11/30/16 - Today we left Manning, South Carolina at 9:39am.  It was our shortest day in these 3 1/2 days to travel so we took our time.  I did have some wind but otherwise traveling went well.  We stopped for lunch at the Georgia Welcome Center to learn it was under construction and the services were very limited but there was a lot of RV activity.  At one time, we almost had all of the truck parking side full. It was amazing.   We got to St. Mary's Georgia to the Walmart around 3:15pm.  Since it was a little early, we were the first ones so had several choices of where to park.  Soon we had another RV park alittle ways away from us.  Aunt Esther and I took a walk since there is a strip mall attached to Walmart. We learned that there was a Subway and they had reuben sandwiches so we had to have one for dinner instead of our left overs.  It was very good.  On my way back from locking up the car for the night, a truck/RV trailer pulled up next to me and asked if we were spending the night and I said that we were.  His wife informed me that way out at the beginning of the mall area there was a sign posted "No overnight parking".  I did not see that sign and informed them that my travel book told me that this Walmart was RV friendly so I always parked without a problem.  They decided to take the chance with me.  While they were walking their 3 dogs, a very big RV came in and parked kinda in our area. Now there was 4 of us.  Before the evening was finished, there were 5 of us all lined up together.  Off to bed since tomorrow is a bigger traveling day and we will be in a campground so want to set up before it gets dark. Off to bed

11/29/16 - We left this morning from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina at 9:40am and soon learned that it was windy so driving was slower.  We did have good travel and no delays.  We stopped at a rest area for lunch and was 78 degrees so could actually go for a walk.  We got into Manning, South Carolina around 3:30pm and decided to fill up with gas before heading for Walmart.  When I tried to use the credit card it was denied and I had forgotten to let Wells Fargo know that I was traveling so had to make a phone call and get it taken care of so I could use it for payment.  Aunt Esther cleaned the windshield while I was messing around with the credit card.  We got the tank full and around 4:00pm arrived at Walmart.  We are parked with 4 other RV'ers for the night.  It is so comfortable that we actually have a window open.  I am so happy.  We will have some dinner and then plan to walk to McDonald's have some ice cream since they are located in the same parking lot.  We have had good traveling with no issues and I am so grateful.

11/28/16 - On 11/26 at 10;00am we had a huge breakfast brunch to celebrate Jessica's birthday.  We had sausage gravy, biscuits, fruit, frittatas and homemade cinnamon rolls.  Everything was delicious. At that breakfast, we had 17 in attendance.  In the afternoon, Aunt Esther and I drove to Rehoboth Beach.  Since it was very cold and windy, we did not walk very long on the boardwalk.  On the way back to Daniel's we stopped at a New Balance shoe store and I got some tennis shoes.  In the evening, we did play a game.

11/27, Aunt Esther and I attended Daniel's church, we had a huge lunch and in the afternoon Aunt Esther made some chili for us while on the road.  In the evening, Weston and his family came over to help get all the items from storage and unboxed all his Christmas village with train for him to set up this week.  Back to the RV so we could get some things ready to go tomorrow.  Off to bed.

11/28 - We got up to a 29 degree temperature and we started the heater and then went back to bed to keep warm.  We got up at 8:00am and it was getting a little warmer and finished getting the inside ready for travel.  We finally got the outside ready as well and we were hooked up and off at 10:45am.
We had great traveling weather except we drove in a lot of wind.  The Washington DC traffic was a little heavy so traveling was a little slower.  We stopped for lunch at a rest stop in Dumfree, Virginia and then got to Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina around 5:00pm.  Since there is no wind, it does seem a little warmer but is still going down to 45 degrees so we will be chilly tonight yet.  Off to bed

