Sunday: We kept Sophia and Kate while Bella went to a birthday party and Ally to a wedding shower. The swing is Sophia's favorite thing to do and also jump on the tramp with her sister.
Noah got home around 6 pm and was very tired. We went to La Ha(the mexican restaurant) for dinner and then Larry and I went back to the motorhome.
Monday: Just doing things around the house for Ally and then a kickball game at 6pm.
Tuesday: Ally had her co op duty, Sophia's open house for pre school. Open house at St. Matthew to check in with the teachers. Since she had 3 kids to try and see all teachers she asked us to go and go to some of the meeting. Katie babysat the kids. She had to go and pickup the girls from gymnastics and get them fed and bathed. We left the school and went back to the motorhome.
Wednesday: Did some more things around the house. Put up blinds on the basement and front doors. Cooked and vacuum sealed a good bit of chicken for Ally. No one had anything after school so we enjoyed a little down time.
Thursday : Larry did the last school run and I went to pickup Sophia around 9 am as Ally was going to Kokomo for a haircut. Sophia got to ride in the motorhome to Kokomo to meet her Mom and Molly. After dropping her off we continued on to Holland Michigan to Dutch Treat Campground. Both of us were so tired that we actually had the giggles. Larry cooked us some salmon on the grill and we went to bed at 10 pm.
Friday: Woke up at 8 am. Do you think we were tired? Went to Meijer came back to motorhome. Gerry Cawthra came for a visit and then we went to dinner with Scott and Judy VanderZwaag to the Saugatuck Brewing COmpany where Judy works. We had heard so much about it and it was GREAT. Had a wonderful visit with them. Back at MH and sat outside and enjoyed the nice evening.
Saturday: Woke up again around 8 am , went to the farmers market and then by to see Marvin Younger. Going for dinner at Jerry and Sarah Bos's house.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Sunday August 17, 2014 thru Saturday August 23, 2014
We arrived in Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon after spending the night in Terre Haute In at the KOA campground. We needed to clean up the tanks, do laundry etc before going into the service drive by Jim and Jennifer Kane's house in Ally neighborhood.
All was well with Ally and the kids. Doug had left that morning heading to Wisconsin for 2 weeks for a school for the Army.
Isabella has the chicken pox but is starting to dry up and feeling much better just can't go to school yet. We are certainly hoping that Sophia will get them very soon.
Monday we did a lot of things around the house and of course Larry had a "Papa do list". Ally had several errands to do and we got all things done . Kate had kickball practice so Papa and I took her and checked out the Fairgrounds campground to see when we could move over there since the State Fair had been going on.Forgot we made 2 pound cakes. One for the new neighbors and one for us.
Tuesday was a very busy day with Ally having to do things for her Food Co op business and I had the girls most of the day. I discovered Sophia was breaking out with the chicken pox that afternoon so we knew we were in for a couple of bad days. Kate had a kickball game at St. Matthew at 6 pm and we all went to that. Sophia was asleep in the carseat and we just transferred her to the stroller and she slept. Ally had a meeting at Geist Christain so we had the kids until around 9pm.
Wednesday: This was not a good day for Sophia.She was running fever and itching a lot. We were giving her some benedyl and tyenol but she was just miserable. However as long as we were swinging her in her "baby: swing that Papa had repaired and moved to another tree limb she was happy. We had a nice afternoon at home after school and Papa cooked his famous "papas steak" and everyone was happy. Pound cake all gone.
Thursday: Made another pound cake with Sophia. She was not feeling good at all today but a nap helped.
Kate had gymnastics and the rest of us just stayed at home and got more projects done.
Friday:We moved the motorhome to the Fairgrounds and then Larry and Ally took her car to have a little work done,. More gymnastics for Kate, Bella slept a longtime in the afternon. Sophia was busy all day , feeling so much better and starting to dry up with the "pox". Noah is going to the lake with a friend tomorrow.
Saturday: Larry had to get up very early to take Noah to X country practice which was suppose to be at 8:30 but somehow we were told 7:30. Oh well !!!!!!! Not sure what we are doing the rest of the day.
