Wow it has been a BUSY time.
We left Virginia on August 11 and arrived in Cincinnati Ohio at the FMCA campground. Spent a couple of days there enjoying pizza at La Rosa's and also checking out the Cincinnati chili for which they are famous. A little side trip to Ikea for Ally to get a shelf for the girls study area.
Arrive in Indy on Friday afternoon and set up and attended the Indiana State Fair that night with the family. They enjoyed the rides and the junk food.
Saturday was a down day with a cookout that night with the Termain family.
Sunday we cooked pound cakes, put a shelf together and just did projects around the house.
Monday we left for Kalamazoo Mi to start a habitat for humanity build.
The affiliate had us for a meet and greet with a nice dinner. We had not met any of the people working on this build before. We worked there for 2 weeks with lots of fun in between. Had lunch with a high school friend of Bryant's, Jose (kiki) Santermaria, visited John and Janie Bare, who we had build with in Florida, Sarah and Jerry Boss came also. John gave me fresh tomatoes from their garden. We loved working with the future home owner and all the volunteer people . Some of the people we enjoyed were Justin, Mikie and Lee.
On Sunday August 30 we left and traveled up to Holland, Mi. Got set up at Dutch Treat and will be here for a little over a week. Heather Winia came to see us, she is like a second daughter. She and Ally were in highschool together. Had dinner with Peggy and Doug Fairchild and got more goodies such as jelly, salsa, tomatoes etc.
We had a wonderful week just visiting and catching up with old friends. Bullards, Mary Terpstra, Troegers, Marvin Younger, Jerry Cawthra. Fabers and I am sure I have left someone out. Ally and family came up for Labor Day weekend and we really enjoyed them. Got to take the kids to the peanut store and on a dune schooner ride in Sagatuck. They enjoyed the beach very much. Ally got to get her bath in her "holy water", Lake Michigan. We had a cookout at the campground on Saturday night and had a great time. Cawthra, Heather's family and Ally's family.
Now we are in Adrian Mi getting ready to start another Habitat for Humanity build for the next 2 weeks and then back to Indy for a few days before going home to Virginia for a short time before we head out again.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Thursday, August 6, 2015
July 6 thru August 6 2016
Can't believe it has been has been a month since I last posted here but I guess it has been a BUSY month.
After we got back from New York it was surgery on my eye to remove a secondary cataract. I had been complaining since my cataract surgery five years ago that I couldn't see any better out of my left eye. Every time I went to have it checked I was told no we just need to change your glasses. Well, that sure worked, Ha Ha. Finally I found out from Larry's eye surgery that I did indeed have a problem. All is well now.
We have spent most of the time trying to live with the HEAT here in Virginia and getting a lots of things done before we leave on the next trip.
Larry had to rebuild the clutch on his tractor a 1953 Ford Golden Jubilee . He had never done anything like that and is pretty proud of himself. He did a great job and "Henry" as he calls it is working well again. There was work to be done such as cutting grass around the pond and the area where they like to target shoot plus we needed to cut more firewood for winter and he uses Henry to pull the logs up to behind the shop so it can be split. He cuts down the trees in the woods , then drags it up with all the branches, cuts and splits and I stack. We also wanted to check out our furniture that is stored to be sure we had no mold or and other problems. We actually had a list of things to get done and have accomplished them all.
We came up to Fredericksburg yesterday to stay a few days at Linda and Randy Burdette's campground, ha ha, they have a place for us to park with full hookups for the motorhome. Madie Paige, our 16 year old granddaughter was in the Country Showdown Music Contest last night with 13 other people and was chosen one of the top 7 to compete tonight . Ally and her family have been in DC all week and are planning on coming down to hear Madie sing and play her guitar tonight.
We have leased/rented our house for the next year to a really nice young couple with 3 girls, plus they are having an exchange student from Belgium to live with them for this next school year and we will meet her on Saturday when we go back home.
We will be leaving Virginia on Tuesday August 11 traveling to Cincinnati Ohio for a few days, on to Indianapolis and then Kalamazoo Michigan to do another Habitat for Humanity Build. After that we will visit in Holland, Howell, Mason Michigan and then to Adrian Mi for another build,
I will keep you posted on what is happening with us.
