ETC A Goodbye for Mr B

This is my furbaby Mr B I had to say good bye to him on Oct 25 2014, It was a heartbreaking
decision but he was so very sick. He was wasting away and could barely move. I have cried so
many tears and I still tear up just thinking about him. He was ours since a puppy and he was 7.
He was such a baby so scared of thunder .The thunder coat was a blessing for him.

He loved to sit in your lap even though before he got sick he was over 60 pounds.We never
could stop him from jumping up on you to say hello. He was a special big guy and will
always be missed.

RIP MR B

October/Fall Catchup for September

Jaime and Derek did the Muddy Run at Hill Ridge Farms. I observed and it looked like a muddy lot of fun

October/Fall/CatchUP/Etc

It has been a month since I posted a entry to my blog. Life sometimes gets you so tangled up

its hard to find time to do the things you like.

Our family is going thru some rough times right now and I ask for your prayers. We have family

whose relationships are over, we have family who have mental problems and we have family

members who are in legal troubles. The old saying when it rains it pours.

Jaime and I took a birthday trip covering more states in her quest to visit all 50 states. Our main

destination for this trip was Indiana. We went to Indinapolis. It was a very nice city and I really

liked it. I think Jaime did also it had the feel of NewYork without all the people. The city has a lot of

monuments. This one you actually could climb or ride elevator almost to the top. It was a very good

trip and I will share more details in another blog. Thanks for reading and sharing.

 

September Etc

The summer has flown by so quickly.Even though it is still hot weather it already has the feel

of Fall. Football started tonight according to my daughter and grandsons.

I have a lot of posts to get caught up on and I just wanted to let those who take the time to

read and follow my blog that I haven't forgotten you.

I have a new laptop with Windows 8 and it is taking me awhile to find out how to use it.

Change is hard when you get my age.

September is my birthday month on the 26. My daughter is September the 15th, My grandson

Andrew is the 21 and we have a new granddaughter due around the 29 so this is a busy

month.

No photos to share with this entry as they are everywhere on old laptop.phone and camera.

I will get it together soon,

Thanks for reading and sharing.

Until next time

Linda

ETC July Movie Day

Hi everyone


We spent the day at the movies.


Hercules  with the Rock(Dwayne Johnson) It was an awesome movie. A very new twist on the Legend of Hercules. Funny/Sad/Battles and more. I think you will really enjoy it.




Lucy with Scarlette Johannsen   It started off very very good and then it went out into
outer space or somewhere. Not so good to me.




We ate at Dickey's Barbecue Pit between movies. Do you know they serve their BQ
sandwiches with sauce and pickles an onions?. That is new to me, so I got mine on the side.
I tried a little of each on my sandwich/ onions ok/pickles a no.I am planning on going
again and try some of their other dishes.




A great fun day just my husband and me.




I am trying to learn some new computer things so if something weird shows up
remember the learning process takes a little longer the older you get.




I should have some ads showing up and if you have time please click on them and
check them out.


Until next time
God Bless
Linda

ETC for Month of July

I am doing a lot of ETC because we don't travel much in the summer for 3 reasons: cost, crowds and expense. I am so ready to go and even just saying the above we are planning a beach trip for August. We found a real good deal at Carolina Beach and are so ready to go. The traveling bug has struck.

I am still working a very little at Dollar General so we will see how long it goes just saying I think a little
age bias going on but thats ok.

We've been traveling alot of the back roads between Bunn and Louisburg when we are going to see my Mama. We enjoy checking them out. The country is so beautiful.

Today we visited the town of Nashville NC est 1780. A beautiful historic town that has combined the old with the new.
I didn't get many photos because the sun was so bright and I couldn't see.I would love to go back with someone other than the husband and check it out. I saw quite a few thrift and antique shops.The main street
was very nice and not rundown as so many of our older main streets are.A very pleasant street to look at.

We ate at Sauls BBQ and Seafood.A very plain hometown place to eat. It was good and was
getting very crowded when we left.

We also rode thru Castalia NC which has Small Town USA which is shopping and also they
host country shows and more.

Check out their Facebook page for the next show.

