tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48818269185912474972024-03-04T23:26:09.762-05:00On the Road with Lou and KathyThe Journey is the DestinationLou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.comBlogger512125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-25325189048151001012015-12-27T20:17:00.001-05:002015-12-27T20:17:03.954-05:00On the Road Again - Day One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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December 27th - Sunday 55 Degrees - Wellsboro, PA<br />
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Fifty two years ago today I gave birth to my second child, my one and only son, Gregory Scott Bryant. The first thing I did this morning was to make a post on Facebook to wish him a Happy Birthday.<br />
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After celebrating Christmas with all of our families, first on Christmas Eve at Susan's house with her side of the family. It was a bit different this year, as Shawn and Tim has a bet with Sue and they lost, so they had to wear "ugly" sweaters that were hand made by family members, and they were really good sports about it and wore them with great pride. Everyone kept in mind that we were leaving for Florida soon after Christmas and gave presents that were really useful for our trip and very thoughtful. Sue and I spent time talking about Christmases in the past and our kids have all agreed that the most memorable Christmases were the ones that we drove from Ohio to Pennsylvania and spent them with my parents on the farm. It was a lot of work for all involved but lots of good memories for all involved and I will have to write some of those stories on my <i>Yesterdays Blog</i> later.<br />
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On Christmas Day we went to Krista's house for dinner and presents. We spent a lot of time sitting at the dining room table talking about previous Christmases also and the many memories that we all have from years past. Lou shared memories of one Christmas when his parents were both unemployed and there was no money for presents, but some how they purchased a truck for him and how happy he was with it and that he kept it for years after.<br />
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Saturday we went to Lou's house to have Christmas with his family. Twenty-nine people were there to celebrate the holiday. Casey and Allie came the furtherest coming from Georgia. It was a nice day to catch up with everyone and stories on what everyone was doing.<br />
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We were up this morning at 8:00, finished the laundry, packing between rain storms, got to talk to my brother a few minutes and were ready to leave our house at 10:30 am, we went to the Fair Grounds to hook up and then waited until the rain slacked up a little. Finally, we were on the road at 11:05. Put in a Willie Nelson tape, Maci curled up for a nap. We got to Steam Valley and it sure was steamy there, but once we got beyond Williamsport, the rain stopped and beyond Harrisburg, the sun came out.<br />
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It was great coming through St. Mary's and not to have to worry about scrapping the side of the motor home. They did a great job widening the road there.<br />
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We got to 81S @ 1:50, really made good time. Chambersburg, PA Fort Letterkenny, where my brother had been on Christmas Day. He visited his grandson and wife there. We stopped at the last rest stop in PA to have our lunch and walk around a little and let Maci walk a bit.<br />
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We went past James Buchanan's birthplace = Molly Piticher Highway = Mason/Dixson Auto Auction<br />
Quickly zipped past the 10 exits in Maryland and into West Virginia and we were into Virginia where gasoline was $1.85 at Flying J.<br />
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We arrived at our destination - Candy Hill Campground in Winchester, VA at 4:30 pm. Reservation was confirmed and our pull thru spot was waiting for us, same spot as last year. We got rid of all of our winterization and I put our dinner in the oven. It was 75 degrees and it started to gently rain, after we got finished. <br />
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Our dinner was roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, baked squash, sweet potato casserole, glass of wine and coffee and cookies.<br />
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Tomorrow will be a long drive, it is over 450 miles to our next destination.<br />
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Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-2830257153687947682015-09-13T17:15:00.002-04:002015-09-13T17:15:51.552-04:00Visit to Corning Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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September 13th Sunday<br />
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I have been trying to do some fall housecleaning and have our bedroom and bathroom done and decided I needed to give my shoulder a rest, so we had planned on going to Windmill Market on Saturday, but when we awoke to rain, Lou suggested we go to the Corning Museum, as he knew I wanted to see the Pyrex display, so that was our day yesterday.<br />
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I had been employed at Corning in Wellsboro, PA in the early 60's after college and was deeply disappointed to not find one thing in the Museum that was made in our factory. All of the Christmas decorations that were for sale in their gift shop were made in China!! Maybe we all need to vote for Mr. Trump. Indeed, there were many beautiful items on display and much time and effort have gone into bringing the museum into fruition and that can't be overlooked. Local residents are given a huge discount on admission which was appreciated. We did spend nearly four hours going through the museum.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A glass display with crows</td></tr>
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One thing I found very interesting was how they made window panes years ago. I had always wondered why older window panes would have different depths of glass and now I know why.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Glass was poured in a circle and panes were cut from the circle and of course, the glass would flow downward making it thicker at the bottom and around the edges.<div>
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We had to walk outside and around several buildings to the library to see the display of Pyrex. I was hugely disappointed in this. I have seen more Pyrex in Goodwill stores than here, although it was interesting to see my yellow, red, green and blue bowl set sold new for $2.50.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't think a day goes by that I don't use my bowls.</td></tr>
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<br />Maybe this all means that I am just getting old!!</div>
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This week promises to be cooler, so hopefully with Lou's help I can get some work done outside and some work done inside. I have ordered a new lawn tractor and it will be delivered on Friday. This will have power steering so should help me in a huge way. Lots to get done before the leaves fall.<br /><br /> </div>
Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-9796617244405591012015-09-13T16:00:00.000-04:002015-09-13T16:00:29.200-04:00August Happenings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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September 13th - Sunday - 53 Degrees low this am and cloudy<br />
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The month of August has moved along very quickly. After we got Michelle moved into her apartment, Lou fractured four ribs, so he was laid up and not able to do much, so I took over the majority of his jobs and that was a bit much for my shoulder. I have had an injection into it and am awaiting some relief from the discomfort from that.<br />
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We had some days of intense heat and humidity so I took advantage of the A/C and cleaned out cupboards and drawers and found afghans that mother had made and I wanted to make sure that all of our grandkids and greatgrandkids had one that she had made, and all have been claimed with the exception of the blue one. Michelle thought she wanted the brown one, as she wanted to have a brown sofa, and indeed, she did find a brown sofa that someone had discarded and the price was right, so it was a good choice for her.<br />
