Weekend in Tampa

Billy and I pulled the boat to a repair shop between Okeechobee and Tampa on Friday while in route to spend the weekend with Marianne and Kevin and babysit for Jackson while they attended a Sunday School gathering.  Jackson is just the sweetest and he saved his first steps to be shared with Big Daddy and Meemaw.  We went to Parksdale Farm Market (http://www.parkesdale.com/) on Saturday and enjoyed Plant City strawberry shortcake.  As always it was the best, and sorry.....I forgot the camera.   We thoroughly enjoyed our extended four night visit with the kids, but will need to drive back to the swamp tomorrow.

Billy and I have exciting news - we were offered and accepted a "job" today as campground hosts at Elijah Clark State Park near Lincolnton, GA.  In exchange for a free campsite and utilities, campground hosts volunteer to meet and greet arriving campers, offer check-in assistance, perform minor maintenance tasks and meet visitors from all over the world.  It will involve each of us working 10 hours a week, and hopefully we will be campground hosts from the first of June until the first of December.  Elijah Clark State Park is located on the western shore of 70,000 acre Clarks Hill Lake.  This park is named for a frontiersman and Georgia war hero who led pioneers during the Revolutionary War.  A renovated and furnished log cabin museum displays furniture, utensils and tools circa 1780 and is open for weekend tours April through November.  Visitors can also view the graves of Clark and his wife, Hannah.  Anglers and boaters enjoy the park's location on the largest man-made lake east of the Mississippi River and swimmers and sun-bathers can use the white sand beach.  Cottages are located on the lake's edge and the spacious campground is nestled in the forest.

So....."Life is Good Today!"  Thanks for stopping by.