After we got back from New York it was surgery on my eye to remove a secondary cataract. I had been complaining since my cataract surgery five years ago that I couldn't see any better out of my left eye. Every time I went to have it checked I was told no we just need to change your glasses. Well, that sure worked, Ha Ha. Finally I found out from Larry's eye surgery that I did indeed have a problem. All is well now.
We have spent most of the time trying to live with the HEAT here in Virginia and getting a lots of things done before we leave on the next trip.
Larry had to rebuild the clutch on his tractor a 1953 Ford Golden Jubilee . He had never done anything like that and is pretty proud of himself. He did a great job and "Henry" as he calls it is working well again. There was work to be done such as cutting grass around the pond and the area where they like to target shoot plus we needed to cut more firewood for winter and he uses Henry to pull the logs up to behind the shop so it can be split. He cuts down the trees in the woods , then drags it up with all the branches, cuts and splits and I stack. We also wanted to check out our furniture that is stored to be sure we had no mold or and other problems. We actually had a list of things to get done and have accomplished them all.
We came up to Fredericksburg yesterday to stay a few days at Linda and Randy Burdette's campground, ha ha, they have a place for us to park with full hookups for the motorhome. Madie Paige, our 16 year old granddaughter was in the Country Showdown Music Contest last night with 13 other people and was chosen one of the top 7 to compete tonight . Ally and her family have been in DC all week and are planning on coming down to hear Madie sing and play her guitar tonight.
We have leased/rented our house for the next year to a really nice young couple with 3 girls, plus they are having an exchange student from Belgium to live with them for this next school year and we will meet her on Saturday when we go back home.
We will be leaving Virginia on Tuesday August 11 traveling to Cincinnati Ohio for a few days, on to Indianapolis and then Kalamazoo Michigan to do another Habitat for Humanity Build. After that we will visit in Holland, Howell, Mason Michigan and then to Adrian Mi for another build,
I will keep you posted on what is happening with us.
Thursday, July 9, 2015
July 2 thru July 6 2015
Thursday morning was a time to go out to breakfast and say so long to Paula and Rick until we see them in Florida in January for our next Habitat Builds.
Roy Barrire joined us for breakfast and then Tracy, Bro, Larry and I headed on a day trip to Seneca Falls. Stopped at an Amish market and of course bought more spices, cheese and other things that we really didn't need. On into Seneca Falls and had a picnic at the park by the Erie Canal. The Canal is closed at the moment due to all the rain causing a lot of debris coming down the water., Went to a museum about Seneca Falls and the knitting factory . On the way back we stopped for Ice Cream.
Friday was our day with Beth and Don. We drove up to Sodus NY to the Chimney Bluffs state park. This is on Lake Ontario and it is beautiful. The cliffs of course are affected by the changing of the water, the wind and snow. We walked along the shoreline and watched a lot of boats out in the lake. It brought back a lot of memories of our time in Holland on Lake Michigan. We had lunch at Captain Jack's on the water and then went and climbed the lighthouse.
Saturday we had planned a cookout for later in the day at Saulsgiver's house so most of the day we just too it slow. Played a couple of games of farkel and taught them to play phase 10. Several of their friends came for the cookout of Hobo pies. They are really nice people. One of the couples had two little boys and had brought fireworks so we had our on show.
Sunday we went to church with Beth and Don and then out to lunch joined by Larry and Tracy. We drove up the lake to a winery and had lunch outside. There are lots and lots of winery up there. After we said so long to Beth and Don we went back and started packing up for the trip home on Monday and Tuesday. Stopped by another set of their friends , Helen and Ed for pie and then went back to Saulsgivers.
Monday morning we left and hooked up the car at the fire station and started on our journey home. We decided to take a different route this time down US 15 through Pennsylvania and it was a beautiful drive and so little traffic. We drove that to Harrisburg and picked up INT 81 there. We were going to stop somewhere overnight but since everything was moving along so good we decided to come on home. Got in about 6:30 and have been busy every since.
It was a wonderful trip and our Hosts, the Saulsgivers and Cutter/Hickman did everything possible to see that we had a good time and they DID>>>
Thanks guys,
Roy Barrire joined us for breakfast and then Tracy, Bro, Larry and I headed on a day trip to Seneca Falls. Stopped at an Amish market and of course bought more spices, cheese and other things that we really didn't need. On into Seneca Falls and had a picnic at the park by the Erie Canal. The Canal is closed at the moment due to all the rain causing a lot of debris coming down the water., Went to a museum about Seneca Falls and the knitting factory . On the way back we stopped for Ice Cream.
