Another crazy crazy week.

 Sunday 10 November 2024

   Today I challenged my last functioning brain cell.  I started the battery replacement right after breakfast.  Well, kind of right after breakfast like about 10 am. It wasn't as easy as you might think.

One Battery, there
were 8 to change.

Eight batteries and a whole lot of heavy stiff cables to disconnect and reconnect. Yes, I took a lot of pictures.  By lunch time the job was complete. I cleaned up loaded up the old batteries, did I mention they are very, very heavy for an old man. Got them all loaded up and headed back to Sam's club for my deposit.
   Meanwhile Diane spent her day running around getting food back in the house. BJ's for rotisserie chicken, Karn's for shrimp a few other stops. Back home it was dishes, laundry and started dinner. 
   It was 6:30 or so till I got home.  We had dinner.  Another hectic day came to an end!

Monday 11 November 2024   Happy Veterans Day

    Back at it first thing this morning, well after a nice, cooked breakfast. 😃 Last day before heading back to Tioga County. Diane spent most of her day getting last minute supplies Sam's club, Trader Joe's and butcher shop plus she had to stop at Chick-fil-a for lunch.  I washed the truck windshield inside and out then off to see tax lady, the storage unit and hardware store.  We both finally made it back to the Moho. I washed the Moho windshield inside and out plus the mirrors. The RV shop gave us a FREE courtesy wash, (perhaps the worst wash ever) widows and mirrors were so streak I could barely see to drive. Enough of grumbling. 😒   Diane made fish for dinner with wine, we had a nice evening.

Tuesday 12 November 2024

    On the road again. We had a quick breakfast (yogurt) finished packing up and were pulling out at 10:15. I'm in the Moho towing the car and Diane is driving the truck. We met up in Selinsgrove for lunch. Rudy is always happy when mom checks in on him. The check engine light is still coming on and off as we travel.😕  Back on the road after lunch it is very, very windy today so I will avoid the high bridge over the river at Northumberland and the one at Blossburg just don't want to get blown off.🍃 Other than the wind a nice day to travel.  I was avoiding the bridge in Blossburg winding up old route 15 finally going up the ramp to US15 there was an terrific crash/bang/clang from the middle of the Moho. 😕 I pulled over right away. I turned around and the coffee pot was dangling by its cord, water splashed everywhere, and Rudy was scared. I threw down some towels, put the coffee pot in sink (appeared not to have broken) consoled Rudy for a bit.  Just as I hit the highway Diane called to see how I was making out. 😑 Really kind of lucked out.
   We didn't arrive in Westfield until 3pm. There was a bad accident in Elkland, a car rolled over on it's side traffic snarled as crews worked on freeing people trapped inside.
   As soon as we parked and set up Diane ran water through to coffee pot to make sure it is works and it did. PHEW what a relief. She made stir fry for dinner spiced up with mushrooms and those little corn ear things. YUM

Wednesday 13 November 2024

   Another really nice November day sunny and in the mid 50's. We had a cooked breakfast just kind of enjoyed the morning. I went to Ben's picked up "all" of the hunting stuff. The truck was full inside the cab as well as the bed. Didn't know we had that much stuff. As I head back to Westfield I hear that dreaded ding from the dashboard, low tire pressure second time in two weeks.  I stopped at the Moho unloaded most of the hunting supplies and took the truck to the garage right behind the campground and walked home.
   Diane spent most of the day being bored. 😒 Just to get out, she walked up to the sporting goods store and picked up some supplies.  By the time she got back they were done with the truck (roofing nail in tire) and they drove it back. Just good to know it is fixed.  I tried to organize my hunting clothes.  Diane took a few more walks around town before making burgers for dinner. She used the air fryer instead of grilling (to cold).  Air fryer work pretty well.

Thursday 14 November 2024

    Diane packed up and ready to head down to dog sit for Lynne.  Rudy and I were sad to see her go. but we sucked it up and watched her drive off. As I packed the truck to go hunting. I did wait an hour or so to comfort Rudy and have some lunch before heading out.
    In case you forgot we just bought a house and Diane (my IT person) was barely out of sight when the phone starts ringing. Then one call after another as everyone seems to need paperwork to get the buying process rolling.
    Believe it or not I didn't see a thing hunting. I came in had some left over and started a list of information/paperwork I needed.

