Monday, December 14, 2009

Most wonderful time of the year!

It is also the busiest time of the year! I spent 4 days last week taking care of my 5 year old granddaughter Holly while her parents were out of town on business. She was a very good girl and I got much closer to her during my stay there. I managed to stay busy while she was at school. Although I miss her, I was glad to get back to my own home and spend some time with Gary and our sweet little Kittymous.
We had to move a few miles to another park (at the same lake) due to a deer hunt at the other park. It was uneventful and we got a good spot surrounded by cedars and other trees. Our friends are two spots away and we've been enjoying spending time with them.
We finally put up our little Christmas tree yesterday and are doing some decorating.
We had to work on Sundays while we were at Seminole Canyon and were unable to attend church there. We miss our work there but it's nice not to have to work on Sundays. This Sunday, we decided to go to the First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown. We were surprised to see there was no sermon but there was a small orchestra and choir for Vivaldi's Gloria. Gary had never been in a concert with an orchestra and he was wowed by the experience. There are many talented musicians here in the G-town area. We thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated the performance. After we got home, granddaughter Caitlin came to visit, and then Gary's daughter Lesley and her son came for a visit...bearing CHRISTMAS COOKIES!!! mmmmm, are they ever GOOD! After everyone left, our friends Dave and Sally came over and we had fun watching football and gabbing with them. So it was a happy and busy day. Gary's grandson came back in the evening and brought his girl, Christa, to see our motor home.
I'm so proud of Caitlin. She's graduating from Texas A&M with a double major, Animal Science and Ag/business, on the 18th of December. Also, she's only 20 years old! She's been accepted at Texas Tech for grad school majoring in Ag Education. She's also engaged. So lots happening in her life and we are very, very happy for her and wish her the best in life. She's worked hard and managed her time and money in a wise and prudent way.
We never made it down to get the RV serviced at Freightliner. Shortly after we arrived here on Dec. 1, we discovered that the entire basement of the motor home was wet! (Did I already tell you this????) Since we drove in the rain to get up here, we figure we have some leaks. We have plans to fix it, though. Gary spent a couple of days with a ShamWow sopping up water, etc. None of our possessions were ruined, as everything is in rubbermaid boxes. We did have to remove everything from under the RV and put it out on the picnic table while the sopping-up-water thing was going on.
Just wanted to keep in touch...sorry I haven't written more but seems time is whizzing by. Check back...I will try to take some pictures of our campsite and make another post!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Arrival in Georgetown, TX

We left Seminole Canyon yesterday at 8:40 am and drove straight through to Georgetown. It was raining when we left and rained on us all day. We got soaked a couple of times, breaking everything down and then setting up when we got here.
Our friends Dave and Sally had dinner waiting for us, and it was such a treat to go to their warm RV and eat a hot meal. Such a blessing to have dear friends like that.
The lake has lots of water, not like when we left. It was down very low at the end of July. We're glad to see the water levels back up.
Our campsite is pretty and we have lots of trees around. The trees are mostly cedar and live oak so greenery abounds. A few oak trees are changing color and they make a pretty contrast to the green of the live oaks and cedars. All these campsites have a large covered picnic table, which is really nice.
We have to break down our campsite again tomorrow and take the RV down to Freightliner to get some routine maintenance work done. What!!! We just got here! I need to learn to be more "mobile". Guess I'm getting set in my ways.
Gotta go out and do some shopping! It's nice to be in the boonies, but I do enjoy hopping in the car and going to various stores whenever I feel like it, especially this time of year. We're looking for some more Christmas decorations and Gary wants a small nativity scene. We'll set up our Christmas tree and decorate when we get the RV back home tomorrow.
Sorry I don't have any interesting news to report...wait a minute, what am I saying! I'm GLAD nothing out of the ordinary is happening. I'll add some pictures of our campsite if this program will let me.
Stay warm and safe!