Our turn now? glenmar

glenmar

 

Ummmmm, we got SNOWED on last night, and all day today. What the heck??? It's APRIL already. Yikes. Something good is coming, something good is coming........

Yay.......something good is coming for all of us......yay........I wish you would get the peace and relief you are looking for.........

Please, check this out......thank you.....

http://www.petitiononline.com/ea6gk/petition.html

It makes me think of the movie "Finding Nemo." "Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming..."

Still sitting in the campground....sigh.

But, the weather has been lovely.  We were able to fill the fresh water tank and by golly it's nice to flush without having to dump water in.......

And, the owners here probably think I'm nuts, but I borrowed a rake yesterday and raked the campsite.  They've been doing the unending leaf cleanup, but it's soooo big and sooo leaf covered that it takes them five weeks every spring.  The man offered to come right over and rake for me, and I told him it was just one of those "yardwork" type days, and since I don't have a yard of my own, I'd love to rake the site.....yardwork feeds my soul.  There is something about the smell of just uncovered soil, the sight of little blades of grass trying to push through the leaves, even the nice even rake lines on the dirt surrounding the fire pit area........hmmmmm, maybe I AM nuts......

Yeah - you are nuts for liking to rake

I am still thinking about you everyday Glenda.  I hope something comes through for you guys.  I keep racking my brain thinking about anything for you up there...but most of my in laws friends are retired, etc.

I just wanted to let you know that I am praying for you guys.

I look on Craig's List for you all the time and found this.  It's not full time, but could be interesting and might lead to something else...

http://nmi.craigslist.org/ret/646130721.html

That's the company my son works for......

I appreciate the prayers....getting a little nervous since the unemployment is almost done.

Glenda - I'm sorry that nothing's come thru for you guys yet. You've maintained such a great attitude thru all this. I'd like to think I would too, but I'm not so sure. I think about you often and I'm way too far to help with a job search there, but I do keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Oh Cathy, I've had my days.  Trust me on that one.

Hi Glenda,

I have been following what has been happening with your situation and have to confess my admiration for your positive out look!! We just got home two days ago and while I don't "hate" the rv I am not eager to get back in it for a while.   Bob has already found the next dog show I thought you might find this amusing....

We were on the road just under 4 weeks, with the very old girl , my sweet Jasmine,  Kota who has to wear a greyhound muzzle ro prevent him from washing his toe to massive necrotic levels, Dreamer who is a most energetic counter surfing champion 22 month old pain in the .... then there is Zion the nearly 90 pound 13 month old Dooofus extroidinare who believes you wake up the folks you love by sitting on thier chests!! And we can't forget the new kid Nemo , who at 3 months old has zero clue about being housebroken ( NASTY!!!)

We went to a final show in Perry Georgia , where we stayed in the ribbons, got herding titles on two and a cgc on one, I had to duck and dodge friends because I was beyond exhausted and felt really ill from it. The morning we were do to head home I was nearly giddy with excitement rushing about breaking camp. We would be home in time for my daughter's 30th birthday    Bob drove to within 2 hours of home and decided to stay the night , he was so tired I offered to drive the rest but He coaxed we could have breakfast the next morning....it's his favorite meal and frankly I did not feel like cooking anymore ! I agreed , it was a noisy truck stop and I was depressed. My lap top air card was not working ( Darn Verizon!!) I'd spent a couple of hours on the cell with tech support then went in and splurged on a milkshake for me and a piece of pie for the Hubs (I really did not want to get dogged out for having such a calorie rich treat so late so thought I would get him to indulge too) oooookay that didn't work the pie was bad.... I took it back in and tried to tell the management... was blown off, told to wait till they could find her and stood around for over 15 minutes listening to 3 women talk about who was having babies , who was divorcing who and who went to who's church  ...finally I left even angier I called the restaurant ( no I don't want to see my cell phone bill for this trip!!) and asked once more for a manager , one finally showed up and offered to log the poor service complain in the restaurant log...  Next morning I went in with Bob, no way I was having breakfast !! the buffet was minimal as the truck hadn't gotten in but the Hubs pushed on and ate his choice of the slim pickings, I called the manager over and explained how disturbing it was to have that kind of crappy service when RVers spend a fortune in these places. He apologised and agreed, if only he had stopped there and shut up !!! instead he went on to say He like to fire them all but gee surely I can see what he has to deal with .... ( I think my face froze as I listened to him vent about the ignorant black community he had to hire out of and how crappy the work ethics were etc...) I got up and left the restaurant right after I got his card with corp's number on it.  We went out bought another 90 gallons of gas and pulled forward about 20 feet to buy propane... propane was out of order...figures right??  I asked the Hubs to skip it and get me home... he grumped and turned the key in the ignition ....NOTHING. NADA. ZIPPO   the brand new RV was dead at the console.  