Friday 15 November 2024

   Diane's first day at Lynne's was not boring.  She took care of Cody and before she could rest it was time to go get stuff together for the bank, insurance co. and finance people and she only has today to get

Code was Content!

it all done! 😐 A whole lot of driving, making copies, phone calls and more driving.  But she got it all done before offices closed for the weekend.
   As for me I went hunting morning and evening.  Believe or not I didn't see anything, sitting in the woods talking on the phone and forwarding emails, etc. to various people. Yogurt for breakfast in for lunch, salad with chicken on it last of the leftover for dinner.
   Back to the Moho more leftovers before calling it a night.

Saturday 16 November 2024

 Diane visited kids, back to Lynne and Ricks to spend time with Cody and grab a quick lunch.  Off to Bev's for a visit and try to get Weis Market e-coupons loaded. 
   I started with yogurt for breakfast then out hunting, and this time I saw a nice buck, shot at it and hit. I was all excited but as I began to track, I knew it was not a good shot. Very little blood and it never laid down. After an hour or two I gave up. 😟😕 In for lunch salad with chicken on it. Walked Rudy then back out for the evening. No luck. Leftovers for dinner.

Sunday 17 November 2024

   This is supposed to be my day off but, Sunday hunting allowed this year so I went out in the morning.  I saw 3 doe, to far away.  In for salad with chicken for lunch, back out saw a spike far away. Illegal anyway should have stayed home rested. 
   In case you didn't notice I've had yogurt for breakfast, lunch has been salad with chicken on it and leftover for dinner. Today I'm switch'n it up. Leftover are all so hot dogs for dinner.😏
   Diane and Lynne went to see Pentatonix at the Giant Center, she said it was a great Christmas Concert.  They did a fantastic show.

The Pentatonix

  

Monday 18 November 2024

   Diane finally comes home today. I still had yogurt for breakfast and salad for lunch. 😒 No hunting for me, I took the second blind up Norman's. Went to the cabin to site in our rifles, guess what, I had no

Hunting Tent.

bullets. 😁 Back to the Moho, walked Rudy picked up some bullets and back to the cabin.  Shot Diane's rifle nice grouping but 4 inches high and 4 to the right.  Adjusted shot again and I was done.  Picked up my rifle fire twice walked down to check; I didn't even hit target. 😒 I cleaned up and went right to the gun shop to get it bore sighted.  The guy said it was off more than a foot each way.   Back to the Moho wasn't long before Diane pulled in.  Boy was Rudy happy to see her and maybe me a bit. We talked, had a glass of wine before making the ham loaf and mashed taters(cauliflower) for dinner. When Diane opened the oven there was my chicken from lunch I forgot to put it on my salad. 😟 
    Rudy and I are happy to have mom home!!

No Time to Unwind!!

 Saturday 2 November 2024

   Today started like many other days but ended with a dramatic change.  We went to an auction down in Wellsville right beside Ben's place.  It was like any other auction, a lot of things we liked but won't fit in the Moho. That is until noon when they started the auction of the real estate.  We had looked at it three or so weeks ago but figured it would sell way over our price. The bidding was really over in less than 2 minutes.  Although, the auctioneer kept looking around trying to get 5 thousand more, then 2 thousand and finally 1 thousand, someone else bid.  You talk about highs and lows. 😀😞😅😓OH YEA. Then he goes into meet with the family comes back out and tries one more time for more money.  It seemed like forever.  Diane was shaking and finally he says SOLD. 😁😀😁 So now we have a house (assuming closing goes well).  We go into to meet with family and lawyer to sign a bunch paperwork. We were so nervous and shaking we could barely sign the paperwork. 

   The rest of the day is kind of a blur.  We bought the frig and a freezer but mostly just walked around wondering what heck 'did we just do'.

   Back to the Moho ate dinner but can't remember what.

A picture of the outside and one of the Kitchen.  It needs painted and some new carpet but if we wanted to, it is move in ready.  

Sunday 3 November 2024

  We slept surprisingly well.  The day passed without any second guessing ourselves. Of course, no banks, lawyer's offices or settlement companies were open. We made list after list of things to do in the morning. We are still very nervous! It was a really beautiful day, sunny and warm for November and we took advantage.  Lots of walks for Rudy. We celebrated with a bottle of good wine, steaks and shrimp. Tomorrow the crap will hit the fan.

Monday 4 November 2024

   Today also went buy in a blur.  Called two lawyers, two banks, two abstract companies and the accountant. Our plan was to pay as much down as possible. No one liked our plan! But no time to waste tomorrow we have to the Moho back down to the repair shop.

