Nashville-Mike and Pam

Thur.  We got up at five to do devotion and start our trip to Nashville.  Of course it was raining and very foggy(top left two pictures).We arrived around one got set up then went to Jen's to pick-up Katie.  We showed her the rig then headed to Grand Olde Opry for the lighting of the Christmas lights.  They have changed the  theme this year to a country theme.  We walked around before the dedication(most of the pictures below).  Jenny joined us at the the lighting ceremony.  The country group "Gaitlin Brothers" played two songs before the lightings.   After the lighting we met Chris and Mackenzie for pizza(bottom 3rd picture).  We were blessed that Chris got six tickets to go to the final dress rehearsal of the musical "How the Grinch stole Christmas".(bottom 2nd picture)   It was a very well done and everyone enjoyed it. Bottom right picture is before we went on to the show.

Fri.  Betty and Fred came over to see the rig.  We then left and had lunch at Center Point Grill a BBQ place. It was a restaurant that Guy from the food network "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives had been to and promoted.  As you can se 1/2 of sandwich was hugh (top three pictures).  We then left for Jen's and picked up Mackenzie, she spent the night.  On the way home we picked up a movie "Tomorrowland".  We made coffee cake for the morning then played some cards, had popcorn and root beer,  before the movie.  Mackenzie and Linda fell asleep before 1/2 the movie was over(bottom three pictures).

 Sat.  When we got up we had our coffee cake and rewatched the second half of the movie.  Played some more cards then off to Katie basket ball game.  She played two game and has improved a lot(left three pictures).  After the game we went to Jen's and we put in the new microwave(top right two pictures).  We had Katie over and we made coffee cake and watched the movie Tomorrowland.

Sun.  Cold COLD we were watching the basement of the RV as the temperature dropped.  It maintained a temperature above freezing.  Katie went to church with us.  After church we met Jen, Chris, and Mackenzie at Sam's. After lunch we had their samples and did some shopping.  Jen and Linda went for coffee and Chris, Katie and I went to their home.  We watched a little of the football games then played cards.  We went to their church came back to their home and got some chili to go.  The temperature  was already below freezing.  Even with the gas heat on we had a hard time keeping the basement from freezing.  I finally went out and put a heater down there.  The reason it is so critical is if the plastic pipes or waste tank freezes they may split and that would be a mess.

Mon.  After a sleepless night for Linda because it was below freezing for eight hours.  This was the second morning in a row that the car had frost on it(below top left picture).We went to Nashville for our appointments at the tax guy, financial guy and heart Doctor.  We were also able to make some other calls between them.  When we got done we went back to the rig and called Winnebago to ask about the rig. They said that the tech had gone home and he would follow up tomorrow.

Tues.  After our bible study we picked up Jen.  Miley was relaxing on the floor with her paws on her pet(top right picture).  Jen took us to Brentwood " Amerigo's" an Italian restaurant for our birthdays(bottom left picture).  We all enjoyed a delicious lunch and shared an appetizer.  Then a mile away is the office of Dave Ramsey(bottom 2 right pictures).  We went there and they were doing a taping of his program.  They had a coffee bar and lots of cookies for us to enjoy. We got gas and went shopping.  To Jens house and home.  Jen, Chris, Mackenzie and Katie came to see the rig.  We showered then to bed.

Wed.  Up early and to my Dr. appointment.  They found a spot on my back they are looking at and will get a report beginning of next week.  They also found 6 spots they froze which is better then the 25 they have been finding.  We went to Jen's where Katie and Linda did some cooking and Mackenzie worked on a christmas present(top 3 pictures below).  I worked on some crown molding over the sink(bottom left two).  When we got done Mike and Pam arrived.  They came over to the rig to see it then Mike and I helped bring in a TV table at Betty's and Fred's.  We came to Jen's and had Chris's famous meatball/spaghetti dinner and some cards(going around the table me, Linda, Betty, Jennifer, Fred, Kari, Mike, Pam, and Chris).  Fred and I were the last two playing and we tied which was his last point and my second point(Bottom right Picture).

Leak Fixed--Heater Fixed

Thur.  What great news the parts to the rig are in Columbia so we got things ready to leave in the morning.  What we thought would take a few minutes(hooking up) took an hour.  We just are not sure if we are doing everything 100% right.  After calling some friends we fell a lot more confidante.  

Fri.  We got up at five to head to Camping World in Columbia.  They did have the part but we still do not have the heat going to the whole rig.   After feeling defeated we left and went to Sesquicentennial State Park, not to far from Shannon's. We then drove to Shannon's and had a nice time with Shannon and the kids.  We left and they watched scary movies on Friday the 13.  We tried the heater and after 15 min. we smelt something like melting crayons and then the heater stopped working(bummer)

Sat. Shannon and the boys came over and I played with the boys while Shannon and Linda had a girls day.  On their way home they got Lilimarie then Al got off work and was able to come also(what a nice surprise).  We were gathering wood and we saw a dead branch in the tree and ZZ challenged Diego to jump and break the branch.  We also played baseball and went on a bike ride around the park. It got cold but we built a fire and had s'mores anyway.  We had chilli cooking all day and Linda made hot chocolate for the kids and we had coffee.  We had a wonderful night and Lilimarie stayed the night.