All was well with Ally and the kids. Doug had left that morning heading to Wisconsin for 2 weeks for a school for the Army.
Isabella has the chicken pox but is starting to dry up and feeling much better just can't go to school yet. We are certainly hoping that Sophia will get them very soon.
Monday we did a lot of things around the house and of course Larry had a "Papa do list". Ally had several errands to do and we got all things done . Kate had kickball practice so Papa and I took her and checked out the Fairgrounds campground to see when we could move over there since the State Fair had been going on.Forgot we made 2 pound cakes. One for the new neighbors and one for us.
Tuesday was a very busy day with Ally having to do things for her Food Co op business and I had the girls most of the day. I discovered Sophia was breaking out with the chicken pox that afternoon so we knew we were in for a couple of bad days. Kate had a kickball game at St. Matthew at 6 pm and we all went to that. Sophia was asleep in the carseat and we just transferred her to the stroller and she slept. Ally had a meeting at Geist Christain so we had the kids until around 9pm.
Wednesday: This was not a good day for Sophia.She was running fever and itching a lot. We were giving her some benedyl and tyenol but she was just miserable. However as long as we were swinging her in her "baby: swing that Papa had repaired and moved to another tree limb she was happy. We had a nice afternoon at home after school and Papa cooked his famous "papas steak" and everyone was happy. Pound cake all gone.
Thursday: Made another pound cake with Sophia. She was not feeling good at all today but a nap helped.
Kate had gymnastics and the rest of us just stayed at home and got more projects done.
Friday:We moved the motorhome to the Fairgrounds and then Larry and Ally took her car to have a little work done,. More gymnastics for Kate, Bella slept a longtime in the afternon. Sophia was busy all day , feeling so much better and starting to dry up with the "pox". Noah is going to the lake with a friend tomorrow.
Saturday: Larry had to get up very early to take Noah to X country practice which was suppose to be at 8:30 but somehow we were told 7:30. Oh well !!!!!!! Not sure what we are doing the rest of the day.
Friday, August 15, 2014
Saturday August 9th thru Friday, August 15, 2014
Where do I start ??????????
Saturday. We left Cody Wyoming for Lyons Colorado to do a Habitat Build. We drove thru some beautiful countryside again and got into Timnath Colorado for a night in a Wal Mart. Now we only have about 35 miles to go to Lyons tomorrow but wanted to get in early and get set up for 2 weeks.
Sunday: We arrived in Lyons around 10 am and were met by Pam and Greg Lurz which we will be working with. Enjoyed catching up with all our travels and they had dinner for us along with Joe and Jerry who also work with Habitat.
Monday: We just rested and do laundry done, walked downtown, got some vegetables and fruit at a local fruit stand. Jerry and Joe came back over for dinner. Larry cooked some of our halibut on the grill and it was wonderful.
Tuesday: They work Tuesday thru Saturday with this affiliate so that is different for us., We reported to the meeting place and I have a lot to say about this. There is a group here called ALL HANDS and trust me they think they are in charge. Now you have to understand we were told that we would be House Leaders which is a lot like our Team Leaders with RV CAV. We were not introduced to anyone, no one from Habitat showed up and the guy who is in charge of ALL HANDS is a complete JERK. We worked with Pam and Greg at an electric company, painting and repairing things, not what we expected but never the less did it. That afternoon we were required to attend a 2 hour safety meeting which was a complete waste of time, Then we were suppose to meet with the group for the next day assignments which was another MESS. We were told they had NO house for us to be leaders on.
Wednesday:
Larry refused to go to work. He spoke with Mary Vandeveld, our RV CAV leader and it was decided that Habitat was being ambushed and we along with Greg and Pam needed to get out of Dodge. Habitat had chosen to let ALL HANDS run the show and that is not the way we work. After much discussion, Greg, Pam, Larry and I chose to go to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park for some of Gods wonderful creation. Had a great lunch at a favorite place of Pam and Greg. During this time we were informed by our daughter that our 7 year old grandaughter woke up with the chicken pox and she is hoping the 3 yr old will get them next. No the problem is her husband is leaving on Sunday for a 2 week stint with the army for Lt. Col. school. Guess where we decided we needed to be in Indianapolis with her.