   The day ended and we literally have stacks of notes lying around the kitchen table. By 5 o'clock our heads hurt, and we have all kinds of numbers swirling around our brain.

Tuesday 5 November 2024

   Election Day!  We had a cooked breakfast cleaned up and headed over to vote.  Dreading how long the lines would be and if we had enough time to stand in line.  We were pleasantly surprised.  There was a line, but we got through it in less than a half hour. Back to the Moho, finished packing up and were on the road by 2pm.  We going to the Elks in New Castle DE. It's about 10 miles from the repair shop and we need to be there 9:30 tomorrow morning. The entire trip down Diane was fielding questions from everyone we called yesterday. About halfway along the check engine came on.  Are you kidding me!😟😕 And if our stress level wasn't high enough, we missed a turn heading to the Elks.  It was getting dark; Diane found a new route was only 2 or 3 miles longer but went into housing areas and places we didn't want to be in.  Made it to the Elks set up, headed in for a drink. The people were very nice, and we chatted for a while. Back out walked Rudy and had chicken corn soup (homemade I might add).

Wednesday 6 November 2024

  Dropped off the Moho right at 9:30 and started driving the 2 1/2-hour trip back to Lynne's. Of course, the phone calls continued all day. We are trying to juggle all the calls and information requests while driving and eating lunch. All of our notes and paperwork are packed in the overnight bag.  Just to sum it up.  The info overload is starting to overwhelm us. The two banks were the worst. Get a quote then the other guys wants to requote and on and on, it went.

   We arrived at the Shirk's, picked up a pizza made some more notes and went to bed. Oh, I can't forget the RV shop called a couple time with questions. They wanted to install new batteries for $2,500 more.  No way! I'm done with them.

Thursday 7 November 2024

    Lynne and Rick off to work.  We kind of took over the kitchen. Spread all our notes out and continued trying to make a decision.  I did go visit Bev picked up some deer burger for meat loaf tonight.  Drove down to the house wanted to check property lines but ran out of time. Back to the house Diane ran over to Shane's to drop off some fresh mushroom we bought yesterday on the way home. Diane made the meatloaf while I started narrowing down our choices.

   We all enjoyed fresh meatloaf and mashed cauliflower (eating healthier). We thought we had a decision then the phone rings. Banker wants one more stab at it. The sellers called looking for settlement information. Oh, we forgot about settlement and it is hunting season. The RV shop called again with more questions but assured us it will be done tomorrow! Took some pain pills and went to bed.

Friday 8 November 2024

    Diane and Lynne made us a nice breakfast before we had to get to work on the house settlement. Finally picked a bank and process is started. 😅 The RV shop never called so we just headed down after lunch hoping it will be ready. We arrived about 3:30, I go in ask if it is ready why sure it is. They didn't think about calling us. We all go out, go over the rework they did. Paint looked good, mud flaps were on and installed new skid plates.  Back inside go over the bill and go out ready to roll. Nope, no keys. 😠😡 We wait and wait. I go back inside and finally get the keys and ready to roll. Diane opens the frig and apparently, they didn't plug it in, refrigerator temp was 70 almost degrees. 😡😡😡 This is a never-ending nightmare.  Finally, we are on the road home. It was well after dark and the deer were everywhere and check engine light keeps coming on.😕 Pulled into Dillsburg, parked and set up in the dark. But we are home!!

Saturday 9 November 2024

   I guess the RV shop is done, settlement is under way and stress has dropped. We slept until 7:15 that is unheard of especially for me. Oh yes, I forgot we took the truck to the garage on Tuesday, so we had to go get that this morning. Diane had to get groceries especially after we had to throw most of the refrigerator items away. I spent most of the day researching batteries finally picked Sam's Club and went over picked up 8 new house batteries for just over $1,000 but a far cry from the $2,500 the RV shop wanted. Diane came home we unloaded groceries before she started faxing paperwork to the bank. Another day just plain exhausted. Wings from the VFW and called it a day. Hopefully tomorrow will bring some much-needed down time.  

More repairs and off to Dillsburg!!

 Monday 28 October 2024

    Let the games begin! Waiting game that is.  We were up at 5:30 am and out of the Moho by 7:00.  I took the keys in dropped them off in the service department and they will call when they know something.  We went down to Cracker Barrel for breakfast, parked in the sun hoping to keep Rudy comfortable while we ate breakfast. The food was good, but I think they need to warm up the plates a bit, by the second or third bite food was cold.  We drove around a bit after breakfast by now it was 9:30 and the Moho was still not in the shop.  Glad we dropped it off early!😟 We killed the rest of the morning, got gas and grabbed an early lunch at Johnons Cafe; that was really good. 