Friday was our day with Beth and Don. We drove up to Sodus NY to the Chimney Bluffs state park. This is on Lake Ontario and it is beautiful. The cliffs of course are affected by the changing of the water, the wind and snow. We walked along the shoreline and watched a lot of boats out in the lake. It brought back a lot of memories of our time in Holland on Lake Michigan. We had lunch at Captain Jack's on the water and then went and climbed the lighthouse.
Saturday we had planned a cookout for later in the day at Saulsgiver's house so most of the day we just too it slow. Played a couple of games of farkel and taught them to play phase 10. Several of their friends came for the cookout of Hobo pies. They are really nice people. One of the couples had two little boys and had brought fireworks so we had our on show.
Sunday we went to church with Beth and Don and then out to lunch joined by Larry and Tracy. We drove up the lake to a winery and had lunch outside. There are lots and lots of winery up there. After we said so long to Beth and Don we went back and started packing up for the trip home on Monday and Tuesday. Stopped by another set of their friends , Helen and Ed for pie and then went back to Saulsgivers.
Monday morning we left and hooked up the car at the fire station and started on our journey home. We decided to take a different route this time down US 15 through Pennsylvania and it was a beautiful drive and so little traffic. We drove that to Harrisburg and picked up INT 81 there. We were going to stop somewhere overnight but since everything was moving along so good we decided to come on home. Got in about 6:30 and have been busy every since.
It was a wonderful trip and our Hosts, the Saulsgivers and Cutter/Hickman did everything possible to see that we had a good time and they DID>>>
Thanks guys,
Thursday, July 2, 2015
June 9 thru June 21 2015
Second one of Madie and Ally's four children, Noah 13 Kate 10 Bella 8 and Sophia 4
Next is Papa putting together the full size bunk beds for Bella and Sophia. What a project.Ally always has a major project for her Dad.
Larry, Madie and I left Virginia on June 10 heading to Indianapolis for a visit with Ally and her family. The children did not know Madie, their cousin, was coming to visit and were very excited when she came out of the motorhome.
The weeks was BUSY as usual at the Hedrick household. Madie did however get to meet Ryan, one of the original members of Straight No Chasers, a musical group that opened at the Indy 500 this year instead of Jim Nabors., He gave her some tips on her music.
After a week with the family we returned to Virginia for a campout with Old Dominion Cardinals in Mt. Jackson, Va. Went home on Sunday and then left for New York.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
June 25, 2015 Trip to Ithaca, New York
Larry and I left Virginia on Thursday morning June 25 heading to Ithaca New York to visit several of our friends that live there and that we have worked with at Habitat for Humanity in several different locations.
We drove up my favorite highway, Interstate 81. We were in virgin territory after we crossed into Pennsylvania. Would you believe all of a sudden a HUGE black bear ran out of the woods across 3 lanes of traffic and did not get hit. I don't have a picture because it happened too fast. We stayed in a Wal Mart in Dickson City, Pa on Thursday night .
Friday morning after having had a very good nights sleep, quietest Wal Mart I have ever slept in and after getting some book work done for Ally for her Co op we started on our journey.
Arrived at Larry and Tracy Saulsgiver's house about 1 pm. Got the rig all set up in their driveway and started our visit. Don and Beth Hickman came over for dinner and we started planning the things we wanted to see and do. Paula and Rick Parker are arriving tomorrow to stay with Beth and Don and we will be doing lots of fun things.
Saturday we did a riding tour of Ithaca College, Cornell University and the other parts of the area that are of interest such as the smoke stack from Ithaca Gun Company. We had ice cream at the dairy bar at Cornell and was it ever good. We also rode by Ithaca Falls. There are so many beautiful water falls in this area. Dinner at Beth and Don's house. It rained most of the day.