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We had our drive way sealed and the cracks filled the last of the month. The young man that did it for us did a fine job and we were very pleased with the job.<br />
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We certainly appreciated the fine workmanship displayed by Ben on a very warm day.<div>
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Lou celebrated his 89th birthday on the 12th of August. Krista fixed him a wonderful birthday dinner a day early with his favorite cake for dessert. Home made German Chocolate. Actually, we celebrated his birthday on three different days with different family members, at two different restaurants. A great time of celebrating.</div>
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The end of the month found us at our Square Dance Camp Out in Morris, PA. We had a really good turn out this year, and everyone was eager to help and all of the jobs were done quickly and it seemed like we had time to visit and enjoy out time together. The weather was cool and we were glad that we had heat in our motor home. </div>
Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-70973819202939048702015-07-29T17:48:00.000-04:002015-07-29T17:48:01.790-04:00July Happenings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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July 29th - Wednesday - 94 degrees<br />
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This has been a busy summer and I realized I have not done many posts and I have not been keeping up my diary, so when I look back for some information, I am going to be lacking, so will get some information down to help me remember the goings on of the summer.<br />
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We have spent some time at Lou's Homestead working, he had to have a holding tank replaced and that was finally done, and some of his family came up and helped him with that project, so while they worked at that, I worked at trimming some bushes and trees on the other side of the yard, didn't have many tools to work with, but enjoyed the task at hand.<br />
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The next weekend, Brion, Janet, Casey, Allie, Spencer and Meredith came and they all helped and I can tell you things happened, I didn't have my camera, so didn't have pictures of the work in progress, they were busy every minute, cutting down trees, grinding up brush, hauling wood away, cutting grass. Janet helped me transplant ground cover to put in the beds that I had cleaned out, things looked so much better. We got the blueberries all covered up with netting. Lou and I have to use ladders to do that, but Casey and Spencer are way over 6 feet tall, and they just reached up and did it!!<div>
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July 15th we drove up to Fort Drum with Janet and Brion to witness Spencer in the Change of Command Ceremony for the Echo Company. Spencer is a Captain in the Army, who just became engaged to a lovely gal from Delaware. We got to see his home in Watertown, which is beautiful and located on a lake and the view from his porch is just beautiful. It was a very special day for us.</div>
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While we were there we got a phone call from Michelle telling us that she had been selected for a position at Weidner University in Chester, PA. She is going to run their lab for them starting on the 10th of August. I was speechless. This was her first professional interview since she graduated from college. We are so very proud of her. She just called me to tell me that she signed a lease for an apartment. She had sent me pictures of it and was so hopeful that she would get it and she did. God is looking out for our girl. Now we will have to look for items to furnish an apartment for her. Thankfully, this one has all of her appliances, even a dishwasher and washer and dryer.</div>
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On the down side of July. When Lou had his physical Dr. Nespola called and told us that Lou's hemoglobin was very low and he needed to come right in to be crossed and matched for two units of blood, so we did that, and then he had to have a colonoscopy and gastroscopy which he did, but everything was fine, it was determined that his body just does not absorb iron, he was put on iron and will have more blood work done in a week and he will decide the course of treatment at that time.</div>
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I used my electric chain saw to cut the limbs off the apple tree so we wouldn't mar up the motor home anymore when they pulled us out. I got my chain saw stuck, and my brother came to the rescue with his saw and helped us finish up the job. I have to admit the tree looks better with the trim. We still have to fill in the ruts left by the tires.</div>
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The State has repaired the sluice on our property and today when I ran the weed eater, it certainly made that job a lot easier. I had taken pictures of the damage the rain had done to the sluice and the road and sent a letter and it was no time until they were here and had it fixed. I was very impressed.</div>
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It looks like August is going to be very busy, with Michelle's move, we have two trips to Bath scheduled one for Lou's hearing aids and one for motor home repairs, doctor and dentist appointments, Lou's birthday and lots of outside things to do, that are waiting for cooler weather. Thankfully, we have made our reservations for Florida and have that task taken care of so that will make planning a lot easier as we go into fall.</div>
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The picture at the top of the post, is the replacement of the fountain that I used to have. Lou and I took the barrel out and put this in its place. This we can take in during the winter and not have to cover it.</div>
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I am off to fix fried green tomatoes for dinner, one of my friends called last night to remind me, it was time to fix fried green tomatoes and bacon, so went out and picked a couple of big ones for dinner tonight. Thanks, Jim.</div>
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July 23rd - Wednesday - Beautiful Sunny 75 degrees<br />
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We left here early on Wednesday morning and made a detour to get to Carlisle to pick up our three months supply of medication and then drove on over to Lancaster. Traffic was really dense and we did not reach our destination until after 5:00 pm. We literately just parked our motor home on our designated site and went to our host's site to have dinner with our group. The weather was just wonderful for our stay, in fact, a sweater felt good. After dinner we sat around and caught up on the news with the rest of our group of retired servicemen and their families, then we went back to our motor home and got things unpacked before it got dark. <br />
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When I took Maci out for a potty break, I realized this was not a military park, as it was really dark, and I was glad for my leash with the attached flashlight.<br />
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We brought along a Netflex movie, Woman in Gold and we watched that on Wednesday evening. We both enjoyed it. Would recommend it to anyone that has not seen it. On Thursday I really goofed off and enjoyed reading my book. I have been very involved in a Lighthouse mystery that has been over 3000 pages long and I wanted to get it finished and I did just before we went out to dinner at Millers. Our whole group enjoyed a lovely Smorgasbord meal there. It is right on route 30 and you can eat your meal and watch the Amish farmers work in their fields at the same time. They were actively cutting hay at the time. <br />
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The campground was right next to Rough and Tumble and they were hosting John Deer Days on Friday and Saturday, and Lou and I being country folks took in the exhibits on Friday. In fact, we spent about four hours there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of the John Deere tractors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first known hot water heater</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the gas lamps hanging from the ceiling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Natural gas pump that came from western PA.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sleigh used to deliver mail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old washing machines</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No ones knows what this wagon was used for!!</td></tr>
