Forget days 3, 2, and 1 I was toooo busy! It is now Sunday, May 15th and this is the first opportunity I have had to sit down at the computer. Day 1 arrived and is now history. Expected departure time: noon. Actual departure time: 1:00 pm. Not too bad for a couple of amatures . We stopped at Shelbyville, Indiana to weigh and we will be able to add in 1500 pounds of antiques before we top out our weight limit!! Steve's top speed was 70 mph for about one mile going down hill and his low speed was 51 mph so far. Steve says that we have become those people in the RV that you can see about 15 cars ahead of you going up hill and it takes 15 miles before you have an opportunity to pass and once you do you honk and some of you may giv'em the bird. Just be careful it could be us you're flippin' off. I will try to keep him at a speed above 50 mph! Oh, and for you techies, my Verizon wireless internet connection is working great!
We are currently at Prophetstown State Park near Whitney's at West Lafayette, Indiana. We visited Jack and Trey's School for their Spring Fling on Friday evening, watched Chase and Trey play baseball on Saturday morning, and then spent the evening at Whitney's, where all of the grandkids had a great surprise for GrandDad's retirement. Today we did a little antiqueing and are now chillin' at the campsite. It has been a little rainy today but we hope to have a campfire tonight. We are currently on our second round of margaritas and life is GOOD on the road!
 |
| Jack and Trey love to ride with GrandDad. |
 |
| Father and Son moments for Tyler and Chase |
 |
| Another future major leaguer! |
 |
| and another!!!! Go get'em Trey!! |
 |
| Tess Elena Daugherty She's lovin' her ice cream!  |
Monday, May 16
Yes, there was yet another party for Steve and his semi-retirement. Each grandchild made a presentation to GrandDad: The Top Twelve Things We Love About GrandDad. Even upcoming number twelve got in on the party. Grandchild number 12 likes it when GrandDad rocks him/her (yet to occur). Number 11, Mia Flora, likes it when GrandDad feeds her cheese. Number 10, Tess Elena, likes dancin' with GrandDad. Jace Michael, Number 9, likes to splash in the hot tub with GrandDad. Number 8, Chase Dylan, and Number 7, Ethan Cain, both like fishin' with GrandDad. Cade Jameson, Number 6, likes to throw rocks in the river with GrandDad and he also likes to throw the frog into the pond!! Number 5, Trey Andrew, and Number 4, Benjamin Gale, also like to fish with GrandDad and drive the boat around and around in circles at the lake!! Jack Tyler, Number 3, loves to camp with GrandDad and we can always count on him to keep the campfire at a full burn!! Number 2, Dalen Errol, likes a lot of things about GrandDad: fishin' in Wisconsin, skittles, and eating at the Mexican restaurant when we visit, especially the chips and salsa!! And then there is Number 1, Emma Olivia. She says. . ."He's fun. . . He's sweet. . . the best GrandDad you'll ever meet!" She also loves eating those huge blueberry pancakes at the notorius BOB'S in Chetek, Wisconsin!
Next stop:
Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park,
at Rend Lake, Illinois!!
See you then!
No comments:
Post a Comment