Euchre

Monday, January 18, 2016 - Citra, FL

This evening we took Gracie for a walk to the cemetery near the RV park.  I got a couple of beautiful pictures of the sunsetl

The plan was to fix hamburgers out on the grill after our walk, but we got stopped talking to some people and did not make it back home until 6:20pm.  Euchre starts at 7:00pm, so we just grabbed a quick bite, then headed for the VIP Hall. 

There ended up being enough people for 6 tables of Euchre.  It was a really good opportunity to meet a lot of people here at the RV park.  Neither Mike nor I won, but we had a really good time!  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Travel to Citra

Sunday, January 17, 2016 - Citra, FL

We arrived in Citra, FL at Grand Lake RV and Golf Resort around 2:00pm.  It is a very nice place.  I always worry about what the place I pick is going to really look like.  :) 

Once we were all set up we took Gracie for a walk.  This is a picture of a beautiful tree over by the pro shop.

These are pictures of Grand Lake, which is also down by the pro shop and the Eagle's Nest Restaurant.

Hopefully while we are here we will explore the lake more.  There is a notice in the campground literature that says "No swimming in the lake.  The alligators don't like to share!"  :)

This evening for dinner we ate at Eagle's Nest Restaurant.  It was very nice.

It was another wonderful day!

Travel to Forsyth

Saturday, January 16, 2016 - Forsyth, GA

We had about 4.5 hours of driving to do today, but we were not in a big hurry to get up.  We did make on the road by about 9:30am.  The drive went well and we arrived at Forsyth KOA around 2:00pm.

We got all set up for the night.

Once we got set up we enjoyed lunch out at the picnic table.  The temperature outside was 64!  After lunch Mike decided to just enjoy the weather.  :)

For dinner we decided to try a local restaurant.  So BBQ Jax is where we ended up in downtown Forsyth.  The food was really good!  It is a place we would recommend!  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Travel to Manchester

Thursday, January 14, 2016 - Manchester, TN

We got up early this morning, so we could get on the road by 8:30am.  I am really busy with work and I don't really have the time to take off.  :)  We did a good job, we were on the road by 8:23am.

We arrived at the Manchester KOA around noon.

We got set up quickly and I went to work on the computer.  :)  It is supposed to rain tomorrow and we don't like packing or unpacking in the rain, so we are going to stay here for 2 nights.

It was another wonder day!

Travel to Campbellsville

Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - Campbellsville, KY

This morning after getting the boys off to school we said good-bye.  Mike will be back next week to continue to help Jess and Mike J get the house done.

I did take a couple of pictures of all of the stuff we took out of Jess and Mike's home.

 Among the toys are the toilet, tub, concrete and boxes.

We had snow on our drive home, but nothing that really slowed us down.

After 3 weeks of being gone from our home, it was nice being back.  But I am looking forward to moving our home down the road.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

House work in Norfolk - Day 5

Monday, January 11, 2016 - Norfolk, VA

While Papa was working on the vanity someone wanted to help him.  :)

I just had to get a picture of Ami!

We did get most of the tile in the kitchen laid.  Just in the back corner and where the oven goes still needs to be done, but it is looking really nice!

The tub is in place also.

It was another wonderful day!

House work in Norfolk - Day 4

Sunday, January 10, 2016 - Norfolk, VA

The sub floor in the bathroom is done!

Vanity is in place.

Kitchen floor is being installed!

 Even the bathroom sink was put in place...well at least for a picture.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

House work in Norfolk - Day 3

Saturday, January 9, 2016 - Norfolk, VA

Today Jess and I got the second coat of paint on the walls in the kitchen.  Finally took care of all of the staples on the floor and started putting the new down.  Destruction is done and construction has started!!!  :)

The guys have fixed the floor joist and have started putting the bathroom floor back down!  :)

 It was another wonderful day!

House work in Norfolk - Day 2

Friday, January 8, 2016 - Norfolk, VA

After getting Alex and Avander off to school everyone got busy working on the house.  Well I was busy working.  :)

Mike and Mike J were working in the bathroom.  getting the paneling torn down, decided how to fix the floor and what to do with the tub.

Then it was determined the tub needed to come out.

Getting the heavy cast iron tub out was not an easy task.  :)  Next the ugly linoleum floor came out, exposing an uglier cracked tile floor.

Once this floor was exposed they decided they needed to take the tile and the concrete under the tile out.  :)

While the guys were working on the bathroom Jess was working on the kitchen and when Avander got home from school he wanted to help too.  :)

In the meantime, the guys decided to keep going down and expose the floor joist that was broken, so they could fix it.

Mike J. posted on facebook  "Is this what they mean by open floor concept?  LOL

This evening Jess and I put the first coat of pain on the walls in the kitchen.  Jess painted the ceiling earlier today.  We did not have to paint close the ceiling or all the way down the wall since they are putting up crown moulding and beadboard. 

As we were getting close to calling it a night everyone came in the kitchen to help get the staples out of the floor.  This is going to be a bigger job than we planned for!

It was another wonderful day!

House work in Norfolk - Day 1

Thursday, January 7, 2016 - Norfolk, VA

One of the reasons we are here in  is to help Jess and Mike J with getting their remodeling projects completed, so they can put their house up for rent.  :)  While I worked Jess, Mike and Mike made plans on what needed to be done.  Mike J and Jess headed for the store to pick up necessary material.  They still have more destruction to do before we can do the construction.  We did get a little bit of destruction done today, mostly in the kitchen.

It was another wonderful day!

Travel to Norfolk

Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - Norfolk, VA

This morning we were up early.  Said good-bye to Tony and got on the road.  The morning sky was beautiful!

We called Jess and Mike to let them know we were on our way.  And they let us know that they were having breakfast with Mike J's brothers and would be leaving in a couple of hours.  Well since we had time to kill we dropped off a package and Doug's house, had a really nice lunch as Apple Bee's, went shopping for clothes at Kohl's, and had a nice dinner at Chili's.  We ended up arriving at Jess and Mike's house about 5 minutes ahead of them.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Dinner with the Wire Group

Monday, January 4, 2016 - Valparaiso, IN

Today I had my Dr.'s appointment, then I went to work.  Wow that is the most I have been in the office in a long time.  :)

This evening we meet Lester and Kathy, Sonnie and Dorothy, Ray and Miriam, and Ray's daughter and grandson at Logan's Roadhouse.  We had a really nice time and it was great catching up with everyone.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Ami's Baptism

Sunday, January 3, 2016 - Indianapolis, IN

Today Jess has scheduled Ami's Baptism at Christ the King in Indianapolis.  It was after 11:30am Mass.  Jess, Mike and the kids spent the night at Patsy's and she fixed them a wonderful breakfast.  :)

Ami look beautiful in her Baptismal outfit.  Tanika is the Godmother and Tony is the Godfather.

Ami did great.  It was beautiful ceremony.  :)

After the Baptism we all headed over to Champ's for lunch.  It was wonderful seeing with Tanika.  Right after eating Jess and Mike J headed north to spend a couple of days with Mike J's family.  In the meantime, Mike, Tony and I headed over to my Mom and Dad's for a little bit.  After a short visit Tony headed back home and Mike and I shortly there after followed him.

It was another wonder day!