. Mike, the contractor, had never worked with this manufacturer before and had a hard time following their instructions so it took him and his assistant four hours to put in one screen. They came the next day and finished the job. He needs to come back and tweak them a little before we will sign off on them.
On Friday Doug and I went on our first "old people" bus trip, went with a group from Camelot East to the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa. It was fun, the cost was $20 each and the casino gave us $25 in free play and a $5 coupon towards lunch. Doug played the time on their money and walked away with $17, I played with their money for over an hour before dipping into ours.
Saturday was my birthday and it was very nice. Heard from several friends via Facebook and then a wonderful dinner. Today will be desert over at Todd and Shannon's with all the grand kids, this has been a very good week.
Monday evening met Todd and Shannon to buy the supplies needed to put up a trellis between the house and work shop. We"re looking for honeysuckle to plant there.
Next project was to Lowe's to purchase screens for our doors. The contractor picked them up the next day and planned to have them both installed that afternoon, but as with most things it didn't quite happen that way. Mike, the contractor, had never worked with this manufacturer before and had a hard time following their instructions so it took him and his assistant four hours to put in one screen. They came the next day and finished the job. He needs to come back and tweak them a little before we will sign off on them.
On Friday Doug and I went on our first "old people" bus trip, went with a group from Camelot East to the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa. It was fun, the cost was $20 each and the casino gave us $25 in free play and a $5 coupon towards lunch. Doug played the time on their money and walked away with $17, I played with their money for over an hour before dipping into ours.
Saturday was my birthday and it was very nice. Heard from several friends via Facebook and then a wonderful dinner. Today will be desert over at Todd and Shannon's with all the grand kids, this has been a very good week.
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