   Around 1:30 the garage called "they needed to see me" oh goodie, goodie! 😒 I went in, it needs a DEF header (just a part they don't have). Our choices 1. Leave and schedule another appointment or 2. Stay another night, part should be in house by 8am and three hours to fix. We picked option 2 but that meant no electric or water for another night. We had to run the generator a few hours to charge up the house batteries. They brought the Moho out about 3pm, we got set up, played 2 games of Farkle and had leftovers again.  We were just bored until bedtime, no TV or radio, didn't want to drain the batteries.

Tuesday 29 October 2024

    We got to sleep in just a bit. Had yogurt and toast for breakfast and I took the keys in right at 8am.  We sat in the truck surfing the internet for over an hour just kill'n time. We shopped a few stores and drove past the garage; the Moho had not moved.  So, I went in to give them a piece of my mind and as went in the front door they brought the Moho in the back door. Boy, they were lucky😏.  Went and drove around a bit more, boring, boring and more boring. Diane found us a little restaurant in Montgomery, the Station House.  Lunch was good nothing special! We headed back to the garage and

The Station House

got serious about being bored!  Now remember, we have Rudy and can't let him sit in the vehicle.  The Moho finally came out about 3:30😊! About time! I paid the bill while Diane brought the car around.  We hooked up in record time and we roll'n south.  Arrived at Walmar Manor (Dillsburg) by 6:30. Parked put the jacks down had leftovers AGAIN and called it a day.

Wednesday 30 October 2024

   No time to rest. We did enjoy a cooked breakfast then back to the rat race.  I drove to Millersburg to pick up some auction items.  Diane cleaned the Moho, did laundry and was off to help watch Chase (he is sick today) before making her famous mac and cheese for the whole clan. I met her there around 4:30 had dinner, visited a bit and left when the little ones went to get bathed. Always good to see them.

Thursday 31 October 2024    HAPPY HALOWEEN

    Today was the least hectic of the past week but still crazy.  Down to the RV supply store for a new water inlet valve. Came back installed it, turned the water back on: it leaked. I stripped some threads putting it in so off the hardware store for more parts. Back home tore it apart, put it back together again, this time no leaks😁. Did stop at the storage unit looking for hunting items that seemed to have been misplaced😙😐.  We finally relaxed a bit this afternoon, enjoyed some wine with burgers on the grill. Very warm for October 31st like 80 degrees! WOW

Beautiful sunset while cooking Burgers!!

Friday 1 November 2024

   Cooked breakfast, always a good start to the day.  Still warm for the 1st of November. Diane started her day with two loads of laundry then off to second favorite job: grocery shopping. 😁 She also stopped at TJ Maxx, Ulta, Trader Joe's and the Hallmark store.  I worked on trouble shooting an electrical issue with the Moho, then called the RV shop to discuss the fix.  They were busy and will get back with me on Monday😖😡.  Back down to the RV supply place picked up some new light bulbs (LED's), back home and installed them. We got cleaned up and met Lynne and Rick at Bone Fish Grill for dinner.  Food was great and friends were better yet, it was a very needed break.

Final fall days in Westfield

Wednesday 23 October 2024

  Started off with a nice, cooked breakfast and slowly made our way to the cabin to sort hunting clothes. But we stopped at the old Ackley's store (now a hardware store) and at Robin's Buck Run store first.  It was way past lunch by the time we returned. And after thinking about it and checking internet prices I went back to the store a picked out a pair of Dry-Shod hunting boots. 😁 I got back to the Moho and told Diane about some lawn chairs they had and poof she went over and bought two. 😏 We started out shopping for boot strings and ended up with a $200 plus day. (That included the shoestrings) 😉 Wings for dinner.

Thursday 24 October 2024

   The first day of the senior 3-day rifle season for doe and bear.  We were up around 4am and ready to roll by 6am.  Headed over to a spot close to Ben's cabin, Diane hunting for doe and I had the bow trying for a buck. It was a beautiful day cool in the morning then warmed up. Sure enough around 9:30 a nice buck walked up within 10 yards but staring right at me. As soon as I moved, he ran but stopped again about 35 yards away. I shot. I went down found just a little blood and after tracking/walking around I had to give it up. We went back, walked Rudy and I decided to stay in and Diane went out for the evening. She came in a bit early I figured she got one, but no she missed. 😒 But was a great day to be out hunting!  Deer roast for dinner.

