Before I tell you how two people that own a house in Midlothian, VA and an RV can be homeless, I want to talk about our recent trip without the RV. It was wonderful. The time with Diana's family is always fun and the stop in Amelia Island, then in Port Orange and then the cruise were all great. The visit with my family over Christmas was very special and will be a great memory for a life time. The visit to Brandermill church and with our neighbors and friends while in Midlothian was amazing. And finally our trip back to the RV allowed us to see some former neighbors. An amazing 5 weeks away from the RV.
But we are ready to get back to the RV and return to some routine. But wait...the RV which was supossed to have all the worked completed so we could pick it up on 12/30 may not be ready until January 2 or maybe later. What!? How can this be? The dealer has had the RV for 5 weeks! We want to get home!!!
You may recall from a previous post that we were getting a new wind shield due to a disagreement with a rock. Wind shields for RVs are not like those for cars in that glass places do not stock them in their inventory. So it is special ordered. Ours had been ordered by December 10, maybe sooner, and so I expected no issues. Well I called the dealer the other day and the wind shield had not arrived yet. I called yesterday and it had arrived and they were going to try to install it in the afternoon. Time for a little side bar here; Due to the holidays, and a death of a family member of our service writer, the normal work schedule has been compromised. Also, the person who is trying to help us is wearing several other hats as well. The dealership has been very helpful and provided me with all the info they can. They have even had to track things down and have called me back several times. End side bar.
So we are in Charlotte, NC with no where to go until at least the 2nd. And that is how we are homeless! Fortunately we are in a nice hotel that we have extended our stay until Monday. But after that we are not sure where we will be or for sure when we will be able to pick up our home. We'll keep you posted.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
Brandermill Church
What a blessing it was to go to our "home church" yesterday. The Christmas pageant was wonderful, the worship was meaningful and the evening cantata was amazing. It was great to reconnect with so many friends and to see how things have changed and stayed the same. We hope to see many of you again over the next week or so.
We did not realize how many of you follow this blog! We will continue our posts when it seems appropriate. It is great to feel loved!
We did not realize how many of you follow this blog! We will continue our posts when it seems appropriate. It is great to feel loved!
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Cruisin'
The drive from Hammond, LA to Amelia Island, FL was uneventful and boring. I-10 across the Florida panhandle is flat, straight and without much scenery. But since we were in the Jeep and not the RV it was cool to be able to drive at 70 miles and hour!
The short visit with Dale and Christy (Diana's brother and sister-in-law) was great. The trip to Port Orange to see Diana's sister, Marge and brother-in-law David was short and we had a nice time there. Dale and Christy came down for Thanksgiving and we all ate too much....the American way.
Friday we were off on a cruise with Marge and David. The Emerald Princess was the ship and we had 10 days and several islands in the south eastern Caribbean. The weather was great and the excursions were wonderful. We watched the sun rise and set from our balcony and had great scenery the entire voyage. We had been on 2 other cruises but had not had as great a time. Partly due to poor weather but what made this cruise so great was being with Marge and David. I don't know about them but we had a great time.
Sadly, the cruise ended and we had to leave Port Orange. We drove to Midlothian, VA, our old home. As of this post Diana has been to the church for the Prayer Shawl Ministry (better known as Knit Wits) and we stopped at Bob's brother's house to visit with Don, Janice, Alex, Heather, Flannery, Kathy, Bray plus we got to meet Lilly the dog. A fun night.
The next few days look great with a cookie decorating in our old neighborhood and lots of "getting together" with friends and relatives. Looks like we will have a full social schedule for our two weeks here.
The short visit with Dale and Christy (Diana's brother and sister-in-law) was great. The trip to Port Orange to see Diana's sister, Marge and brother-in-law David was short and we had a nice time there. Dale and Christy came down for Thanksgiving and we all ate too much....the American way.
Friday we were off on a cruise with Marge and David. The Emerald Princess was the ship and we had 10 days and several islands in the south eastern Caribbean. The weather was great and the excursions were wonderful. We watched the sun rise and set from our balcony and had great scenery the entire voyage. We had been on 2 other cruises but had not had as great a time. Partly due to poor weather but what made this cruise so great was being with Marge and David. I don't know about them but we had a great time.
Sadly, the cruise ended and we had to leave Port Orange. We drove to Midlothian, VA, our old home. As of this post Diana has been to the church for the Prayer Shawl Ministry (better known as Knit Wits) and we stopped at Bob's brother's house to visit with Don, Janice, Alex, Heather, Flannery, Kathy, Bray plus we got to meet Lilly the dog. A fun night.
The next few days look great with a cookie decorating in our old neighborhood and lots of "getting together" with friends and relatives. Looks like we will have a full social schedule for our two weeks here.
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