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On Friday evening we went to Rainbow's Comedy Playhouse for dinner and the stage show. Lou and I had never been there before. It was a good dinner and the play of "Too Many Cooks" was wonderful. We were amazed to find that our waiters were the actors in the play and they did a wonderful job. We had wonderful seats, center front, thanks, to one of our members that was kind enough to make reservations for all of us. Lou and I both ordered Beef Wellington and it was very tasty, the beef was very tender and served hot. Our salad dressing was creamy apple and that was tangy and a nice change. All in all this was a very nice mid week Muster. It was decided that we would not have one in August, everyone seems to be very busy in the upcoming month. Lou and I will be setting off for our square dancing campout at the end of August.<br />Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-43900879371754899542015-06-10T13:27:00.001-04:002015-06-10T13:27:18.990-04:00Cheatham Annex - Williamsburg, VA Northeastern SMART Muster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June 10th - Wednesday - Hot and humid 91 degrees<br />
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We arrived at this Naval base on Monday and did we ever have a difficult time finding it. For some reason we could not get the address into our GPS and then we found the signs leading to the campground small and hard to read; however, once we arrived at the FamCamp and saw a familiar face, all of that was forgotten. We had made our reservations last January and thought we were scheduled to be across from our friends, but found we were on the other end, never the less, as you can see we have a lovely site and finally a site that is on concrete and we will not be tracing in sand.<br />
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I am spoiled, I like staying in FamCamps, as they have security and lots of lighting, so when I go out to walk Maci at night, I don't have to worry, we just go for a hike and we are close to the woods and I love it. The first night we were here, I talked Lou into going for a walk and we ended up taking a blazed path in the woods after dinner and I thoroughly enjoyed it, no bugs, light breeze. We found out later that it was a five mile walk, but we did get a ride back home once we came out on the main road, after we did the five miles!! Or it would have been dark by the time we reached our RV, thanks goodness for our friends that had been out to dinner.<br />
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We have about 20 rigs in attendance and have met many different people and renewed acquaintances from other Musters. It has been very hot, high 80's and low 90's with a breeze until today and we don't have a breeze today.<br />
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Yesterday Lou and I took another retired Army couple with us and we drove to Fort Eustis,VA and toured the United States Army Transportation Museum. We all found it very interesting, as it was established in 1970 and takes the visitor through history from 1700 with the Conestoga wagon and ships that served in the Revolutionary War to the Iraqi Freedom. All of us saw things that brought the building of our country home to us. It was interesting to go with Bernie, as he was in the Army through the Korean War and Vietnam War and had many things on a personal level to share with us.<br />
There was a display regarding the Red Ball Highway and I found that interesting, as my deceased husband patrolled the highway while it was in existence.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Betty, Bernie and Lou at the entrance of the Museum.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1941 Plymouth (I think)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Conestoga Wagon, originally built in Pennsylvania.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trucks used during World War II along the Red Ball Highway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sign along the Red Ball Highway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Motorcycle like Lou had.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helicopter used in Korean War. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trucks in Vietnam.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Experimental aircraft!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gun Truck - The only one to return from Vietnam. " Eve of Destruction"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desert Storm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rail Pavilion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More in the Rail Pavilion.</td></tr>
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Another reason Lou and I found this museum interesting, is Lou's grandson was at Ft. Eustis for training at one time, and is now a captain in the Army in Logistics and it give me a little better idea of what his title includes.<div>
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We spent about four hours there and enjoyed all of it and would recommend it to anyone. We saw several children as we went through it and they seemed to be enjoyed their tour also.</div>
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Last evening Lou and I suggested we eat at Captain George's in Williamsburg, and Dick Tracy said that he would drive, so six of us dined at the seafood buffet and enjoyed our meal and came away with very full tummies. Lou and I had eaten there when we last visited Willaimsburg and remembered the luscious meal we had. Tonight we all get together and have a pot luck meal, then pack up in the morning and depart for home.<br /></div>
Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-86489137850889453682015-06-07T20:38:00.000-04:002015-06-07T20:38:26.375-04:00On the Road Again --- Dover AFB,DE - Little Creek, VA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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June 7th - Sunday - Sunny 75 degrees<br />
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After a very busy week at home, taking care of three septic tanks and having lines dug up at Lou's homestead between rain storms, we were off to do some traveling. We left for Dover Air Force Base on Thursday, as we wanted to go through the Air Mobility Command Museum there. We tried to make a reservation to stay with our RV there, but after reading the many comments made from fellow RV'er we decided that we would try someplace else and ended up staying at Killens Pond State Park and that was a good experience, although I missed the security and lighting of a Base when I took Maci out at night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the planes we could see from the observation tower</td></tr>
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On Friday we toured the Museum, it was rainy off and on and really chilly, so we didn't spend a huge amount of time outside. We did have a volunteer that took a "shine" to us and gave us a special tour by taking us up into the observation tower and that was special to be able to see all around the base. We got to see the C-124 plane, that Lou flew on during his career in the Air Force. It always amazes me just how huge that plane is and I was able to secure post cards to send to the grandkids so they can see it in flight. In the picture I have posted, Lou is standing in front of the plane.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tells about the plane.</td></tr>
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The Museum reminded me of the Marines museum; however, this one pertained what Dover AFB had to do with each of the war efforts, so it was on a much smaller basis. All of it is housed in a World War II hanger. One point of interest was a flight simulator.<div>
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As we were coming into Dover, Delaware on Thursday night at 5:00, we stopped to get gasoline, when I heard sirens and then motor cycles with police on them to stop traffic. It was for the procession of the Vice President's son Beau Biden's body. It was a very long procession that consisted of at least ten motor cycles with police in front of the SUVs, limousines, hearse, more SUVs , ambulance and a fire truck.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see some of the black vehicles on the street.</td></tr>
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The next day we left for Cape Charles. I actually don't remember a lot of the day, as I picked up a 24 hour bug and was really sick and slept the day away. Lou was able to park our RV at Jeanine's house so Maci and I could be comfortable while he attended the wedding of Scott Wivell and his new wife, Rachel Taylor which was held at Mimosa Farm. Lou rode with his sister, Lenore and her son, John and was able to chat with them and get caught up on some family news. I had looked forward to this wedding since last January when we received the invitation and Lou forgot to pick up his camera to take with him, so he tried to describe it to me the best he could.</div>