Sunday we went to church with Larry and Tracy in Trumansburg, stopped by the upper overlook of Taughannock waterfall. After lunch we left for an outing to the Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport NY, then drove into Bath NY to the National Cemetery. I did not know until Thursday when I talked with our friend Jack Beirer that his wife Irene was buried there but being that close we wanted to find her grave. We did and it was special as they are people we met in Predio Key Fl in 2000. Irene passed away last June. Drove back into Watkins Glen and then to Montour NY to see the Montour Falls. This whole area is the Finger Lakes. There are 11 Finger Lakes but 5 large ones. Back to Larry and Tracy's house for dinner.
Monday Tracy had to go to her last therapy session as she recently had knee surgery. I made zucchini soup for our lunch. Talked with Erma, from Dade City, and she is having her knee surgery tomorrow. We met the Hickmans and Parkers at the Taughannock waterfall and hiked the trail up to the top of the falls. Dinner at Hickmans with the crew plus Ed and Gail Austin other friends we met in Florida but they don't do Habitat.
Tuesdays was our trip to Corning NY to the Corning Glass Museum and Rockwell Museum. Stopped for ice cream on the way back.
Today is going to be a down day with Tracy and me working on our Blogs, laundry etc. The boys are working in the barn to re hang some things. Going to Carol and Roy Barrire's(habitat friends) house for dinner.
Taughannock Falls first picture. Montour Fall second picture
I think I forgot to mention the hogs going down the road,
We drove up my favorite highway, Interstate 81. We were in virgin territory after we crossed into Pennsylvania. Would you believe all of a sudden a HUGE black bear ran out of the woods across 3 lanes of traffic and did not get hit. I don't have a picture because it happened too fast. We stayed in a Wal Mart in Dickson City, Pa on Thursday night .
Friday morning after having had a very good nights sleep, quietest Wal Mart I have ever slept in and after getting some book work done for Ally for her Co op we started on our journey.
Arrived at Larry and Tracy Saulsgiver's house about 1 pm. Got the rig all set up in their driveway and started our visit. Don and Beth Hickman came over for dinner and we started planning the things we wanted to see and do. Paula and Rick Parker are arriving tomorrow to stay with Beth and Don and we will be doing lots of fun things.
Saturday we did a riding tour of Ithaca College, Cornell University and the other parts of the area that are of interest such as the smoke stack from Ithaca Gun Company. We had ice cream at the dairy bar at Cornell and was it ever good. We also rode by Ithaca Falls. There are so many beautiful water falls in this area. Dinner at Beth and Don's house. It rained most of the day.
Sunday we went to church with Larry and Tracy in Trumansburg, stopped by the upper overlook of Taughannock waterfall. After lunch we left for an outing to the Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport NY, then drove into Bath NY to the National Cemetery. I did not know until Thursday when I talked with our friend Jack Beirer that his wife Irene was buried there but being that close we wanted to find her grave. We did and it was special as they are people we met in Predio Key Fl in 2000. Irene passed away last June. Drove back into Watkins Glen and then to Montour NY to see the Montour Falls. This whole area is the Finger Lakes. There are 11 Finger Lakes but 5 large ones. Back to Larry and Tracy's house for dinner.
Monday Tracy had to go to her last therapy session as she recently had knee surgery. I made zucchini soup for our lunch. Talked with Erma, from Dade City, and she is having her knee surgery tomorrow. We met the Hickmans and Parkers at the Taughannock waterfall and hiked the trail up to the top of the falls. Dinner at Hickmans with the crew plus Ed and Gail Austin other friends we met in Florida but they don't do Habitat.
Tuesdays was our trip to Corning NY to the Corning Glass Museum and Rockwell Museum. Stopped for ice cream on the way back.
Today is going to be a down day with Tracy and me working on our Blogs, laundry etc. The boys are working in the barn to re hang some things. Going to Carol and Roy Barrire's(habitat friends) house for dinner.
Taughannock Falls first picture. Montour Fall second picture
Corning Glass Museum
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Catch up time again. Sunday June 7, 2015
We arrived home on Saturday afternoon April 11, 2015 and have not stopped since. However if I think about it we just don't STOP.
Bryant, Julie and Madie came out on Sunday afternoon to see us since it had been a long time, since last November, plus we wanted them to meet the couple that was coming over to sign a lease on the house for a year and we hope longer. They both work at North Anna Power Plant and our friends Jackie and Skip have known Jessica for years. We think it is going to be a good fit for all of us.
