tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-141608902024-03-07T13:38:32.509-05:00Skool'z Out Forever!This is the webspace of Terry and Dale Pace. We are retired and became "full-timers" in 2005. We live and travel in our motorhome. This space will allow our family and friends to keep up with our travels. Terry taught early in his career and Dale taught for 34 years, which gives us the name of our space, "Skool'z Out Forever!" Since Terry passed away in 2020, I have been traveling on my own, with my Scottish Terrier, Brendon. I live in Florida when not traveling. . . no longer fulltiming.Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.comBlogger1167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-34844564254159528882023-11-20T11:20:00.000-05:002023-11-20T11:20:27.046-05:00Thanksgiving Plans<p>Yesterday Brendon and I loaded up and drove over to Brandon's on the Atlantic side of the state. Two hours and 15 minutes to go 90 miles. It's called DISNEY traffic. There was a pretty horrific wreck on I-4 around the Disney exits, but it was west bound and I was east bound, so it didn't slow me up. There was considerable traffic though even after I got off of I-4. I only have to take it for 22 miles, but it took an hour. It was good to see the kids, grandkid and doggie. </p><p>Tonight Brandon and I are going to see Mannheim Steamroller live at the King Center here in Melbourne. They are one of my favorites and Terry would always buy me their new Christmas album every year. Their music is timeless and much more than the traditional holiday tunes. They make it magical. I'm looking forward to it tonight.</p><p>Tomorrow Brendon and I are leaving and heading to Virginia to spend Thanksgiving with Jocelyn and her family at her in-law's house in Chesapeake. Tom and Sharon are good friends and it will be a fun time. Since I don't plan on going to Indiana in the spring as usual (no graduations this year), I wasn't sure when I would see them again. We are driving the car this time as the weather in Virginia this time of year can be kind of iffy. And I can't park my motorhome at Tom and Sharon's. They have a large enough house; there will be room for Brendon and I.</p><p>I have been busy the last couple weeks. I hired the guy (the wrong guy it turns out) to do some work around the house. He got some stuff done satisfactorily, but he really messed up on some things. My new full view storm doors were not installed completely and there is no trim around them. He just left one inch gaps all around and air was getting in/out. I friend helped me seal them up to keep out the weather and I am going to try and find someone to help get them functional. I don't want the guy that did it back in my house. I'm hoping to get that taken care of when I get back.</p><p>Brendon has to see a specialist when we get back. His liver enzymes are high and getting higher with every blood test. High liver enzymes are the bane (one of them) of the Scottish Terrier breed and not always troublesome, but when they appear suddenly and continue an upward trend, they need to be investigated. He doesn't show any signs or symptoms of anything more sinister, so I am hoping nothing is seriously amiss. He continues to be my rock. </p><p>Till next time. . .</p><p>Dale</p>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-60041223619963137462023-10-21T17:18:00.001-04:002023-10-21T17:18:49.663-04:00Never Say Never!!!<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I have decided to revitalize my blog. Many factors have led to this. One is that I often refer to my old blog to look up places I’ve been or to check dates, etc. I find the blog a real source when it comes to checking events in my life. So I have decided to keep it going. Another reason is that next summer I am flying to England and embarking from there on a 12-day cruise of the British Isles and Ireland. I am going with friends and I want a way to record the trip and include pictures. I hope to blog daily and create a travel-log much like I did for our Alaska trip (see 2013, May, June, July, August). Then I had to decide if I wanted to start a new blog or extend the old one. For the present, I am going to add on to the existing blog known as “Skoolzout forever” as it is still an apt title for this former schoolteacher.</span></div><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Even though I thought my life was over when Terry died, I found it just changed. Rather dramatically and suddenly, but life does go on. I managed to sell my big motor home quite quickly and had some updates done on my little one, MinnieMee. I drove her for the next two summers, traveling to Virginia and Indiana to visit family every summer. And my new travel buddy, Brendon, travels very well with me. He doesn’t like sitting up front in his car seat, though. He prefers sleeping in his travel crate on the floor behind the passenger seat. He can see me from there so he feels very safe and secure. So that’s how we roll. He particularly enjoys visiting my sister Nita because of her three dogs, Albert loves Brendon and they play non-stop. So much so that he lost a pound (which is a lot for a little dog) over the summer.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just to update, ten months after Terry died, my Mom died In September 2021. She was 96 and still living on her own in her trailer at my sister’s woods. She had a stroke and after being hospitalized and starting rehab in a nursing home, she had another which was devastating. She made the decision to allow only comfort measures and she died a few days later.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In November, 2021 right after Thanksgiving, my daughter Jocelyn, drove down from</span></p><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcdu4nUK2hEHCYStzwXWRxU9lWQ4RKqSSnBvOfeJlHUb_zrmpVAWFa8YcyNs81tjS-yBwu-SK_Bo9iVYlKaqrTxVwGFcpdQdU84I-wZXf2cuvLP2VpOmt-q_IPqr6wvvoMAdGO531PBu26aXKtHwFa09j5e0C3lPUSnNqmvdazXHZSBbiT0Bw/s4032/D0EC9525-CE3D-4CA3-95DF-360B36A63615.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQcdu4nUK2hEHCYStzwXWRxU9lWQ4RKqSSnBvOfeJlHUb_zrmpVAWFa8YcyNs81tjS-yBwu-SK_Bo9iVYlKaqrTxVwGFcpdQdU84I-wZXf2cuvLP2VpOmt-q_IPqr6wvvoMAdGO531PBu26aXKtHwFa09j5e0C3lPUSnNqmvdazXHZSBbiT0Bw/s320/D0EC9525-CE3D-4CA3-95DF-360B36A63615.jpeg" width="320" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAKtN7qO2heLxHe1x2fryOFsZeW6A5XlPZkqbmGq3Xw6RgLH7SnsroGA9ir3njT0cnMQEUQWOE2sfjjIevTW0doY_Jszx4IyhXqPtVjyxvkDORN4VTf97eSSCdKijB0N2U-WbCT8XTlMXY1UuFRfFwq9Xwpo08ADlgb2K4YUHjHw7rO52q34M/s4032/C1E1640E-C8E0-43D1-907A-78478C01BBE8.jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmAKtN7qO2heLxHe1x2fryOFsZeW6A5XlPZkqbmGq3Xw6RgLH7SnsroGA9ir3njT0cnMQEUQWOE2sfjjIevTW0doY_Jszx4IyhXqPtVjyxvkDORN4VTf97eSSCdKijB0N2U-WbCT8XTlMXY1UuFRfFwq9Xwpo08ADlgb2K4YUHjHw7rO52q34M/s320/C1E1640E-C8E0-43D1-907A-78478C01BBE8.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> Virginia and we hitched the trailer on to MinnieMee and we drove to Mission, Texas, to my place Terry and I had in an RV Park.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNgHQUcoCb-Ry3gXmcMX0u0i_XeMMnHzrT4qddGnw-3J76M-9rcj8QZ8BKr7q4l6bVfKg6BQGJTH5hWNgv4H5qNWIRhMmaqH4lsd4KtmCr4AJyfGosaxFeaewgxZ6w16cyEwDy_QH3N58dMPCwPEYewKyOq-l_Swbn539Tzv9E_ye4MHnUl3F/s4032/6AA335F8-63CC-4BEF-92B9-14FAE19A8E90.jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNgHQUcoCb-Ry3gXmcMX0u0i_XeMMnHzrT4qddGnw-3J76M-9rcj8QZ8BKr7q4l6bVfKg6BQGJTH5hWNgv4H5qNWIRhMmaqH4lsd4KtmCr4AJyfGosaxFeaewgxZ6w16cyEwDy_QH3N58dMPCwPEYewKyOq-l_Swbn539Tzv9E_ye4MHnUl3F/s320/6AA335F8-63CC-4BEF-92B9-14FAE19A8E90.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"> We cleaned out the shed and the Texas Room and put a For Sale sign in the yard. It sold in two hours! We loaded the trailer up with as much as we could carry, including the golf cart, and started back to Florida. We arrived back to my home in 15 days from when we left. A fast and productive journey. In that time I had emptied the place of everything I wanted, sold it and got back home. I would never have believe that possible. Jocelyn got back home and still had a week before Christmas!</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In July 2022, I was finally able to have Terry’s ashes interred in Indiana. Covid interfered with a service and getting a columbarium built, but it all came together finally and we had a nice service with family and a few close friends in </span><span style="font-family: arial;">attendance.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjref5Cq-u10VXCGaJC5iui1Wer_gprwMzuej4P3FzgI2m7YlH0zdNtqAj183CxRG9SYmmVzrHSNKCZwqRFqYzxStgtf4IupuxDmCPiwGAPtKWkGbQ8cDQMC0R0VqKKaLAYcnjGmWKHhocAgWvMjVSisXGVgq6sBOE2pUeYHX5nPASnRV76-t9Z/s4032/2FF59C82-F07C-4469-8536-CA3CDEA9E55B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjref5Cq-u10VXCGaJC5iui1Wer_gprwMzuej4P3FzgI2m7YlH0zdNtqAj183CxRG9SYmmVzrHSNKCZwqRFqYzxStgtf4IupuxDmCPiwGAPtKWkGbQ8cDQMC0R0VqKKaLAYcnjGmWKHhocAgWvMjVSisXGVgq6sBOE2pUeYHX5nPASnRV76-t9Z/s320/2FF59C82-F07C-4469-8536-CA3CDEA9E55B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In November 2022, I found my “dream coach” and managed to buy it. Fortunately it was just two miles up the road. It is a 2021 Coach House Platinum III, one of two models on my list and it has all the bells/whistles I want/need! I was able to sell MinnieMee quickly. Good small motor homes are in high demand.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw-vzbvdRQ6ne5E7ulbQjdvEcl98az_JL6fu0LjIivbfEmm90B4iPhZsoE0zCrGUJYG8hq9WS0k-bXlROlQ2PZ4vHutscCH6hKoqSpMu4ymP6uodE3SwIP3-I_L0c6DH92riOnMOCgbKSqT39PwhlKq5k8M_4XacoT4Y0YWRTqKpwLE_8HLDZ/s4032/0B2BB2E5-49E7-4856-884C-ECD76EA01377.jpeg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTw-vzbvdRQ6ne5E7ulbQjdvEcl98az_JL6fu0LjIivbfEmm90B4iPhZsoE0zCrGUJYG8hq9WS0k-bXlROlQ2PZ4vHutscCH6hKoqSpMu4ymP6uodE3SwIP3-I_L0c6DH92riOnMOCgbKSqT39PwhlKq5k8M_4XacoT4Y0YWRTqKpwLE_8HLDZ/s320/0B2BB2E5-49E7-4856-884C-ECD76EA01377.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I mentioned in an earlier post that I published my blog. It ended up being seven volumes and over 1500 pages! I also have digital files that I can load onto usb storage devices.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLpVXQ0wrsVR17CnxM4OTPQlvgjaNiHrNXpmvXnp5eg4t_2Ug-XuQV-vO3oBRcbIcRvCe5w_3xQRpXeLMu2I_4UjTfkvdd-ZxlkTohqlrk-Nw1tnjT6dtpm5a99pkCOVZyQdyxw1WZeiHmLvzJnZra7wJSNzc5vJ10XN_G9PjVlJSwWH8nCNb/s4032/0D63B136-BF54-4F79-985D-23322FA03550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLpVXQ0wrsVR17CnxM4OTPQlvgjaNiHrNXpmvXnp5eg4t_2Ug-XuQV-vO3oBRcbIcRvCe5w_3xQRpXeLMu2I_4UjTfkvdd-ZxlkTohqlrk-Nw1tnjT6dtpm5a99pkCOVZyQdyxw1WZeiHmLvzJnZra7wJSNzc5vJ10XN_G9PjVlJSwWH8nCNb/s320/0D63B136-BF54-4F79-985D-23322FA03550.