Thursday"We left Lyons around 10 am traveled into Kansas and spent the night in a rest area. Kansas has nice rest areas and allow you to stay overnight. They also have a separate place away from the trucks for RVs plus a dump station if you need it.
Friday: Another travel day in Missouri to a Wal Mart . We actually saw an exit on Interstate 70 for Halstead Road. Tomorrow we plan to travel on into Indiana and then on to Indy on Sunday,
Later with more updates.
Saturday. We left Cody Wyoming for Lyons Colorado to do a Habitat Build. We drove thru some beautiful countryside again and got into Timnath Colorado for a night in a Wal Mart. Now we only have about 35 miles to go to Lyons tomorrow but wanted to get in early and get set up for 2 weeks.
Sunday: We arrived in Lyons around 10 am and were met by Pam and Greg Lurz which we will be working with. Enjoyed catching up with all our travels and they had dinner for us along with Joe and Jerry who also work with Habitat.
Monday: We just rested and do laundry done, walked downtown, got some vegetables and fruit at a local fruit stand. Jerry and Joe came back over for dinner. Larry cooked some of our halibut on the grill and it was wonderful.
Tuesday: They work Tuesday thru Saturday with this affiliate so that is different for us., We reported to the meeting place and I have a lot to say about this. There is a group here called ALL HANDS and trust me they think they are in charge. Now you have to understand we were told that we would be House Leaders which is a lot like our Team Leaders with RV CAV. We were not introduced to anyone, no one from Habitat showed up and the guy who is in charge of ALL HANDS is a complete JERK. We worked with Pam and Greg at an electric company, painting and repairing things, not what we expected but never the less did it. That afternoon we were required to attend a 2 hour safety meeting which was a complete waste of time, Then we were suppose to meet with the group for the next day assignments which was another MESS. We were told they had NO house for us to be leaders on.
Wednesday:
Larry refused to go to work. He spoke with Mary Vandeveld, our RV CAV leader and it was decided that Habitat was being ambushed and we along with Greg and Pam needed to get out of Dodge. Habitat had chosen to let ALL HANDS run the show and that is not the way we work. After much discussion, Greg, Pam, Larry and I chose to go to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park for some of Gods wonderful creation. Had a great lunch at a favorite place of Pam and Greg. During this time we were informed by our daughter that our 7 year old grandaughter woke up with the chicken pox and she is hoping the 3 yr old will get them next. No the problem is her husband is leaving on Sunday for a 2 week stint with the army for Lt. Col. school. Guess where we decided we needed to be in Indianapolis with her.
Thursday"We left Lyons around 10 am traveled into Kansas and spent the night in a rest area. Kansas has nice rest areas and allow you to stay overnight. They also have a separate place away from the trucks for RVs plus a dump station if you need it.
Friday: Another travel day in Missouri to a Wal Mart . We actually saw an exit on Interstate 70 for Halstead Road. Tomorrow we plan to travel on into Indiana and then on to Indy on Sunday,
Later with more updates.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Monday August 4, 2014 thru Friday August 8, 2014
Our week started out with a travel day from Butte Mt. to West Yellowstone, Mt. We are at the Mountain View KOA. After we got all set up we rode into town to the visitors center to check out what to do next.
Walked around a little and then went back to campground and ordered pizza from the little restaurant there and it was some of the best pizza we have had since Skiles Pizza in Holland, Mi.
