Daily Archives: March 19, 2011
Remember, always separate your Whites …
and your Russells…at least according to George Stoltz.
George is one of several RV’ers who aren’t happy when Nick and I are palling around together, because readers who follow both our blogs pretty much only get one version.
Sorry ‘bout that.
After coffee about 10, and leftover Da Boyz spaghetti and pizza at 11, about 12:15 we did our first two-way Skype call with Landon, Brandi, and Lowell. We had done a Skype call two weeks ago, but Landon couldn’t see us since we didn’t have our camera yet. But now we do.
And it was obvious he could see us now, as he kept laughing and reaching for the laptop screen when we talked to him.
And he’s sitting up pretty much on his own now. And at 7 months, he’s gotten so tall he’s wearing 12 month sizes now.
Day before yesterday, Brandi sent this really cute video of Landon waking up in the morning. I finally decided to set up a YouTube account to make it easier to post videos here. Enjoy!
After our adventure in Skyping, I got back to work on pulling up the last of the carpet so I can finally start laying our new Allure laminate flooring. The only carpet left is what’s under the driver’s seat, so I removed the four bolts holding the seat to the mounting plate,
and then the single large bolt that holds the plate to the coach floor.
Work, work, work.
On another note, one of our favorite TV shows is “My Life is A Zoo” on NatGeo Wild. On DirecTV, it’s channel 283. On Dish or cable, your mileage may vary.
It’s the story of Bud and Carrie, who own and operate the DeYoung Family Zoo in the Upper Peninsular of Michigan near the town of Wallace, which is only about a mile or so out of Wisconsin. And it’s a place we hope to visit later this year as we head back in that direction.
Anyway, in one of those weird coincidences, a 5’er had pulled in next to us earlier in the day, and then later I was outside talking to them.
When they said they were from the UP, I mentioned that we had heard the area was beautiful, and planned to visit there this year. I then commented that one of the places we wanted to visit was the DeYoung Family Zoo near Wallace.
The husband smiled and said he knew exactly where it was, because Carrie, was his son-in-law’s niece.
(Cue the Twilight Zone theme here)
Later, I went back to carefully pulling up the carpet. I say carefully, because I need to leave the carpet that rises up under the pedals, since the laminate won’t bend up like that.
Nick called around 4:30 to have us meet him, Terry, and his cousin Beverly. at eegee’s, a local chain that has great sandwiches and fruit drinks. Another really good choice by Nick and Terry.
With Luke’s Italian Beef, Lucky Wishbone, and now eegee’s, Nick’s batting a 1000. Great places to eat.
Coming home, we stopped by Wal-Mart for stuff and then were home by about 7.
Around 10:30 I went outside to get some photos of the Supermoon that occurs tonight. The Supermoon is just where the moon happens to be full when it’s also at the closest point to the Earth in its orbit. And this is the closest its been in 18 years.
Despite all the hype about earthquakes and other natural disasters because the moon is so close, it’s only 1/4000 of a percent closer than it was last year. So fat chance.
Tomorrow looks to be another “work around the rig” day. I want to keep working on the floor, and Nick and I both need to check the water level in our coach batteries.
More tomorrow from sunny Tucson . . .
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Thought for the Day:
I suffer from Aibohphobia – the fear of palindromes.
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