Over Due

Oh yes, it has been a while. We were pleased that Kristine and family made the detour to Troy on their way to Fla. They are there for 2 weeks as part of the celebration of thir 20th wedding anniversary. The weather was about 70F and sunny, a nce hange for them from the Ontario weather. We had a gift whitch we had not planned on until March....nice surprise. The weather has been cool for a few days, but so has most of North America. There were actually snow flurries on Sunday. It is supposed to be up to 70 for Thursday.
On Christmas Day, the people that are here for an extended period, pooled their resources and had a great the dinner. Plans for bringing in the New Year are now underway and will no doubt include food.
The batteries in the truck had to be replaced yesterday ( Monday). They didn't seem to hold a charge very long.
I will update this blog on a more regular basis.

W/O 12-12-10

Yup, that's our Christmas tree....all 32" of it and sitting on the picnic table at the side of the trailer.
In summary, last week had us receive a parcel from daughter Kristine containing their Christmas card and photo as well as Christmas COOKIES....they WERE delicious. We also found out that they will be coming in for a short visit on the way to Florida for a family cruise to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary.
We went to a Christmas concert in Montgomery presented and performed by Troy University. They have several campuses in different cities. This concert was done at the Davis Theatre which was built in 1930 and served as a vaudeville theatre before becoming a Paramount owned movie theatre ( one of the best in the South). The Montgomery Campus has about 3500 students, mainly people that have come back to University after being in the work force for a while and most are night students. The Troy Campus has about 7,000 students. This concert was the first time it had been performed with all performers together because of the various schedules of the students. It was very very good. Last Saturday ( 11th) had us go to Dothan, which is about an hour South of Troy, where we went to the large flea market there with a couple from the park. Yesterday, Monday, was the day to decorate the trailer with Christmas decorations.It turned out quite nice when you consider what we had to work with........most everything is in Shelburne

Then and now

Yup, some things do change. Dec 4 was our 45th anniversary and it appears that I have gained facial hair, and misplaced that suit. This past week has been one of visiting some of the smaller towns in the area. The people at the camp had a coffee and cake together yesterday afternoon for us ,which was very nice. Supper last night was at Red's Country School House which was built in 1910 and was a school until the 1950's. Plans are in the works for a Christmas dinner for all those in the park with the meal supplied by those that attend.
The blog will only be updated once a week now I think, as we are not "out and about" as much as before. Sue was given a 1 1/2 hour massage from her wonderful hubby as a gift and performed by the campgrounnd owner who is a massage therapist. She took 1 hour yesterday ( Sat). The balance will be done in January.