Sun.  After church we got back to the rig then Shannon and the boys came over.  Lilimarie climbed the tree near the rig.  We had lunch then went to the ball diamond for baseball for the boys and softball for the girls.  We cooked sausages over the fire and cooked the veggies on it also.  It was a lot warmer and we all had a nice night.

Mon.  After getting a horrible start. (hooking up)  We drove to Camping World in Spartanburg.  After we got there they had a wonderful mechanic come and look at the propane heater.  After he could not find the problem he called Winnebago and we found that the return air duct had the pattern board still in it.  When we took the board out the air came in all the heater ducts!!!!Praise God!! We then got the rig set up for the night.

Tues.  Yea the washer is fixed it no longer leaks.  We put two large glasses of water down the soap dispense where it leaked to find we forgot to put the filter at the bottom of the washer (what a mess). After the repair man left Linda did three loads to make sure it was fixed.  We went shopping then to see a movie(Martian). 

Wed. It was time for linda to get all the laundry done.  She fixed a apple crisp and ice cream for the workers here for working so hard to fix our problems.

Ashville NC--Spartenburg SC

Thur.  We did our bible study then out to look at the beautiful fall colors.  We stopped by the visitors center and got some ideas to where to go. Below Jim and Lana playing cards on Wed. Linda and I at French Broad Chocolates.  We went to Grove Inn built 1913.  The rest of the pictures below are some of the trees.

We also went to two museums, Colburn Earth Science Museum and Western N.C. Nature Center (pictures below).  We had a great day visiting Asheville.

Fri.  We picked-up Jim and Lana and drove to Waynesville NC.   We had a great time walking around town going to the quaint shops.  We drove back to the house where they are house sitting .  We had eggplant parmesan a meal that we have when we get together.   We played cards and finally the guys won.

Sat.  What a fun day.  On the way to pick up Jim and Lana we saw the clouds in the mountains(top left two pictures below).  We drove to Bred Bakery in Weaverville. They had the biggest eclairs and we enjoyed it (yum yum)(top right and bottom left).  After lunch went to Fresh Market and they we re having there holiday taste day(Linda and Lana in line for the food taste).  We went back to the house and played cards(middle bottom picture).  Jim did not have any samples and he made home made pizza which was delicious(bottom right picture).

Sun.  After church  we went to the Perkins for cards and the best steaks ever .  Linda and Lana worked in the kitchen making homemade rolls, steak and potatoes. then had choc cake we had got from the bakery yesterday. Yum Yum! And I have had the best time winning at cards for three days straight.  I have never been that lucky getting so many good cards.

Mon. An other rainy day.  We drove to Camping World in Spartenburg SC to get our rig fixed.   He looked at the washer and found the problem and is ordering the part.  It was a small leak in a hose.  It may take 3 to 5 days if the part is in at the factory.  He said that in 18 years he has never seen this part go bad. Just our luck.


Tues.  We took a ride into town and watched "Woodlawn"  It was a wonderful movie about life in the 70's and a football team that broke the segregation barriers down.  The rest of the afternoon we relaxed around the rig.

Wed.  We drove to Croft State Park.  It was a community in the 1800 and 1900's.  During WW2 they used the land to train troops.  After the war it became a State Park.  While at the park we went to the campground, then went on a bike ride(pictures below).

Alvarez's-Ashville NC

Thur.  We worked on the rig..  Then we went to the kids ball games.  Xander and Diego had a game at the same time then LiliMarie had her game later at a different location(see pictures below).

Fri. We washed the rig and car.  Then we went to the base where the chaplin had folks go bowling, lots of food and treats, and the games at the bowling alley were free to everyone(top two left pictures below).

Sat. We had the kids decorate their glasses and make witches hats (top right picture)for dessert for our Halloween dinner.  Linda made eyeballs(bottom left picture) served on worms(purple spaghetti) for dinner and we had the witches hats for dessert.  For a drink we made witches brew.  After dinner we  all got our costumes on (bottom 3 right pictures) and went around the neighborhood.

Sun. We went to church then to Shannon's for lunch and games and dinner.

Mon. We worked  around the rig, drove to Shannon's where  Al made a delicious dinner(top right Al cutting a dragon fruit to add to fruit bowl).  We played some games  then back to the rig.

Tues. We got up early hooked the car to the rig and drove to Spartanburg Camping World(bottom right picture above).  We had them look at the leak under the washer.  They found we had a Whirlpool, and they do there own work on the washers and dryers.  So we are have them come on Monday to Camping World to fix the leak under the washer.  We left there and went to Asheville N.C. to Wilson's RV Campgrounds.  It is right on the river close to town.  We went on a 4 mile bike ride then relaxed the rest of the night(2 right pictures).

Wed.  We took another bike ride.  Jim and Lana came over we played cards and had BBQ from Little Pigs.