New graphics on the trailer

How we look going down the road now
Close-up of the graphics on the trailer
Back of trailer which is an added bonus we weren't expecting
Blown left front tire


The graphics on the trailer look so good I had to post it now. Also we had more excitement. Yesterday on our way to the campground in MN we blew the left front tire. God protected us and no one was coming from the other direction when it happened so Larry was able to stop OK.

Mid west storms

Brother Bill, Nancy, Ellen and Larry during their visit to Horseshoe Lakes near Terre Haute, IN
The limb that went through the driver's side window during a wind storm the night of May 30
The clubhouse at Horseshoe Lakes from across the road from our campsite
Us having fun at the stables at Lost Valley Lake Resort in Owensville, MO
The antique tractor pull at Lost Valley Lake Resort, Owensville, MO. Larry is wearing the white cowboy hat on the far side in the front.




This has been quite a month! The floods and severe weather in IA, IL, IN and MO have affected us. At 11 PM on May 30 we had a tree limb go through the driver's side window of the coach. The floods didn't flood the campground but we were stranded for three days because all the roads in and out were flooded. When we moved to MO we decided to stay out of the trees and this time we had hail damage to our new trailer! That was at 4:30 AM on June 16. We are now in IA having the trailer painted to match the coach. We decided to go ahead and have it painted because it is just a trailer to haul our car around. Because of all the bad weather the three weeks we were near Terre Haute we didn't get a chance to see any covered bridges. I am disappointed but we have decided we won't come back to the mid west during the spring any time soon, so we will have to visit in the fall if we see any covered bridges.

While in MO we went to an Antique Tractor pull (actually it came to the campground). The smaller, older tractors had a sled that the audience jumped on to slow the tractor down. Larry participated in that. It was quite interesting to see the old time tractors.

We have had some good visits. Larry's brother and sister-in-law visited us again on their way back home from AZ, we visited one of my cousins in St Louis that we last saw in CA two years ago, and I visited a friend I made as a girl while visiting my grandparents in IA over 50 years ago. We had not seen each other in 31 years.

Indiana Family

Nephew Troy and his mom Nancy in Richmond
Larry and brother Bill in his new home in Richmond
My stepmom Reba relaxing at home
Sister-in-law Dee and her husband Steve
Niece Emily, her husband Curt and 2 year old Cole, what a cutie!
Where I grew up--the house was taller than the trees then!


We have been in Indiana for the month of May. The weather has been quite cool and on again off again rain for most of the month. It is always good to see family especially after several years. We visited Larry's brother in Richmond and saw their new house (they moved back to IN in Dec from living in FL for 25 years) and their son, Troy who is in the Navy stationed in MD. We then spent a couple of days in the Indianapolis area visiting my stepmother, Reba, my sister-in-law Dee and her husband Steve, my niece Emily, her husband, Curt and their 2 year old son, Cole who we had never seen before. We had great visits and enjoyed 'catching up' on family 'doing's'.

We have moved slightly west to near Terre Haute in a lovely campground we have not visited before. Since we are near Parke county I'm hoping to see some covered bridges before we leave in June.

Finally a new trailer!

Where we stayed in GA while waiting for the trailer to be finished
Larry loading the trailer
Car and bikes loaded in trailer and ready to go
Ready to leave GA



After more delays and God's provision, we finally have our enclosed trailer and have it pretty well set up and are back on the road. I'm SO glad to be riding as co-pilot again! It was seven months that I followed Larry in the car. I'm also very grateful the fuel/gas prices didn't go sky high until very near the end of our journey east!!
We are in IN visiting family and 'hanging out' until we head north for the Amsoil convention in July.

On the Road again

Seven and a half inches of snow fell in 3 hours in March while we were being repaired. We were thankful they allowed us to stay in the building as we had no front door!
How we looked the day they started the repairs
After first day of repairs. We went without a door for eight days.
Ready for the paint shop and sanding
First day in the paint booth
Almost ready, still need finishing touches and a wash job.
All done and in our first campground since the repairs, Lake Twawkoni, TX
All repaired and better than ever, the 'new' Tweety!


After 39 days (we waited two weeks for the parts to come in) we are better than new! Our new Mexico Tweety suffered damage in the accident and even he is better than new now. God was definitely in control as the trailer we are picking up in GA wasn't ready when we had planned to pick it up. It should be ready Friday, Apr 4 and we are on our way there now. Also Larry was able to sign the repair facility up as an Amsoil account which is a really big plus as they have lots of vehicles and equipment that will benefit from Amsoil products.

If you ever need body repair to your RV or vehicles and are near Denton, TX we highly recommend North Texas RV Repair. They do a super job and are well worth the added miles to get to them!

Extended stay in Texas

Oil leak in El Paso, TX
Texas sunset in Haslet, TX where we met friends for dinner
North Texas RV Repair, Krum, TX
Our 'home' spot for the next few weeks while getting our rig repaired.


We encountered some problems along the way to TX, so will be here longer than we had planned. God has been so good and provided for us and protected us. PTL! We were involved in an accident in AZ and then developed an oil leak (unrelated to the accident) that we found in El Paso. We spent three days at Cummins in El Paso to get the oil leak repaired (new oil pan that was covered under warranty with three months to go! PTL) and now we are at North Texas RV Repair in Krum, TX waiting for parts to repair the front end damage. These folks do a great job and we are quite satisfied with them. We are staying in their back lot with electric and water hookups and are close to Denton, TX so have lots to see and do while we are waiting. We know God has us here for a reason.

January Wedding

The 'I Do's'
The wedding party
First bite of wedding cake (it was really good!)
Our grandkids Bethany, Colby, Alex, Shane and Ceret
Our son, Todd and his wife LaTia with grandkids, Alex, Bethany, Colby and his girlfriend, Jess in the background.

The happy couple, Mr and Mrs Vince Leone


Our big news this month is our daughter Dawn's wedding to Vince on Jan 18. Of course she was a lovely bride and everything went well. They went to the Bahamas on a cruise for their honeymoon.

We leave AZ in 10 days heading for TX for three weeks before moving on east, heading to GA to pick up our enclosed trailer. Larry is starting to get excited about the trailer and I will be SO glad to be back in the motorhome in the co-pilot seat!

We went to Tombstone,AZ last week and saw CNN do a live 'man on the street' upload. We were invited inside the bus and that was quite an experience! They have 10 TV's going, 2-25 watt generators, six A/C units and a HUGE satellite dish on top. Larry said 'forget the cowboys, I want to see that bus!' There were seven guys traveling from SC primary to LA for the primary there on Feb 5 and stopping along the way to see how 'rural' America views the upcoming election. They were in Tombstone for only one hour so we picked the right time to go!