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Till next time. . . </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dale</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-37257331876215288472021-01-29T11:00:00.005-05:002021-01-29T11:02:06.756-05:00Our time here has come to an end. . . <p>This will be my last post on Skool'z Out Forever. . . As you all know, my traveling companion is gone and while I do still intend to do some traveling. . . it will be different.</p><p>Phaeton Place has been sold. Bittersweet, but I'm glad I was able to get that done and get a good price for her. She is living in South Carolina now and her new owner is very happy with her.</p><p>I intend to keep MinnieMee for the time being, but I plan to trade/sell her and get a Class B, van-type RV to travel in. I'm looking at Coach House and Leisure Travel Vans.</p><p>I have a new buddy, a 5-year old Scottish Terrier named Brendon. He is a cutie and I hope he takes to traveling!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq1WuTs_gkUj3_b4JWXf6zlyxcqXQCc6rqfwrD433pnwEpijPk2jM-mFsJq47H7zApGbyNXbqrew6MwyIiFYZbMsfG3PfNgt6mjIV4GjRw3-BEjpn-1jjgFJKLhpoQM10yJsb/s640/IMG_1123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxq1WuTs_gkUj3_b4JWXf6zlyxcqXQCc6rqfwrD433pnwEpijPk2jM-mFsJq47H7zApGbyNXbqrew6MwyIiFYZbMsfG3PfNgt6mjIV4GjRw3-BEjpn-1jjgFJKLhpoQM10yJsb/w283-h377/IMG_1123.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p>I am keeping my place in Polk City, Florida, and beginning to do some of the upgrades Terry and I had planned. My plan is to stay here most of the winter and do some traveling to see family in the summer, once Covid is gone.</p><p>I am publishing my blog in several volumes. I plan to keep it for my grandchildren so that one day they will read about their grandparents' adventures fulltiming!</p><p>I wish you readers all the best. It's been a great 15 years!</p><p>Dale</p><p><br /></p>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-31015509532862038632020-11-01T08:24:00.001-05:002021-02-03T15:31:59.300-05:00Signs<p>When Terry died, I prayed for some sign that he was okay. I remember all the tales of signs when my sister died and stories others have of when their loved ones passed on. A common theme among all those stories is the cardinal. A beautiful red bird, my favorite of all, and one that seems to show up during these times.</p><p>As the days after his death wore on, I resumed my normal activities in the motorhome, sitting in my chair and spending time on my computer. It was usually dark when I would arrive back at the camp from my daughter's house and as I sat in my chair I would hear "clunks" and "thunks" from outside somewhere. Sounds like that are very common in a campground and I was in relative close proximity to other campers and thought nothing of it. It was dark outside and I couldn't see anything outside anyway.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXiPy2hWh-7yQm85LdCrherben0VOioH8ebCNjIB7gVsIOHW9t6zE8Pb32ODVYezuWVLJhckSizqd7Inp1xdNlDzCFoU0cXzRUkWiNyqSFftO1PQYm7w1FcTOT3YPrUC1fx-a/s640/IMG_0794.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieXiPy2hWh-7yQm85LdCrherben0VOioH8ebCNjIB7gVsIOHW9t6zE8Pb32ODVYezuWVLJhckSizqd7Inp1xdNlDzCFoU0cXzRUkWiNyqSFftO1PQYm7w1FcTOT3YPrUC1fx-a/w240-h320/IMG_0794.jpg" width="240" /> </a>One morning as I was sitting and enjoying coffee I heard the noise again, as I had several different times. On impulse, I put my blind up and looked out the window next to me. To my surprise, there was a cardinal staring right back at me! He was on the sideview mirror at the front of the motorhome, not but a few feet away from me! The thunking noise I had been hearing for the past couple days was his pecking at the mirror! And this noise all started after I had asked for a sign! Imagine that! It was several days before I would leave for our home in Florida, and that cardinal stayed with me until I left, sometimes perching briefly on my window frame. I eventually started putting out some sunflower seeds for him and he eagerly ate them up! daughter's mother-in-law, Sharon, spent a night with me and she even got to see the cardinal!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DB1-SPKfgAr3vXz4Uh1sM5Pa8dvz5gIWLVWHNhNsKAnrzsIUEBo8bI0l0WzOE3CwsHCC4ZLizCBStSI9bhtujhXDgJlxgaVvvKjFlPrcu2CP3WC3xzKf7MW50_9MYM3U2P_y/s640/IMG_0803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DB1-SPKfgAr3vXz4Uh1sM5Pa8dvz5gIWLVWHNhNsKAnrzsIUEBo8bI0l0WzOE3CwsHCC4ZLizCBStSI9bhtujhXDgJlxgaVvvKjFlPrcu2CP3WC3xzKf7MW50_9MYM3U2P_y/s320/IMG_0803.jpg" /></a></p><p>Later she sent me a lovely plaque to hang in my house. My son's mother-in-law also gifted me a pillow she had made. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEZbbY8FEMdjYzEk_pdt8mFEot6oywPVY4dAb5D1MA4yF6OBYcsApPgsgGCUgzWwA6pUkK8rOBaHpsTbI9o7px14_7VyPfDcprQ7J_RurvAt1s6h59mba1JtqMKjqirMutQVe/s640/IMG_0884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEZbbY8FEMdjYzEk_pdt8mFEot6oywPVY4dAb5D1MA4yF6OBYcsApPgsgGCUgzWwA6pUkK8rOBaHpsTbI9o7px14_7VyPfDcprQ7J_RurvAt1s6h59mba1JtqMKjqirMutQVe/s320/IMG_0884.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOgLVg90-XmDUDZsYoR5oBa5jJBhQuDdysIQL4WpqQXqSMgNKtH5S8gtsysqSNnQlJSu2Niw-PzaOj3S5GR-oizVQoUsNcwtKCXOAYBfeneAvaNz4DDBWGVzktlkpP-lVbCIQ/s640/IMG_1073.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOgLVg90-XmDUDZsYoR5oBa5jJBhQuDdysIQL4WpqQXqSMgNKtH5S8gtsysqSNnQlJSu2Niw-PzaOj3S5GR-oizVQoUsNcwtKCXOAYBfeneAvaNz4DDBWGVzktlkpP-lVbCIQ/s320/IMG_1073.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dale</div><p></p>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-69851415432590021262020-10-17T10:33:00.000-04:002021-01-29T10:47:35.057-05:00Terry's Obituary<p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 2px; text-align: center;"><b>Terry Allen Pace</b></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">APRIL 15, 1950 – OCTOBER 11, 2020</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JMmKFAvjckSJ5u-JYyG2QXihwg3ganJbjskC0giiCkS9ntAQYfAfzB0fkTIuk4PIU4kU1foXsvmAfgW9JCWXPTt2e_fFJD4QjHlPo9etiWrYlJ2mkSdpKkOIW1YNHkKTjki_/s242/7112BE1B-AA01-467B-9573-685F9E59E664+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="170" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JMmKFAvjckSJ5u-JYyG2QXihwg3ganJbjskC0giiCkS9ntAQYfAfzB0fkTIuk4PIU4kU1foXsvmAfgW9JCWXPTt2e_fFJD4QjHlPo9etiWrYlJ2mkSdpKkOIW1YNHkKTjki_/w201-h286/7112BE1B-AA01-467B-9573-685F9E59E664+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Terry Pace, age 70, died Sunday, October 11, 2020, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia, after a short illness. He was born April 15, 1950, in Booneville, Mississippi to Henry W. Pace and Valera Tennison Pace.</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In 1971 he married Dale Ann Schrock who survives. He is also survived by his daughter, Jocelyn Pace (Tom Lynch) of Charlottesville, Virginia, and his son Brandon Pace (Megan) of Melbourne, Florida. He loved his three grandchildren Ronan Lynch, Aenea Lynch and Brynlee Pace. Also surviving is an uncle, Dan Nichols, of Goshen, Indiana. He was </p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">preceded in death by his parents.</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Terry was a 1968 graduate of Concord High School in Dunlap, Indiana, and Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. He taught school for five years at Tri High School near New Castle and then entered the business world eventually working in sales for a garage door manufacturer. He and his wife raised their family while living in Mooreland in central Indiana. After retirement, Terry and Dale traveled for 15 years in their motorhome. They had recently moved to Florida.</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Terry requested cremation and there will be no public service. He is being cared for by the Cremation Society of Virginia. At a later date, his ashes will be interred at Brown Cemetery in Millersburg, Indiana.</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Contributions in Terry's memory may be made to the American Heart Association or a local animal rescue/shelter.</p>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-63827087130381536602020-10-12T10:28:00.000-04:002021-01-29T10:30:07.441-05:00<p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Last evening, my loving husband of 49 years, Terry, passed away from complications of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, which contributed to septic shock.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ85yYVCnzlvgjhrYFxxmjTcRdkRFVPqebCjfjNSFV_bhqQy0QiDMkIa0YDCnjbkdAp11z3_Jge8l06pBhP9UjnxH1BSjkjSbT4hO0_ABWI5_YEkSAaS0xzbqN6CuLAgtQTSJ/s352/7112BE1B-AA01-467B-9573-685F9E59E664.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQ85yYVCnzlvgjhrYFxxmjTcRdkRFVPqebCjfjNSFV_bhqQy0QiDMkIa0YDCnjbkdAp11z3_Jge8l06pBhP9UjnxH1BSjkjSbT4hO0_ABWI5_YEkSAaS0xzbqN6CuLAgtQTSJ/s320/7112BE1B-AA01-467B-9573-685F9E59E664.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">He had been in Methodist Hospital in Indy for a week, released on October 5, and we then traveled to Virginia to see our daughter Jocelyn and family before we headed back to Florida. But he developed more problems on the way to Virginia and when we arrived, I took him to the ER at UVA. They were extremely diligent and we thought the care they were giving was working. However, yesterday things started to turn for the worse and his body/heart could not maintain necessary blood pressure. They put him on 3 aggressive meds to counter this, but it still was dropping. They told me it was not likely he would live through the night even with treatment. So in accordance with his wishes, we withdrew support and continued to administer pain meds to maintain comfort. He said all he wanted to do was sleep, which he had not really done for days.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>His passing was peaceful just about 45 minutes later with Jocelyn and I there. Brandon flies in today.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Terry wished to be cremated, so that will be done. With Covid still looming, I don't believe a service would be appropriate and he himself hated the entire funeral process. So he will get one last ride in Phaeton Place when I take his ashes back to Florida. My plan then is to return to Indiana next summer with the kids/grandkids to inter his ashes in Brown Cemetery, where my family is all buried. I will publish that when the time comes, but it will be next summer.