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When he and Lenore returned I felt a little better and we chatted a little before we left for Little Creek</div>
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Naval Base in Norfolk, VA. Thankfully, we had made reservations here and our spot was waiting for us and our camp host helped Lou get backed into our spot and set up.</div>
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We came through the tunnel under the Chesapeake Bay which is always interesting and amazing and the Bay was beautiful. The rain had finally moved out<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isn't it pretty?</td></tr>
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Last night while we were reading we had a knock at the door and when I opened the door there stood Spencer and Meredith. Her parents live close to here and we knew Spencer was flying down from Ft. Drum for the weekend, but certainly didn't expect him to appear at the door. They had great news, they had become engaged that morning on the beach. They were both beaming! We are so happy for both of them and wish them many years of happiness.</div>
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Today we visited Douglas MacArthur's Museum and Memorial in Norfolk. We watched the movie of his military life before we took the self guided tour and we found it all very interesting. I did not know that his father had been a military man also.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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In the Memorial the General and his wife are buried there. Jean, his wife did not die until 2000, she lived to be 102. On display in the Museum was his jeep along with his car.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He chose a Chrysler over a Cadillac. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His uniform and a few of his medals!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Willis Jeep</td></tr>
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After we finished at the museum we came back to the base and went over to look at some of the large ships, they just amaze me.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One that happens to be in for repairs.</td></tr>
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Tomorrow we leave here and drive to Williamsburg,VA for a North Eastern SMART Muster that will last three days, and if we have internet I will try and post from there.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>
Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-51949556049986216152015-05-23T14:10:00.000-04:002015-05-23T14:10:04.548-04:00Graduation Party<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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May 9th - Saturday - Michelle's Graduation Party<br />
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This was the highlight of Michelle's Party. Susie made Michelle a quilt from Michelle's grandpa's shirts. Michelle was very close to her "Pa" and this was a very special present for her. On the back she made a special label and included a picture of Michelle and Al. I will include a picture of the label, but it will be upside down, as we can't figure out how to make it correct on the blog, even if we make it correct on the camera.<br />
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<br />Nothing else that she was given could compare to this very special loving gift. She did receive some lovely things. Luggage, money, jewelry, pen, books, gifts cards and a television. It was a perfect day to have an outside party and her folks and grandparents did a nice job getting everything done up nicely.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A picture that shows the cake and cookies that Krista made notice the graduation cap cookies with tassels. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a perfect day for a picnic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Krista calls this their maple grove.</td></tr>
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<br />Michelle was so pleased that so many of her family were able to come to her party and wish her well, after her years of study. A good job finally accomplished!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-24601203848551757172015-05-23T13:32:00.001-04:002015-05-23T13:32:39.058-04:00Michelle's Graduation at Mansfield University<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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May 9th - Saturday - 2015<br />
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One hundred and fiftieth Commencement of Mansfield University. Michelle Lynn McKissick<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is after the ceremony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking in - Notice her medal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On her way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Class of 2015.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her name being called.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The presentation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got IT!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yea!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michelle and Matthew.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michelle and Whitney (her friend through high school and college).<br /><br /></td></tr>
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May 9th brought Michelle's undergraduate career to a conclusion. She graduated from Mansfield University with a Bachelor's degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. During her senior year, she completed novel research in microbiology and has presented her results at the American Society of Microbiology Regional Conference. The following semester of her senior year, she presented the same research at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania University Biologists annual meeting. Her oral presentation achieved first place within its category of cellular and molecular biology. She won a medal as recognition. This is the medal you see in her pictures.<div>
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She has applied for graduate studies and would like to teach in a college, she has not closed the door on doing further research in a pharmaceutical setting. At this point she is open to many area and has her whole life open to her and is awaiting guidance and opportunity and a challenge to present itself.</div>
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We offer her prayers in whatever she chooses at this point. We are very proud of her and her accomplishments.<br /><br /></div>
Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-30406391632027130932015-04-27T08:23:00.001-04:002015-04-27T08:23:02.077-04:00Day in Washington, DC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 24th - Friday<br />
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While we were at Andrews Air Force Base we decided we would spend a day and drive around Washington, DC. Lou was stationed at Andrews for three years and at Bolling Field for three years so was very familiar with the area and I have had the pleasure of visiting Washington on many occasions, but never tire of seeing the area. <br />
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Lou had donated money towards the Air Force Monument but had never gotten to see it and I had seen it on my last visit to Arlington National Cemetery so I suggested that we drive over to that area so he could view that. We put Maci in the car and off we went. I apologize for the picture being at the wrong angle, I fixed it in my camera, but when I post it, I can not get it correct, you will have to use your imagination.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is located on a hill overlooking Arlington National Cemetery.<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice how the trees are just beginning to leaf out.</td></tr>
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<br />I am going to post the rest of the pictures that I took while we were traveling around. I took many more, but I am running out of time, as Lou has gone into Carlisle to pick up our drugs and when he returns we will begin the end of our journey.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken from the Hill over looking Washington</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't miss the Monument!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on a small portion of Arlington National Cemetery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Construction every place we drove.</td></tr>
