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HAPPINESS is to have EVERYTHING you NEED,
NOT the NEED to have EVERYTHING

12.25.18-CHRISTMAS
Great night for sleeping. Woke up at 4am this morning to find the temp in the coach at 61 degrees, decided to turn on the heat. We finally woke up this morning around 8am and, for a change, I made breakfast.

Below is a blue thing-of-a-majig. Guess why it is used for. Answer later in the blog. In the big package is my main gift, a buffer. Not the inexpensive one I thought I would get, but much nicer. 

 Over all we were pretty well matched and the gift giving went well. Before opening we enjoyed breakfast, then made few family calls wishing all a Merry Christmas. Below would be Carla’s main gift, a photo album with 150 pictures of our 2018 travels; a gift of love more than anything else. Scattered on the table are most of the rest of our gifts. It was a very nice day, but as I mentioned in a previous blog, It’s just a tad bit more exciting with young ones in the mix.

The thing-of-a-majig. It’s a little stub you place in back of your phone to hold it upright, or in my case, most times, to take pictures of a picture on the phone, since I don’t know how to transfer pictures in any other manner. After lunch we took a stroll to visit the Peace River- see blog.

“Everything,we were, we carry with us.
Everything we will be, is calling to us,  
from the roads not travelled yet." pjgrenier

To view the Journal for December
click on this link –> goto December Journals …
or click on the “header at the top of this page, select “Journals” for the drop-down menu. If pictures appear to be missing, using your “refresh” button helps them reappear.
HAPPINESS is to have EVERYTHING you NEED,
NOT the NEED to have EVERYTHING

12.22.18-SATURDAY-The Polar Express Movie

Every family has certain traditions, even small families like Carla and I. Almost every year we  make plans to watch The Polar Express and, of course, It’s a Wonderful Life. Tonight was the Polar Express night. Yes, I’ve seen it possibly a dozen times, and will never tire of it. Your next question might possibly be; Do you believe?

The answer, of course, is yes! Not in the mind  as of a child, but more importantly in Him. All my life, in so many ways, I’ve found myself in situations I felt were not solvable, yet, to my disbelief, a solution would present itself. Some, I would say might just call it luck, but no, picking  the right lottery number requires luck. What Carla and I went through this last year required a great deal of believing.

The Polar Express had to do with gifts also. As it was mentioned in the movie “friends are the most important gift you could have.” Friends I’ve not had that many, more since I’ve married Carla, but each is very important to me. More importantly all of us could always use closer ties with family, I know I could. I will always “believe” that that situation might someday improve.

In the movie the conductor mentions “Where the train is going is not that important, getting ON the train (of life) is what matters.” Carla and I embarked on this train of life almost thirty years ago, and it’s been one heck of a ride. Even though many don’t really understand the challenges and rewards of this lifestyle, it is awesome, and neither of us ever want it to end.

Believe, we will always “believe.” We only hope all those who read these blogs will never stop believing either.

“Everything,we were, we carry with us.
Everything we will be, is calling to us,  
from the roads not travelled yet." pjgrenier

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HAPPINESS is to have EVERYTHING you NEED,
NOT the NEED to have EVERYTHING.

12.12 WED. DECKING OUR HALL

We thought today would be just another quiet day, but we surprised ourselves. Walmart and shopping was our first duty. After that we were off to Target. Scoot’s suite, new this year, looked blah, and the coach in general needed some additional Christmas décor, so today we made those updates. Go to the blog for the details.

Carla noticed it first; Scoot’s had no Christmas décor on her suite. Then after Scoots was so decorated the coach began to look blah. Target had strings of lights for sale so we ended up buying three sets of them. You can actually have up to eleven sets attached to one plug in.

The coach began to look alive and in the Spirit.

Temps outside have been very cool so Carla warmed us up with her French Onion Soup for dinner this evening. Earlier this morning, after putting the clothes in the washer, Carla wanted to see if we could find the Russell’s who were supposed to be here as well. All we had to go on was the model of their new Fifth Wheel and their grey truck. Luckily within fifteen minutes of meandering in and out of these small campground roadways Carla spotted it. It had been over two years since we’d last met up with them. Below is a picture of dad (Scott) and Kora. No picture of the three of them yet.

“Everything we were, we carry with us. 
Everything we will be, is calling to us
from the roads not travelled yet." pjgrenier

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HAPPINESS is to have EVERYTHING you NEED,
NOT the NEED to have EVERYTHING.

12.02.18 Sunday

Above is the patch for the 3.5 inch screw that was used in a 2.5 inch wall. Hopefully paint will be sprayed onto the area and hopefully it will blend in with the twelve year old paint job of the coach. Below is a tree sap stain. We’re hoping the paint technician will be able to buff out the remaining remnants of this stain.

“Everything we were, we carry with us. 
Everything we will be, is calling to us 
from the roads not travelled yet." pjgrenier

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HAPPINESS is to have EVERYTHING you NEED,
NOT the NEED to have EVERYTHING.

12.1.18- Saturday…A Cat in the Hat Day.
George H. W. Bush passed last night.
So hard to believe that this is the beginning of another new month and approaching the closing of 2018. We began the day with shopping at Walmart; can you believe $208.00. We had to replenish some staples but very rarely to we spend that much at Walmart. Looks like light rain is on schedule for the rest of the day. Later, as always, it will be church and pizza.  As for myself, today I’m a little bored. My next door neighbor, on the other hand, is busily working with the tools.

His pastime is creating wind-chimes from beer cans. I am so thankful that I have a purpose in life, especially in these older years; Writing a blog, I accept few will read, in hopes that I will reflect on these precious memories in the year 2032 as I approach ninety. Hopefully I’ll still have the mental acumen to access this Web Site in those later years; doesn’t this beat building wind-chimes?

“Everything we were, we carry with us. 
Everything we will be, is calling to us 
from the roads not travelled yet." pjgrenier