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Our hearts are broken, but we are thankful we had Terry for 22 years after his heart attacks at which point they gave him 72 hours to live. It was a good life even then.</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Terry Pace, 1950-2020</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><br /></p>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-65685144245028384282020-10-05T07:23:00.010-04:002020-10-06T20:05:24.521-04:00The best of times, the worst of times. . . , part 3<p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our visits over, we made our way to central Indiana to have our final doctor appointments in Indiana, as we are changing over to Florida doctors, since we have a house there. At this point it was becoming more clear that Terry was in trouble. . . brain fog, slurring/stuttering and shuffling his feet, tremors. Long story short after setting up camp, I drove him to Methodist ER in Indianapolis, a 60 mile drive. He was admitted. It's been a roller coaster week, but really have mostly good news. He thought he may have had a stroke, but that wasn't it. They ran every test there was. The problem was that he has taken so many heart meds over the years, they have started affecting his other organs. So he was there for almost a week while they "detoxed" his body. They have changed some meds, dropped several, added one. Today he got his ICD changed out to a new improved model and he was discharged later today. Whew. I was tired of driving back and forth to Indy.</span></p><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We see our GP tomorrow for the last time, then heading to Charlottesville to see our daughter and family, then home to Florida. We are following up with the heart doctor via telehealth and the liver doctor in Indy is setting up a follow up with a colleague in Tampa. So all is good. Terry is better, albeit tired, than he has been in a long time. These meds have been working on him a long time. . . like slowly being poisoned. Some he cannot take anymore.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Hoping it all works out.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hopefully with living in Florida 8-10 miles from our doctors, it will be easy to get the care he/we need quickly. We still plan to travel but that will probably be mostly in the summer. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">All things considered, we've got a lot done since we left Florida. Visited with Brandon's, lost our toad, found our toad--continued on, drove to Indiana, windshield replaced, refrigerator replaced, visited with Mom twice, visited Uncle Dan, spent a week in the hospital with Terry, but he got detoxed and on the road to recovery, got his ICD replaced and saw our internist for the last time. Busy couple weeks.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Till next time. . .</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dale<br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-10374478583462307822020-09-28T07:22:00.000-04:002020-10-06T19:38:14.250-04:00The best of times, the worst of times. . . , part 2<p> We continued on our way to Indiana and made it to Duncan Glass, now Gerber, on Thursday afternoon, a day early. We had an appointment for Friday which had been made some time ago. They were to replace our windshield, </p><p>As we were setting up, a fellow strolled out and apologized that he would not have enough manpower to replace the windshield on Friday, but since we were here early (2 p.m.) they could do it right now. Whoo hoo! So we cleared off the dash and went in search of something to eat since we had skipped lunch.</p><p>Once they were finished with the windshield, we drove over to Elkhart Campground and spent the weekend there. We used that as a base and went to visit Mom and sister Nita down near Warsaw and also Terry's Uncle Dan in Goshen. We enjoyed visiting with friends, Andie and Roger at the campground as well.</p><p>Monday we were out of there early and on our way to Shipshewana and National Refrigeration. We were scheduled to have a new 4-door Norcold Refrigerator installed to replace our aging and "working poorly" Norcold. Leon Hershberger has sold the business and although he was there, it was the new owner, Glen Miller, who did the changeout for us. He was very good and did an excellent job and it works very well. For the time being, Glen will continue to operate at Leon's service center which is at his house, but by next year, he hopes to have a business location north on 120.</p><p>Once we finished up there, we hooked back up and drove to the Warsaw fairgrounds to visit with Mom one more time before leaving the state. </p><p>Till next time. . . </p><p>Dale</p>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-83126151587145576942020-09-22T07:12:00.001-04:002020-10-06T20:04:36.936-04:00The best of times, the worst of times. . . , part 1.<div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>We made ready to leave Florida to see our doctors in Indiana for one last visit. Since we have moved to Florida, we are lining up doctors here so we can doctor in the winter months when we are living here and then travel during the summer months when it's so hot in Florida. Sounds like a plan anyway.<br /></span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Terry was having some problems while we were getting ready to go and had to take his time to get much done. He continued to be plagued with tremors and was starting to have some speech difficulties. So we were hopeful the doctors could find the problem and treat it. He was also scheduled to get his ICD changed out.<br /></span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>We started out our trip by camping over near Brandon and spending time visiting with them on the weekend. Always a good time. He fixed us a tenderloin on the Big Green Egg and, as usual, it was great!<br /></span><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>We left his place on Monday, the 21st of September.</span>I wish I could say the first day of our trip from Florida to Indiana was uneventful, but nothing could be further from the truth. After 30 years of towing a toad, ours broke loose from the motorhome.<br />I saw it probably almost immediately as one towbar pulled out from the sleeve in the baseplate. Running 62 mph on I-95 around Titus. I eased off the throttle and turned on the flashers as I eased toward the shoulder, not too fast or braking too hard, either of which would spell disaster. I got Phaeton Place stopped and had to pull up and adjust to get the toad off the roadway as it had drifted toward the travel lane. We both got out and rushed back. The towbars, one of which was completely loose, the other intact, but they were folded together like when they are stowed. I had to back the toad up so Terry could get between the coach and car as the car was "kissing" the back of the motorhome. Fortunately, no damage there, but some scratches in the gel coat which can be rubbed out. We got the toad loose and decided to drive both separately to the next rest area a short ways away and try to regroup.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We got a tech from Demco, the towbar manufacturer, (on the phone) who after requesting a dozen or so pictures, determined the tow bar to not be damaged. The parts on it that were bent are aids for stowing and would not interfere with the normal operation of the tow bar. What happened was that one of the bars that is inserted into the baseplate on the car and locked in plate by a spring clip had come out. This is a standard part and is used to convert a Blue Ox base plate to a Demco towbar. Thousands of us use these and we have been trouble free with towing this way for years. But somehow it came undone. How? Well, suprisingly, the part was still functional even though it had suffered some dragging and grinding on the road. But Terry has extras of these and removed the old one and put another on. The Demco rep thought we would be good to go although he didn't care for that system and wishes Blue Ox would find a better solution. We continued on our way another 250 miles without incident.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Terry thinks, and we have all heard this but don't think it could happen to us, that someone at the truck stop where we had just fueled up may have pulled that locking pin on that part. Just pulling it a tad bit would have done it. We had so much wind that a good jerk on the loose pin could have done it. There just seems to be no way it could fail by itself. I think surely no one would do such a thing that could result in a serious and perhaps fatal accident, but then I look at what has been going on around the country and think. . . . oh yes it could.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fortunately we had a good ending. Arrived at our predetermined place for the night, albeit a couple hours late, but got a good night's sleep.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Till next time. . .</span></div><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Dale</span></p>Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-69385925134607878322020-07-15T17:48:00.050-04:002020-07-15T19:36:37.356-04:00Tail of the Dragon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">We have three trips from Florida to Indiana planned for this summer in order to get all of our household stuff here at our new home in Florida. This second trip was to fetch Li'l Red, the Miata, and drive her back. Terry thought it would be fun to take her on the "Tail of the Dragon." The Tail is a mountain road in southern Tennessee, northern North Carolina which encompasses 318 turns in 11 miles. </span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcN3QyNA3nEB4TV2MGaKkq1tIAgj1WSdBmUMRtdRLifxGQ9-u1FQGuO_IJZk-Xp4uCGH3HsCk8rQj0JEV51N_W9cX4IA2wIe7SI6nMFJZdn6MtG08Q4ZuJj3yi__nb_2ly1l2/s2048/4EF1023A-B047-4568-AC19-44EAA07996C6_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcN3QyNA3nEB4TV2MGaKkq1tIAgj1WSdBmUMRtdRLifxGQ9-u1FQGuO_IJZk-Xp4uCGH3HsCk8rQj0JEV51N_W9cX4IA2wIe7SI6nMFJZdn6MtG08Q4ZuJj3yi__nb_2ly1l2/s320/4EF1023A-B047-4568-AC19-44EAA07996C6_1_201_a.jpeg" /></a>So on June 20, we flew to Fort Wayne and picked up our rental car. We drove to Claypool to see Mom. Since we are still social distancing, we visited with her for about an hour on her porch. Well we were in the yard and Mom was on the porch. From there we drove to Nappanee where the Miata was stored. We reconnected the battery and she fired right up. So we each drove a vehicle back to Fort Wayne to the hotel. We decided to spend the night there because we needed to return the rental the next morning.