WEDNESDAY: We left the campground around 8:45 am and drove thru Yellowstone National Park to Cody, Wyoming. What ANOTHER beautiful drive. It was raining some but not hard and it was simply gorgeous. The one large buffalo picture is the one that was walking right down the road and we thought he was going to attack the MH . He decided to walk by Larry's side of the coach and if Larry had opened his window he could have touched him.We saw lots of burned areas from forest fires, snow on some of the mountain peaks as we went up to 8590 feet. in the Absaroka Mountain Range. The Buffalo Bill Reservoir is very large and there is a dam on the Shoshone River.We went thru 3 tunnels.
After getting set up we went into Cody to check out the famous Irma Hotel, named for Buffalo Bill's daughter and had a bite to eat and watched the Old West Shootout. Talked with a nice couple from Canada and then went to the Rodeo. Larry and I neither one had been to a rodeo and it was fun. They lady at the campground told us where to sit, in the Buzzards Roost, so that we could see everything and it was great.
THURSDAY: We had a lazy morning which we both needed and then went to the Buffalo Bill Cody Museum which is amazing. The gun collection area of course was the first place Larry wanted to go so I sat down and read a couple of very interesting articles about this area and how it got its name and many things had happened in the area. We only did about half of the museum as it really is so interesting. The tickets are a 2 day things so we plan to go back tomorrow.
FRIDAY: We went back to the museum today and sent another 3 1/2 hours. This is certainly one of the best we have seen. Buffalo Bill Cody was an amazing man. Had some beans, biscuits and coffee at their chuck wagon demonstration. I got the recipe for the sourdough starter. Came back to the motohome for awhile and after a rain shower went back into Cody for dinner. I decided to have some ribs and they were great. Larry tried a buffalo burger and liked that. We have had a wonderful time here in Cody WY, Tomorrow we will be traveling on towards our destination in Colorado to help with a Disaster Response Team for about 2 weeks. This is part of Habitat for Humanity.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Tuesday July 29, 2014 thru Sunday August 3, 2014
TUESDAY:This is going to be an interesting week. It started raining last night and has continued most of today,
Larry and and I used the morning to plan our route back into the States and just have some "Down time".Linda and Jim got up and left at 5 am to go and see if there were any bears fishing.
After lunch we decided to ride back into Stewart and ride to the Salmon Glacier. Now they told us it was about 17 miles from the bear viewing area but failed to say most of it was gravel road and very steep and curves all the way with no guard rails. Now I am talking very STEEP. It was about the same as the Top of the World and also our jeep trip in Colorado. It was a beautiful place to be and the glacier is awsome. We enjoyed it very much.
WEDNESDAY: Larry and I left and headed to the Lower 48. Jim and Linda are staying another day or so, We had a long day driving into Prince George BC through lots of farm land and logging areas. We also saw a mama grizzly with her cub. We found a nice campground called BeeLazee outside of Prince George and got a site for the night. It was nice to have full hooks up again so we could take long showers and do laundry.This is where we really changed our travel plans. Mary Vandeveld, our Habitat for Humanity Leader sent out an email stating help was needed in Colorado for Disaster Response so we decided to go and help out.
THURSDAY:Another travel day. We traveled along the Fraser River and saw big horn sheep, an eagle drove thru an Indian Reservation and made it into Westbank BC at a Wal Mart for the night.
FRIDAY:Started out our morning following along Lake Okanagan which was absolutely beautiful. We crossed the Border at Osoyos into Washington State. Now this was an experience. The Canadian Border crossing have been nothing but great. The people are friendly and have not given us any problems including the fact that Larry and Jim both declared a "long gun". They had filled out the paperwork and there were no problems. Coming back into the US was another story. First of all they were as slow as syrup and had vehicles lined up a long way, it was 10 am so it must have been break time so after waiting about half an hour we finally were at the booth. The lady was nice but asked a lot of questions and finally said that Agriculture would be coming on board., Another wait!!! Finally a very nice lady came into the coach, she was from Winchester Va by the way, and talked with us and then asked to see my refrigerator. She took my lemons, line, and a pepper. I also had more lemons sitting in a basket on the counter and she took them. She said NO citrus could come into the US. Don't understand that but not going to argue with them.
We came on down through Spokane Wa into Coeur d Alene Id and could not find a campground anywhere so we stayed in another Wal Mart in Smelterville, Id.
