411 The Walters Bunch

The reception after the funeral. First off, we had to deal with the death of D's grandfather.   While this wasn't something that surprised us since he had COPD and was 91, it was still hard. It was definitely harder than when his grandmother passed away. She had severe dementia and we had felt she had left us years before she really did. His grandfather was coherent until the end. He had spent over 3 weeks in the hospital and we were glad he found peace, but it was still hard to watch him go. Fortunately, we were allowed enough time for one final visit with him and we were able to say goodbye.  He was really upset that the hospital didn't have happy hour and they tried to give him turkey sausage instead of "real sausage". I think if God let me have a choice I would rather suffer a little at the end of my full life than forget the family and life I had. Rest in peace Papa and give Nana a hug for us! The funeral procession. I didn't get a pic, but one co

We gave the girls roses for Valentine's Day and T got chocolates. We also took them to the zoo and out to lunch. We love to have fun on holidays! Now President's Day will probably go by without a fuss, but Valentines Day we do enjoy. My husband and I don't really give gifts to each other for holidays other than birthdays and Christmas. We do little things for each other at random times through out the year and believe that the randomness of it, makes it more special than some arbitrary date on the calendar each year, though occasional we do go out for our anniversary, but since it is so close to Christmas that is usually rare also.  Valentine's Day is more for the kids. They make each other and us wonderful little cards and sometimes include a little something from the dollar store. They get really excited about being able to do something nice for their family. I do not give them any money. They have to spend their allowance if they want to purchase something. Some

One of many Amazon deliveries the new trailer needed. What is a shake down trip? Well my non-rver friends, a shake down trip is the first trip you take your rv on. When new rv's are shipped to the dealers all the components are not tested (i.e. some parts will be faulty and need to be replaced). A shake down trip is where you stay close to home, and dealer, so if you encounter any issues you can immediately take it back to the dealer to fix. Since it has been below freezing, we have to keep the pipes winterized with anti freeze so it needs to be above freezing when we are gone so we can flush the pipes clean (and then probably re-winterize it when we get back). Temps this week are in the 30's and low 40's so next week looks like a better time to try it out. We have decided to break our big trip up into 2 smaller trips. The first trip will be in May. We will visit Hot Springs, AR; St Louis, MO; Williamstown, KY, and Chicago, IL. The girls are excited about a "spa