Of course there was plenty of work to do before they moved in. Bleaching and power washing the deck and then sealing it. Now I had done two in Florida so I was ready to get it done. Also the flower beds were having a hay day with weeds so I got those all cleaned and we had 8 yards of mulch delivered and you know what you have to do with that. SPREAD IT.
Larry did all the inside work such as checking all toilets for leaks, replaced several smoke alarms which he could not hear beeping but trust me I could. Finally after lots of back breaking work it was ready for them to move in. Jessica has 2 girls that like to plant things so we decided to do a small garden with them, We have squash, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, okra, mustard. I think that is all.It is fun working with the girls. They are 9 and 11 and Larry plans to take them fishing soon.
We have some work to do in the barn/shop area to make it more livable for us when we are which isn't much. Larry boxed in a sky light and has a window to install so that we don;t feel like we are living in a hole. I have a really complete kitchen setup and we sleep in the motorhome. We have all the comforts we need and enjoy being able to just go when we want to.
We will be going to Indianapolis on Tuesday June 9 along with Madie our 16 year old granddaughter to see our daughter and family. They don't know Madie is coming along. After we get back from there we will be going to Ithaca NY to visit with some friends that we have worked with in Habitat for Humanity.Then a trip to Maggie Valley in NC is scheduled then Michigan in August and September for 2 more HFH Builds. Back to Virginia in late September, a campout with ODC in October, hopefully a build in Alabama in November, Thanksgiving in Indianapolis, a Master Safety Training Course in Americus, Georgia in early December, then to Dade City, Florida for the winter with a side trip to Indy for Christmas. Busy ?????
Reports of fun things as we go.
Bryant, Julie and Madie came out on Sunday afternoon to see us since it had been a long time, since last November, plus we wanted them to meet the couple that was coming over to sign a lease on the house for a year and we hope longer. They both work at North Anna Power Plant and our friends Jackie and Skip have known Jessica for years. We think it is going to be a good fit for all of us.
Of course there was plenty of work to do before they moved in. Bleaching and power washing the deck and then sealing it. Now I had done two in Florida so I was ready to get it done. Also the flower beds were having a hay day with weeds so I got those all cleaned and we had 8 yards of mulch delivered and you know what you have to do with that. SPREAD IT.
Larry did all the inside work such as checking all toilets for leaks, replaced several smoke alarms which he could not hear beeping but trust me I could. Finally after lots of back breaking work it was ready for them to move in. Jessica has 2 girls that like to plant things so we decided to do a small garden with them, We have squash, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, okra, mustard. I think that is all.It is fun working with the girls. They are 9 and 11 and Larry plans to take them fishing soon.
We have some work to do in the barn/shop area to make it more livable for us when we are which isn't much. Larry boxed in a sky light and has a window to install so that we don;t feel like we are living in a hole. I have a really complete kitchen setup and we sleep in the motorhome. We have all the comforts we need and enjoy being able to just go when we want to.
We will be going to Indianapolis on Tuesday June 9 along with Madie our 16 year old granddaughter to see our daughter and family. They don't know Madie is coming along. After we get back from there we will be going to Ithaca NY to visit with some friends that we have worked with in Habitat for Humanity.Then a trip to Maggie Valley in NC is scheduled then Michigan in August and September for 2 more HFH Builds. Back to Virginia in late September, a campout with ODC in October, hopefully a build in Alabama in November, Thanksgiving in Indianapolis, a Master Safety Training Course in Americus, Georgia in early December, then to Dade City, Florida for the winter with a side trip to Indy for Christmas. Busy ?????
Reports of fun things as we go.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Monday April 6 2015
After celebrating Easter at the Methodist Church with Sarah and Jerry Boss we had lunch at the campground with Ernie, Carol, Mike(the dwarf), Thomas, Beth and Don.
Later in the afternoon we went out to see Nikki and Joey and meet some of his family.
On saturday I asked "Miss Boots" the cat if she was going to bring the kittens out to see us and low and behold she did just that. Sunday morning we had both of the little kittens under out awning.
Miss Georgia who really owns this cat who has adopted us came over on Sunday afternoon and got them and plans to raise them.