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next morning, we returned the rental, put the top down on the Miata, and took off for Florida. We took mostly red roads, the two-lane roads to enjoy a slower pace. Terry actually drove all day the first day! Yay! I had a break from all the driving I do. But he had a sore neck from putting together all the IKEA furniture we bought the week before, so I drove the rest of the way.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZrH2mNJgsfSVNqs3F3YT79bK1pNwNpiugk1MBN_pNvEkg33SC0I8OnLOZ6EMzcEFo4qKg8Nxi800xXQ9zvuOHwxBOwyYkTOW81kv15L3RyGIn-bDDc6BNTYnM8Dj32RY6wRW/s1600/Tail+of+the+Dragon%2521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilZrH2mNJgsfSVNqs3F3YT79bK1pNwNpiugk1MBN_pNvEkg33SC0I8OnLOZ6EMzcEFo4qKg8Nxi800xXQ9zvuOHwxBOwyYkTOW81kv15L3RyGIn-bDDc6BNTYnM8Dj32RY6wRW/s320/Tail+of+the+Dragon%2521.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>We spent the first night in Richmond, Kentucky, and the next night in Lenoir City, Tennessee. The Tail starts south of Maryville, Tennessee. We were pretty pumped to do the Tail. It is a destination for a lot of motorcycles and sports cars. Terry said some of the Miata groups do the Tail. It has 318 curves in 11 miles. Along the way are photographers who take pictures of your vehicle and then they put them on their website and you can purchase them. I got one from killboy.com and the other from 129slayer,com. You can go to those sites and look at all the picture of cars "doing the Tail."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48e8FVXvcfU-Y8YOBkoNkWqLoMU2eDaTk1EKZmdLcF5ckzilH9XD8IfQ5k9_Y9dOVYygZmwMVo0oUKb-XzTaqY9CO3J926vdvCd75AMqnIAOoi2v3Xrj1HZhKzED1XTOBExR-/s2048/CF60FCDE-0709-4470-BF46-30393A02687D.heic" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48e8FVXvcfU-Y8YOBkoNkWqLoMU2eDaTk1EKZmdLcF5ckzilH9XD8IfQ5k9_Y9dOVYygZmwMVo0oUKb-XzTaqY9CO3J926vdvCd75AMqnIAOoi2v3Xrj1HZhKzED1XTOBExR-/s320/CF60FCDE-0709-4470-BF46-30393A02687D.heic" width="320" /></a>We stopped at Punkin Center which is ten miles north of the Tail. We bought a few souvenirs. 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I think they found it amusing that a car and not a motorcycle was getting a ticket. </div><div><br /></div><div> The road was very curvy, with second and third gear getting the most attention. It wasn't a difficult drive and quite fun in the Miata. I kept my speed down and didn't tempt the motorcycle cops. It didn't take long, but my shifting limbs did get a workout. At the southern end is Deal's Gap and there is a store there and a camp of sorts. Very fun. 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It's a road not unlike the Blue Ridge Parkway that runs along a couple mountain ridges. It was recommended to me that we not miss it. It was very pretty, lots of beautiful scenery, but we probably should have passed. Terry's neck was really giving him fits and he didn't get to see any of the sites. I got out a time or two and it was worth it, but it was a long ride. Unlike the Blue Ridge, there are not any roads intersecting, so once you get on, you must ride it to the end. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once done sightseeing, we traveled around Atlanta through the mountains, rather than risk getting into a questionable area where demonstrations might be occurring. We had thought we would spend the night in Athens, Georgia, but the hotels there are downtown. As we were looking for them, we traveled through the town square and there was a demonstration going on there at 4:30 in the afternoon, so we kept going. We eventually, found a room south of Madison on I-20 and we spent an uneventful night there.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next day we were up and I decided we were going to get home by evening. We actually got in before dark. Doesn't take long to unpack the Miata because the trunk is so small, we had to be careful to travel light!</div><div><br /></div><div>So Li'l Red is spending most of the time under the canopy. She gets out occasionally, but we've been having rain most every day. 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We will come back home and pack it with all the gear we are taking north. Then later Monday or more likely Tuesday, we will leave Polk City and head to Indiana. It is time to break out of quarantine and go back to Indiana and pick up a trailer load of stuff and bring it back here.<br />
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We bought this place in December and made a trip to Texas to pick up some stuff there we wanted to have here. We will eventually get the Texas palace cleaned out of stuff we want and then we will put it up for sale. But until then we will keep it and probably spend a few weeks there every winter. . . or not. . . whatever strikes our fancy.<br />
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This first load we are bringing back includes MinnieMee, the little motorhome, and the enclosed cargo trailer. The trailer is currently stuffed full and in a storage unit in Nappanee, Indiana. It is there with the rest of the household stuff that is all boxed and waiting on a ride to Florida. Also in there is the Miata, my sweet little ride. We first have to get the Miata running and get some new tires on it. The ones on it are original and nine years old. Then we will return the rental car to the South Bend airport.<br />
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Then we head to the storage warehouse where MinnieMee is stored. We will get her running and take her to the Elkhart Campground near there. We will camp in her there, but we will first have to empty it into the storage locker in Nappanee. We put all our electronics in MinnieMee so they could be in climate controlled storage, but we need the stuff out so we can live in it. We also have to empty the cargo trailer because we are going to get my organ which is in a different climate controlled storage in Elkhart. We are going to go pick it up and then we will load the trailer with anything else we can fit in around the organ.<br />
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We will visit mom while we are there, observing social distancing, but it will be good to see her and Nita. We plan to spend some time sorting through the household stuff in storage and visit with some friends in the camp. We have to get new tires on the Miata, so may do that at that time.<br />
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Eventually we will start the trek back to Florida with MinnieMee and the trailer in tow. We plan on going to Mississippi to the family reunion on the way back, if they are going to have it. Haven't heard from anyone if they plan on going. We have lost three more members of the family since last year. Only one still came regularly, but he was there last year and we knew he had some health challenges then. So it will be bittersweet if we are able to connect with the rest of the family.<br />
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We have been trying to get things ready for the trip. Getting packed and cleaned out the refrigerator/freezers in the motorhome. We have been raiding it regularly, but we didn't want to leave it running while we were gone, so we got it cleaned out today. It is thawing overnight, and I will get it cleaned up tomorrow.<br />
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We have found some people who want our furniture. We bought the house furnished, but didn't want the furniture. We have changed all the beds with new mattresses and foundations, but kept that furniture as it was suitable. They are bringing a truck this weekend some time and taking the rest of what they want. We have new furniture being delivered mid-June when we return back to Florida. That will be the living room furniture. Then the only thing left is the dining room furniture and some bookcases, etc. We intend to get that all from IKEA, but they are currently closed and aren't saying when they will reopen. We hope they will be open by the time we get back and then we can finish up the furniture in the house.<br />
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We have been staying home mostly during this quarantine time. Trying to follow instructions to keep us safe. We did our doctor visits by telehealth and will follow up in the fall. We have our masks and our antibacterial wipes to take with us to try and keep things clean, so I'm hoping all will go smoothly and we will stay safe on our trip.<br />
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DaleDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-22189937660484203662019-12-16T21:20:00.000-05:002020-05-22T21:22:02.213-04:00Busy times!We have been busy working on fixing up our house. We finally got our new furniture we ordered for the veranda room, which is like a sun room/Florida room, etc. It's on one end of the house away from the bedrooms and seems to be where we are spending a lot of time relaxing, etc. It has windows all the way around.<br />
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We went furniture shopping because there wasn't much furniture in there except for a couple chairs and they were not the best. We settled on a reclining loveseat and a reclining chair. They have an overstuffed looked to them and are extremely comfortable for both of us. We have no trouble sitting back and dozing off, that's for sure. So after working hard all day, it's nice to kick back and relax.<br />
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I had to make a quick trip to Melbourne this week to help with Brynlee. Megan had to take her Mom to a new hospital to take (kidney) transplant education and Brandon was facing multiple trips to Miami, so I went on Wednesday so I could take her and pick her up from school. As it turned out, Brandon didn't have to go, but I was still a big help to them. And I played "elf" and wrapped some of their Christmas presents for them. So that kept me busy. I had planned to stay over for Friday, but they didn't need me, so I came home Thursday night.<br />
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Friday morning I was up early and the new "starliner" was launched over at the Cape. Brandon had said I might be able to see the launches from our house. I went out once it launched on TV and sure enough! I was able to see it for quite a while right from our driveway! We did have clouds, so once it got to the clouds, I couldn't see much more, but it was pretty cool and I know I will be able to see other launches.<br />