Friday 25 October 2024

    I was up early for another day of hunting, today I'm bear hunting with the rifle. Diane had another Dr's appointment in NY, so she slept in then off to her appointment and shopping (groceries, wine). She returned cleaned up the Moho and took care of Rudy.

    Meanwhile I was hiking up a very steep mountain side to meet up with Ben, Mason and Lorin. Turns out I was the only one to make it to the top.  That was after getting stuck in head high Mountain Laurel. I was sweated head to toe by the time I reached the normal meeting place. After a much-needed break

Giving my feet
a break as well!

and lunch I headed back down the mountain. After some careful deliberation I decided to take the short way straight down the front. Wrong, wrong, wrong!  I took a bad tumble rolling and sliding about 50 feet down the mountain.😕 I was OK, gathered up my rifle, backpack, phone and all the things I could find and on down the hill I went.

   Back to the Moho Diane had grilled ham and cheese sandwiches and soup waiting on me. That was so comforting.

Saturday 26 October 2024

   Had so much fun yesterday we did again today.  We were off to Norman's hill by 6:30. I headed up to the top, Diane followed a bit later heading to her stand. We stayed until 11 before heading in for lunch.  We stopped at the cabin and ran into Ben and crew.  Mason and Ben shot three pheasants; Mason was ever so proud! 😊 Nobody saw any bears; Logan didn't see a deer within range and Lorin was plain wore out. Diane and I went back home walked Rudy, had some lunch but could not decide on an evening spot to hunt. Problem solved! We didn't hunt. Diane stayed with Rudy while I went up the hill fixed up her stand and moved the trail cam. We haven't had any pictures for a week...not even a squirrel! 😔. Back to the Moho, tacos for dinner.

Sunday 27 October 2024

   Today we are heading to Williamsport to the Freightliner garage.  But first we need to pack up all the hunting stuff and return it to the cabin. Diane made us a mushroom and cheese omelets while I started to pack.  My poor body is so sore from hiking and falling down the mountain side I can barely move, but some pain pills I'm moving right along. By the time I got back Diane had done laundry, dishes and packed up most of the inside stuff. We finished up and were on the road around 3pm. Two-hour drive to Eck's garage. Parked at five, left overs for dinner. No hook ups and we have to be out of the Moho by 7am. This should be good.

Last of the leaves in Tioga County for the year!!

A Beautiful Fall

 Friday 18 October 2024

    Diane cleaned up Moho while I hunted (she has all the fun).  I came back for lunch.  Diane went to grocery store while Rudy and I rested a bit 😏 and when she got back, I went out for the evening hunt. Nothing.  Winnie stopped in for a short visit.  Diane did manage to make stuffed acorn squash for dinner and of course a fire this evening. The acorn squash we don't have very often but it seems like a comforting meal this time of year.

Saturday 19 October 2024

    Worked on insurance info all morning then headed to QQs for lunch with Dave and Winnie.  We sat and talked for about 2 hours.  Brad and Diane headed to TSC for a blue water filter, got a lottery ticket then headed home for Brad to going hunting.  He decided no hunting (to warm) and just picked up his tree stand and came home.  We had hog maw sausages for dinner and our last fire at Ives Run for the year. The tree color is still magnificent.

Our last fire of the year at Ives Run.  

Sunday 20 October 2024 

    Time to move to the next campground. We are only going 20 miles so a slow lazy morning. Diane made us a nice, cooked breakfast. The only thing we had to do was send an email to the RV shop. It took two hours to sort through the different quotes, bills, texts, and email to figure it all out and I'm not sure we really did understand it all. But anyway, what a beautiful day.  Clear skies, lots of sunshine and of course the delightful fall foliage. Dave and Winnie stopped in to say goodbye and wish us safe travels. And by 2 we were packed and ready to pull out.  I had the Moho towing the car and Diane had the truck. I went straight to the campground and Diane stopped for some groceries on her way.  I arrived at the Rusty Cannon campground, got out to check out our site and somehow locked myself out. 😠😖 I had to get the ladder off the back of the Moho and crawl through the driver's window. Luckly, I left that open. I unhooked the car, parked the Moho and put the ladder back on the rack.

    Now Diane pulls in, we unload the groceries, and I begin to tell her the story.  And the "know it all she is" she says laughing, why didn't you use the keyless entry!!😁 We laughed so hard!!  Burger on the grill.