Monday morning we are trying to pack up and leave and Miss Boots is very unhappy with us. She actually was standing in front of the motorhome when we drove out of the park. She finally did move.
We traveled to St. Marys Georgia and got settled in the RV Park.. Don and Beth Hickman arrived shortly after us and later we drove into the little town of St. Marys. Now the plan was to call my cousin later as they were arriving from Atlanta area that day also. Would you believe when we walked into the St. Mary's Seafood restaurant there they sat. We had dinner that was absolutely wonderful. The shrimp was GREAT, some of the best I have had in a long time .
Tuesday we rode the ferry over to Cumberland Island for the day. Walking around the ruins of the Carnegie Home Dungeness was great. We could have spent more time on the Island but due to it being Spring Break for the people of the "north" the ferry was very booked.
Wednesday morning we traveled on to Savannah Georgia. After getting settled we went to Tybee Island , Larry and I love lighthouses and have climbed several. This one is 178 steps and we all four climbed to the top. The view was great of the Atlantic Ocean and we also saw several ships coming into the Savannah River to unload,We all had a great afternoon on Tybee Island.
Thursday morning we were picked up at the campground by the Old Town Trolley system out of Savannah which was the right thing to do and went into historic Savannah for the day. We toured the old historic district, had lunch at "The Lady and Sons" restaurant which belongs to Paula Dean.
What a disappointment. I can say BEEN THERE DONE THAT. I know a lot many good southern cooks and that place is not one of them. Oh well!!!!!!!!
Friday finds us on the road again and Larry and I are now stopped in Lexington NC at one of our favorite Wal Marts for the night. We needed some groceries plus needed to finish up some paperwork for the renting/leasing of our house, The couple will meet us on Sunday to sign it,
Later in the afternoon we went out to see Nikki and Joey and meet some of his family.
On saturday I asked "Miss Boots" the cat if she was going to bring the kittens out to see us and low and behold she did just that. Sunday morning we had both of the little kittens under out awning.
Miss Georgia who really owns this cat who has adopted us came over on Sunday afternoon and got them and plans to raise them.
Monday morning we are trying to pack up and leave and Miss Boots is very unhappy with us. She actually was standing in front of the motorhome when we drove out of the park. She finally did move.
We traveled to St. Marys Georgia and got settled in the RV Park.. Don and Beth Hickman arrived shortly after us and later we drove into the little town of St. Marys. Now the plan was to call my cousin later as they were arriving from Atlanta area that day also. Would you believe when we walked into the St. Mary's Seafood restaurant there they sat. We had dinner that was absolutely wonderful. The shrimp was GREAT, some of the best I have had in a long time .
Tuesday we rode the ferry over to Cumberland Island for the day. Walking around the ruins of the Carnegie Home Dungeness was great. We could have spent more time on the Island but due to it being Spring Break for the people of the "north" the ferry was very booked.
Wednesday morning we traveled on to Savannah Georgia. After getting settled we went to Tybee Island , Larry and I love lighthouses and have climbed several. This one is 178 steps and we all four climbed to the top. The view was great of the Atlantic Ocean and we also saw several ships coming into the Savannah River to unload,We all had a great afternoon on Tybee Island.
Thursday morning we were picked up at the campground by the Old Town Trolley system out of Savannah which was the right thing to do and went into historic Savannah for the day. We toured the old historic district, had lunch at "The Lady and Sons" restaurant which belongs to Paula Dean.
What a disappointment. I can say BEEN THERE DONE THAT. I know a lot many good southern cooks and that place is not one of them. Oh well!!!!!!!!
Friday finds us on the road again and Larry and I are now stopped in Lexington NC at one of our favorite Wal Marts for the night. We needed some groceries plus needed to finish up some paperwork for the renting/leasing of our house, The couple will meet us on Sunday to sign it,
Sunday, March 29, 2015
March and April 2015
I returned from Indianapolis on March 8th and have not stopped since.
March is the month that Habitat has college students come down and work during their Spring Break. Lots of these young people have been doing this for three or four years and really know what they are doing. Others however have never used a hammer and any other tool.We have had groups from Illinois, Maryland, Georgia and Texas.
We are still working on "the Big house" as I called it and hopefully they will get to move in sometime in April.
