At Home in Panama City to Find a New Tenant for Our Home

It was a long slow drive down to Panama City on Tuesday as Billy drove the motorhome and I followed towing the boat.  Oh BOY!  I can't wait to go salt water fishing out in St. Andrews Bay.  We got here just in time to see the sunset on East Bay so Life Is Good Today.  Tony is still renting the house until October 1st so we are a happily parked and living on the pad in our driveway.  What fun to see ALL (not many neighbors here) of our neighbors again.  The house looks fantastic....just a bit of outside work and hopefully we can find a new tenant.  I am certain that the ducks knew who I was as they came running over to see us when we arrived.  I have been feeding them and giving them fresh drinking water to wash their food down with so they are happy little duckies.

We have accepted the campground host positions at Ocala National Forest beginning October 15th.  We are looking forward to trying something a bit different.  We will be living in the Shanty Pond Section of the forest.
 Shanty Pond is a campground in the heart of the Big Scrub, located south of Salt Springs off SR 19.  A favorite of equestrians and hunters, it is seasonally open from October 15 through April 15.  We will have electric hook-ups, sporadic phone service, sewer, but 100 gallons of water will be delivered to us once a week.  Coupled with our on board 50 gallon water tank that gives up 150 gallons of water a week.  We can go get more water ourselves if we need it.  This should be interesting....maybe it is time to cut my hair.


Closing for today after sharing sunsets on East Bay in our neighborhood!  Thanks Bruce for the photos!  

A Two Month Early Departure From Elijah Clark

Phil and Lincoln spent the weekend with us and attended the Kid's Fest Fishing Tournament on Saturday (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.280761818601840.76538.112967205381303&type=1).  A good time was had by all and Phil came close to catching the most fish.  Billy worked so diligently with the kids all day on Saturday that his back was shot on Saturday night.  On Sunday Brandon, Lori, Kinley, and Caroline stopped in for the afternoon, and we all had a great visit until a horrendous storm blew in, and we all had to run for cover.  It broke my heart to tell them each "good-bye" a full two months earlier than we had planned.  Kinley could be walking before we see her again.

Just a short post because we have to drive in to Augusta today to pick up the part so we can have our motor home repaired somewhere down the road.  Then we have to leave some time for sad good-byes to the wonderful staff here at Elijah Clark.  We have had a great time here but will be leaving early Tuesday morning for the drive back to our driveway in Panama City.  Anyone looking for a great house to rent in Panama City?  Can't wait to see our neighbors!

Big Daddy and Phil with his string of fish!

Oops!  Lincoln spilled the worms!

Phil taking it all in.

Sleep Over at Memaw's and Big Daddy's

Campground Meeting!  Frankie, Chris and Amy

Brenda, Macks, Melissa and Billy!  Campground Hosts!

Just about the entire staff!

Mary Francis and Ray - Campground Hosts!

Life is Good Today!

Blue Grass Festival

A good time was had by all; however, Billy and I got a belly full of Blue Grass music.  The weather cooperated, and it was cool enough to light a good smelling campfire.  Caroline, Sam and the boys spent Saturday with us, and the boys were delighted that they could go into Memaw's and Big Daddy's "back yard" to buy shaved ice and corn dogs.  Making more of those beautiful memories!  We love every minute of our time with the boys.  Missed seeing Brandon, Lori and the baby as they were sick with some sort of virus.  Time for me to confess that I, too, was sick the entire weekend.  Had waves of vertigo and nausea that washed over me throughout the day and night.  We did get a promise from Caroline and Sam that the boys could spend next Friday night and Saturday with us, but we are seriously begging to have a sleep over the entire weekend with them.  We just found out that our tenant will be moving out of our house on November 1st, so we have had to cut our stay short here to return to FL to find ourselves another tenant.  All is good though.  We posted the house on Craig's List yesterday and had nearly 10 phone calls inquiring about the house.  We are looking forward to seeing our friends, neighbors, doctors and Billy's mom while we are in the area.  So you see "Life (Remains) Good Today!"  Thanks for stopping by to visit with us.

Fall is Slowly Arriving in Georgia

The air is finally beginning to cool down which even inspired Billy and I to gather firewood for campfires.   Campfires, hot dogs and S'Mores should bring extra ambiance to our Blue Grass Festival here this weekend!  Yesterday Billy and I worked extremely hard on the preparations for the festival.  I had to quit when Maggie gave out on me and Billy got a flat tire on the front end loader that he was driving.  Thankfully, Billy was able to pick up Maggie and I straggling down the side of the road trying to get home BEFORE he got the flat tire.

Last night we went to Lexington to see Phil's soccer game.  He plays on the Bulldogs and played goalie and defense!  What a hoot.  It so reminded me of the days when my children played "kiddie" soccer.

September 11 - A Day of Remembrance

Proud to be an American!

Billy and I drove the motor home in for repairs on Wednesday last week and spent the night at Brandon's house.  The servicemen found a leak in the passenger's window that was causing the mold growth.  They remedied that problem and checked the entire home for additional leaks.  Thank goodness they didn't find another leak.  However, they did find a crack across the roof and back of the motor home.  We will have to take it back in when the parts arrive.

We were surprised to have about 10 campers in our section of the State Park this weekend.  Most of them are here to enjoy the Blue Grass Festival next weekend.  Billy has been busy moving trees with the big front end loader and I was busy picking up debris here and there after I finished making the GA Bulldawg diaper shirt and britches.  Just sorry that the Dawgs lost to SC last night, but they showed a lot of heart!  Still love my DAWGS!

Closing up for now and going to lounge outside while reading a book.  Billy and I have gathered up a stack of firewood and are beginning to truly enjoy this Fall weather.  Having a special dinner tonight of Bratwurst, German potato salad in the crockpot, Weinkraut, hard rolls, and watermelon.  Yum!  So you see..............Life is Good Today!

Campground Hosts Enjoying Their Solitude

Haven't taken the time to blog much lately because we have been truly enjoying our peace, quiet and solitude.  The campground has been almost completely empty until the long Labor Day weekend.  Billy and I did perform some much needed "campground maintenance" by moving trees, cleaning out fire pits, and picking up limbs and debris.  We do enjoy the solitude and the peacefulness of this style of living.  We finally made the final decision that we will not go to Lolo National Park in Montana to park host next year.  The Rangers here have begged us to stay on, so we promised them that will return before Memorial Day next year.  We still plan on hosting out west sometime, and know that we would truly enjoy Montana for a few months.

Friday was Grandparents Day at Phil's kindergarten class so I was invited to go enjoy lunch with him.  I checked him out of school at 1:00 pm, and he went into Athens with me to run a few errands.  We ended our errand "chores" with a trip to Wally World to pick out a toy for Phil and Lincoln.  Stopped at the Varsity to bring Billy home a dinner of chili dogs!  Speaking of DAWGS,  oh my, I do hope they make a comeback against South Carolina next Saturday.

Next Wednesday we will be taking our motor home in for repairs once again.  This is a good one, and I haven't heard of it happening to anyone else........three times we have had a half-fist size of mold grow through the seam in the wallpaper.  I at first thought it was a snake coming through the wall.  Billy cuts it out and a few weeks later it grows back through again. I can't imagine what the inside of the wall must look like!  Yuck!  We must have a leak somewhere, but we are clueless of where it may be.

Today there was mass exodus as the Labor Day campers departed.  Our next and last crowd will be here the weekend of September 16 for the annual Bluegrass Festival which will be directly behind our motor home!  Thanks for stopping by and remember "Life is Good Today!"