11/27/6 - I am not sure where to start so will start on the day that I remember.  On 11/23, I had a dentist appointment to get my new dentures.  I thought my appointment was at 12:15pm.  When I got there, I soon learned that the appointment was actually not until 2:30pm.  Since I drove from Milford to Dover, I decided to waste time and wait for the appointment.  Appointment was confirmed by a text at 1:00pm and then got a phone call at 2:00pm wanting to cancel the appointment and re-schedule this coming week.  Wow, that did not work for me since I was leaving the area.  So I went back to the office and kept fussing until I learned there was a piece of equipment missing and they were hoping it would get to the office.  I insisted on waiting.  Finally, at 3:15pm, I was put in the dentist chair.  Soon I had some attention, the denture was starting to fit in but then I could not figure out why it was taking so long and finally the dentist informed me that he was trying to be a scientist and artist because they could not find my old clips and he was trying to make something that would work.  He was quite embarrassed and told me when I come back that they would make everything right but I won't be back for a while.  What he did to made to make it fit and stay was working.  I left the office at 5:35pm and about 2 miles down the road, I felt a hold so I went back to have it repaired.  I was so disappointed but finally left.

I had dinner plans with the Warfel family so called and told them I would be late since it was already 6:08pm and dinner was scheduled at 6:00pm.  I was told not to worry and still come for dinner.  My nephew Jay and his family from Harrisonburg, Virginia was here for the weekend and also my nephew Weston and family were in attendance.  It was a great evening.

11/24, Thanksgiving Day.  Today is my niece, Deborah's birthday.  I left at 11:20am to drive to Baltimore to pick up Aunt Esther since she is joining me for the winter.  When we got back to Milford, Delaware, we had a quiet birthday dinner with Daniel, Mary Ann, Deborah, Aunt Esther and myself.  In the evening, the Yoder family came over to celebrate Deborah's birthday.  Aunt Esther unpacked.  It was a good day.

11/25, Mary Ann had planned a dinner that included my nephew, Weston and family, nephew Jay and family, brother Daniel's family including a nephew Lem and wife Jessica, niece Rachel, Aunt Esther and I.  There were 20 of us!!  It was a nice evening.

11/15 - Today, I went with my niece Christina for some shopping in Dover, Delaware. We went to a store "Bylers" which is a combination of bulk food store, produce store and gift shop.  We found a few items.  I bought a new purse  but the straps were way too long so I stopped off at a shoe repair shop and learned that he could have it done in about 45 minutes.  Christina and I decided to go to lunch and then return for the purse.  On our way home, we stopped off at the bank since I needed some cash since I scheduled my carpets to be cleaned.  I got everything done.  When we got home, my carpet was nice and clean but still quite wet so I went over to Daniel's house and put a puzzle together to past the time.  All of a sudden, Mary Ann comes into the room to inform me that it was raining really hard and here I had all the windows open to try and dry the carpet.  Deborah and I ran for the RV and just that quick it was all over with but the left side of my stuff got wet so I closed everything up and turned on the heat to try and it dry.  I returned later and took shoes off to get myself to bed!!

11/15/16 -  On 11/10, I got up at 6:15am to be ready to go with Daniel to the first repair shop to pick up the RV and then go to the second repair shop.  Since it was quite a ways from Milford, I decided to stay at the repair shop until Daniel got off at noon because it would be closer for him to pick me up.  I was lucky, because they were able to find all the parts, filters and oil and were able to work on it right away.  They were done by 11:30am so I told Daniel that I could bring myself home.  On the way home, I was hungry and had some crackers with peanut butter when I was chewing and all of sudden the bottom denture came up and so I try to get it to snap in again but that was useless because of all the crackers I had in my mouth!!  So I took them out and keep driving home.  When I got home, I rinsed them and tried to put them in but I could not keep them snapped in.  The front two pegs were OK but the two back ones would not snap in.  It was horrible and I was back on soft food with no dentures.

11/11, I was lucky and the dentist office open and they were able to take see me within the hour.  I was seeing the a gal named Donna that had helped me before and when I explained the situation, she cleaned the denture, cleaned my pegs and we tried again to make it work but no luck.  She then told me that she would put some new ones in the back which I had just done in Virginia so Virginia was a total bust.  I kinda mentally added up the cost of my visit and came up with around $250.  When we were all done, she walked me to the front to check me out when she asked what insurance I had and I told her I was a cash patient and she looked at me and informed me that there would be no charge for today!!  I was shocked but thrilled.  Today, it is 6 years that my dad passed away.