We have had lots of fun times also. Visiting with friends who live here, having lots of Uno card games, lots of good food and now it is time to get back to the real world of eating better. NOT so much junk food.
One of the most interesting things that has happened this season is that we helped birth kittens. Boots, the resident camp cat, had a litter of kittens. Now she has had litters before but for some reason this time she thought it would be nice to have Nikki (Joey's BETTER half) Joey being the construction supervisor, be in attendance. We came back from work on a Friday afternoon, 2 weeks ago and it was apparent that she was in LABOR. She would not leave me or Nikki alone. If we walked away from her she would swat us on the leg and go wherever we went. Finally she had the first one right in front of me and she picked it up and ran under the shed. Next morning there was a dead kitten by a neighbors rig and that night she brought another dead one out. We looked and looked and last Sunday we actually found the remaining two alive out under a dead tree. She let us bring them into the camp kitchen and we put them in a little cage and Nikki and I have been playing nursemaid every since. We l have been letting her in and out to nurse them. Now that Nikki and Joey returned to their home I guess I am on my own. I think I have found homes for them but they are still too young to take away from her unless the people bottle feed them.
We are working one more week and then heading NORTH> Don and Beth Hickman are traveling with us to St. Marys, Georgia and on to Savannah for a few days.
We need to be home by April 11 as we have someone who wants to rent/lease our house for a year or maybe longer,
More later.
March is the month that Habitat has college students come down and work during their Spring Break. Lots of these young people have been doing this for three or four years and really know what they are doing. Others however have never used a hammer and any other tool.We have had groups from Illinois, Maryland, Georgia and Texas.
We are still working on "the Big house" as I called it and hopefully they will get to move in sometime in April.
We have had lots of fun times also. Visiting with friends who live here, having lots of Uno card games, lots of good food and now it is time to get back to the real world of eating better. NOT so much junk food.
One of the most interesting things that has happened this season is that we helped birth kittens. Boots, the resident camp cat, had a litter of kittens. Now she has had litters before but for some reason this time she thought it would be nice to have Nikki (Joey's BETTER half) Joey being the construction supervisor, be in attendance. We came back from work on a Friday afternoon, 2 weeks ago and it was apparent that she was in LABOR. She would not leave me or Nikki alone. If we walked away from her she would swat us on the leg and go wherever we went. Finally she had the first one right in front of me and she picked it up and ran under the shed. Next morning there was a dead kitten by a neighbors rig and that night she brought another dead one out. We looked and looked and last Sunday we actually found the remaining two alive out under a dead tree. She let us bring them into the camp kitchen and we put them in a little cage and Nikki and I have been playing nursemaid every since. We l have been letting her in and out to nurse them. Now that Nikki and Joey returned to their home I guess I am on my own. I think I have found homes for them but they are still too young to take away from her unless the people bottle feed them.
We are working one more week and then heading NORTH> Don and Beth Hickman are traveling with us to St. Marys, Georgia and on to Savannah for a few days.
We need to be home by April 11 as we have someone who wants to rent/lease our house for a year or maybe longer,
More later.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
January thru February 2015
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is about all I can say.
Dec. 31, 2014 was spent in Dade City Florida with a group of people from everywhere USA.
The day was pretty uneventful with just cooking greens, black eyed peas and Joey Mahoney cooking another Prime Rib Roast.
After dinner we enjoyed some music and made it until midnight. First time in a long time for Larry and me to stay up that late.
Our Care A Vanner group is not full but we aren't working too much during the Holidays. We are not real happy with the Team Leaders that we have but only another week of this mess.
On Sunday Jan 11 a lot of our former builders come in and I am sure we will have a great time.
Jan 11 thru Jan 24th. Our new team arrived and it was like OLD home week. So many familiar faces and some new ones. We will be working on several different projects . The "big house" as I call it is for a family with 5 kids 4 of which are handicapped. We are building a 6 bedroom 3 bath house. Work continues on another small regular size Habitat house.
Jan 25th thru Feb 8 Jeff and Judy Rothwell are the team leaders on this 2 week build and Larry and I are ready for a break. However that really didn;t happen. We were divided into two different groups, one working on the "big house" and another on the "doll house" as I like to call it. On Friday 2/6 and Saturday 2/7 we will start 2 other houses. This is called a Women's Build. We will have about 75 women come out and frame up these two houses. We care a vanners will be crew leaders for these 2 days, Larry and I did take a day off and enjoy lunch with my cousin Janice and her husband Jerry.We have also had some company a couple of times. Friends from Alabama and also from Michigan, Paces and Switalski.