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Yesterday we went shopping for food and anything else I needed for our holiday comfort. We are going to Brandon's again and he is doing prime rib, so we aren't going to be doing the traditional holiday dishes. We are taking a veggie tray and some salads, so it will be a great dinner.<br />
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We are slowly getting things finished up around the house that we wanted to do. We were to have the outside powerwashed last week, but the guy messed up his schedule, so we got moved back to the 30th. No problems and we hadn't moved the motorhome out, so we are good. We also were missing the bathroom fan lights and trim rings. We looked all over for them and couldn't find them, but did find what they looked like. So I ordered them online. They came yesterday and Terry put them up. They were perfect, fit well and look great. Now we don't have those ugly fans mechanisms exposed. We have had a leaking sprinkler head and Terry has wracked his brain trying to figure out how to get that stopped. He was going to have an irrigation guy stop by to look at it. But yesterday he opened up under the house and found the shut offs! So he got that taken care of. He will still have the leaking valve replaced, but it's not an urgent need anymore.<br />
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We have been emptying out the motorhome of stuff we don't need so that we have room to pack stuff we have in the Texas place that we want to keep.<br />
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The weather has been pleasant her and we are enjoying our new home.<br />
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DaleDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-182873241945175492019-12-10T15:56:00.000-05:002019-12-11T21:10:24.755-05:00New (to us) home! Polk City, FloridaIt's been a trying month since we made the offer on the house. The owners had decided prior to selling that they would put a new roof on it and that was a great surprise to us. We had questioned the roof and told it would "pass" inspection, but we were going to have to look at it very closely.<br />
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We had our inspection done, which had to be delayed due to the roofers being lazy. Also, the roofers took the lightning rods off the house and didn't put them back on, so Terry was on that. Eventually they put them back up. The inspection yielded no surprises. The 4-T HVAC system is in great shape at only 3 years old is more than adequate to do the job. Roof is now new. Plumbing is all in good shape. We have 200 amp service at the lot which is good as well. Everything was in good shape.<br />
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The owners kind of lagged behind in getting it emptied out of their personal stuff and eventually hinted they would like some extra days after the closing. Our realtor reminded them they had signed a contract, so that was that. We still had stuff we had to clean out, but not nearly as much as we would have had.<br />
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We closed on December 2 and have been working since then. We moved the motorhome over the next day, the 3rd. She fits nicely under the canopy and once in, we can get three slides out, which is fine. This allows us access to everything inside.<br />
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In addition to working on the house itself, we take breaks and shop for items we need. I bought new bedding for the bedrooms and found lamps that go perfectly with the rooms. The large bathroom in the master had a handicap bench in the shower which was dirty, moldy and left stains on the floor. Terry finally got around to removing it yesterday and I started scrubbing the shower. Vinegar cleaned it up nicely and now the floor is sparkling white even where the discoloration was around the legs of the bench. It is a very large shower, so if we need a seat in there we can always add one.<br />
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We bought some new furniture for the "veranda room" but it won't be delivered for another week. The veranda room is like a Florida Room, but it was actually built as part of the house. It has windows all the way around.<br />
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We had multiple light switches in rooms that didn't seem to work. We thought they went to outlets, but had problems locating them. I had emailed the manufacturer, Jacobsen, and the gal sent me a floor plan which showed where all those light switches were ! Ta Da! So now I have lamps on those outlets so everything is working.<br />
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It's all been a work in progress, but fun at the same time. We have lots to do here and we plan on moving on to Texas after the first of the year, so we need to make a list!<br />
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Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-4648194146610078232019-11-29T14:16:00.000-05:002019-11-29T14:16:07.172-05:00Holidays with family!Yesterday morning we traveled from our campsite in Davenport to Melbourne, Florida, to have Thanksgiving dinner with Brandon and his family, Megan, Brynlee, Lily, and Megan's Mom, Diane. We had a feast too. Turkey, a chargoal grilled beef tenderloin on the Green Egg, cranberry salad, orzo salad, Bok Choy salad, sweet potatoes, roasted cauliflower, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie. Appetizers were cheese ball olives. Whoo hoo. Boy are we stuffed! I really didn't overeat, but I tried to taste everything and nothing disappointed. It's the first time in about 15 years we have had Thanksgiving dinner with one of our kids. While in Texas, we always had dinner with Mom and Dad, but since Daddy's gone now and Mom doesn't go down anymore, there was no family for us to commune with.<br />
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We started back about 5:15 because we realized it would soon be dark. LOL The drive over was great, very little traffic and it's the "longer" way around to Brandon's house, but it was about 1:45 hours. Going back we took the toll road (we now have a Sun Pass) and we have to jump on I-4 for the last 8 miles. As soon as we get on I-4, we are in a traffic jam. Happened the last time we drove over to Brandon's for the day. It is apparently all the Disney traffic. . . no other reason and we are right there at Disney, so I suppose that's true. I was looking at the map today and I believe I see an alternate route if we have to go again.<br />
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We've been busy exploring the area and looking at places. Will keep you updated on our search, but nothing's going on this weekend.<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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DaleDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-73639106005923518622019-11-12T14:00:00.000-05:002019-12-10T07:48:50.018-05:00Offer Time!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_Cof_4cRxQCsDhHJCaJmhj3i2KeD6Eav7wx-5q8DyqaxwI0rpeYRlg0VyR4CbQHsSt1tO2U-jRkyTCK0jmzRvuZNNuZ1k0rFO-hXxE1-Q6aYCg-ZzGT_-9m4PR0IEvZdMn7D/s1600/DSC00048.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="640" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_Cof_4cRxQCsDhHJCaJmhj3i2KeD6Eav7wx-5q8DyqaxwI0rpeYRlg0VyR4CbQHsSt1tO2U-jRkyTCK0jmzRvuZNNuZ1k0rFO-hXxE1-Q6aYCg-ZzGT_-9m4PR0IEvZdMn7D/s200/DSC00048.jpeg" width="200" /></a>So Monday, November 11th, we met with the real estate agent and went
through a property we had looked at previously in Mount Olive Shores.
This is a motorhome community. . . you must have a motorhome to live
here and it must be a Class A. No problem there.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIRozCvI1H5g8PUmKiA7nLlUeszinMk6s4MAo8jspF-wKibDdo71vfP17Sx05WZpCJRnsa-d0zupC7Ymfd2UIMtYM10kDJGcOpElysG9wTyuUNCn3SpGf1-UEQQbMhe_K8Htx/s1600/DSC00050.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="640" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIRozCvI1H5g8PUmKiA7nLlUeszinMk6s4MAo8jspF-wKibDdo71vfP17Sx05WZpCJRnsa-d0zupC7Ymfd2UIMtYM10kDJGcOpElysG9wTyuUNCn3SpGf1-UEQQbMhe_K8Htx/s200/DSC00050.jpeg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cYcX_BQN96-7OlC0JuweI-LMBheLkVlDOEdBRuwfVs3mrLUu92xhMvZ1Rb18P43Dh1Vk7c7FekkGs6Y8iyy-wQoK9YKOL_WFFaoGvYJ_et47g8Grwnw7MrVzIcJzKIL22mJ7/s1600/DSC00052.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="640" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cYcX_BQN96-7OlC0JuweI-LMBheLkVlDOEdBRuwfVs3mrLUu92xhMvZ1Rb18P43Dh1Vk7c7FekkGs6Y8iyy-wQoK9YKOL_WFFaoGvYJ_et47g8Grwnw7MrVzIcJzKIL22mJ7/s200/DSC00052.jpeg" width="200" /></a>I'm
sure we haven't seen every port home there is in central Florida, but
we've seen a lot of them. We really wanted to be in a community so that
we were surrounded by like-minded people and would feel more secure. We
will not be stopping our travel and we wanted to find a place that we
could "leave" and travel around a bit. We wanted to be "close enough" to
Brandon and Megan and Brynlee, but not "too" close. We wanted to be
within an easy distance to a major heart hospital and good cardiologists
for Terry. This place is centered between Orlando and Tampa. We wanted
to be inland enough to not be impacted with every storm that comes
through.<br />
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Many of the communities have small RV lots
that you pay anywhere from $40,000 up to over $100,000 and all you get
is pavement. You normally cannot put much else on the lot except your
RV. Some do have "casitas" but none of them we looked at would have room
or space to put everything we want to bring. Most had fees of at least
$250 a month for amenities, all of which included golf, which we do not
play.<br />
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So back to this particular property. It is in a
motorhome community. . . not a lot of activities, but some. No big hall,
but a smaller version. Friendly RV'ers. It's gated and the gates are
closed all the time. You must use a code or a clicker to get in. The
house is a manufactured home, a Jacobsen. They are made in Tampa. It is
about 28' x 48', two bedrooms, two baths, large living room, dining
space, large eat-in kitchen, and a sunny Florida room that spans the
entire back of the house. It has brand new replacement Pella windows,
all new flooring throughout, and the entire interior has been repainted.