11/12, Today, is a big day for the Yutzy household since their son Lem, his wife, Jessica and four other couples from D. C. will be here for a typical turkey thanksgiving dinner.  Their daughter, Rachel, also from D. C. was in attendance.  Mary Ann invited Jessica's parents and so the total around the table was 17!!.  What a wonderful meal and excellent conversation.  I did not think it was warm, but the D. C. guys played a game called "corn hole" and later they had a fire in a ring and sat outside.  Of course, I stayed inside.  Just too cold for me!!

11/13, The church had a commissioning service for a young man that was elected to join the leadership team of the church.  There was a guest speaker and then a carry in lunch.  The afternoon was quiet and Daniel and I enjoyed some football games!

1/09/16 - Off and on the past two weeks, I have had some minor repairs done on the RV.  I am kinda lucky because Daniel's works as a service/repair person at an RV place here in town so he has been coming over after hours to repair things.  Things are all repairs except I learned that the new TV does not have the option to connect to my surround sound so I just have to live with that until I decided to buy a radio/DVD combo so not sure when that will happen.  So my repairs have been a lot cheaper which I like.

11/8, I got the RV ready to move since I had an appointment to service the engine before Aunt Esther and I head for Florida.  I decided to take the RV in the night before so the mechanic could start bright and early.  I filled up the gas tank and the propane tank so that is ready to go.  Off to the repair shop.

It was scheduled to be serviced today, when I got a call and learned that the shop no longer does diesel engines and he just FORGOT to tell me.  So needless to say, nothing got done.  I had a dentist appointment and was hoping that my new upper denture was all done to learned that I was only in for a fitting and they wanted another 3 weeks!!  I just about had a fit since I am leaving in 2 1/2 weeks so they decided to try and rush it and so I am getting the final in two weeks.  I did alot of calling around to see if someone would do the engine service to learn that either they don't do RV's or they are booked up into December!!  I kinda gave up and decided to just head for Florida anyway.  Mary Ann then looked up some information on the internet and we found this guy who I called and he stated that he works on diesel engines and could take me in tomorrow!!  What a break.  Thank God.  So am getting up early and Daniel will take me in before he goes to work.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that things will finally go RIGHT.

11/04/16 - On 11/3, I needed to send a birthday card and missed the mailman on the farm, so drove to the post office and this was one of my views as I was driving into town:

                                                       Absolutely gorgeous

Having been on the west coast for many years, this is new scenery for me.

11/01/16 - I did not realize how long it  has been since my last blog.

On 10/22, Deborah and I left for Sugarcreek, Ohio since my nephew Raphael was being ordained as family life pastor at Grace Mennonite Church.  Daniel and Mary Ann had left the day before and planned a long week end there.  Deborah and I had a good trip and in the evening there was a birthday party planned for the 3 boys since their birthdays are long two weeks apart.  There was a lot of family in attendance and it was great to see the boys celebrating.

10/23, We went to church in the morning, had a great family lunch and then in the evening, we went to the ordination.  It was a very nice service.

10/24, We all went out for breakfast at the Der Dutchman.  Deborah and Mary Ann went shopping and when they returned to the house, Deborah and I left for Washington D. C. to meet up with Jesse, Christina, Charis, Rachel, Deborah and myself for a birthday dinner since Rachel had a birthday.  We ate at a nice place and Rachel brought one of her roommates to join us.  We had a great time.  Deborah and I returned home around 11:00pm.

10/26, late afternoon, my Uncle Walter and Aunt Mary Jane from Plain City, Ohio arrived since my Uncle Walter was having a series of bible meetings at Daniel's church.  We had a nice dinner and then they left for church and I stayed and babysat the two disability ladies that Mary Ann is responsible for.

10/30, Went to church and they had a carry in potluck since it was the end of the meetings and Uncle Walter and Aunt Mary Jane headed for Sarasota, Florida in the afternoon.

10/31 - Halloween was very quiet and I started another puzzle.

The rest of this week is just every day living.