We made it! We arrived in Maine on the 26th of April – a day later than we had hoped. Being true southerners now we delayed our trip a day because of snow in the mountains of West Virginia.
After we left Alabama we spent a month in Florida with Deb’s mom and dad, helping with projects and preparing for a huge yard sale. While there we made a trip to Winter Park to see Dan’s nephew and a trip to Titusville to visit with one of his cousins. We had a great time catching up with them.
From there it was on to South Carolina for a month of doctor and dental appointments and seeing our kids and grandpups. It was wonderful to attend services at our home church and to get together with our friends in “the hood”.
We left South Carolina after Dan’s last doctor appointment and headed to Raleigh to finish a bathroom remodeling project Zack started before he left for a seven month deployment. We removed the linoleum flooring and replaced it with tile and we removed tile from the walls and replaced it with wainscoting. Dan also replaced a window that the only way you could close it was to go outside and push it shut while someone locked it from inside. We didn’t get it completely finished but it’s much further along than it was.
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| Ray and Mary Jo Piaskowski and their son Will |
After saying goodbye to Sarah, Kolo and Hooch, we headed to Virginia. We spent a few days there visiting some dear friends in Stafford we hadn’t seen for many years. They are the reason we are in Maine now. We came here 27 years ago for their wedding and decided we didn’t get to see nearly enough of this beautiful state. We were also able to visit some friends who live in Front Royal.
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| Dan sharing USS Alabama stories with neice and nephews |
Our next stop was in West (by gosh) Virginia, our home state. We visited with family and friends for several days – the highlight being able to see our great niece and nephews. They are adorable.
We finally made it to Maine after almost three months on the road – subject of the next blog installment!
It's good to know that yall made it there OK. I know that your having a great time and hope to see you again one day. Donna and I are still plaining to fly up to Buffalo NY and see the falls. Will keep up with you on the blog. Doug
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