You really can go home again!

We arrived home on Thursday evening, December 11th and will be staying with the Campbell Clan. Being away makes you realize just how important family is and everything else is secondary. The grand kids are still as cute as ever and Steff and Jim haven't changed. We are staying in the basement bedroom and have all the creature comforts. We even have the big screen tv downstairs.
We spoke to Joe but he has strep throat hopefully he will be on the mend quickly. We spoke to Kim and hope to see her, Mike, and the boys soon.
When we left Florida it was a balmy 76 degrees and now there is an incoming ice storm. What is going on?
We went to the semi final games at Hillsboro last night and got to see a lot of people. It was great! And the Hawks won. The championship game is tonight.
I spoke to Onie yesterday and she said Miles is doing better. I really miss him.
I still have some Christmas shopping to do and packages and cards to mail out.
As always, we appreciate family and friends and miss them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!

Take us home country roads...

Well, Bob and I have been traveling for 4 days to get back home to Missouri for Christmas. Bob drove the car a total of 1,031 miles to get us back home. We decided not to drive straight through and take our time. We also had the chance to stop in Marion, Illinois to visit with a friend that we went to school with-Dennis Dunn and his wife, Liz. We met them for lunch and had a great visit. They are doing great . We arrived at Steff and Jim's about 5:15 PM on Thursday, December 11th. It was great to see the Steff, Jim, and the kids. Brandy stopped by and we were glad to see her, too. Joe is not feeling well, so maybe we will see him this weekend. We also spoke to Kim on the way home and hopefully we will see her this weekend, too.
I will post pictures tomorrow. Right now we are resting and planning our agenda for tomorrow.
As always, we appreciate our family and friends and miss them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!

Meeting up with more friends

Bob and I arrived in Tarpon Springs on Thursday, December 4th. We set up camp at the Clearwater/Tarpon Springs RV park. We are there to visit Onie and her fiance, Larry. They are getting married on Saturday, December 13th. We had hoped that we would be able to stay for the wedding, but we have to be home by the 13th because the little grandkids are in a Christmas play and parade. We have known Onie for a million years and we are so happy for her. Larry is a great guy. After several days of visiting, we made our plans to head home. Onie and Larry offered to keep Miles for us while we are home for the holidays in exchange for delivering their Christmas gifts to her kids and grandkids. While we were there, I made her wedding bouquet, the boutonnieres,and the corsages. They turned out very pretty. She will be a beautiful bride.
I talked to Onie today about Miles and she said he is missing us very, very much. I know he will be be taken care of but I miss him, too!
We have stopped for the day and are at America's Best Inns in Calhoun, Georgia. We left the motorhome in Tarpon Springs at a storage facility and are just driving the car home.
As always, we miss our family and friends very much and appreciate them.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too

Meeting up with friends

On Thursday, December 4th, Bob and I left Kissimmee, Florida, heading to Tarpon Springs, Florida. We made a stop in Lakeland , Florida to visit with Jim and Cindy Rugraff, 2 former Hillsboro teachers. They live in a gated community and their home is beautiful. Looking out their enclosed back sunporch you can view the lake and watch the birds. We really enjoyed our visit with them. Cindy picked up lunch (which was great) and we had a great conversation. They both are enjoying their retirement just like us! We hope to stop and see them again. After our visit, we were on the road again. We arrived at Clearwater/Tarpon Springs RV park about 3:00 pm. After getting the motorhome set up, we rested and then called our friends, Onie and Larry. We decided to meet them the next day.
As always, we appreciate our family and friends and miss them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!

On The Road Again...

Bob and I will be leaving tomorrow, Thursday, December 4, from Kissimmee, Florida. We have been here 3 days. We arrived here from our month long stay at Ormond Beach and a wonderful visit with my dad and Virginia. Our main stop while we were here was Disney World. There are 4 main theme parks in Disney and we went to Hollywood. It was a lot of fun. Most of it is displays, movies, and stunt shows. Not alot of rides. But we did go on a roller coaster...Bob had fun. The weather has been unusually cold while were we here. In fact, we had to wear long pants and sweatshirts to Disney. Here is the price breakdown for our trip to Disney: $13.00 toll road fees, $12.00 for parking, $150.00 for two (1) day tickets, $50.00 for lunch, and $16.00 for souvenirs for a total of $241.00-but the memories and time we spent together...PRICELESS!
We will travel about 100 miles tomorrow to Tarpon Springs to see our friend, Onie and meet her future husband. But before we get there, we will stop in Lakeland, Florida, and have lunch with 2 former Hillsboro teachers, Jim and Cindy Rugraff. They both retired several years ago and moved to Florida.
We are looking forward to getting home to see family and friends for Christmas.
As always, we miss our family and friends and appreciate them very much.
Mary, Bob, and Miles, too!