RV-ing in the Kram-a-lot-Inn

Saturday, September 15–Escapades (Sedalia, MO)

So lets see if I can sum up what’s happened in the last month.

On August 17th we said see “ya down the road” to Bob and Janet. They left with their daughter and grandchildren traveling back to MO with them.

That’s one thing that is hard with this life style. We seem to always be saying goodbye to our friends. The good thing is looking forward to say hello when we see them again.

I worked 6 days straight with one day off and then another 4 days in a row. Rachelle was on vacation so I offered to work her shifts and mine.

We really didn’t do much the last few weeks. We saw the children and grandchildren whenever possible.

We spent an evening playing spades with Ken and Jean. I was winning most of the game but on the last hand Ken edged me out and won.

Ed and Marilyn left Tuesday, Sept. 4th for Hannibal, MO. They were sad to leave but sure looking forwards to seeing their daughter, SIL and those grandbabies.

Six of us went out to dinner on Monday, Labor Day - Ken and Jean, Ed and Marilyn and Jesse and I.

On Sunday 9/9 we had our end of season dinner. All employee's and residents of Mountaindale were there and there was so much food. It was very nice and another summer season in the memory banks.

Then on 9/12 Jesse and I left Mountaindale in the rain. It rained most of the day. We traveled 330 miles and stopped in Ellis, KS for the night.

We traveled 9/13 - 370 miles and drove into Sedalia, MO. We were too late to check in at the rally, so we stayed at a small place just down the road.

We got up and packed up and drove the 3 blocks to the rally location at the Fair Ground. The 1st person we saw after pulling into the gate was Bob Williams. It was nice to see him again.

We were directed to our site and was very impressed with it. We have lots of room

We got set-up had some lunch and then went for a walk to get our bearings. We saw John and Bridget Hatch, Barb Maxey (Roger was off somewhere), Bob and Molly Pinner and Barb Williams. They all are working at the rally.

We hitched a ride back to the rig from Bob Williams. We fed the boys then decided to go out to Kehdes for Bar-B-Que. It was recommend to us by Bob and Janet’s daughter. She is stationed here at Whitman Air Force Base. We found it nothing to write about.

After we retuned home and they were finished with their day Bob and Barb came by our place to visit. We hadn’t seen them since we left Amazon last year.

Today was the day for registration. We registered and also saw Dortha Hall, Donna Green and Sylvia and Glen Avery. We sat around the hall for a while just talking with other attendees.

After a while we went home hungry. I made us an omelet and toast for a brunch.

We took a ride to town and went to K-Mart for a few items and then to DQ for a blizzard.

We are going out to dinner with some friends tonight. I will give you the details on the next blog.

Wednesday, August 15 - Boo Hoo Sondra is gone (Mountaindale, CO)

Sondra, Jesse’s sister arrived on Wednesday 8/8. We picked her up in Denver around 9pm, by the time we got back to camp it was late. We sat up for a short while then off to dream land.

On Thursday we gave her a tour of the campground, then headed into Canon City to have lunch at PIZZA MADNESS and It was yummy. After we went to Walmart to pick up some grocery supplies.

Back home Adam and Gage were there already, so Sondra visited with them while I began to make Lasagna for the family. The whole gang was coming for dinner and to see Aunt Sondra. It was a very nice evening, but by the they all left we were all tired.

On Friday we took the drive up Phantom Canyon Road to Victor and on to Cripple Creek. It was a beautiful drive and Sondra enjoyed it.

We took the boys with us, we made a picnic lunch and sat under a pavilion in the park in Cripple Creek. After we returned back to camp we went up to Janet and Bob’s site for a campfire, hotdog roast and yummy homemade cherry cobbler.

On Saturday I worked until 2pm. Sondra made me breakfast and brought it down to me. We met the family at Olive Garden for dinner in Pueblo and enjoyed a nice visit.

Sunday we went over to Beth’s for dinner and finally got to meet our step grandson’s daughter, what a cutie she is. It was a nice day and visiting with everyone was lots of fun.

Monday we picked Ed & Marilyn up and headed into Manitou Springs. (Three of my most favorite people on the planet)

We walked around the little shops and then went to Adam’s Mountain Café for lunch. After lunch we walked around more shops, Sondra picked up a few items to take home to her girls, and Marilyn and I made a purchase at the Olive Tap. The guys only made a purchase at the ice cream shop.

From there we headed up Gold Camp Road to Helen Hunt Falls. It’s another very scenic ride. We were surprised that the falls were not very plentiful, I suppose the drought has really been the cause.

On Tuesday we drove Sondra back to Denver to catch her plane back to Baltimore. We were very happy to have her come visit us and meet our friends. We hope she comes back next year!

Monday, August 6 – Fun in the Mountains (Colorado Springs, CO)

I have been getting a lot of comments about not writing the blog. In my defense I just have not felt like it. I am retired and suppose to be able to relax. Working 35 hours per week and keeping up with the cooking, cleaning, laundry and dusting gives me not as much time to relax therefore the blog gets put on the back burner.

We have had some really fun days since the last time I wrote.

Ed took us to Old Colorado City to have lunch at Pizza Rustica, but it was closed so we ate at Jorges instead.

We all took a trip to Pike Peak while Bob and Janet’s daughter Kelsey was visiting..Beautiful!