Our new camp site for the week...not bad.  

Monday 21 October 2024

    Yesterday when we left Ives Run the windshield blind did not go up all the way. 😟 And when we parked the indicator panel said we have no electric, although we do have 50-amp service. So today priorities got some what rearranged. The blind was first on the list can't drive with the shade down. 😏 Diane downloaded the instruction and seemed easy, find the limit adjustment button and follow the instructions 10-minute job.  So, I started looking for the button. After an hour of searching, prying stuff apart sticking my hand in corners I couldn't see in, I finally pulled a bundle of wiring out from behind the molding, I found it!  And it only took about 5 minutes to fix, once we found the button. By now it was noon, and we had a lot to get done.

    I made an appointment to get my bike fixed, to get the DEF gauge fixed, and called the RV shop one more time. Then over to the cabin picked up my tree stand and took it up Norman's hill.

    Diane went to do laundry; she is getting tired of that. Picked up a bear license and stopped at the post office only to find out it is closed for repairs; seems someone smashed their car through the front wall. She came home and we washed her car and finally had a moment to relax and enjoy some wine.  Steak and shrimp for dinner. YUM!!

Losing the color! 😞

Tuesday 22 October 2024

   Another beautiful fall day. A light frost this morning, but clear skies and sunshine, the temp warmed up to 75. Diane was up early and was out the door by 7:00 AM headed to a Dr's appointment, Ouch! I washed and scrubbed the front half of the Moho.  By now I was running low on rags, so I put them in the washer.  If they didn't spin right didn't matter, I could just hang them outside. I finished just before lunch, went in to check the rags in the washer.... it ran just fine. 😕

   Diane got back, we had lunch and then I headed to Wellsboro for a dentist appointment, drop off my bike and pick up her prescription. By the time I returned Diane had cleaned up the Moho and ran a load of laundry and it worked perfectly. 😐Ham steak for dinner.

The Shirks visit Tioga County

Monday 7 October 2024

 We wanted to get on the road early but until we finished packing and hit the road it was 10:00.  Brad headed straight to Hackett and Son to get the Moho inspected.  He unhooked the car, and we met at the campground.  Seemed awfully funny sitting at our camp site without a camper. 😏 We chatted a while then back to the garage to drop off the truck and pick up the camper.  Diane visited with Dave and Winnie until about 5:10, Brad returned home with the camper by 5:20.  Parked, set up, Burgers for dinner.

Tuesday 8 October 2024

   The day started out nicely, scrapple and eggs for breakfast then over to get the truck. With all three vehicles now inspected we set out to run some errands.  Brad went to Bens to load up hunting supplies for archery season.  I went to Wellsboro for cash, wine, lunch, Rite Aid and Weis markets.
  Now the day turned to crap. 😐 Ran a load of laundry and when I took it out it was still soaked. It ran but apparently not spinning correctly. Tired a couple different things, turned it off/unplugged, checked drain filter remove some debris.  Tried it and it worked. Next load didn't work. 😠 
   Chicken with sliced tomato for dinner.

Wednesday 9 October 2024

    Another fun day! Yogurt for breakfast, and Diane headed off for a haircut at 8:00 am.  I don't know why she does this to herself.😀 Winnie came down to visit for a while Brad researched and worked all morning on the washer.  No Luck.
    After lunch Diane sorted winter/summer clothes, it's cold and all our warm stuff was packed underneath. The rest of our spare time we called the insurance company, RV shop, bank, and a realtor.
   After all that we went to Dinner with Dave and Winnie at Rotsells. We had a nice time catching up with each other.

Thursday 10 October 2024

   Diane had to take laundry to town, oh how she enjoys the laundromat! 😕 I went to the cabin and mowed, then up Norman's hill to trim briers and relocate the trail cam. I returned just as Lynne and Rick arrived about 3:30. They got set up, I got cleaned up just in time to enjoy ham loaf for dinner and of course a fire. We all sat by the fire enjoying good conversation until Rick and I headed to bed around 9:30. The girls stayed up and of course got beautiful view of the aroura borealis, just my luck!

Friday 11 October 2024

   We spent most of the day in Corning NY.  Walked around for a while before having lunch at Mooney's famous for Mac and Cheese. We all had some flavor of Mac and Cheese, and we all had leftovers. The special meal award went to Rick. He ordered fried fish, it was sooo big.  I think he got three meals out of it.  Then we walked through town a bit more, had a quick stop at Wegmans before heading home. Leftovers for dinner.

