EVERYTHING WAS PEACHY IN PERRY!

99TH International FMCA Convention

Georgia State Fairgrounds, Perry, GA

We attended the Spring 99th International Family Motor Coach Association in Perry, Georgia. This event brought almost 2,300 motor coaches and towable recreational vehicles together for fun, fellowship and interesting RV education opportunities. 

99th International FMCA Convention - Perry, GA

99th International FMCA Convention - Perry, GA

Sometimes a few coaches may be sold by the many RV manufacturers who attend every year.  Placing all the components into place and organizing this event is mind boggling to me because we play a very small part in helping to make the convention a success.

ARTitude Adjustment (It's FUN art...not FINE art) is a painting class presented at national RV rallies, manufacturer rallies, private RV resorts (for the past 8 years) as well as at the Florida Grande Motor Coach Resort where we spend our winters.    

Registration for classes
99th International FMCA Convention - Perry, GA

During the week of the FMCA convention RV and I (and our ABA's) present 3 ARTitude Adjustment classes.  An ABA is an "able bodied assistant"...something you need when you are teaching a class, and we make sure we have lots of help to make the class go smooth.   In addition to our classes, there are other craft classes to choose from if that is what interests you.... like jewelry making, quilting, etc.

The theme for this rally was "Peachy In Perry" and we were asked to present a class using a peach design.  Besides the peach tote bag we also presented a class making alcohol ink domino pendants and a class using acrylic paint with Chalk Couture silk transfers.

Peachy In Perry class picture

"Live Life In Flip Flops"
Chalk Couture Transfer Class

Alcohol Ink Domino Pendant Class

Peaches were everywhere ... peach pies, peach cobblers, peach milk shakes, peach jam, everything peaches as well as a peach tote bag!  

Peachy In Perry Tote Bag Design

Looking around Perry there are probably just as many pecan orchards as peaches!

So after a fun week of visiting with friends, teaching enthusiastic and happy campers, we pack up everything and return to our winter base in Webster, FL.  This has been a busy season for ARTitude Adjustment and our last class of the season is today - painting beautiful Habotai 100% silk scarves! 

Did I forget to say Happy St. Patrick's Day?!  It seems like we spend just about every St. Patrick's Day in Perry, GA.

It's been an extremely busy season for us and I'm looking forward to a little slower pace.  This is the time of year many RVers develop "hitch itch" and start thinking about returning home and moving to cooler climates. 

To all our RV snowbird friends on the move....... safe travels and happy trails wherever your "wheel estate" takes you across this great country of ours.