IRISH - welcome home!! I've been wondering if you were back yet. Your trip sounds idyllic! Was this your first time in the Islands? Which island were you on? Oahu? Aren't their fabrics beautiful? When we were there in 1990 and again in 2004, I found a huge fabric store, too, and came home with a loaded suitcase. I think you got home just in time - my phone news says that a blizzard with 100 mph winds and a foot of snow is predicted - and not just for the mountains. Seems weird, but it happens.
JANA - funny about Ethan not noticing such a drastic change. He is certainly a boy! I'll be looking forward to seeing those photos. Did you save your hair? I have my mom's ponytail from her drastic haircut back in 1938 and my own long hair from 1968.
BECCA - I love bringing in greenery from the yard for the holidays. You're right - it always smells so fresh! We have fir, hemlock, western red cedar, and wild holly on our property.
CAROL - you could always set the jar of orange sauce in a pan of hot water to thin it a bit so it pours more easily. And no, we would have come to the RV park anyway, but we just thought it would have been courteous of them to send an e-mail letting us know what we were driving into. We've been here several times, know the park well. Just would have been nice to have a heads up.
TINA - you have a lot of post-Christmas sewing to look forward to! Nice of you to make a quilt for the little girl. And I say ditto on the dog & cat hair. It's a welcome fact of our life here.
VELDA - yes, we have automatic levelers, but we had to use blocks under the tires as well. And branches overhead were brushing our A/C and solar panels so Bill will climb up and trim those before we pull out. Even our outdoor chairs don't sit level. So we'll be happy to move today. We went 18 months once without a dog. It was probably nice to not have dog hair on stuff, but boy, was our kitchen floor dirty! Hadn't realized how good a job the dog had done on the floor! lol!
LORI - I know you are busy enjoying your son! Happy visiting!
Yesterday we got our laundry done, sheets changed, and the trailer cleaned, vac'd, and mopped. It was 77* and muggy out so we were pretty hot and sweaty by the time we finished. Then we went and bought a 6-ft tree for Autumn at a tree lot. Finally we went to her house and it was a joy to see her at last! We are going back again tomorrow morning for a tree-decorating brunch. Her oven quit on TG day. (Did everyone's oven quit that day??) Bill thinks he knows what's wrong with it (igniter) so he's going to work on it for her tomorrow to see what part to order. Today is going to be more relaxed except for moving sites.
Supper tonite - I think pierogi's and salad. I haven't had a salad in almost 3 weeks. Looking forward to it!
What are you looking forward to tonite?
Vel
