This week

This week we went to doctor and dentist appointments. We have to go back for fillings and Betsy needs a crown -- what fun! We also decided to drive out to Luke AFB to get us a new Retired US Army sticker for our car since the old ones went with the 5th wheel and pickup. Just as we were leaving Luke AFB, we spotted jets doing touch and goes. What a fun thing to watch!

On Friday, we got to go to Grayson's 8th birthday party at the Pump It UP (inflatable toys). The kids had fun and Jill even went down the slides! It was a really fun night.

What a December!

December 28th all the girls and families arrived in Phoenix. We cooked.

We got pictures taken. (Hope they are really good!!)

We got tired (and hungry)!

And got lots of loves!!!!

We ate!

We shopped. (We like to start them young!)

We discovered friends in cousins.

We went to the Phoenix Zoo (and walked A LOT!)

We had a campfire and made SMORES. That was really fun!!!

We tore out a wall in Brian's house.

Then we put it back in.

The kids even got to tour the new home. They liked our new "condo on wheels."

On January 3rd we took the Prescotts to the airport, saw the Jones off and collapsed! It was a super fun week and we can't wait to do it again!!!!

New home; a work in progress

We got to Sherman RV about 10:00 this morning, did our paperwork and started moving into the new coach. I took this picture as it was getting dark (about 4 p.m.) We moved everything over and then from about 5 - 6:30 put stuff away! We had a lot of stuff in that small RV!

I can't wait to get Christmas decorations up, then I'll take pictures again so you can see the finished product.

We are staying in Sherman tonight and will start our journey back to
Phoenix tomorrow. Hopefully the return trip will go as well as the trip here.

Hope everyone is having a really good weekend and getting all your Christmas shopping done. This has been a different holiday year, but it's always like that when you move around Christmas time.

This is the kitchen (please notice the full-size refrigerator) I love it!!!!!!!!!

Waiting in Tupelo

What do you do while waiting for your coach in Tupelo, MS? Visit the house Elvis was born in (already did that); drive the Natchez Trace (already did that, too); go to the Tupelo Battlefield with marker, maps, and cannon (very interesting and actually 3 battles fought here); visit the Oren Dunn City Museum and Veterans Museum (we always enjoy area museums and this one was interesting); visit the Tupelo Automobile Museum with over a 100 cars dating from 1899 to 1994 (that was really fun too!)

I only got a few pictures of the Tupelo Battlefield, but it was interesting to
stop there to see the area, especially the map that showed all the skirmishes that were in the area.

The museum told not only the history of Tupelo, but the area. Tupelo was a capital of the Chickasaw Nation and wasn't settled until just before the Civil War. Union soldiers blew up tressels and bridges on either side of the settlement and set up some sort of headquarters here. Interesting history.

The Automobile Museum had several cars from the 1800s and quite a few from 1900 through about 1920. They were sure different! The '60s cars we liked were the Vet and the Tbird right next to each other. There was one car that had 14 made 0 sold and of course there was an Edsel.

I took a picture of the hard top convertible because I remember the television commercials. There was also the car from "The Great Race" and LOTS of other neat cars.

We also made a trip to Sherman RV yesterday ... and ... WE SAW OUR NEW COACH!!!!!! They have to go through it to make sure everything is good to go today, but they said we should be there tomorrow morning so we can do the paperwork and move in! YEAH!!! Then we get to drive 1700 miles to Phoenix again.

I promise to take pictures as soon as I can and get them on the blog. The coach was in a garage when we saw it with all the slides closed so I wouldn't have been able to get a good shot.

Hi, from Tupelo

I only took two picture all during our trip. This is the bridge over the Mississippi at Vicksburg, MS. The next picture is of the Mississippi River.

We left Phoenix Thursday at 1 p.m. We arrived at Tupelo tonight at 5 p.m. THAT'S A FAST TRIP!!!!! We don't like traveling this way. We will now crash for a few days.

Our coach should be ready this week. As soon as it is ready, we will head back to Phoenix. We're hoping to get back before Christmas and if all goes as scheduled, there should be no problem.

Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and a less hectic one than our 1700 mile drive -- TWICE!

Arizona

"We're in our roost."We got to Phoenix early (the last week of October) and have had fun helping Brian with projects and playing with Grayson. We have started walking every morning again and spotted this bush not far from our RV. There are lots of these around this time of year and they are really pretty. It has cooled down a bit here, only in the 70s, perfect weather! We love it. We will be having Thanksgiving at Brian's house this year, should be fun. I'll try to remember to take pictures to post.

I had my appointment with an endocrinologist in Glendale and will be going on thyroid probably next week. She did a scan and another blood test to see where my thyroid is now. I get to start on samples to see which one works. She also gave me information to help me start the weight loss process. (That should be fun?!)

It's nice to be settled for a bit again. I've started lots of projects: skirt, purse, blouse, and craft bag. And I'm crocheting blocks for an afghan to give away.

Hoover Dam

This is the new bridge over the Colorado at Hoover Dam. After seeing it, we decided we were NOT going to be the first ones across the bridge!

Lake Mead is REALLY low! We haven't ever seen it this low. This was taken while driving across Hoover Dam. The white all the way around is the high water mark!!

We drove under a portion of the new bridge. It is WA-A-A-Y up there.

We drove full circle: Kingman to Las Vegas to Laughlin back to Kingman. This picture was taken after we left Laughlin on our way to Kingman. We are now in Phoenix for the Winter. We brought cooler weather with us, highs have only been in the 60s since we got here. We're looking forward to good visits with Brian and Grayson while we're here.