We didn't go far but it was a nice day of traveling and enjoyment.

Thanks for reading and please share with your friends.
God Bless
Until next time
Linda

ETC/ JUNE

We finally got all moved in to our camper house at Lake Royale. I still have a lot of boxes that are
packed and stored but we are in.
A few pictures of our house and yard.
It really needs a lot of work.

I am glad to be back up here where we are camping all the time. A staycation daily. It is pretty and
mostly quiet up here. We love to take golf cart rides around the lake.

Besides moving I am working a temporary job with Dollar General helping with remodeling a store
and stocking 2 new stores. We have one more store to complete and then I guess I will be not working
again. It is hard work but I have enjoyed it just knowing that even though I am a senior citizen I can still
work. I have learned quite a bit.Fingers crossed that maybe a small part time position might show up
within one of the stores.

Thank you for reading and hopefully sharing my blog with your friends and if you can click on some of
the ads as that helps spread my blog around.

More to come
Until next time
God Bless
Linda

May ETC Catch Up

It has been a while since I have made an entry. It has been a busy time. Another season of life full of
changes.

We have been moving most of the time back up to Lake Royale in our little camper house. My advice
to anyone who will take heed don't ever downsize and then upsize again. We moved 18 months ago from our camper and into a very nice doublewide because of Mama being in wheelchair. Of course we had alot more space and of course somehow it got all filled up with stuff. So one again we are having to get rid of a lot of stuff we can't use.

It is a bit tight with all the dogs. My daughter is keeping 2 of them and we squeezed 3 of them in with us

It will take some getting use to being back in smaller housing but the Lake is great and we like it.

I will make a few entries to play catch up. Don't want to bore you with to much details

Please read and share and if you can and will click on some of the advertisements

Until next time
God Bless
Linda

Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon is truly one of God's masterpieces. It is breathtaking. It didnot look real to me it looked like a lot of the photo's you see.

It was established as a National Park in 1919.It is 277 river miles long and an average of 10 miles wide
and almost a mile deep.There are many ways to see the canyon and much more time is needed than
we had.

A view from grandson Brandon. They have a paved walkway so that you can take a nice walk
around the rim of the canyon but also places you can get a little closer to the edge.

They have trailheads for hiking ranging from easy to very difficult. The high elevation can make any
hike exhausting.Hiking, camping, hotels are available near the canyon.

There are two rims North and South only 10 miles apart as the crow flies but over 200 by road.
So you truly would need some time to see and experience all the canyon has to offer.

A definite revisit if the opportunity comes again.
Awesome!!!

Until next time'
Linda

Sedona Arizona

After many days on the road and many new and interesting sights we arrive for a 3 day stay in Sedona.
I don't know if we took the scenic drive in or if this was the only way in but it was quite interesting.
It was dark and we drove in on a dark winding two lane road. It reminded me of the road to Cherokee.
In the daylight it is a very beautiful drive but at night not so much.

Sedona is a nice little village retirement town. A lovely shopping area and many walking trails and surrounded
by many rock formations.

The rocks all have names such as Bell Rock, Snoopy, Balance Rock and so forth. Imagination is
a requirement to be able to put the name with the rock.

We managed a few short walks down some of the trails and I did ok as it was cool and windy.

Sedona is a place I want to revisit as there is so much to do there and we just scratched the surface.

Until next time,
Linda

Former Route 66 Attraction

The Big Texan Steak House and Motel. It was originally on Route 66 but after the interstate opened they had to relocate to another location in order to survive.This is in Amarillo, Texas.

We had the pleasure of staying in the hotel and also eating in the restaurant.

They are the home of the free 72oz steak if you can eat it and the sides within one hour

The record holder at this point in time ate it in 8 minutes and 53 seconds. He did it on March 24 2008
and he was World Hot Dog Eating Champ Joey Chestnut. No one was trying while we were there.

We loved the hotel rooms. It was a very nice change of pace room..

I am so glad that they were able to keep this wonderful establishment going. A real treat to visit.
They even have a hotel for your horses.A Texas shape swimming pool and much more

Thanks for letting me share this part of my trip with you.

