So, some sad news to report. Gram fell at Kohls a few days before Christmas and has been having aches and pains ever since. She had initially thought she was just badly bruised and had some pulled muscles. Since she was actually getting worse instead of better, she went for a CAT scan and she has multiple stress fractures in her pelvis on the side on which she fell. She sees an orthopedist next week, but the up shot is that she's cancelled her trip down to Hilton Head. Brockett helped by shoveling out an area for her dogs yesterday and I have him on call for February as well if she needs help.
A few days ago we decided to get Good Sams Travel Assist. Our Quinebaug Travelers friends, B&BB had a serious health problem on a recent trip which required transportation to medical facilities and eventually home and they had to get their rig home. I don't know if this is the same program they had to help them, but it sounds very similar. If Steve were unable to drive the rig for any reason, I'd be up the proverbial creek without a paddle. This program would facilitate and pay for travel expenses and getting our rig home, etc., etc. all for $79.99 a year. Seemed like a good investment.
We got our Passport America campground guide in the mail, and I think this will be a great resource for us (thank you JI!) It lists all the participating campgrounds that offer1/2 price camping, basically on weekdays. We might hop from Walmarts on the weekends to these campgrounds on the weekdays, give or take.
Since we are not spending a week or so with Gram, we're thinking we'll make it to Florida! No firm plans yet because I want to be able to be spontaneous and just wander. We have the best time doing this. We have lots of folks we can visit in Florida, so be forewarned, the Funseeker may arrive in the Sunshine State sometime during the month! :-)
Got sirloin tips cooked and frozen as well as chicken breasts. One more batch of muffins to bake and freeze and ridiculously long list of things to accomplish in the next seven or so days, like haircuts, oil change in the rig, etc.
SO EXCITED!
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Monday, January 20, 2014
January 2014 Anonymous posting!
After consulting with my talented step-daughter, there is now the option of commenting anonymously; just click on profile and the very last option is anonymous. Phew!
Yesterday got 2 dozen pumpkin spice (Paleo) cookies in the freezer!
Expecting 5-10 inches of snow tomorrow!!! :( I guess it's a good thing that the rig is still covered!
Yesterday got 2 dozen pumpkin spice (Paleo) cookies in the freezer!
Expecting 5-10 inches of snow tomorrow!!! :( I guess it's a good thing that the rig is still covered!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
January 2014. Welcome to our blog!
Welcome to our very first blog post! Feel free to drop by any time to check in on us and see how we're doing! Don't hesitate to comment if you have any ideas or suggestions you think might help us--we are open to any advice we can get!
We are hating this winter here in CT perhaps more than any other--Robin does not do well with snow, ice and cold due to her MS and Pippin, being a SoCalif girl does not like any part of winter. Steve isn't supposed to shovel after his heart surgery awhile back (his only limitation btw) so we have been dreaming of the time we can head south for some or all of the season.
Now that Steve is retired (yeah) we are taking the plunge and taking the month of February to drive south in our 27' Class C Motorhome towing our Honda Fit. This was planned to coincide with Robin's mom renting a cottage on Hilton Head Island for the month so we can spend some time there with her. She feels similarly about winter!
Robin has been picking the brains of our camping friends to figure out the logistics of such an endeavor and copiously recording everything in her spiral bound notebook! We have joined Passport America, are working hard to find the Rand McNally Road Atlas endorsed by Walmart that lists all the Walmarts for free camping (oh yeah, forgot to mention we want to do this "on the cheap" so we can see if we can go for six weeks next year) so truck stops, State and Municipal Parks, cheap campgrounds...we'll consider anything! We know about Gas Buddy to find the cheapest gas.
Some other factors to be considered are that Robin's eating Paleo and she wants to find as many swimming pools as she can to keep up with her exercising!
We have gotten our RV bins up from the basement and inventoried everything. We're beginning to purchase canned goods, etc. that are on sale at the grocery store. Robin is starting to cook foods to be frozen for the trip. We're counting down the days!
We are hating this winter here in CT perhaps more than any other--Robin does not do well with snow, ice and cold due to her MS and Pippin, being a SoCalif girl does not like any part of winter. Steve isn't supposed to shovel after his heart surgery awhile back (his only limitation btw) so we have been dreaming of the time we can head south for some or all of the season.
Now that Steve is retired (yeah) we are taking the plunge and taking the month of February to drive south in our 27' Class C Motorhome towing our Honda Fit. This was planned to coincide with Robin's mom renting a cottage on Hilton Head Island for the month so we can spend some time there with her. She feels similarly about winter!
Robin has been picking the brains of our camping friends to figure out the logistics of such an endeavor and copiously recording everything in her spiral bound notebook! We have joined Passport America, are working hard to find the Rand McNally Road Atlas endorsed by Walmart that lists all the Walmarts for free camping (oh yeah, forgot to mention we want to do this "on the cheap" so we can see if we can go for six weeks next year) so truck stops, State and Municipal Parks, cheap campgrounds...we'll consider anything! We know about Gas Buddy to find the cheapest gas.
Some other factors to be considered are that Robin's eating Paleo and she wants to find as many swimming pools as she can to keep up with her exercising!
We have gotten our RV bins up from the basement and inventoried everything. We're beginning to purchase canned goods, etc. that are on sale at the grocery store. Robin is starting to cook foods to be frozen for the trip. We're counting down the days!
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