Maggie May

Maggie May
Maggie May

Monday, May 31, 2010

Happy Memorial Day

Celebrated Memorial Day by fishing for Redfish with Joe Hebert from Fish On Lures - www.captainjoefishing.com. Not much luck with the Reds, but they (operative word being “they”) caught quite a few trout. It was great seeing Joe again, and we wish him luck in his Red Fish tournaments this coming weekend!

Yesterday, I thought I would just clean a few love bugs from the travel trailer. That was a bad idea, because it turned into a thorough cleaning project. Opened the awning and cleaned it, too. Hope to be getting everything ready to go go go!

A Happy Memorial Day to my husband who had a career in the United States Army. Thank You.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Organizing Files and Getting Ready

May 29, 2010

I began sorting through important papers to organize a file of “must haves” that need to be packed in the travel trailer with us. There is a lot to think about when leaving FL during hurricane season. Good grief! I need to turn over the birth certificates, old social security cards, shot records and Selective Service Registration to the children! I have been hauling those around for a long time. Billy mentioned that we should probably purchase a fire proof file box for the travel trailer. Add it to the list! Our new generator arrived last week – Champion Ultra Gen 4000 watt. Billy cranked it up today and tried it out with the air conditioner, lights and microwave without blowing a fuse. Watch out Wal-Mart parking lot, here we come. After reading that mud flaps for the truck are nice to have to keep rocks from hitting the travel trailer, Billy ordered some to be picked up Wednesday. Go North to Alaska. We are getting ready! The little oven in the travel trailer heats with propane, and I have found that it is a challenge and cooks very hot. One solution I read was to cook using a pizza stone. The pizza stone that I purchased will not fit into our Easy Bake Oven with the handles/lift; however it fits in there alone, just barely. I put it in the oven, but it seems heavy. Will it slide around while traveling down the road and propel itself out through the oven door becoming a missile?

One of my hobbies is English Smocking and French Hand Sewing and I have on hand patterns and material that I have purchased to make special garments for the grand children. Today I cut out a massive Dedication Gown project that I have been saving to make when I have some spare time. Just got to figure out how to reduce my sewing supplies enough get them stashed into the camper. And, oh my….can I take my precious Elna sewing machine? Do I dare? Twiddly dee – I’ll worry about that tomorrow.

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Friday, May 28, 2010

Friday, May 28, 2010
Yoo Hoo! Having remained planted in one place in the Panhandle of Florida (also known as LA – Lower Alabama), Billy and Jane, along with Toy Manchester – Maggie May, have purchased a new travel trailer and truck. We are dreaming that our 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 4 x 4 2500 HD and 30 ft. Keystone Passport will be our “iron horses” in the coming years while we travel, visit friends and family, and sightsee our way around the country. With the help of this blog we hope that our family and friends can keep track of us and know when we may be coming to a driveway or campground near you. We full-timed in our previous travel trailer for about six months when we were between residences; however at this time, we are not quite ready to give up our sticks and bricks house, but we are itching to see this great country of ours with a trip to Alaska in our future. With our Good Sams Club membership in hand, we are preparing to begin our journey sometime in July. So much to do! How do you fit winter AND summer clothing into two feet of closet space? And keep the weight down? Oh my!

We took our maiden voyage in mid April to welcome our newest grandson into our lives. Life was good as we parked our camper in our daughter’s front yard. On the return trip home, the truck broke down; hence the new tow vehicle. After the breakdown and subsequent tow to a KOA campground in Cordele, GA, we enjoyed a delightful and unplanned stay for four additional days. In May we made a 5 day trip to Gulf Shores, AL to attend a beautiful beach wedding. It was a beautiful drive along the Gulf of Mexico the entire distance. NO OIL in the Gulf and no break downs this trip. Maggie, our Toy Manchester, enjoys our RV travels and the attention she receives along the way, in spite of the fact that everybody calls her a Min Pin.

We are beginning to put together the plans (what plans?) for our first real journey. After each of our children enjoy their FL vacations at our house this summer, we are looking forward to our first extended excursion. With plans to see friends and family along the way, Tannehill, AL, Asheville, NC, Rock Hill, SC, and the Outer Banks are just a few of the stops we hope to make on our trek to a Western NC family reunion in early August. After the family reunion we have tentative plans (our minds change quite easily) to head towards New Mexico and Colorado with hopes of making it to Montana before the snow falls.

We look forward to seeing much of our great country in our travels and making many new friends along the way. Hopefully, as time goes by I will learn how to make this website special by posting pictures and applications.