Until next time
Linda
God Bless

Route 66 known as The Mother Road

I am going to give you a little history as some of our adventures we had to leave the interstates to
visit what is left in places of Route 66. If only someone had the foresight to protect this piece of
American history.

Route 66 was opened in 1926. It started in Grant Park in Chicago went over 2400 miles thru
3 time zones and 8 states and ended in Santa Monica California. It went thru Illinois,Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma,Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. It was the  first 2 lane
road linking parts of the country.

Not much of it left in places but what is left is great and a great road side attraction.Roadside
advertising at its best.

 The Cadillac Ranch created by Stanley Marsh  10 Cadillacs from a 1949 Coupe to a 1963
sedan are buried in a simple line at the same angle.A method to the madness of burying cars.It was
originally completed in 1974 but in early 1997 he had it moved down the road 2 miles as town
was getting to close. I think the neighbors have a hate love relationship with this art.

People bring their can of spray paint to leave a message or whatever. The paint is what is
holding the cars together. They are just in an open field free to walk to and paint.

Right up the road a new Cadillac Ranch opened up to hopefully make a little money off this
art of buried cars. I wish them luck. Their Cadillacs are in better shape and not buried

Route 66 a lost treasure in many places.

Until next time
Linda

RoadTrip Texas

Texas is a big state so we did more in Texas than any other place.

Canyon Texas we visited the "Grand Canyon of Texas" Palo Duro Canyon State Park.It is Texas second largest park in the state. It opened in 1934. It is 120  long and 800 feet deep. Quite an impressive place.

We just mainly drove thru this park and did a few scenic overlooks.

We also got to see Longhorn steers and they are big. The park had 3 and we got to see the Park
Ranger call them to dinner

They were doing some work in the park because they are prone to flash flooding so they were building
bridges over alot of the wash areas.If you like to hike it had all the walking trails you would need. It seems
hiking is a favorite thing to do out west.A state park worth a visit.

Until next time
Linda

The Truck Yard

We ate at a very unique place while in Dallas called The Truck Yard. A small restaurant at the front but at the
back it has a seating area and different food trucks each day.

It was decorated with old tires and parts of cars and trucks.It was a nice family friendly and pet friendly
place.Music and people just sitting around enjoying theirselves.

A great concept.The food was good also.

For all you Dallas fans we also visited the SouthFork Ranch. It was a very interesting tour to hear
about the history of the actual ranch and learn how it became part of a TV dynasty

The state of Texas a place to revisit someday and continue to see all the great places it has to offer

The roadtrip continues-------

Until next time
God Bless
Linda

Dallas Texas

Dallas a place that I would like to visit again  for a longer period of time. A clean city.

We visited The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.It was very interesting and informative.
It contains over 400 historic television and radio broadcast,photos and artifacts.It is a very
different situation to look at and review a part of history that you remember and experienced,
.November 22 1963 is a day that I still remember where I was when I heard the news.
I was in high school in my Home Ec class when the news was announced to us. I still remember
the shock and disbelief. This part of history is still being debated.

There is also a small memorial down the street from the museum at the location of the grassy knoll.
The streets have white x marks showing the location of the first and second shots.If you get a chance
it is well worth a visit.

The web site is jfk.org If you have vivid memories of the assassination or significant events of the
60's you can contact the museum at oralhistory@jfk.org

More to come

Until next time
Linda

Roadtrip

This is the 3rd day of our trip and we are in Dallas Texas.A big beautiful city.

Day 2 Little Rock Arkansas. We did a little sight seeing. Visited River Market and Bill Clinton Park
Every town has its own special place and this is Little Rocks.The river, bridges and lots of trails
to walk on. The kids having a ball sledding down a hill with no snow.

We also did a quick stop at Graceland in Memphis Tenn

We didn't go inside this trip just visited the outside. As usual many many visitors there to visit
The King of RocknRoll.

The trip is going well and we are seeing lots and lots of this country we have never seen before.
In Oklahoma picnic table like teepees

We have traveled thru North Carolina our home base, Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma and we
are in Texas tonight.Will share our Texas adventure next time.

Until then
God Bless
Linda