It comes furnished. The owners decided also to put a new roof on and it
will be done this next week. Outside is a two-story shed with workspace
for Terry. There is a 55' RV port on the far side of the drive and
between that and the house is a shorter carport where MinnieMee will
live. It is large enough and long enough to park both cars and our cargo
trailer.<br />
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So we went back to take another look and we
made an offer. The owners countered, splitting the difference between
their asking price and our offer and we accepted. We wanted a quick
closing as did the owners, but they wanted the roof on. That was not a
condition but they were told it needed done, so they did it. Also, we
are having inspections done and the week after next is Thanksgiving
week, so not a lot will happen then. So our closing is set for the
Monday after Thanksgiving. Whoo hoo. We will have it before Christmas,
but I hesitate to say "in" it because we have a lot to do. But Phaeton
Place will be parked right out the door in her spot under the canopy, so
we will be staying in there till we get things fixed up. They left it
furnished, but we will undoubtedly be sorting through what was left and
pitching/donating what we don't want. But the upside of that is that we
have no furniture and no home furnishings to put in it, so we will use
what's there till we replace it.<br />
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It will be quite some
time before we get all our stuff here. We're debating how to do that and
the jury is still out on that one. But since we are spending about
$3000 a year on storage, the sooner the better. And we have a few things
to bring over from the place in Texas. Not sure when/if we will keep
that place, but I doubt that we do. For now we are thinking we will head
over there sometime after Christmas. There are some things we could
take out now.<br />
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I'm wanting to get Mom down here. She is
excited about it and would love to come. She wants to escape the cold up
north. So we're trying to decide when that could happen. We have plenty
of room for her and she would love the area.<br />
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So until
then, we wait. We had some documents to sign and we have to take our
trust in to the title company Monday for their perusal. We were never in
this area of central Florida much, so we try to go somewhere everyday
and look around. It's been fun.<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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DaleDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-31134231146200808972019-11-10T09:42:00.000-05:002019-11-29T14:16:38.913-05:00Theme World RV Resort, Davenport, FloridaIt was time to move again, so we headed over towards Davenport and into a park known as Theme World RV Resort. Everything down here is an RV Resort whether it is or not! LOL This is right on I-4 and SR 27. <br />
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There is another large RV community here known as Deer Creek. It is very nice and made up of several separate communities each with their own distinct personalities. They all have their own hall with pool and then there is the main hall and pool. Once again, you own your own lot, but the park is owned by the developer. The lots are very small for the most part and there are a lot of limitations. You can have stick built casitas next to your port, but the ones that we liked had very short ports that Phaeton Place would barely fit under. No space for all our stuff and two motorhomes on one lot not allowed. We liked some of the lots themselves, but they would require building something and then we still couldn't have what we needed anyway.<br />
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We had promised Brandon and Megan we would watch Brynlee Saturday
night so they could get away for a night to celebrate their 8th
anniversary. On our way down there we stopped at The Great Outdoors Resort in
Titusville, Florida. This is a huge RV community where you can buy your
lot. I don't know how many people live here but it's probably in the
thousands. It is way huge. We had a very nice realtor show us around the
place. Once again, first impressions are important and everything we
looked at required work and prices we were quoted for that work were way
more than most places we inquired. And prices were pretty much double everything else we had looked at. And also, you can't live in the
casita if you have one, but there are port homes where you can. But
those are mega expensive. They have so many amenities in this park, but
most we wouldn't use, including the golf course. So we decided against
this park.<br />
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We traveled on to Melbourne and arrived in
time to visit with the kids before they left. We had a great time with
Brynlee, taking her to McDonald's and playing with her and Lily. Once
the kids returned the next day, we ate out at Sonny's with them, then
returned to Theme World RV Resort at Davenport. It was about a 2 hour
drive, but that was with stopped traffic on I-4. We only had about 8
miles to go on the interstate, but it was stopped. The next day was
Veteran's Day and there was more traffic going to/from the theme parks,
so that was apparently the problem. We did spend time talking with
Brandon about the Mount Olive Shores property and we decided we would
take another look.<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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Dale<br />
<br />Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-86571874471404554632019-11-07T09:52:00.000-05:002019-11-16T11:08:50.248-05:00Majestic Oaks, Zephyrhills, FloridaWhen we left Sebring, we drove up to Majestic Oaks RV Resort, in Zephyrhills, Florida. There were several places here we wished to check out and once again, this is a Passport America park, so camping was cheaper here. Most of the parks that honor PPA do not offer it through the winter, so we had to look around to find one that accepted it now.<br />
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Majestic Oaks, as Buttonwood Bay, did accept seasonals all winter. Their rates are fairly expensive, as is anything in Florida during the winter. It is a nice park, however, and they throw in some perks if you wish to stay for the winter and come back the next year, etc. Once again it was a very nice park and we could walk the flat streets every day. On our last day here, I rescued a turtle. . . seemed to be a leatherback of some sort. He was covered in mud, so obviously just dug out from a bank. We had a lot of rain the day before, but he had found himself in the street. I didn't want him to get killed, so I used my towel I had to move him up onto a driveway. Later I looked for him and he was gone so hopefully he made it back to one of the ponds in the park.<br />
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Right across the highway was the Emerald Point RV Resort which I had heard about. It also was a very beautiful park, but once again, extremely small lots, and no space to put all our stuff. Two RV's not allowed, etc., etc. Dogs were not an issue; we saw all sizes. We talked to one owner whose place was for sale. Like our Texas park, you can have stick built casitas next to your port, but you cannot live in there. Not a lot of storage, etc., so we passed on this park. Good thing we decided against this place, because I don't want to have to spell Zephyrhills all the time. I always misspell it.<br />
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One park where I was sure we could find something was one I had seen on line this summer. One residence had multiple RV ports and I was sad I had missed it before it was sold. This is Hampton Courts/Country Aire in Dade City. Another seemingly great park, with very little for sale, but a few interesting places. We stopped in at the office thinking we would get a list of available properties, but since owners own their lots, they don't work with the office when they want to sell. They use outside realtors or for sale by owner. Which is okay, but it just means you have to drive around and hope to find an owner home. The real problem we found out by visiting the office is that the park is not owned by the residents. They own their lots, but the owner/developer owns all the common areas and the park in fact is for sale. The secretary said it wasn't going to happen and it had been for sale for the six years she had worked there, but this opens up a whole 'nother can o' worms. Some of the roads were falling apart and there were upgrades that were needed with the community center, etc. Easy to see the owner wasn't putting any more money into it and if it happened to sell, a new owner could raise the monthly fees to anything he wanted, justifying it by saying they needed to upgrade roads, sewer/water system, etc. No thank you. While resident owned parks have their issues, everything to be done requires the membership's approval. Not so when you don't own the park. You are at the mercy of the owner.<br />
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So we crossed Emerald Point and Hampton Courts off our list. Only one other park was still on the list. . . Mount Olive Shores, in Polk City. We had visited there a year and a half ago but weren't real impressed, so we were kind of down about the lack of progress. We could buy acreage and build a house, but we would prefer something in a park with people around us. This would afford security and also many parks catering to snowbirds provide mowing/lawn care, etc. Anything remote would require more security and vendors to handle the work when we aren't there. And we plan to continue traveling.<br />
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So we took a day and drove over to Polk City and up to the gate at Mount Olive Shores. Couldn't get in. I quickly looked up their website and found they had a signup sheet going for an outing. I figured the phone number for the person in charge would likely be answered, so I called. Sure enough I got a live person. When I told her we would like to come in and see the park she asked me to wait a minute. Turns out her friend, a realtor handling properties in Mount Olive Shores was there visiting. She said she would come to the gate and let us in. We connected with her and fortunately she had time to show us around. The few places she showed us that were for sale did not fit the bill for us. They were some of the cheaper ones and others there had double ports, etc. There isn't much for sale in here and it usually doesn't last long. So she took us to another more expensive property.<br />
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First impressions mean a lot and I compare everything to how I left our property which we sold in September. This home was not empty, being sold furnished. I didn't care for some of the furniture, but I have no furniture, so it's a plus to have something to use until I can buy what I want. Most importantly it has a huge RV port and a shorter port and you can put anything you own there as long as it's on the concrete. It gave us a lot to think about. So after two weeks of looking, we had one possibility. It was too much to think about on the fly, so we said our goodbyes to the realtor and left. The hunt continues.<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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Dale<br />
<br />Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-32262288621095631642019-11-04T08:29:00.000-05:002019-11-16T15:17:19.165-05:00Buttonwood Bay, Sebring, FloridaWhen we left Ortona Lock Campground, we traveled north through Lake Placid to Buttonwood Bay RV Resort between Sebring and Lake Placid. That allowed us to explore the area and check out the campgrounds we were interested in checking out.<br />
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Of particular interest was Camp Florida Resort in Lake Placid. We have friends who have bought in here so we wanted to check it out. The sites, however, were small. The camp was well laid out and people seemed really friendly. The camp is divided into circles each with it's own identity. The problem we found was that of the five circles, only two allowed pets and we were told you could walk your pet in your circle and perhaps the common areas, but not in the other circles. Not a bad rule, but then your pets are limited to 20 pounds each. My Scotties were all over 20 pounds. That limits you to the smallish dogs and many of those are problematic, but since they are small, people accept that they cannot do much damage. And we could not allow our granddogs to visit because they are both over 20 pounds. And we couldn't park all our stuff there. We liked the location and the amenities, but decided it wouldn't work for us.<br />
