Monthly Archives: January 2021

Visiting Abby & Michael

AMERICA IS BACK…

AND UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT…!

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

RV, and be free. Only HOUSELESS never HOMELESS.

01.30.2021-Saturday…We visit Abby and Michael

I mention Abby and her life partner, Michael, from time to time in my blogs, and now more about this beautiful couple. As you can see from the picture, Yes, Abby cooks! She and Michael treated us to an excellent meal of chicken and broccoli. I actually helped a bit. What she needs is a potato masher but even without this implement the potatoes came out fine. I wasn’t just showing off, I do help even in our very small kitchen when Carla permits.

We did have a purpose for our visit, infant stuff. We learned, as we left that afternoon that they have been receiving gifts from many of their friends and family as well. Nonetheless, we can all remember back, for me over fifty years, how challenging those early family years can be.

The one thing about infants is that they outgrow their infant cloths faster than we realize.  We’ve watched Michael and Abby grow over the last 5-6 years and they look happier year after year.

Spit-up bibs are a dime a dozen, which is about how many bibs and infant can go through in a day, some days. Just confirmed from Carla that if Abby is our surrogate grand-daughter their little girl, yes girl, will be our surrogate great-grand-daughter, I like that. This gives me a second chance. I should have been a better father than provider when my kids were younger but I missed that boat. My kids both decided against kids so hopefully, with permission from Abby and Michael, I might have a chance to make up for my mistakes of my past.

Above it’s cloths, cloths everywhere, but I’m sure they’ll be outgrown very soon. Below is just the beginning of this little girl’s library. Both the kids are very smart so I’m sure the little-one will be as well. Our many years in the child-care industry enlightened us in many areas, so we know “reading” must be an integral part the first three years of her life. This first book to her life-library was one about life-“EVERONE POOPS.” We intend to broaden her library selection in the months and years to come. Any ideas out there please e-mail me.

What a great afternoon we had this day. Great company, a delicious meal and a great deal more information on the coming birth.

I’ll have much more to write from now on.

TTOrlando New section

AMERICA IS BACK…

AND UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT…!

………………………..

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

RV, and be free. Only HOUSELESS never HOMELESS.

o1.29.2021-Resting comfortably at Thousand Trails Orlando-New Section.

The New Section consists of over 160 new RV sites all with 50-amp electricity. Access to satellite, for TV viewing, is excellent. On this stay our site comes with real estate.

For those who are not campers having easy access to utilities is a given in this section. Hook-ups are all about six-feet from your RV which is exactly where it should be. We can only hope to be lucky to revisit this section on future stays.

2.25.2021-Thursday- New friends
I would like to thank Stacey, wife of Joe who we have just met, who took this picture at the top of the blog featuring a balloonist really far, far away. This is also a very good picture of exactly how nice this NEW section of TTO really is.

This couple had the good luck of beginning their living full-time, this year. It will get better, we all know that. Above is a picture of their Motorhome, a Valencia Renegade. If our coach was a VW theirs is a Jaguar. This is full-timing first class. They’re very nice to talk to as well and will have so many more years to enjoy this lifestyle than we will.  It’s so much fun discussing places we’ve seen and campgrounds we’ve experienced to others. For newbies they’ve been around, quite a bit actually, before Covid had set in. They’re leaving in a few days and us about a week later. I hope we have the luck to cross paths with them in the future.

1-2021 Random notes

AMERICA IS BACK…

AND UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT…!

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

RV, and be free. Only HOUSELESS never HOMELESS.

Current Schedule:

1.1.2021-Thousand Trails Orlando (TTO)
1.15-Wildwood, FL – Three Flags
1.29-Thousand Trails Orlando (TTO)
Not very Exciting; blame it one Covid-19.

1.27.2021-Must learn to type once again.

November 18th, believe it or not was my last entry; so let me try to get us all caught up.

THANKSGIVING;

Our Thanksgiving, like so many other families, was small and intimate. We did have turkey, but ours was a very thick slice  and not the full bird. But then I can’t remember the last time we had  a family gathering to warrant a full bird, and then there’s the oven, or lack of such an appliance. We are both very thankful for family and health. We both know of individuals that have had to suffer through the Covid-19 virus and a couple that have not made it to enjoy this year’s Thanksgiving.

PRE-CHRISTMAS:

As the title says, this was pre-Christmas. There was never a day I enjoyed as much as Christmas with Abby. It was a day that we lavished as many gifts as possible on this girl; but she was a child then. Today she’s a grown girl and as you might have noticed, yes, she’s pregnant. We have already begun buying for the infant to come. As you can guess, our buying days are about to begin once again. She’s having a girl, no name yet. More to write about in the years to come.

CHRISTMAS: 

This Christmas, as with past Christmas’, was low key. Buying “stuff” like more sweat shirts or sweaters than one could use in two lifetimes is a thing of the past. Buying to put lots of Stuff under tree is a luxury RVers cannot accept. It’s not that we don’t add to the Gross Domestic Product of the country, but we all buy very selectively instead. We are on the right tract. When was the last time you walked into your closet or looked into the burrow draws only to find clothing you’ve never worn.

Since then so much has happen. Trump is out, thank God, and Biden has been sworn is as President of the USA.

The Trump followers have tried to overthrow the government saying that Biden had stolen the election, which only they believe. This is Trumps idea of STEALING the election he rightfully LOST. He continues to stomp up and down like the sore loser  he really is. He’s looking for a home and Palm Beach does not want him he can’t stay long-term at Mar-a-Largo, others are insisting that the Trump name be removed from buildings and resorts. He has no twitter or Facebook privileges’. His family is not being accepted in Jupiter either.; It goes on and on,,,GOOD RIDDENS! There’s talk he wants to start another political party, probably to be called the “Terrorist Party”. Can’t he just go away!!!

INAUGURATION:

Very proud to see Vice President Pence was, unlike his boss, the former president stayed home like a child, participating in the Inauguration of Biden. President Biden had a gifted poet, Garth Brooks and Lady Gaga amounts many others at the celebration. Unlike Trump he did not have a tractor parade and other farm equipment.

He is our new President, what a beautiful day. There’s finally an adult in the White House.