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It was a nice day, and a day that I was glad that Lou was driving and not me. I thought New York City was bad!! Although the men don't seem to mind!!<div>
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Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-37162338477422990052015-04-26T17:06:00.001-04:002015-04-26T17:06:31.896-04:00Day with Casey - Savannah, GA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 19th - Sunday - Rainy<br />
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We spent the weekend in Savannah, GA with Lou's grandson, Casey and his girl friend, Allie. We always look forward to this time and this weekend was special. We had severe weather; however, with all that Casey had planned for us, we were able to do all of it in between the weather. <br />
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Casey has an apartment in downtown Savannah in the historic area and it is just a beautiful place. At this time of the year, the spring flowers and shrubs are blooming and even in the rain, it was so pretty.<br />
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Casey has a raised garden and he has already harvested his peas and we were amazed at the height of his potatoes, hopefully what is under the ground is as large as what is on top of the ground.<br />
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They took us to Carly for breakfast and it was a wonderful place to eat. Allie stood in line for us and while she was waiting for our place, Casey took us on a quick tour of some of the historic homes around the area. Lou and I had taken the Trolley tour last time we were in the area last year, so a lot of it looked familiar, but Casey was able to point out interesting areas to us.<br />
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After breakfast we went on a driving tour of the area, going out to Bonaventure Cemetery, which is huge. Many well known people have been buried there, one is Johnny Mercer.<br />
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We saw so many wonderful sights and I find that I really didn't take a lot of pictures, as it was rainy and I was sitting in the back seat; however, we had a great time as we always do and the time went very quickly and we left after having dinner at a seafood shack, where the guys enjoyed fresh oysters and we also had fresh shrimp salad sandwiches all of which were served on newpapers. Great food and the rained stopped for a few minutes and had a beautiful sunset.Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-29942448354591578002015-04-26T16:40:00.000-04:002015-04-26T16:40:11.709-04:00National Museum of the Marine Corps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 21st - Tuesday - Quantico, Virginia<br />
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Actually, the museum is located in Triangle, Virginia and we had the perfect day to visit. The cherry blossoms were beautiful, the day was cool and we were able to park the motor home in the parking lot and leave Maci inside with the windows open and she was perfectly happy inside while we toured the beautiful area inside.<br />
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The Museum is divided into eight areas starting with Making Marines, then to Leatherneck Gallery, Defending the New Republic, Global Expeditionary Force, World War 1, World War 11, Korea and Vietnam.<br />
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It is dedicated to the core values embraced by the United States Marines, Honor, Courage, and Commitment. This global expeditionary force has been protecting American interests since 1775. It was dedicated on the 10th of November 2006 on the 231 st birthday of the Marine Corps. <br />
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The Museum's design is evocative of the World War 11 flag-raising scene on Iwo Jima, and its galleries are dramatic and energetic. The central-most space, Leatherneck Gallery, is circular like the building itself. Two concentric outer circles accommodate eight galleries in the 120.000 square foot first phase. A second phase holds the promise of more adventure, along with the opportunity to provide professional stewardship to thousands of artifacts that tell the story of Marine Corps history.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken in the Leatherneck Gallery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was also in the Leatherneck Gallery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The story of Reddington the Horse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The six barrelled Ontos used in Vietnam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Future displays to be used regarding Iraq</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reporter in a Fox Hole World War 1.</td></tr>
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I took many more pictures and could have taken many more. Lou bought a book that shows so much more of the Museum. We ended up spending over six hours there and we both agreed it was the best museum that we have ever visited in the USA. Semper Fi!Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-55258330986788908722015-04-17T11:09:00.000-04:002015-04-17T11:09:10.191-04:00Visit with Daisy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 17th - Friday - Cloudy and Cooler<br />
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We had a wonderful time with Daisy and we parked in her yard. It was very hot and humid and we staying inside for the majority of the time we were at her house. Daisy loves flowers and gardening and it is very obvious by looking around her country home. The pictures will tell their own story. The above picture is a darling picture of her Maltese dog named Lacy. She and Maci got along pretty good together.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful bed just inside the gate to her back yard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought this planter that she and Cheryl made was beautiful.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She did her garden in big pots this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her kitty named Molly.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A huge field with irrigation .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at one of the beds.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A front yard view.</td></tr>
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This gives you a quick view of her home and her surroundings, it certainly is a different view of Florida. We always look forward to our time spent with her.<br /><br />Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-34833300972368130712015-04-10T18:31:00.001-04:002015-04-10T18:31:13.374-04:00MacDill Air Force Base - Tampa, FL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 10th - Friday - 88 Degrees - Sunny with a slight breeze<br />
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Today is a much nicer day than yesterday was, it was 93 degrees yesterday and not enjoyable to be outside. Today we have enjoyed getting outside a little. In fact, we drove to Camping World to pick up a few supplies and then to Plant City hoping to get a flat of strawberries, only to find that we were too late, there were no strawberries to be had!!<br />
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I wanted to tell you a little about MacDill Air Force Base, a little that I know, it is over 70 years old and Major General H.S. "Hap" Arnold was the first chief of the Army Air Force to serve here. From what I have heard the area was know for the rattlesnakes when Southwest Field was built. It was opened to become a training facility for a new bomber the B-26 Marauder. It was initially slightly underpowered and introduced a new saying: "One a day in Tampa Bay," as young pilots struggled to master their craft of flying and more than a few ended up in the "drink".<br />
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The base was named for Lt. Col. Leslie MacDill, who died in a plane crash outside of Washington, DC in 1938..<br />
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Today MacDill has become the nation's most important facilities. Not only is it the home of an air refueling wing, Central Command (CENTCOM) AND Special Operations Command (SOCOM) are headquartered here. It is not unusual to see troops from many other countries in their native uniforms when we go out to eat here on base. We recently ate beside on troops from France and Romania.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the tracking planes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CENTCOM Bldg.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Large Office Bldg.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memorial in Ybor City</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Statues of horses placed on the boulevard along Bay Shore Drive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge statue of a flower down town Tampa, you drive around it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the horses from the rear window of the car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skyline of Tampa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought the tall building was pretty.</td></tr>
