Just The Way it Goes Sometimes (long post)

Ok, I've said it.... I've lost interest in blogging. Or maybe its just my interest in blogging about RVing.

I had intended to come back, clear out , and get ready to sell my house by fall. Not going to happen. The longer I was here the more I was having second thoughts. I really didn't need to sell ... and I actually was beginning to like being here again. I will probably never be a full-time RVer, although I had thought that was my goal. But, you know what? It's ok. I have the best of both worlds.

There is so much else that takes my time, like spending time with my pups, Miss Izzy and Sasha. Since I have been back, Sasha has had her big girl surgery and healed up nicely.

Lots of work here to be done.......  I started a fire in my chiminae one evening and sat there contemplating what all needed to be done, and what was not necessary to do.

I'm glad now I did build that fire and enjoy it, because a few days later I had put the pups on the deck (Sasha on her cable) while I mowed the yard. She had gotten her cable wrapped around the chiminae and down it went into more pieces than anyone would care to count. I did not scold her as it was absolutely my fault for not thinking ahead.

I have been working at getting the yard and gardens back in shape after being away for 7+ months. 

(I must mention here that My eldest daughter and sil worked very hard at getting those oak leaves raked up and the yard mowed a couple times before I got back, and I thank them so very much! It sure saved me alot of work!!)

I bought hanging baskets of flowers on sale. and put out my yard decorations,

 bought new cushions for the rockers and a mat for the deck; doing what I could to make the entrance an inviting place. 

Then there was the issue of spraining my ankle so badly that it has been very painful to walk and kept getting worse. I wish I hadn't been so stubborn and gone to the ER when I first hurt it. So of course things are getting done slower. Here it is the almost end of June and all my garden beds and flowers have not been put in yet, but I have made up my mind to do what I can and not stress about it. So I am just enjoying the process.....

However, I did get my second 3' x 8' herb bed planted (the older one still needs cut back and the anthill dealt with) I love working with herbs. The scents are so calming! I also dry them and use in salad or for cooking or potpourri.

Till next time....

Paducah Kentucky

Although I'm not actually in Paducah, but at a campground a few miles away, waiting on an eye exam on Monday and hopefully better glasses shortly thereafter!

Meanwhile I am camped at Cypress Lake campground which is more like a trailer park than what I am used to. But I am here getting things taken care of and meeting up with friends. It makes the time go a little faster and they have been more than gracious helping me with some things that needed taken care of on my new motorhome. Actually, the husband was a camp host at the very first place I camped in my first RV after my husband passed, and had shown me the ropes there.
So good to see them again!

The campgrounds here has nice shower rooms and laundry, a game room with pool table, and campsites with full hook-ups and fire rings. Firewood is available. There are some pull-throughs where I am parked in the back row, closer to the lake.

Here are some pictures of the little lake and of Sasha out on her training walks.

I made a quick trip into Paducah today as I had lost my seam ripper and I am adjusting the length of the curtains I bought to cover the kitchen area window. I also could not resist getting this yarn I just happened to wander past in Hobby Lobby on my way to Wal-Mart ;-)

On another note, this would have been my husband's and my 38th wedding anniversary. He has been gone 5 years now, and I still miss him very much...... just doing what I feel led to do until I see him again. 

Ps. 90:2  Before the mountains were formed or you gave birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

"Lady Blue" and Other News

Lady Blue is back home today. The guy at the transmission shop told me that wherever I had had it serviced (I am thinking it was west TX, on the way home) they put the wrong gasket on the oil pan and had dinged the pan in and that was the cause of my leak. He kept it there an extra day just to make sure of no leaks. Said it drove and shifted like it should. I am very thankful thats all that was wrong.

 

My brother and SIL left their home in Tuscon, Arizona today to make their way here to PA in their motorhome. Their kids and grands are anxious to see them. What a reunion that will be!

 

I have been making some progress as to getting back to a realistic meals/snacks plan, and as a result I have been starting to feel better. I have been able to do more yard work and have been enjoying it. I decided that some of these overgrown flowerbeds are just going to have to be totally pulled out and re-done. I did find a good natural weed killer on-line. Would you believe white vinegar???? Full strength in your sprayer. Well if it doesn't rain I will be trying it tomorrow and will take before and after pictures to post.

 

My electrician grandson came Sunday afternoon and put up 3 ceiling fans for me! I was so glad to get this done. I had bought them last year. This year is already warm and quite humid. 

 

A week ago I "inherited" a couple of my grandmother's paintings, as my 3 cousins were settling my uncle's estate. He had passed away in Dec of last year. These are now hanging over my loveseat in the room where I paint.Great inspiration for me.

 

 

Memorial Day weekend will find my family gathered at my son Robert's home for a picnic, as he is still in a wheel chair. So we are bringing the picnic to him! He has been a trooper with very little (in his eyes) advancement and his wife has been very faithful and consistant in his care. She has been a jewel! It will be good to have us all together in one place at the same time.

 

Hope you all enjoy your Memorial Day celebrations. I am sure we will all be remembering those who have given their lives for our freedom.

 



Getting things Done

Some of the kids and grands came over to help me out today. And then I ordered pizza.  This is what we got done.

1. New doorknob and lock on the garage mandoor.
2. New solar lights on driveway posts.
3. Garden beds cleared of old plant debris.
4. Garden hoses and tomato cages stored in garden shed.
5. Outside summer decor and patio tables put away.

We sat around enjoying this unusually warm (70*) fall day, and watching the leaves fall as the wind blew. The girls pick up twigs and acorns for some crafts they had come across on Pinterest. Little 2yo Miss Maddie was the entertainment for the day.

 

Here are a couple pictures of the day

 

Daughter Rachel, myself, Little Miss Maddie, and Daughter Gwen

 

Miss Maddie taking  a ride, but she's not quite sure about this....

Maddie and Momma Gwen

 



Rachel's creation  with the things they gathered. These are not the right size candles but will do till she gets some. I thought it was pretty.

 

All thats left for me to do now is finish packing up the RV and pick up my prescriptions. I already have my phone, internet and cable set to shut off, and mail ready to be forwarded. I have a Knit Night Tuesday night at my home and then it will be at my friend Norma's home until I get back. The girls all have such fun getting together.

 

Hope you all had a lovely weekend!