Saturday 12 October 2024

   Lynne made us all breakfast scrapple, eggs, and toast the whole works. Lynne and Diane went to Wellsboro to check it out and to do a little leaf looking.  Rick and Brad did a little hike through the woods scouting for some deer sign. Back home Rick set up his Clam (an enclosed canopy) we put in some lights, a heater and we had a nice warm patio area.  Grilled tenderloin and sweet potatoes for dinner and a game of Mexican train round out the night.

Sunday 13 October 2024

    Another cool cloudy and drizzly day. 😒 After a quick breakfast of yogurt, Diane cleaned up the Moho a bit, then salad and tomato sandwich for lunch.  Tired of just setting around we all got in the

Mini Cooper and off to famous brands in NY.  Brad got a jacket while Diane settled on a pair of gloves.  And no trip to NY is complete without hitting at least one winery.  And so, we did, we stopped at the Grist Iron Brewery (ok not a winery).  We all shared two famous and delicious soft pretzels with a glass of champagne.  Dinner at respective homes and Euchre in the evening.

Monday 14 October 2024

   Lynne and Rick worked all day. Diane was off to her new favorite spot "the laundromat" 😢, picked up some wine, groceries and filled up with gas. Took her most of the day.
   I went to Mansfield to get a propane heater for the cabin. Something you can turn on to get some quick heat, found one at Lowes.  Of course, they recommend a big propane tank, a 12-foot hose and a guard for around it which I did not buy.
   Lynne made shrimp fajitas for dinner they were oh so good, no leftovers tonight.  We dinned in the clam along with both dogs, so glad Rick had that.  Finished off the evening with a game of Farkle. 

Tuesday 15 October 2024

   Rick enjoyed another day at work.  While Lynne and Diane went to NY shopping TJ Maxx, and the GPC wine store the place is huge with a great selection of wines. I think Lynne just smiled when she walked in the place.
   I took my stand and went to check out one more hunting spot. I walked up the hill found lots of deer sign and the apple trees were full. So back down to the truck, get my stand and back up the hill to my tree. Back home cleaned up and we all headed to The Wellsboro House for dinner. The selections were surprising for Wellsboro, and we all enjoyed our meals.  Back home no fire tonight but did get a game of Farkle in.

Wednesday 16 October 2024 

   Rick worked, last day this week. I headed over to the cabin mowed the yard again, picked up warmer hunting clothes and up Norman's did a little scouting.  Lynne and Diane were off to Wellsboro about 1:00 checking out Dunham's, the Game Shop, with a quick stop at Weis markets.  Chicken Cordon blue casserole for dinner.  Fire at the Shirks but no clam to sit in tonight it is all packed up.

Thursday 17 October 2024

   Lynne and Rick packed and left about 9:00 am.  I headed down to my stand trying middle of the day hunting. Nothing!  Diane headed to the Laundromat, again, and we both arrived home about the same time.   We put clothes away and I hunted again in the evening.  I quit early so I could get home in time to make burgers, and of course a fire.

Summary of the Shirk visit. IT WAS GREAT! 
The weather was not so nice a lot of cool, cloudy and drizzly days but we persevered!
Rick got the award for biggest piece of fish ever seen. And the Clam was a life saver.
Lynne and Diane had the best luck won all the games we played and got to see the northern lights.
It was really nice to spend some time with family.

The morning fog was pretty.

Colorful tree beside
the Shirks

 

The Moho comes home!!

 Monday 30 September 2024

    We got up, had breakfast and made our plan to go to the RV shop about 10.  We stopped three quarters of the way down for an early lunch.  Diane picked a diner just off the highway in Newport, DE.  I always wonder what we will find.  Turned out to be a nice place and the food was good.

   Meanwhile The RV shop didn't call to say it would be done or not done or anything. I guess you could

This is the bill
she gave us....
something wrong?

say we were in a communication blackout. 😑 As we round the last corner and approach the shop, we are straining our eyes to see the Moho.  It is not out front. 😕 We go in, exchange pleasantries and our services rep walked out for lunch.  Another takes over and says she is working on the bill (wait till you see that) it will be a few minutes (now 12 noon). We walk around for a while, finally I ask if the Moho is done. It should be soon!  Diane leaves me there and heads home (Rudy is home alone) and I settle in to wait. Around 3pm our service rep comes out to tell me it will be ready in 20 minutes.  At 3:30 I'm heading into rush hour traffic on I295 and I 95, but I'm in the Moho and happy.  