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looked at other possibilities in the area and out around Lake Istokpoga, east of Sebring, but that was a washout. A sad note, however, while driving around the lake we saw a dead black bear on the side of the road. From the size, it looked like an adult, and a recent incident as scavengers had not yet descended upon it.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIKUhZDcG6BRCHvkUkcfSsOSa_tTsUkYA9xVG48_QStivhwPTCq13ovcLJcrFMP2NWwk2EeLSophqx7GXst9Nh9xMzLBKucT6PDGoq7OQMqtKI9xtHjqWntmKYQyxKLotwZXT/s1600/IMG_3955.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIKUhZDcG6BRCHvkUkcfSsOSa_tTsUkYA9xVG48_QStivhwPTCq13ovcLJcrFMP2NWwk2EeLSophqx7GXst9Nh9xMzLBKucT6PDGoq7OQMqtKI9xtHjqWntmKYQyxKLotwZXT/s200/IMG_3955.jpeg" width="200" /></a>We did some exploring around Sebring. We owned a condo here and went by to see what it looks like now. It is still in very good condition, but the community has need of some upgrading. Some of the homes needed work. Terry's parents lived here for many winters, but it wasn't a place we were interested in. We never lived there other than to visit the folks at Christmas time. We also checked out Uncle Bill's home where he and Aunt Francis lived in the winters and also Uncle Dan's place. It was a trip down memory lane!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvNFPV7GUFs8WcVJQVB4SysoOhYSeodgeR4VCd1au0IOquDjbzKkpFxr7PR5K29PzsPbLPMGZrG_wwHVRf-afrSoPUbpj71vThq_HHtCNasj8Fn5gyemrwF9yHCYGuwMjnHnd/s1600/IMG_3963.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvNFPV7GUFs8WcVJQVB4SysoOhYSeodgeR4VCd1au0IOquDjbzKkpFxr7PR5K29PzsPbLPMGZrG_wwHVRf-afrSoPUbpj71vThq_HHtCNasj8Fn5gyemrwF9yHCYGuwMjnHnd/s200/IMG_3963.jpeg" width="200" /></a>We also drove out to the Highlands Hammock state park west of Sebring. It is exactly as we remembered it although there have been a few controlled burns in the hammock leading up to the park. They do that to help save the environment in the event of a wild fire. We also visited the museum on the grounds. It is a history lesson on the CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corp and how parks like this one were built by individuals being put to work by the government in order to turn the tide of the Great Depression. The workers were paid a wage but much of it was returned to their families. They were given enough to spend, but all their needs were met while they were working on the various projects the government had created. An interesting time.<br />
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Buttonwood Bay was a very nice park. We were able to wash the motorhome and the car while we were there. Most parks do not allow that. And we were on a double concrete site, so we parked everything on pavement. They accept Passport American which means we camped for half price! Score! Very nice. The neighbors were friendly and we chatted a bit. The park is on a lake, Lake Josephine, which was very pretty and they had a nature trail/walking path along the canal going into the lake. We were able to walk a different route here every day. Every park here has sand hill cranes that hang around. Not sure why they like the parks, but they do. They aren't skittish, but I would imagine if they feel threatened, they could chase you away!<br />
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From Sebring we drove on up to Zephyrhills to check out some other parks.<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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Dale <br />
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<br />Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-12197707123887098852019-11-01T07:38:00.000-04:002019-11-16T14:17:00.675-05:00Ortona LockOnce we left Brandon's, we traveled south down around Lake Okeechobee to see what RV lots and property might be available. We passed by the lake and traveled on west to the Otorna Lock and Campground on the waterway that runs from Fort Myers to the lake and on through. It has a system of locks which make it possible for boats and barges to traverse the state. We were camped at Ortona Lock which is a COE camp.<br />
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What a gem! This campground is immaculate and we scored a site right on the canal! The lock is open from 7:30 to 4:30 daily and all manor of boats and ships travel through the locks in both directions headed for their day's adventures. They take the annual parks pass so we camped for $17 a night! Whoo hoo! Water and electric only, but a great place.<br />
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We also had a resident EAGLE who spent time in a dead tree opposite our site on the canal. He was really beautiful and could be seen there most days. The campground host also told us we could see feral hogs in the fields to the east of our campsite, but we never saw any. Would like to have seen some, but I know to stay away from them. I only looked from the safety of the motorhome! Also, to get to our site, we had to cross a bridge over a small creek and there were so many birds down in the creek all the time fishing and digging around for morsels to eat. We saw what I thought must be a muskrat, but was told later it was an otter! Whoo hoo!<br />
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We did some exploring around the area and visited a couple campgrounds, but nothing intrigued us. The place we are looking for must have enough space to put all our stuff. We will probably downsize from two motorhomes and get rid of our cargo trailer, but not yet, so it will have to be a special place.<br />
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One exciting event happened while we were exploring the lake around the Clewiston area. We had driven out of town and turned around to come back. It was four-lane divided but as we approached the town, movement on the side of the road caught my eye. Terry didn't see it, so I did a U-turn and went back to look again. As we approached the spot, DOZENS of black iguanas came up from the ditch on the right side of the road, heading for the pavement. They weren't close enough to get hit, but we could see them very clearly. I mean DOZENS of them. This was right out of a scene from Jurassic Park! And then we saw it! This was a green iguana, but was orange in color and was HUGE. He would have given any one of my Scottish Terriers a run for their money. As we passed by, he turned back toward the ditch and we got a really good look at him. This must be a frequent occurrence because there are signs all over not to stop on the road or the berm. So taking pictures was out. It is a heavily traveled road and taking pictures on the fly just wouldn't cut it. So we had to be content with our memory! What a sight, though. Later I did some reading up on these creatures. Unfortunately they are an invasive species, not native to the area, and wreak havoc on the environment. They have no natural predators and create problems. So it is open season on them, you can kill any on your property, no permit needed. If you have them and don't want to kill them, you can call someone who will. Kind of sad really. They just want to live. And the reason they are moving right now is because it is mating season! It was an interesting encounter for sure!<br />
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Before we left, we saw an alligator cruising down the canal. He wasn't real big, but he was there, nonetheless. They say anywhere in Florida you find water, you can find a gator. LOL After a few nights, we traveled on up to Lake Placid to explore some parks we know are there. Wish us luck!<br />
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DaleDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-62072501607952048282019-10-29T23:15:00.000-04:002019-11-16T13:35:26.592-05:00Melbourne, Florida!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We arrived in Melbourne safe and sound and got set up in Wickham Park. We actually arrived a day earlier than expected, but we were able to add a day on to our reservation. We had some trouble with our lights on the toad (when hooked up) and Terry needed to troubleshoot it.<br />
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The kids are really busy. Brandon works from home but while we were there, he was having to do some travel. Brynlee was in school every day and Megan is busy doing volunteer work at Brynlee's school. She does a number of things to help and it's almost a full time job for her!<br />
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I did get to spend lunchtime with Brynlee one day and that is always a treat. She likes having her Grandma's come and we both enjoy it. I also got to sit in on another ukelele lesson. She is doing so well with that. She has picked it up quickly and she has a really good instructor. She pays close attention to him and on some songs she plays he will sing along and sometimes play his guitar. He is extremely talented as well and I hope she continues her music education. He is teaching her to read music and to play by plucking the strings and strumming both. He is a great teacher and she is a great student.<br />
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We returned to the Partin Farm Corn Maze and Fall Festival. We had gone last year and it was fun. It was warm, but not as warm as last year. We usually stay in the shade and eat lunch and stay hydrated!<br />
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There have been many changes in Wickham Park as far as camping goes. There have been two deaths in the campground in the last year. One was a man who was murdered and left in an RV and the other was a woman who died in her RV while camping there. They have made stricter rules for behavior and more restrictions for tent campers. There were a lot of homeless who just stretched tarps over picnic tables and lived under them. Not a good situation for anyone.<br />
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We took time during the day to visit some RV communities where we were looking for a lot to buy. We would like to be able to come to Florida anytime and not worry about getting a campsite. But also, since we no longer have the place in Indiana, we would like to find someplace to call "home" where we could spend some time in the event one of us became ill. Indiana was not good for that because it got too cold in the winter. Texas fits the bill weather-wise, but we have not found good doctors particularly for Terry down there. Since Brandon is adamant he wants us near him, we decided to start looking in Florida. As it was, none of the places we looked had anything that fit our needs, so the quest continues.<br />
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We left Melbourne on the 28th and planned to start a "winter roost spot" search in earnest. We are not going to give up our travel, but just find a place to put all our "stuff" and where we can spend winter particularly.<br />
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<br />Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-22415909940636934072019-10-18T22:52:00.000-04:002019-11-16T13:30:44.600-05:00Charlottesville, Virginia!We arrived in Charolottesville on Monday, October 7, and spent a week visiting with Jocelyn, Tom, Ronan, Aenea, and Pepper. We had a great time but we had some snafus along the way.<br />
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We had to drop some mail at the post office so we went there before going on in to the kids' house. Took our stuff in, got it mailed and went back out to the car and it wouldn't start. It tried, but would just not turn over. So we called our road service, then called Jocelyn. Jocelyn got there before the tow truck driver and had everyone with her. So they kept us cool and collected in their car while we waited. It didn't take long and the tow truck driver sent us on our way and towed the car to the Ford dealer.<br />
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Jocelyn took us around to car rental agencies and every one of them wanted $65-$110 a day for car rental. So for 3-4 days it could cost several hundred dollars because, of course, they didn't have any of the "cheaper" ones available. The kids have two cars, but the Crown Vic they don't drive because <br />
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they said it needed tires. We decided to cut our losses and take the Crown Vic and put tires on it so that it would serve our purpose and be back in service for the kids. A win-win.<br />
