After the big 70th anniversary party for Mom and Dad, we were able to spend some time with the kids, Jocelyn, Tom, Ronan, and Aenea. Their dog Pepper was here as well. We spent one night in the house with them and that has always presented a problem because of our two dogs. We decided it was time to see if they would get along.
We took our dogs out on the deck and then let Pepper out. I told them it was time for them to get along. And. . . . they DID! Oh, there were a few snarls and snaps. Nothing intense. Pepper is so fast she can easily jump out of their way. She wants to play so badly and Duchess would play, so they got along. Eventually they settled into a mutual acceptance. They really didn't play inside, but we were able to have them all in the house and not worry about a dog fight. That was wonderful!
Monday the kids went to Shipshewana and Lagrange. We caught up with them in Shipshewana and shopped a little bit. I took Jocelyn with me and on the way home, we stopped off at the Eldridge Cemetery where she took a lot of pictures and filled in some blanks she had regarding ancestors.
Tuesday then we all went back down to Mom's and visited with them and Nita. This time Jocelyn took Pepper and she and Sammy ran and ran. Pepper is so fast she had to keep slowing down so Sammy could catch up with her. We left before they did and headed back. When they left, they drove to Millersburg and walked through the Brown Cemetery, where more of our family is buried. She had been wanting to get some pictures from there.
We stayed fairly late at the house to help with the kids. They were leaving on Wednesday and needed some distractions so they could fix food and pack. We came back on Wednesday to help again and then at 10:30 they were gone. They got home in about 13 hours which isn't bad when you make stops, which they did.
I always clean after we have visitors and I haven't really done that yet, but I did get the beds changed. We went over yesterday and spent several hours trimming the bushes around the house. We got it about half done. We are going to go again soon and finish up. It's hard on us old people to do that.
Till next time. . .
Dale
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Wow!
It's been awhile. . . what can I say.
We arrived back in northern Indiana to cooler temperatures for just 
about a week, then it turned hot, hot, hot. But we did manage to get a stint in at Shipshewana. Amish countr
y is my favorite place to be. Everyone is so laid back, a much slower pace is found and the countryside is quiet. We arrived on a Sunday and left on Wednesday. I like to visit the shops in town and I found some beautiful quilts. I took pictures for my friends who are in to quilting.
Back at Elkhart Campground, there was a rally going on. There were so many rigs for the rally that we waited an extra week to get a spot. We could have gotten in earlier, but I wanted a 50 Amp spot since the weather was turning hot again. Can't seem to escape it.
We have been working on various projects, mainly getting stuff loaded back 
into the motorhome from the many repairs we were plagued with this summer. We also took our captain's chairs out and took them over to Shipshewana to have them recovered. That was about half the cost of buying new and we were assured the frames were still good, just bad foam. We got them back yesterday and are very pleased with them. I did go with a bit darker color that will look nicer a lot longer, I think.
We have been working at selling another duplex and we closed on it September 14. Whew. Four of the five have been sold. The only thing left is the condo and we are starting to work on it next year. Getting stuff cleared out of it, repainted inside, some new windows. . . and then who knows? We know we don't want to live in it. Terry absolutely cannot tolerate cold weather and since he has done so well healthwise in the last ten years, we know it's because he isn't exposed to cold temperatures. So we plan to keep it that way. With having sold all but one, we hope to be able to travel more in the summers.
Yesterday we had to go to Shipshewana and on the way back 
decided to find the "elusive" Eldridge Cemetery where many of my ancestors are buried. We had tried to find it when Jocelyn was here, but had to give up. We had been by it once years ago. It is on a county road, but one that dead ends and then actually starts up again. 
So you have to get on 
the right portion of that road which is only maybe a mile long. It is a quaint little cemetery that seems to be well kept. . .by whom I don't know. It doesn't appear to be used anymore. I took some pictures for the genealogy buffs in the family. The Schrock grave is my paternal great grandparents. I actually remember Carrie whom we called "Big Gramma." The one is not a relative, to my knowledge, but is the grave of a veteran of the Civil War.
Progress continues for our launch date of September 24. We start heading south and plan to visit each of the kids before finally landing in Texas.
Till next time. . .
Dale
We arrived back in northern Indiana to cooler temperatures for just 
about a week, then it turned hot, hot, hot. But we did manage to get a stint in at Shipshewana. Amish countr
y is my favorite place to be. Everyone is so laid back, a much slower pace is found and the countryside is quiet. We arrived on a Sunday and left on Wednesday. I like to visit the shops in town and I found some beautiful quilts. I took pictures for my friends who are in to quilting.Back at Elkhart Campground, there was a rally going on. There were so many rigs for the rally that we waited an extra week to get a spot. We could have gotten in earlier, but I wanted a 50 Amp spot since the weather was turning hot again. Can't seem to escape it.
We have been working on various projects, mainly getting stuff loaded back 
into the motorhome from the many repairs we were plagued with this summer. We also took our captain's chairs out and took them over to Shipshewana to have them recovered. That was about half the cost of buying new and we were assured the frames were still good, just bad foam. We got them back yesterday and are very pleased with them. I did go with a bit darker color that will look nicer a lot longer, I think.We have been working at selling another duplex and we closed on it September 14. Whew. Four of the five have been sold. The only thing left is the condo and we are starting to work on it next year. Getting stuff cleared out of it, repainted inside, some new windows. . . and then who knows? We know we don't want to live in it. Terry absolutely cannot tolerate cold weather and since he has done so well healthwise in the last ten years, we know it's because he isn't exposed to cold temperatures. So we plan to keep it that way. With having sold all but one, we hope to be able to travel more in the summers.
Yesterday we had to go to Shipshewana and on the way back 
decided to find the "elusive" Eldridge Cemetery where many of my ancestors are buried. We had tried to find it when Jocelyn was here, but had to give up. We had been by it once years ago. It is on a county road, but one that dead ends and then actually starts up again. 
So you have to get on 
the right portion of that road which is only maybe a mile long. It is a quaint little cemetery that seems to be well kept. . .by whom I don't know. It doesn't appear to be used anymore. I took some pictures for the genealogy buffs in the family. The Schrock grave is my paternal great grandparents. I actually remember Carrie whom we called "Big Gramma." The one is not a relative, to my knowledge, but is the grave of a veteran of the Civil War. Progress continues for our launch date of September 24. We start heading south and plan to visit each of the kids before finally landing in Texas.
Till next time. . .
Dale
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