Louisville, KY

Cherokee Park

We're in Louisville, KY to meet up with a couple of friends - Gary & Debbie and Bill & Debra.  Didn't hurt that Louisville's just over halfway between Homewood, AL and Elkhart, IN, either!

We got here Monday.  Walked some of Cherokee Park Tuesday morning and got in a visit with Gary & Debbie and their new home near here that afternoon.  Rain came in around noon as the weather people predicted, but we got a walk in around the Oxmoor area before the rains set in.  If all goes well, we'll visit with Bill & Debra tomorrow.

So we're headed to Elkhart.  Plan to leave Louisville Saturday.  Painters have sent us a text message telling us the trailer will be done Friday.  Plans are to pick it up next Monday,  have a new hitch installed in the truck on Tuesday (to give us more clearance over the truck's bed rails), then move the trailer back to Lagrange, IN to finish the fall service. We then move the trailer to MORryde the following Monday to have a new suspension installed.  Head to Alabama after that.  That's the plan, anyway.  We'll see how it goes.

So we're fine.  We've enjoyed seeing everyone.  But it's raining and that means it's time - for the moment - to be back in Indiana!  Thanks for dropping by!  Until next week, David

Birmingham, AL

Walking trail near Samford University

Sorry we're a little late with this week's post. We're back in B'ham for my Dad's birthday this week.  He got his birthday wish - a quiet day.  Dad & Anna seem to be doing well.  Cousins come to visit this weekend, so we're all excited about that.

In other news, leaves are beginning to change in this part of the country.  Seems a little late, but we have to remember that we're early.  We're normally not here until Thanksgiving week.  Leaves usually gone by then.  Donna got a new "smart" phone this week.  She's spending the vast majority of her time learning to use it.

Well, that's it for this week.  We plan to move to Louisville, KY Monday for a few days.  We're suppose to be back in the Elkhart area November 5th to pick up the trailer and start the second round of trailer maintenance.  As always, that's the plan...until it changes!

Thanks for dropping by.  Until next week, David

High Point, NC

Just a quick update.  We left Fredericksburg, VA this morning and drove down to High Point, NC to visit with friends for the evening.  We're on our way Atlanta to visit Doug & Louise for the weekend.  It appears we could not have gotten better weather for traveling.  High Point is always a good break between Atlanta & Fredericksburg (VA). 

We enjoyed our stay at Fredericksburg - just as we always do.  Good to see everyone.  Ate too much - easy to do when we're living in hotels.  Doc visits went well.  They all have stamped their approval for us to go for another year.

This time next week we expect to be in Birmingham visiting with my Dad & step mother as well as the rest of the family.  May get to see a cousin or two, too!

No news on the trailer, so we're taking that as if all is going well with it.  It's got about three more weeks of work before we need to be back to move to its next location for work.  We miss it terribly!  It's home.  If all goes well, we should be able to at least move back in by November 9th.  There'll still be another few days of work to do on it, but it least we can stay in it at night.  That's the plan, anyway.

So that's it for this week.  Thanks for dropping by and checking up on us.  Until next week, David

Fredericksburg, VA

Surprisingly, the trailer got to Mike's Custom Painting (Bremen, IN) on Monday as planned -  something that became too hard to do last year as we had to deal with the hydraulics issue & then the cracked frame.

Since we got the trailer in on time, we were able to leave & arrive as planned on Tuesday for Fredericksburg.  Doc appointments started immediately the next day (Wednesday).  As always with most visits here, Donna's got her rental car, so she's out visiting as much as possible.  I hang out at the hotel or walk the local mail.  So far it's our typical Fredericksburg, VA visit.  Plans are to stay for a couple of weeks before continuing our visits further south.

As always, that's the plan - subject to change.  We'll see how it goes.  Thanks for dropping by!  Until next week, David