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We had some chilly weather while we were there, so Terry and I didn't do any outside activities with the kids, but they enjoyed coming out to the campground a couple times and we had a fire and roasted hot dogs and marshmallows. Fun times with the kids for sure. We spent some time at the farm where the kids have a "share." We help pick fruit and pet the farm dogs.<br />
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We got our car back in the middle of the week. It was the fuel pump and a fuel modulator. Expensive stuff, but thankfully, they got the job done right apparently because she's run fine every since. It was amusing to a couple of the service writers because they were talking about how they never see any Ford Flex's come in on the hook. . . everything else, but never the Flex. Then they looked up and saw ours come in under tow. LOL Oh well. She couldn't have broken down at a more opportune time and I am grateful for that. We weren't out in the middle of no where. . . we were where family was just a phone call away.<br />
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Our time with the family was soon over and we left on Monday, the 14th of October and headed south to Florida. We took our usual route down 321 through South Carolina, staying off I-95 for this part of the journey. It was an uneventful trip and we arrived in Melbourne, Florida on the 17th.<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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DaleDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-18475505794461789072019-10-05T19:24:00.000-04:002019-11-16T13:16:41.231-05:00Time does fly. . . .When I last wrote, it was before the closing. The closing went off without a hitch on Tuesday. It helps that we know the buyers. . . they have been friends for many years and they bought the other four duplexes, so it wasn't our first rodeo. They have been great to deal with and even helped us get stuff out of the basement of the house. They have made no demands on us and required no inspections. In turn we gave them a great deal on the house. So everyone was happy.<br />
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We never went back to the house after that. No need to. We did go by one day when we went to see Uncle Dan one last time. The buyers have not started to do any of the changes they mentioned because they are busy correcting some major concrete work with one of the other duplexes. They do plan on updating the interior and changing some of the landscaping. When we return to Indiana next spring, we will see what things look like then.<br />
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At the end of our time there, we moved on down to New Castle and stayed at Summit Lake State Park. This is near where we lived when I was working and the kids both worked summers at this park. We were there to see our internist. Everything is well and we left there yesterday morning.<br />
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Yesterday and today were driving days. We stayed last night at a small park near Grayson, Kentucky, where we had stayed one time before. It's called Valley Breeze and I do remember the park once we were in and set up, but I hadn't remembered going there. While there, we met a couple from Ontario who were going to Gilbert, West Virginia, for a trail riding event. I read up on it and it is quite a fanfare. It seems they have events and things to do for everyone. Lisa and Larry visited us in the evening to talk about fulltiming, boondocking, and trail riding! It was great fun and we enjoyed visited with them. Happy Trails, Lisa and Larry!<br />
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Today we left Kentucky and are settled in a "new to us" park in Wytheville, Virginia. We will be here two nights and then we move on to Charlottesville. Our reservations there start Monday and we will be there for a week. We are really anxious to see the kids and grandkids.<br />
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So that catches you up with us. Now that Terry is more stable and we have the landlording business behind us, I hope to keep up with the blog better.<br />
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Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-49318179446000474792019-09-16T08:24:00.000-04:002019-09-16T08:24:00.089-04:00FINISHED!!!!!!We finished up with the house on Saturday. We took a few things over to store in MinnieMee, then yesterday we took the sweeper and the mop over to the storage locker. No plans to go back till today when we will set out the trash.<br />
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This morning we have my annual mammogram in Fort Wayne, then this afternoon we are meeting the house buyers at Texas Roadhouse for dinner. Tomorrow morning is the closing, then we are headed to Indianapolis for the night. Terry has his last cardiology appointment for the summer on Wednesday. Expecting nothing but good reports there. Then we have a day off and Friday we move the motorhome over to Goshen Fairgrounds for a week.<br />
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We went to Claypool yesterday to visit with Mom. She is doing well. We left right after lunch and took supper with us so we could eat with her. I think she enjoyed that. We still will be visiting her as we wrap things up here in northern Indiana. The end of the month we head down to central Indiana to see our family doctor, then we are off to Charlottesville to see the kids, then on to Florida. Back to the normal routine. Except we will probably spend more time in Florida this year looking for a more permanent place for the motorhome.<br />
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And eventually we will head to Texas. So busy, busy, busy.<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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DaleDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-51220163533230548512019-09-13T20:22:00.000-04:002019-09-13T20:22:36.597-04:00Almost done!Yes, we are almost done with the house project. Selling a property is no small feat. Last summer it was the plan to get this all done, but Terry was sick all summer and wasn't able to help. But I boxed up stuff and donated to charities, etc. So when we came in this year, the boxes were all still there. I had boxed up most of what was in all the rooms and particularly stuff that the kids had requested.<br />
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So this year, I continued with that. Terry was again sick while they were try that new drug Entresto, but once off that and tweaking his other meds, he did a complete turnaround and starting helping in earnest. His job was to empty the shop side of the basement. And what a job that was. I am so proud of him that he was able to get it done and do it his way.<br />
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Today he finished the three-stall garage while I worked inside cleaning the bathrooms and doing some needed laundry. Then we sorted the boxes left into corners depending on where they were going. Today we boxed up our computers we had at the house and the TV, so things are real now. We can't sit and waste any time. And there are only two lawn chairs to sit on! LOL Tomorrow we will load the rest of the stuff that goes to storage and I will clean out the refrigerator, then sweep and mop the kitchen and laundry room. And then. . . WE. . . ARE . . .DONE! It has been such a long haul.<br />
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Where are we moving? Remember we LIVE in our motorhome. We never lived at this house we are selling. Just used it for storage mainly and as a repository for maintenance parts for the apartments when we had them. So nothing has changed in that regard. We are still living in our motorhome as we have for the last 15 years. But now we don't have to come here every summer and spend the whole summer working on the house. We will still come up here because Mom lives here, but she lives about 90 minutes south, so we can stay closer to where she is. We have stuff stored here and that will remain like that until we find storage somewhere else.<br />
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But we are about to close this chapter!<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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Dale Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13037691941315467872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14160890.post-62833651348657692862019-09-13T08:00:00.000-04:002019-09-13T22:05:59.822-04:00I forgot . . . Terry was reading my last post and mentioned I had forgotten something. Yes I did. How can I forget having spent a bundle of money? Phaeton Place has been riding on old tires. . . from 2012. We try to change tires every 7 years and this was year 7. They had 70,000 miles on them approximately. Still going strong and not much weather checking, but any more time on them would be out of our comfort zone. And one of the front tires had a patch in it, but it held well. We worked with FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) on their "tire buy" program and got about $71 off per tire. That was a considerable savings when you look at the cost of each tire. This is the first time we put six new tires on. When we first got her we had a tire/wheel issue which resulted in replacing two tires and one wheel early on. So after that, we only bought four tires and rotated those newer tires. This time we put all new ones on. That is the first time, however, and we bought the coach 14 years ago, so that's decent wear out of the tires. After the tires were installed and balanced, we drove over to Bud's Automotive and had the rig's alignment fine tuned. Want those new tires to wear evenly from the get go.<br />
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We also put all new tires on the Flex earlier this summer, so we are good to go. Next year we will replace the tires on the little motorhome and the Miata. The Miata is still running the original tires and they are nine years old. No problems with them, but don't want to set out any long distance with those. They have almost 30,000 miles on them.<br />
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Today is Friday and next Tuesday is the closing on the last house in Goshen. This house is a duplex, but the one side is twice the size of the other side. This was where Terry's parents lived starting in 1981. His Dad died in 1996 and his Mom continued to live there till she went into the nursing home in 2001. She died in 2004 and we have been working with it since then. If it was a house we could live in, we probably would have kept it. However, with Terry's heart condition, he cannot be in cold weather as he passes out. So keeping a house you can only live in for 5 months out of the year is just not smart and his doctors are not up here in northern Indiana anyway. So it was time. The same family that purchased our other four duplexes have purchased this one and that has made it easier. They told us to leave anything we wanted. Most everything will be gone, but Terry did leave parts for various repairs on the duplexes that he had stockpiled in the basement.<br />
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We made two trips to our storage garage in Nappanee this week and we have one more to go. Probably Saturday. After I finish the cleaning, I want to mop the floors, so then I will have some utensils to store. We are taking another load to MinnieMee today. She stays in climate controlled storage, so anything we want out of the cold goes in her. The Miata goes into the storage garage along with the cargo trailer which is already there.<br />
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We don't have any idea where it all goes from here. We are hoping to find something in Florida, close enough to Brandon but not too close. LOL While Florida isn't my first pick, it is near family and when you start getting to be "as old as dirt" you want to be close to family. Plus Florida we can live in year round and they have doctors there. Right now I would just like to find an RV lot that has a storage building on it, but so far we haven't found anything. When we go down in October, we are going to spend some time looking around and maybe find something then.<br />
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Our doctors appointments this fall are scattered over the next three weeks, so that will be a new adventure for us. We normally get them all in one week, but not this year. Once those are done, early in October, we are heading for Charlottesville to see Jocelyn and family, then Florida. . . then??? We still have our place in Texas and will end up there at some point, but no set date for that yet.<br />
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Till next time. . .<br />
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