SATURDAY: Slept a little later due to another time change, now on mountain time which is 2 hours earlier than Virginia. Made some calls for campground reservations for the next week which was a MAJOR task. We left Wal MArt around 10:30 am and drove to Butte Montana. We got into a nice KOA, one of the nicest KOA we have seen in a long time.
SUNDAY: Slept later again. Larry was so happy to find out he could wash the motorhome here in the park, so I guess you know what he is doing. I on the other hand was determined to clean the inside as it was absolutely awful . We have been on so many gravel roads that there was dust and dirt everywhere. IT IS NOW CLEAN.
Tomorrow we are heading on to West Yellowstone Mt and are going into Yellowstone NP to see Old Faithful and other sights. We will be there for at least two days and then on to Cody Wyoming to a museum and also a rodeo.
Will add pictures a little later.,
Larry and and I used the morning to plan our route back into the States and just have some "Down time".Linda and Jim got up and left at 5 am to go and see if there were any bears fishing.
After lunch we decided to ride back into Stewart and ride to the Salmon Glacier. Now they told us it was about 17 miles from the bear viewing area but failed to say most of it was gravel road and very steep and curves all the way with no guard rails. Now I am talking very STEEP. It was about the same as the Top of the World and also our jeep trip in Colorado. It was a beautiful place to be and the glacier is awsome. We enjoyed it very much.
WEDNESDAY: Larry and I left and headed to the Lower 48. Jim and Linda are staying another day or so, We had a long day driving into Prince George BC through lots of farm land and logging areas. We also saw a mama grizzly with her cub. We found a nice campground called BeeLazee outside of Prince George and got a site for the night. It was nice to have full hooks up again so we could take long showers and do laundry.This is where we really changed our travel plans. Mary Vandeveld, our Habitat for Humanity Leader sent out an email stating help was needed in Colorado for Disaster Response so we decided to go and help out.
THURSDAY:Another travel day. We traveled along the Fraser River and saw big horn sheep, an eagle drove thru an Indian Reservation and made it into Westbank BC at a Wal Mart for the night.
FRIDAY:Started out our morning following along Lake Okanagan which was absolutely beautiful. We crossed the Border at Osoyos into Washington State. Now this was an experience. The Canadian Border crossing have been nothing but great. The people are friendly and have not given us any problems including the fact that Larry and Jim both declared a "long gun". They had filled out the paperwork and there were no problems. Coming back into the US was another story. First of all they were as slow as syrup and had vehicles lined up a long way, it was 10 am so it must have been break time so after waiting about half an hour we finally were at the booth. The lady was nice but asked a lot of questions and finally said that Agriculture would be coming on board., Another wait!!! Finally a very nice lady came into the coach, she was from Winchester Va by the way, and talked with us and then asked to see my refrigerator. She took my lemons, line, and a pepper. I also had more lemons sitting in a basket on the counter and she took them. She said NO citrus could come into the US. Don't understand that but not going to argue with them.
We came on down through Spokane Wa into Coeur d Alene Id and could not find a campground anywhere so we stayed in another Wal Mart in Smelterville, Id.
SATURDAY: Slept a little later due to another time change, now on mountain time which is 2 hours earlier than Virginia. Made some calls for campground reservations for the next week which was a MAJOR task. We left Wal MArt around 10:30 am and drove to Butte Montana. We got into a nice KOA, one of the nicest KOA we have seen in a long time.
SUNDAY: Slept later again. Larry was so happy to find out he could wash the motorhome here in the park, so I guess you know what he is doing. I on the other hand was determined to clean the inside as it was absolutely awful . We have been on so many gravel roads that there was dust and dirt everywhere. IT IS NOW CLEAN.
Tomorrow we are heading on to West Yellowstone Mt and are going into Yellowstone NP to see Old Faithful and other sights. We will be there for at least two days and then on to Cody Wyoming to a museum and also a rodeo.
Will add pictures a little later.,
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