Higginsville, MO

We planned on stopping in Columbia, MO today but with the forecast for winds of 20 to 30 and gusts to 40mph Monday & Tuesday we decided to push a little further today in good (next to none) winds.  The Great Escape CG in Higginsville was very convenient to I70 and had FHU (full hook ups) so we could empty our tanks before Chanute.  But, at $28 is overpriced.  Time for more diesel, last fill up was in Dundee last Thursday. 
NASCAR even smiled of me by delaying the MI race (rain) until we set up, good job Jr! 

Back on the road to Kansas!

We said out short term good-byes Thursday and pulled out early for us, 7:30. We made a stop at the BP gas station to empty our tanks and arrived in Bremen, IN at 10:30 to meet with & check out an RV painting company. We continued on to Monticello, IN arriving about 2. We spent the afternoon staying cool recouping from the early start.

Saturday we made another 240 miles to Litchfield, IL.  Another early start, 9am, but not as bad as yesterday.  We stopped at a Pilot Truck Stop for lunch....Subway.....and arrived in Litchfield, IL early as we crossed into the Central Time Zone.  We met Charlie & Kay for dinner at 5pm.  We met them in Gulf Shores last winter and taught them how to play euchre.  They live 30 miles away and are eagerly planning another RV trip in a week to help determine if they want to spend more time on the road. 
Right now it's raining, it's been awhile so the sound on the roof sounds good, we have been missing the rain.

Two weeks in Onsted

Devyn helped us make a ladderball game & tested it with Judy....Devyn won.

                      She's not afraid to mix it up with the boys on the soccer field,   She scored a goal too.

Checking out the wetlands. She drove me there in the Gator, after the ride I told Randy that when she gets her drivers license in a few years he should remove all but one spark plug wire to slow her down!

We are heading back to KS for two weeks so we took Patches to my sisters to cat sit.  We'll be spending some time in a motel & Patches doesn't like motels or spending time in the truck.  Thanks BJ for watching Patches for us!

We got to see Kristi & Randy & Devyn while we were here, well yah, that's why we come back.  We saw Devyn's last 2 soccer games which they won.  We also got to cut the grass which we do enjoy.  Their Ally cat injured her shoulder so we got to care for her, she's being kept inside.  We also had dinner with Chris & Amy plus their two young'ens Caleb & Sidney.  Judy had a doctors appointment and I had a tooth pulled so we are taking care of business too.

Back in Onsted!

We made it back to Onsted and our summer pasture home on Saturday June second.  We spent the afternoon & Sunday with Randy and Kristi and had supper with them & Kristi's parents Irene & Benny.  Good to see them all again!  Benny is doing GREAT!  Tuesday we picked up from school our favorite Michigander.....Devyn.  It didn't take long for her to continue to give Granny lessons on how to play Pounce!  Next week the school year ends and we are looking forward to spending more time with her, ya think! 

Danville, MO

Today was a travel day, we left about 9:30 and made 291 miles, arriving about 3pm after we made a lunch stop to break up the day.

NuWa day

We dropped our home sweet home off for some service today.  We are having all new faucets installed, a larger & better TV in the bedroom installed and our annual routine service.  After the 7am drop off we go to the Grain Bin for breakfast with several other NuWa owners who are also there for service.  Then, at 9:45, we all return for the factory tour.  We were impressed with the large openings in this one unit, it's going to had lots of slide out space!  Our HitchHiker was done at 3pm so we returned to the city campground to "test" things, we had a small leak in the new bathroom sink faucet & lost one satellite feed to the downstairs TV so returned Wednesday for quick fixes.  Patches got to roam all around & explore the waiting room!  Once more back to the city campground and all is well.  We'll head out tomorrow, Thursday, for a 3 day trip to Onsted.  

Veteran's Day

We went to the Veteran's day ceremonies in Chanute.  It was quite impressive for such a small town & we were impressed with a large (250 at least) turnout.  What also struck us was all the families there with young children.  Mom & Dad were teaching & showing their kids about the sacrifices our troops have made.  Impressive.