We were excited to arrive back to our winter domicile, Florida Grande Motor Coach Resort, in Webster, Florida, after traveling from April 14 to October 14...about 6 months on the road this time, approximately 4,000 miles. Everything about our trip was interesting and rewarding but we missed our families and close friends in that period of time. Circumstances left us too far away to get back. It all worked out fine but sometimes you find you have to be patient and a saying I heard was "Let go and let God".
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| Florida Grande Motor Coach Resort Webster, FL |
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| Florida Grande Motor Coach Resort Webster, FL |
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| Road travels in our RV - RV There Yet? |
Our country is huge and traveling as well as finding decent roads requires a lot of planning. We are always amazed that our country is even more beautiful than we ever imagined, and while we know there are a lot of unstable and evil people running around, we were grateful to be shielded from any danger and only ran into the nicest humans...interesting, awesome people we now call friends, and many we will look forward to seeing again.
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| Sunrise at Florida Grande Motor Coach Resort |
Getting back into our routine after 6 months away is not as easy as it sounds. We arrived about the same time many friends and "snowbirds" were returning and it was great to welcome friends and visit with our neighbors again. Our neighborly horse, Toby" had not forgotten where to come for snacks and peppermints.
| Getting ready for sunset in our backyard - our great neighbors are Toby, the horse, and the cattle |
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| He is one "moo-velous" cow! |
For me, it was harder to organize my art supplies and new projects with all the other household items that needed to be re-organized as well. Having our small suite is helpful but hard as I try, it is hard to have a place for everything.
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| Our Suite - also called a Casita - also our Coach House |
A few days after getting back to Florida Grande my first scheduled ARTitude Adjustment Painting Class was held. We made a hand painted Christmas ornament snowman, complete with felt hat and scarf, out of a stair spindle, and it was even more fun than I imagined. Everyone is using their handmade ornaments inside their motorhomes, in their yard near Christmas flower arrangements, etc., and they turned out adorable.
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| First ARTitude Adjustment Class at FGMCR November 2018 |
After 6 months absence from home usually means doctors, dentist, eye doctor appointments and enjoying reunions and celebrating with your family you missed while you were traveling. We missed grandkids' games, school trips, and just sitting and talking about what they did that day.
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| We are known as "YaYa" and "PopPop" Kenneth, Kile, Kenzie and Khloe |
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| Khloe - our Soccer Star Granddaughter |
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| Our family celebrating after we returned at Lake Weir, FL |
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| Thanksgiving Day with our Family Lake Weir, FL |
Do you agree that even though we talk on our cell phones, exchange pictures, messages, etc., and believe we know what is happening, we still miss and treasure the close interaction with our friends and family as we travel?
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