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After we got back today, I gave Maci a bath and started putting some things away, as we have to start thinking about leaving here. I always have mixed feeling of leaving, I hate the terrible hot weather, but I love being here. Krista was at out house today and took lots of pictures, and our flowers are all coming up and spring certainly is on the way, so that makes me ready to venture home. Hopefully, Maci will remember what home is!!<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Easter Sunday - Christ Arose!! 84 degrees - Full Moon this AM and Bright Sunshine this PM<br />
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Lou and I set the alarm clock for 5:00 this morning so we could attend the Sunrise Services at MacDill Air Force Base. It was held on the beach and it was a balmy 70 degrees at 6:00 when we arrived. There was a very heavy dew and thankfully, I remembered the last time we attended and I took along a blanket to sit on and a quilt to put over our legs, as I knew there would be a breeze coming in from the bay and there certainly was.<br />
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The Service was well attended by all ages and all nationalities; young and old. Two different chaplains took part in the service, Chaplain Johnson did everything with the exception of the message and Chaplain McIntosh delivered the inspiring message based on the scripture from John.The praise and worship music was lead by Joe Carrender, he sang Sea of Crimson and Overcome, both were done very well. The sound system was wonderful and every word could be understood and heard well. Lou said that he had trouble with the wind whistling in his hearing aid.<br />
The final hymn or praise song was a favorite of mine, one of Bill and Gloria Gaither's, Because He Lives, which I always feel is very appropriate for Easter or any time of the year for a Christian.<br />
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After the service everyone was invited back to the chapel for breakfast that was prepared by the Base staff which we felt was very generous for them to do for everyone.<div>
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After we returned home, I quickly changed my clothes and took Maci for a walk, she didn't know what to think when we woke her up so early this morning and took her out while it was still dark, so I thought I owed her a nice long walk; however, she pooped out on me and I had to carry her home. She has problems with the heat and likes the A/C!!</div>
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When we got home Kris called and told me that they had snow, but the best thing was when they awoke this morning a live rabbit was sitting at their back door, so they quickly awoke Matthew and told him that the Easter Bunny was there, and you talk about an excited little boy...... This will be an Easter for him to remember, with real bunny tracks. I can remember making tracks for the kids oh so many years ago.......</div>
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We have enjoyed doing FaceTime with them today and I was able to show them the green grass and trees here and they showed us the snow at home!! She has a big dinner planned for today and I think she said 15 people coming, so will be a busy day for them. I was glad to hear the plans for Michelle's graduation, we are so proud of her.</div>
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This is going to be a busy week, have many things planned, seems like we wait for the last minute to accomplish the last things. We want to get to Plant City for berries, Camping World, Beach, visit some friends, Maci back to the doctor, get our taxes done along with the regular things that need to be done.</div>
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We are going out for dinner late this afternoon, will use one of our gift cards that we received for Christmas.</div>
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Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-90074422997997331482015-04-05T07:30:00.000-04:002015-04-05T07:30:01.836-04:00Sunday Blessing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-30595061749977647682015-04-04T14:13:00.000-04:002015-04-04T14:13:02.380-04:00At MacDill Air Force Base - Tampa, FL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 4th - Saturday - 84 degrees - Sunny<br />
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We arrived here last Friday and it has been lovely, we were able to get a site and it is a great site, we are close to Sea Scapes Beach House, and we love to go up there to eat, or pick up food to eat at home. We can sit on the deck and watch the ship come and go on Tampa Bay. The first night, Lou walked up and picked up their Friday night special which was Crab legs and shrimp and we had a feast.<br />
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When we got here, it was cool for several days, and I actually wore jeans and a sweater for two days and it was a wonderful break, but now the weather is back to being hot again, I try to get my walk in during the morning and stay in during the afternoon and enjoy reading. Lou enjoys the heat of the afternoon, but Maci and I just can't take it.<div>
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Maci has been having problems with diarrhea off and on since we got her and our vet at home suggested that we have her checked for parasites so we did that here on base and she tested negative for that; however, the vet did put her on Flagyl for ten days and a good probiotic and a bland diet after a day of no food or water. It was interesting the base vet found that she has two microchips and suggested that I report that to the Yorkie Rescue, which I did and they were very glad that I did that and they recorded the additional number.</div>
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We have been catching up on some things that we have put off until we could get here. We have an appointment to have our taxes filled out on Monday. We have been shopping at the commissary twice, as it is a large and well stocked one here. We purchased an iPad Air at the BX, I had been looking at them for some time, and Sue convinced me that I would be able to work it. She helped me with the Facetime and I think I am going to like it. Going to need some help with the e-mail portion of it when I get home, but think Michelle can help me with that. Want to get my blog posting set up on it as I can see that will be much easier on it. Love the camera.</div>
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Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-5842283084942628422015-03-26T11:33:00.001-04:002015-03-26T11:33:38.840-04:00Weekend with Scott and Family<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 26th - Thursday 87 degrees<br />
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We are at Port Charlotte, Fl at a lovely RV park that we have been at several times. We have chosen this park for its location, as it is only about 30 minutes from my son's home. On Saturday Scott, Sue, Greg and Aimee came out brought a picnic and their boats out and we went down to the river and spent the afternoon. It was a perfect afternoon to spend outside. Scott had packed lawn chairs, so Sue and I took chairs down next to the water and soaked our feet in the water, while Aimee played in the water. Lou and I took turns staying with Maci in the shade.<br />
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The guys didn't have any luck with the fishing, but had a good time on the water. Lou got a chance to try the boats, as Scott's was different, as his was designed for fishing.<br />
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Sue has Rheumatoid Arthritis and hadn't been able to paddle before, so she wanted to give it a try in calm shallow water, and she did pretty well and Aimee enjoyed going with anyone that wanted to take her once she was out once.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Notice how the boat has a standard that can be put up so you can stand to fish and it also has a split tail to stabilize the boat. Scott explained that it is impossible to tip it over with the tail split.<div>
