Hershey Thousand Trails

We traveled to Hershey, PA to stay for a couple of nights before heading into our Rally grounds and who did we run in to?!

Keith and Marie
Harry and Karen

It was great to see them again and spend some time visiting!

Weauataka General Store

After leaving Wisconsin, we traveled through the U.P. of Michigan and stopped to visit my sister, Judy and Bruce, at their store in the middle of nowhere south of Traverse City, MI.

Besides having a great spot for us to park, the store is really a "mini-mall", a little bit of everything. The cutest little place!

We spent a relaxing evening pontooning on a quiet little lake nearby.

A new look for the RV

We thought a little updating would make full time living in the coach easier.



This is what it used to be--a small fabric covered couch...


Shayne and Tony easily took the couch out (at least it looked easy to me!)








This is the new desk and cabinets that Don built.

The desk stores our printer and laptop, plus a drawer for other "stuff". The cabinets offer great storage options .







And with the new recliner, we have a great remodel!

Where have we been!?

We have been around since last I posted--Up North, back to the Cities, Up North, up to Duluth, and back to the Cities, Up North, to eastern Wisconsin, and now we are in the U.P. of Michigan! On the Road!!

Back Up North--Mitch made his famous venison summer sausage and did some cooking for the groom's dinner he catered in Duluth.











Mitch and his sous chef , Carol "Sue", who was a great help, and she let us use her kitchen for a week of cooking!











We decided that Big Sandy Lake is perfect for pontooning and when you have as big a "family and friends" as we do at the lake, we purchased a beautiful, fun pontoon for us all to use.










Then back to the Cities where Mitch cooked a filet mignon dinner for the Mitchell family. Granny came up from Iowa, Dan and Cari and all their kids (Mitzi and Greg, Mindi, Gunnar, and kids Masayda, Cassian, and Joakim), Deb and Mike, and of course Bryan and Stacy and Shayne, Sarah, Addy and Macy (thanks Shayne and Sarah for letting us use your kitchen and house for two days!)









Addy ( 27 months)















Macy (8 months)









Addy and Macy listen intently to a story Granny is telling them.














Then off to Wisconsin where our friends, Don and Janelle, hosted a mini-rally. Actually Don built the new desk and cabinets for us and also made some for Wally and Zona. We just happened to get them installed at the same time so we made a party of it!













Mitch--cooking again! Shrimp to die for!













Wally and Zona













Not to be left out, Audry and Gerry joined us for the fun and festivities.

A Couple of Brayden Shots

Yes, he is two and a half and shaving already!


















Brayden and cousin Kole (nine months). Doesn't he look like he'd be a good big brother!

Back to the "Cities"

So we're back in the Twin Cities area after coming back from the Ohio Rally for more fun at the girls' house. Addy and Macy are a good time! We played on the swingset...Addy would say "Gramma go hold Macy, Grampa will play with Addy on the swingset!" I think she likes her Grampa. One day we went to the pool did some serious splashing.

One of her good lines..."It's tough being two!"




Macy had changed in the week and a half we were gone, more hair, bigger smiles. She rolls from side to side and has even made it all the way over a few times. She's getting so big. She is a little sweetie!









We watched the girls one night so Shayne and Sarah could have a night out, and Bryan and Stacy came to play with the girls and have dinner after they went to bed. It was a gorgeous night and dinner was served al fresco!









We made a date for ourselves about two months ago to spend an evening with Bob and Jo. It was a great evening with wonderful food and an opportunity to do a lot of chatting and laughing.










Pat and Bennie had cleared their schedule to join us that night. We hadn't seen them in a few years and they are always good for many, many laughs.

Where have we been?

Besides being busy, we have had poor internet service, but we've had a good time.

It started up north at the beginning of the month, making my famous 72 hour Chocolate Chip Cookies. But my chef burned the motor of my mixer and Cari just happened to have an extra in her coach that she said I could have. Do you recognize this, Mom, the Rival slate blue mixer still in the box from your Winnebago!




The weather was fine, and the full moon at the cabin was beautiful.












With the holiday, everyone was there, including all the dogs who loved to dive in from the end of the dock to retrieve frisbees and balls!











Addy found she could whip up a mean bowl of "dirt soup" for the dog. She spent hours carrying one spoonful of dirt at a time to create just the right consistency.

She also liked to make "salad" for the dogs.













Soups done and she calls out, "Here Kaiser, come and eat your dirt soup, Buddy!"
















I finally told Sarah to just put Addy's swimsuit on first thing in the morning. We couldn't keep her out of the water once she got close to the edge!











Macy loves the outdoor action too!













We went to Springfield, Ohio for the Monaco International Rally for a week. We had lots of fun, saw lots of people, and worked a little too.

Here we are at the gate for three full days checking coaches in. The weather was beautiful. Here's the leftover moon in a bright blue sky.







How many guys does it take to jump start a car?