We called roadside service, they sent not one but THREE wreckers in the next 36 hours,  each had to tear up the grassy area of the parking lot trying to angle in to reach us, the first could not pull a rear engine, the second could not reach the axles on our coach the third could but only after taking the rear axels apart !!!! (something to do with brakes) again we spend the night in the truck stop but this time we have people knocking on the rv asking us to move since they are too dumb to see the caution tape and cones to prevent them using the far gas lane we broke down in.  The nausea and show trots didn't help either We finally pull into the service center as they close the next day so we have yet another night in a parking lot with the 5 cabin weary dogs. I tried to make a nice dinner and served it with placemats and real napkins, used stem wear for the wine but I was still so depressed. The next day we commandeered the customer lounge for ourselves and the 5 dogs, insurance did not allow us to stay in the RV and If I wasn't in there my dogs sure weren't going to be !! The actual repair took 10 minutes !! Putting the rear axels together took most of the day. 

When we finally limped into the drive way I was so happy to be home and see the 5 kids and the dogs I was not able to bring along, that lasted about an hour before I finally looked around and saw how trashed my home was !! It looked like a pigpen and I went from happy to furious in moments. I have been cleaning non stop but it will take a week to get my home back in order, well close I will have to wait since apparently the hallway tub is now leaking into the walls, the kitchen drawers were stood on my the 3 girls trying to get things so 6 are now broken,  the yard is full of acorns so I can't put puppy out in a pen in the front,  and my youngest grandaughter used different fingernail polishes to paint "addresses" next to every door in my home....

Yeah it is "good" to be home ......... I will swap places with your this week if you'd like ???

Hugs girl remember this stuff too shall pass for both of us !!!

Bonita of Bwana

LOL....toooooo funny. But, I'm sure you didn't think so at the time.

 There seems to be a pattern to this. The first year we bought the RV, we used it extensively. Thereafter, well, lets just say we've only really used it for living in. First, when we were in WV and moved to Savannah.......I was three and a half weeks away from my degree, so I went with the guys to get the truck unloaded, and then came back and lived in it so I could graduate.  DS lived in it for a summer so he could keep his job when we moved an hour or so south of where he worked, and then there is now.  Now is likely the most challenging.

But, there are a few opportunities simmering....so maybe we'll move from this park to one in a new state until we can find a house, etc.  I just pray that it happens soon.

glenmar

But, there are a few opportunities simmering....so maybe we'll move from this park to one in a new state until we can find a house, etc.  I just pray that it happens soon.

You might think about the Gulf Coast....I know I never thought Me , a Native born Californian would end up in of all places Alabama !! But Seriously  The cost of living is awesome compared to my native state.  Our weather is beyond compare ( okay Hawaii was better but seriously how many mai tais can a girl take ??  ) The folks while often stupid are just as often notherners transplanted hee hee.... I have been here nearly 14 years and we still are barely "locals"  My part of the world is booming and jobs for the trained and talented are everywhere...unless you are an engineer then it sucks.  If you EVER want to come see it call me and I will happily put you up...in our RV ...the house is packed ...but a good hotel room is cheap and a motel is really cheap down here.... the Gulf State Park is gorgeous and the beaches are sugar sand...

You should think about it it is a beautiful place to raise kids and live !! ( backwards some days but flat out Beautiful !)

Bonita of Bwana 

Absolutely no offense meant to our Southern members, but I HATE living in the deep south.  It's hot, it's humid, in the winter you get monsoon season, the rest of the year, wicked thunderstorms that make the air even stickier.  And lets not forget that snakes, of the nasty kind, LOVE the deep south.  Shudders

KY would be nice or something sort of in between deep south and frigid north.  Extremes in temps just kill me.  And of course, the scenery in KY wouldn't hurt either.  I'm such a horse lover and would love to see that natural beauty every day.

No offense taken , It can be hot but then that is why we have air conditioning and the monsoons are non existant except for summer - fall hurricanes, sheesh you know when they are coming so there is little excuse to stay The Thunderstorms can be impressive but you get very used to them. And as for snakes? I have only seen one in 23 years that was on the 9th hole at our country club it was a water moccasin so you are correct they can be nasty.  I like Kentucky but not the cost of living and most of the Mid-south have too many ticks for me. We spent one weekend in Arkansas and the Hubs, myself and two dogs picked up over 67 of the nasty little pests , we never went hiking or anything this was from simple walks in the yards of family.  Can't handle the extreme cold, we grew up in California and there is no reason for snow you can't drive to visit then leave when you get bored with it.  We have many horse farms down here which is fun but the area is booming for tourism, the golf courses and beaches can not be beaten. I was not keen on moving here 23 years ago but my cell phone now answers to Lynard's Sweet Home Alabama... the place 1/2 of my grandbabies were born. Good luck on your hunt I am sure there is an awesome place special just for you out there ! 

Bonita of Bwana