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We had a nice afternoon and got to enjoy being together, it was getting pretty hot and we walked back to the RV and the air conditioning.<div>
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On Sunday we went to Scott's house and he used his smoker and did ribs, chicken and cabbage and also made potato salad. He had opened his pool and Aimee enjoyed the pool and Greg joined her, the rest of us thought it was a little cool. Scott had asked Steve to join us. I was delighted to see Steve, as I had gotten acquainted with him when I stayed with Scott and Sue years ago and have always appreciated his friendship. He has worked with Scott and is his fishing buddy. When I went to work with Scott, Steve was with us and he made me feel so welcomed and was there to explain many aspects of their work to me. A fine person and I so enjoyed seeing him again. Lou and Steve enjoyed getting acquainted and had many hunting stories to share.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />The time went so quickly, and we didn't get to do all we wanted to do, we did meet on Tuesday night for dinner, Scott had to catch a plane on Wednesday morning. We are planning on staying for a month next year and that will give us more time to do some fun things together, in fact next winter we are going to do things much different.</div>
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Tomorrow we leave for MacDill and probably will have to dry camp until we can get a spot, then we will start home. Looks like it is warming up at home. This high 88 degrees and high humidity isn't my kind of weather, especially with no breeze here. Although, we are supposed to get a cool front tomorrow.<br /><br /><div>
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Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-18522241084476023472015-03-22T08:30:00.000-04:002015-03-22T08:30:01.611-04:00Sunday Blessing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-53983556619176042632015-03-18T12:08:00.001-04:002015-03-18T12:08:50.935-04:00Road Trip to Fort Myers, FL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 18th - Wednesday - Sunny 87 degrees<br />
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Yesterday being St. Patrick's Day we celebrated by cooking a large brisket of corned beef with potatoes, carrots, onions and cabbage in our crock pot, when I served it, Lou thought we lacked the green beer, so he had to settle for just "plain" beer in a chilled mug. After dinner was all cleaned up we put in our favorite movie, The Quiet Man, and enjoyed it once again. That has been a family tradition for many years. Thanks to our older daughter, Susan, she gave us a copy to keep in the RV so we can enjoy it while we are on the road. One year when we were traveling on St. Patrick's Day we couldn't even find the movie on television and had to endure the day without the movie. She quickly solved the problem for us.<br />
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On Monday, we traveled to Fort Myers to visit with one of Lou's friends. Doris had recently moved into a beautiful assisted living complex and she was anxious for us to see her new unit. It so reminded me of Bethany where I worked at one time. We went out to lunch together and enjoyed a wonderful afternoon together. Lou and her husband were in the service together and their families had been very close and raised their children together and had remained close after both families retired from the Air Force.<br />
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As we left Doris in Fort Myers and drove the sixty miles back to Moore Haven to our RV park we drove past many orange groves of which I have a picture at the top of the post today. We see so many huge load of oranges going to the packing companies, makes you wish a few would fall off as they go past!!<div>
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The people here at this RV park are so friendly and I think this is the cleanest laundry I have ever been in and everyone hangs their clothes outside at their units, so my clothes bar have come in very handy. We did laundry yesterday.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is back of our unit where we walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the "Catch and Release Fishing Ponds"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The entrance to our RV Park.</td></tr>
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These pictures will give you an idea of where we are and what it looks like, next door to us on the left is a horse ranch and Maci loves to walk over there and rub noses with the horses, and I never remember to take my camera to take a picture of her.</div>
Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-88481812819461321522015-03-12T13:10:00.000-04:002015-03-12T13:10:00.993-04:00Dinner at Sigsbee - Key West, FL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 12th - Thursday - 89 degrees<br />
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We have moved from Key West to Moore Haven, FL; however, I have many pictures that I took at Key West that I could not get posted while in Key west, so thought I would do a short post to show some of them. <br />
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This is a picture that I took off to the side of the restaurant at Sigsbee, which is the other RV park at Key West Navy Base. Lou and I went over there one evening for dinner. It is a very informal place to eat right on the Gulf. I tried something different for dinner, I ordered tuna and sea weed.<br />
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I don't think it is something that I would order again, but I was glad that I had tried it. Lou and I have enjoyed Tuna steak at home and both of us like that, but this was really different from that, this was not as firm as the steak.<div>
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We really did not do much sight seeing while at Key West, as we did all of that the last time while there, so this time we enjoyed walking and reading and soaking up the sunshine. Maci and I would take my sand chair and go down by the water and watch the boats, read and enjoy the breeze and sunshine, if she got too warm, so would go wading.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maci watching the waves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The while and brown Pelicans.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maci getting her feet wet.</td></tr>
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Lou walked about three miles every other day. We tried to take Maci, but it was too far for her to go, and we ended up having to carry her back, so we ended up by Lou walking while Maci and I went to the water, as Lou wasn't interested in that, so it worked out good for all of us.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The day before we left, we had a pelican walking in front of our RV and I went out to see what was going on and there was a man along side of it that I didn't know and he told me the pelican had a broken wing and he had called the Wildlife Rescue and someone was coming for it. I had heard on the radio that there was a reward being offered for anyone with information regarding the slitting of the pelican's pouches. I thought that was horrible, I have always enjoyed the birds and as I had stated before, they are a favorite of my daughter Susan.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-3934596438230105622015-02-28T16:35:00.001-05:002015-02-28T16:35:47.651-05:00Maci Goes Swimming in the Gulf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February 28th - Saturday - Sunny - 85 degrees<br />
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Yesterday when we took Maci for a walk, we decided to take her along the Gulf to see if the guys were catching any fish, it was pretty hot outside, and I took her down along the water to let her get her feet wet, well, she thought she would just got for a swim. It really surprised me, as Estee didn't really like the water and we always had to coax her into the water, not this little gal, she just took off and swam out into the water, We were really pleased that she liked the water, as we usually spend a lot of time around the water.<br />
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It has really been a chore to post to my blog here, as my computer won't stay connected to the server and I lose what I have typed, I had this post completed and lost the whole thing twice. So I will try for the third time.<br />