Feb 8 thru Feb. 22 Larry and I are back being team leaders again and have another good group of workers. This has been a difficult few weeks as we have lost a couple of people near and dear to Larry and me. First I lost a 61 year old first cousin and then our dear friend, Bill Freed lost his battle with cancer on Feb 15th. It had been exactly 5 years to the day that we lost another dear friend, Ralph Parsons. Both passed away while we were in Dade City, Florida and prior to their deaths and shortly after Eagles appeared in the sky, I have always said I wanted a sign from Heaven and trust me I have had mine several times and in the last few years when we lost dear friends. Another special treat on this build was to have Bill and Deb Dorris, our friends from SC join us for a first time Habitat Build.
Feb 22 thru Feb 27. Leading another build . All new people except one couple Carl and Marlene Boucher, who we worked with in Louisiana last year.
At the present time I am in Indianapolis Indiana with Ally and her family. She is attending a conference in Louisville Ky. Sunday thru Tuesday and they asked me to come help Doug with the children. Today we spent most of the day at a gymnastics meet for Kate and Bella and now they are gone to a Bible study group and I am enjoying catching up on my Blog. It is very cold here and at the present time snowing . The prediction is about 4 to 7 inches. I am getting to old for this cold and snow stuff.
Dec. 31, 2014 was spent in Dade City Florida with a group of people from everywhere USA.
The day was pretty uneventful with just cooking greens, black eyed peas and Joey Mahoney cooking another Prime Rib Roast.
After dinner we enjoyed some music and made it until midnight. First time in a long time for Larry and me to stay up that late.
Our Care A Vanner group is not full but we aren't working too much during the Holidays. We are not real happy with the Team Leaders that we have but only another week of this mess.
On Sunday Jan 11 a lot of our former builders come in and I am sure we will have a great time.
Jan 11 thru Jan 24th. Our new team arrived and it was like OLD home week. So many familiar faces and some new ones. We will be working on several different projects . The "big house" as I call it is for a family with 5 kids 4 of which are handicapped. We are building a 6 bedroom 3 bath house. Work continues on another small regular size Habitat house.
Jan 25th thru Feb 8 Jeff and Judy Rothwell are the team leaders on this 2 week build and Larry and I are ready for a break. However that really didn;t happen. We were divided into two different groups, one working on the "big house" and another on the "doll house" as I like to call it. On Friday 2/6 and Saturday 2/7 we will start 2 other houses. This is called a Women's Build. We will have about 75 women come out and frame up these two houses. We care a vanners will be crew leaders for these 2 days, Larry and I did take a day off and enjoy lunch with my cousin Janice and her husband Jerry.We have also had some company a couple of times. Friends from Alabama and also from Michigan, Paces and Switalski.
Feb 8 thru Feb. 22 Larry and I are back being team leaders again and have another good group of workers. This has been a difficult few weeks as we have lost a couple of people near and dear to Larry and me. First I lost a 61 year old first cousin and then our dear friend, Bill Freed lost his battle with cancer on Feb 15th. It had been exactly 5 years to the day that we lost another dear friend, Ralph Parsons. Both passed away while we were in Dade City, Florida and prior to their deaths and shortly after Eagles appeared in the sky, I have always said I wanted a sign from Heaven and trust me I have had mine several times and in the last few years when we lost dear friends. Another special treat on this build was to have Bill and Deb Dorris, our friends from SC join us for a first time Habitat Build.
Feb 22 thru Feb 27. Leading another build . All new people except one couple Carl and Marlene Boucher, who we worked with in Louisiana last year.
At the present time I am in Indianapolis Indiana with Ally and her family. She is attending a conference in Louisville Ky. Sunday thru Tuesday and they asked me to come help Doug with the children. Today we spent most of the day at a gymnastics meet for Kate and Bella and now they are gone to a Bible study group and I am enjoying catching up on my Blog. It is very cold here and at the present time snowing . The prediction is about 4 to 7 inches. I am getting to old for this cold and snow stuff.
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