   Pull into the apartment close to 5pm backed it up close to the door, turned off the engine and we had a big glass of wine. 🍷😁 The party didn't last long. We started hauling stuff out and loading up the Moho. The biggest thing was getting the refrigerator cool enough to bring our food out.  Another busy day tomorrow, check out time is 11am.

   What a long Day.

Tuesday 1 October 2024

   

    You can imagine what today was like!  Five weeks and 3 days in the apartment and had to clean it out in a day. Finished cleaning out the place we were just a little early. On the road at 10:30. Pulled into Walmar Manor 2ish and parked.  We started with a 2-week reservation but with all that happened we are down to 4 days. And in case you forgot we unloaded as much stuff from the Moho as we could and put it in storage. Once we were parked, I headed to the storage unit to get the ladder and other big items that were just inside the door and blocked the little bit of isle we had. Diane stopped at the grocery store on her way and then cleaned the Moho. Another day of pure exhaustion. Picked up wings from the Legion and called it a day.

One place we didn't
want lunch!!

Wednesday 2 October 2024

   We slept like rocks last night. Didn't wake up until after 7:00.  That felt wonderful!😊 The first full day in Dillsburg. First thing Diane did was cancel one night from our reservation at Ives Run to give us another day here. I walked around the Moho and started a list of items the repair did not do, no mud flap in the back, did not fix the DEF gauge, just name a few. So, we will be going back to get those items fixed. 😡😡Words cannot explain our frustration.

    Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were all about the same. We cleaned and repacked the Moho.  Diane shopped 5 or 6 stores replenishing the cupboards. We were out of the for Moho so long we forgot where stuff belonged.  I would look at an empty spot and would have to think "what am I missing" then I remembered I stored a bunch of containers at Ben's cabin. We will have to repack again once we get up north. We have been trying to visit some relatives while were here but so far, no luck. 

    Thursday afternoon Rudy quit walking almost completely.  Later that afternoon it was all he could do to go outside and pee.  We were extremely worried and started calling vets, no one could see us. I figured it was his hip.  I called Len to get a pain pill dosage, he wasn't home.  Len called back an hour later from Costa Rico.  Ground up a baby aspirin with his dinner. Worried sick we went to bed. 

Friday 4 October 2024

    We weren't the only one worried sick last night. We were abruptly awakened to the sound of Rudy puking in the bed.  I haven't ever seen Diane go from sound asleep to up and stripping the bed a less than a minute. 😁 By 6:20 we were sitting at the table having coffee.  At 6:30 Rudy barfed again right at her feet.  That did it she ran and hid in the bedroom while I cleaned it up. She is a sympathetic puker. The good news is that after Rudy was done throwing up, he started feeling better and moving better. 

   Diane went to the Lemoyne Market picking up some fresh veggies and a 3-course seafood combo for

A great Appetizer

dinner. The rest of the day she spent at the laundromat.

   By the time we were enjoying our shrimp, crab stuffed mushrooms and crab cakes, Rudy was running around having a great evening. We guess he ate something baaaad.😕

   The day ended well.

Saturday 5 October 2024

    Finally got to visit some family.  Diane went to see Chase and Kennedy and I visited with Bev.  Always good to see family. But we are running short on time. I would go to the storage unit then call

Such a cutie!!

Diane to see if what I was looking for was already in the Moho.  The storage unit is a mess.  We need to clean it out completely and reorganize the place. After putting stuff in and out, buying new and leaving things up at the cabin, I can find anything. 😟 I got frustrated and went back.

    Diane has the inside of the Moho pretty well organized, and we can actually find most everything. We had steak, mushrooms and a baked potato for dinner. It was a good ending to the day.

Sunday 6 October 2024

    Our last day in Dillsburg.  Diane spent the beautiful day with Lynne down at Biglerville Apple Festival just as happy as could be. 😀😁 I spent the day on the roof cleaning the edges and clearing the little rain gutters. 😢 Tired and wore out but I had the place packed up by the time she returned.  One last run to the storge unit for my bow and other hunting accessories which I did not find 😟 hope they are at the cabin.

    We made another brief visit to see the grandkids this evening. Shane and Morgan are so busy we have to squeeze a visit when available. The visit lasted longer than we thought so Grilled sausages for dinner.

   A good day! We are packed and ready to head north tomorrow.