Monday, May 27, 2013

Memorial day with family

Really nice Memorial Day weekend spent with my children - daughter, significant other, their pets/children, son, wife and my friend.  Didn't do anything amazing, unusual, just spent time together.  Only blight on this time was being bitten by a deer fly that I reacted to - not fun.  Of course seeing my daughter-in-law leave knowing how hard the decision she and my son made has made my heart heavy.  They are doing what they feel is best to do.

Motor home goes into the shop tomorrow for inspection.  Unless there is a really big problem, which will not  be known until Wednesday, it's a go.  I've boxed up some things - water filter, dish towels, salt & pepper.  Also bought pot holders, measuring cup, kitchen stuff and noted prices for items if we determine we need to get them.

My daughter may be coming back on the 6th or 7th and won't know until closer to that time.  She knows we plan on leaving early on the 8th.  I've got to see about getting an appointment changed to sometime between August 1 and 12th.  If I can get that done, I may not return until that first week in August.  The air fare is the same all across that time so it wouldn't matter what day.  I want to get a massage before we leave.  I know I will be in serious need of a massage to help start my vacation on the right foot.

I've heard back from my cousins that live outside of Hattiesburg, MS.  They indicated that we should stop by and visit.  From there we would head on into Arkansas.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

More planning and some sad news

More things we've looked at - cheap set of dishes, pillows, considerations of cooking items.  There are many things we are 'holding' on until the inspection-evaluation of the motor home.  Andy will know about it by Wednesday.

On that note, my dear friend received word today that his best friend of 30+ years passed away.  It was anticipated.  Doesn't make it any easier to accept though.  The positive and special note is that he had called his friend yesterday.  His friend woke enough to acknowledge Andy's calling with a smile.  The family told Andy that his friend requested that the memorial service not be held until we can get there at the end of June or beginning of July.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Anticipation

Approximately two weeks away and our journey begins.  It will be fun to share the country side I grew up knowing with Andy.  Still so much to be done but really not worrying about it.  It'll happen when it happens. NG