Right On Schedule, Jeff and Dinner Plans

DeBary, FL.

68 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 90F. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.

11:30, right on schedule, the driver brought the new refrigerator, got it into the kitchen and took the old one out to the truck. It was a tight squeeze getting the new one through the kitchen door, but the man had a lot of experience and got it in with just a little maneuvering.

As I write this, the new fridge is humming away out in the kitchen, keeping all of the food nice and cold. ; -)

Jim got a call from Jeff yesterday. (His son who lives out in Portland Oregon). He called for 3 reasons, the first was to find out how Linda was doing, the second was to wish Jim and Happy Birthday, (his birthday was Wednesday), and third was to remind Jim and Linda that he is going start out on a bicycle trip down the Oregon coast next week.

Yep, you read that right. He's going to ride his bicycle from Portland, out to Tillamook and then down US 101 to near the Oregon/California state line. From there, he will ride back up to the little town of Yachats, where he will meet up with Heather who will drive down there from Portland in her car. They will stay at a rental cabin there for 3 or 4 days and then will return to Portland in the car. The whole trip will take 3 weeks and cover between 500 and 600 miles.  He will be camping in his little pup tent at nights, staying in State, County and City parks along the way.

So, if your're traveling up or down US 101 in Oregon during the next 3 weeks and see a lone bicyclist, please give him a little extra room if possible, toot you horn and wave. It may be Jim's son Jeff.

Today for dinner, Jim and Linda have plans to meet Laura and Lindsey at the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant over in Orange City. It'll be a combination get-together for Jim's birthday and to thank Laura and Lindsey for all the help and support that they've given Jim and Linda since we decided to come back here to take care of Linda's medical problem. This meal will also be a gift from Paul and Louise, (the campground hosts up in Rantoul, IL), because of the generous gift that they gave Jim and Linda when we left the CG up there.

Thanks Paul and Louise, I'm sure Jim and Linda will be thinking of you this evening. ;-)

Did you know that on February 17, 1993, Kent Taylor opened the first Texas Roadhouse in Clarksville, Indiana? There are now over 300 steakhouse locations in over 40 states.

Woof!!!

Fog, Holiday Weekend and Getting Ready

Rantoul, IL.

64 deg. heavy fog, no wind.
Forecast = high temp. 82 deg. partly cloudy, S. wind @ 5 mph.

Wow!!! It's really foggy!!!! On the morning news on TV, they're saying that in many places, the visibility is down to less that 1/4 mile, and I believe them!!!!

It's been a good Holiday weekend here in Rantoul. The park is almost full, but so far there have not been any disturbances that I know about. In fact, it's really been quiet around  here. Most if the RVers in this part of the park seem to be seniors, and what kids are in the park, seem to be all the way down at the other end.

Rantoul had their fireworks display Wednesday night, as did a few other communities in the area. Many of the RVers here in the park brought out their lawn chairs and were sitting in the open area behind the row of RVs, that I'm in and watching them. :-)

Jim loaded his bicycle into the back of CLT yesterday. To do that, he also had to straighten out and reorganize all of the other things back there. He and Linda also took CLT and headed over to Walgreen's to buy a few items that they'll be needing on our trip up into Michigan and Wisconsin. Then, yesterday evening, Jim cooked a steak out on the grill and Linda cooked some vegetables inside.

It sure smelled good!!! ;-)

Hope all of you are having a great weekend. If you're traveling, be sure to watch out for the "crazies" out there.

Did you know that more steaks are consumed in restaurants in the South Atlantic states than in any other region of the U.S?

Woof!!!

Nice Weather For A Change?

Rantoul, IL.

52 deg. sunny, NE wind @ 6 mph.

Forecast = Today: Mostly sunny. Highs around 77°F. East wind to 10 MPH.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows around 59°F. East southeast wind to 9 MPH.

It looks like we're finally going to have some nice weather for a change, here in Rantoul. : ) They're not forecasting any high winds or storms, so maybe all that tornado warning stuff is over for awhile.

Not a whole lot to report, but I didn't want to skip too many days of posting.

Yesterday was a rainy, drizzly day, but Jim and Linda  were just about out of bread, so about 4:30 they took CLT and headed over to the Casey's gas station here in Rantoul. Since CLT was getting kind of thirsty, (he hadn't had a drink since May 2nd when we were in Moncure, NC), they bought him a drink of 87 octane as well.

Then, instead of coming back here, they took a ride down to Urbana and went to the Steak & Shake Restaurant for dinner.

No big plans for today, but I'm sure that Jim will be outside doing things. He's been getting really itchy, having to be inside so much lately. One of the things he wants to do is to get back to riding his bike. He unloaded it out of the back of CLT shortly after we arrived here in Rantoul, and because of the weather and wind, hasn't ridden it yet!

I think the last time he rode it was when we were in DeBary!!

Did you know that Europe is the only continent without a desert?

Woof!!!