Sunday Jan. 19, 2014

We have had an enjoyable week of just some down time and enjoying friends we haven't seen in awhile.
We attended the Tampa RV Show on Wednesday, which is suppose to be the largest show, but let me tell you, we were disappointed.   Not as many vendors as we would have liked to see and mostly they were prompting campgrounds .   People, people, everywhere.    I understand there were lots and lots of new rv's to purchase but since we are not in the market for one of them we didn't go looking.

Friday night we were invited to dinner with Jeff and Sharon Lawrence , our Jewish friends from Virginia, who are with us in Florida for the Habitat Builds.   This was their Shabbot dinner and what an experience.    We love being able to experience new things and understand others faith.   The meal was just wonderful.  Blessing of the wine, then the Hallo (bread) which Sharon baked and was sooooo good, chicken soup, chicken, vegetables and dessert. 

Yesterday, Saturday , we came home.   Now not really just home to the campground of Habitat in Dade City, Florida.    We had not been here since 2012 and oh my what changes they have made.   ALL for the better.  We are all set up and will be here for a month.  A good time was had by all meeting up with the usual group that comes here year after year.   Grant has been coming for 14 years, not sure how long Ernie has been coming, Thomas,(who was homeless and showed up to work any years ago) is still here but now has a small house rather than living in his car.  We are looking forward to others coming in today, some old friends and some new people to become friends. 

It is still cold for Florida but certainly not the temperatures of Virginia and Indiana where our family is.