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Yesterday Lou and I spent the morning doing laundry, we went to Sigsbee, which is the other campsite to do it, as there are only two working washers here and I had four loads to do. It only cost $l.00 per load to do laundry. I am amazed at the laundries, as the ones where you have to pay are always dirty and the ones that are free are clean..... After, we got all of our laundry put away, we decided we would go to our favorite Cuban Restaurant for dinner. El Siboney, this is located on Catherine in Key West. They have wonderful food, and last night I ordered breaded grouper with yellow rice and black beans and Lou ordered shrimp in a tomato sauce that was seasoned perfectly with the yellow rice and black beans, all of this comes with very tasty Cuban bread that is buttered and hot. <br />
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As we were leaving the restaurant a young man came out and stopped us and asked us where we were from. He thought he recognized Lou, he was a medical professional from New York State and didn't want to be remiss and not speak to him, if indeed he did know him. We chatted with him for a few minutes before we continued on our way home.<br />
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I talked to Scott this afternoon and we have made plans to spend mid March with he and his family. We always look forward to this time and the time goes very quickly. I made reservations with the camp ground that we usually stay at that is close to Scott and that is all arranged. It will be great to have electricity and running water!!<br />
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<br />Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-39287209649915550022015-02-22T20:07:00.000-05:002015-03-12T12:31:28.594-04:00Destination Reached - Key West, FL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February 22nd - Sunday 78 degrees - Sunny - Beautiful<br />
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We arrived here on the 20th of February and it was cold for Key West, 60 degrees with a very cold wind. We needed our wool socks and blue jeans that we still had on f rom our trip north. We had driven 11 hours the day before, as their were no openings at any of the RV camps that we called, so we kept on driving. Lou finally remembered one of our SMART members telling us about the Casino on route 41 so we drove there and dry camped. It was a secure place to stay the night and there were many RV parked there for company. I quickly warmed up some meatloaf and baked each of us a potato, made a salad and enjoyed a large glass of wine and prepared for a chilly night. It got down to 48 degrees. Maci was glad for an extra blanket on her bed also.<br />
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We talked to another couple the next morning that was on their way to Key West and they were not able to find a place to stay in Key West but were going to come on anyhow. Lou and I were a bit concerned ourselves. The lady told us they had checked on motels and found that they cheapest one was $469.00 per night and they were all booked and some were available for $l,000.<br />
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We pulled into the Navy Base and the host told us they just had someone leave and we could have his spot, it is a grand site, on a cement pad with a great view of the gulf. No electric or sewer. So it is dry camping, but we can manage, I wanted to get a portable generator to bring with us, as that is what most of the folks do, but Lou didn’t want the extra weight. So….<br />
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Yesterday, it was rainy and cold in the morning, then it cleared off and warmed up. Lou and I went for a ride to see what had changed, but not much was different from when we were here five years ago. Still lots of chickens in the streets and roosters crowing all times of the day. I picked up post cards to send to the grandkids and we ate lunch at the Five Guys. Kris and I ate at one in Tennessee eight years ago and fell in love with it, but Lou had never eaten there, and he was sold immediately. We checked out our church that we attended last time we were here and went there this morning.<br />
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We were delighted to find the same pastor was at the Key West United Methodist Church; Rev. Ruben Velasco. We were so inspired by all of his sermons before and this year is no different. He spoke on Why we celebrate Lent today, taking his scripture from Joel 2:12-13. We were delighted with the music and the choir, the church has grown in numbers and they now have three services each Sunday. Praise God<br />
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After church we went to Camille’s Restaurant on Simonton Street. We had eaten there before and just had to go back. We always have so much fun with the owners and today was no exception. Lou had a delightful omelet with brie cheese and six different herbs and Cuban bread. I had a cup of creamy tomato and spinach soup and a half of a chicken salad sandwich. The coffee there is wonderful.<br />
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After lunch/breakfast, we came home and changed our clothes and go Maci and took a nice long walk. We stopped along our walk and let her cool off in the Gulf, she eventually laid down in the water. We went a bit far for her and I ended up carrying her back. We watched a sea plane take off while we were walking and we saw different birds and I always have to take a picture of a pelican for Susie.<br />
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Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-56161643514923206952015-02-19T21:03:00.000-05:002015-02-19T21:03:00.151-05:00Maci's Bath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February 19th - Thursday<br />
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Maci has really taken to this RV traveling. I gave her a bath yesterday afternoon and she is so good with her bathing and her grooming. She stands perfectly still and lets me comb her hair. The only part she doesn't like, is when I need to trim the hair around her face. I can do anything else and she doesn't complain a bit. We couldn't have asked for a better little dog.<br />
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She just doesn't like to have me leave her behind. She will stay with Lou, but would prefer to be with women. We did find out that she likes to lay on the floor and look out the screen door. That will be nice for her when we finally reach some warmer climate!!<br />
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<br />Lou and Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609771661062392032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4881826918591247497.post-18461183934820001192015-02-18T20:49:00.002-05:002015-02-18T20:49:39.768-05:00Dinner at St. Mary's Seafood and More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February 18th Wednesday - Sunny - Beautiful day - 52 degrees<br />
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We are currently at The Naval Submarine Base in Kings Bay, GA, we arrived yesterday afternoon around 5:00 pm. We should have been here earlier; however, there was a bad accident on I-95 and we were held up there for over an hour. It was raining when we arrived so we didn't unhook the car until today after the sunshine came out.<br />
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As soon as I got around this morning, I set out for the laundry with our sheets and the little bit of laundry that we had collected. This is a great place to do laundry, as it is free!! After I finished the laundry, we decided to go to our favorite restaurant for a great meal. It is located on Osborne Road and has absolutely great seafood. We were greeted by Taylor and she seated us and brought us our menus and a hot cup of coffee, that I desperately needed, as I don't like the taste of the water at the campsite and I didn't enjoy my coffee this morning. I ordered a loaded baked potato, with shrimp and a stuffed crab cake and green beans.<br />
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It came piping hot with everything with it anyone could possible want to eat with it. The hush puppies that were served with it were delicious also. The shrimp was coated very lightly. I usually order my seafood broiled, but decided would try this and it was wonderful. Taylor kept our coffee cups full and hot. It was a great evening of dining. They give military a discount which is always helpful.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Tomorrow morning we have an appointment with the Ford garage to see if they can find the problem with the lights on the car. We have everything packed up tonight and the car hooked up, so we can leave early to keep our appointment at 9:00 am. I don't know where we will be tomorrow night, we had hoped to be at Cape Canaveral, however, they are full....<br /><br /></div>
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