Glenwood Acres, Concord NC

We had to bid a sad farewell to Ebenezer Park today since our two weeks were up.  It looked like we weren't the only ones leaving as there was a steady stream of campers pulling up stakes and leaving.

I filled up the motorhome with gas at $3.49/gallon to take advantage of South Carolina cheap gas.  I guess cheap is a relative term.  Just a year ago it was about a $1.00 cheaper.  Here in NC it is $3.79/gallon for comparison.  At least I won't have to pay that price for the next 550 miles or so.


We pulled in the campground and called Phillip to see where we should park.   He asked where we wanted to and said to go ahead and park and he would be by later.  Later can be up to two weeks for him.  We hooked up everything and turned on both a/c to cool the MH down in the 98 degree heat.  Thank goodness they worked fine and we were taking it easy in cool comfort.


All of the campers from the Coca Cola 600 have departed and the only things left are the souvenir trucks from the various race car drivers.  They have 52 ft trailers that they sell all the coats, hats, shirts and whatever from.  I imagine they will be on their way to Kansas City tomorrow for the next race and peace will once again reign.


Now for a restful evening and getting a good night's sleep.  Good night all!

Happy Memorial Day

We hope everyone had a very happy Memorial Day weekend and had a good time.  We certainly did with Grant being here and Larry Jr. & Jane coming over for a cookout.  We had some delicious Lowes Food spareribs, corn and Gerry's baked beans.  

Grant decided to go back home with them this evening and I don't think he will make it a mile before he is asleep.  A new found friend of his appeared at the door before 8AM this morning wanting to play with him.  He came into our bedroom after getting dressed and brushing his teeth and told us the friend was waiting for him.  Ugh!  8AM on a holiday.  It should be against the law to let kids out that early.  The played until the friend had to leave the campground and go back home.  Grant continued to ride his bike and wore himself down to a frazzle.

Tomorrow is moving day for us and we will be heading back to the area by Charlotte Motor Speedway for  two weeks and then on to the cabin for the summer.  It will be 8 months since we've been there so we don't know what lies in store for us.  Wish us luck.
 

Memorial Day

We wish to thank all those who served our country and made it what it is today.  I was a Foreign Service Officer and served 10 years overseas and was only in places a couple times when guns were being shot, including the bombing of a building, so I sort of fit in there somewhere.  

Gerry and I were telling our grandson Grant how we used to sell poppy flowers for Memorial Day to raise money for the veterans.  We would get a handful of the artificial flowers and then go out and sell them to neighbors, family, strangers or whoever would buy them.  Grant had a funny look on his face like why in the world would you do that.  It was the patriotic thing to do when we were young and Memorial Day meant a lot to us.  Now it is all about partying and having a good time.  We were surprised to hear Grant explain what the holiday was all about so maybe there is some hope for the future.

We are still at Ebenezer campground in Rock Hill SC and will have to vacate our spot on Tuesday morning.  Grant suggested we stay here as long as we could since he liked it here.  He has been riding his bike and made some friends, so he is happy.  One of his friend's family has one of those golf carts that are in abundance around here and Grant got a ride around the campground on it.  Now he thinks we should buy a golf cart.  

Ebenezer Park is on the south shore of Lake Wylie and has some beautiful homes situated right on the lake.  Across from the swimming beach looking north are some huge homes that look like they could be condos, but they are private homes.  What a view they have and most have a dock for their motorboats and jet skis.  As they say, rich or poor it is nice to have money.  I can't imagine what the upkeep costs would be for these homes. 

The park is very heavily used by locals and others; however, it is a very civil group of people here.  Most of the campers have at least a boat, golf cart and some have jet skis also.  The road gets crowded in the evening since they can't leave the water crafts in the lake overnight.  Even given, this it is a very pleasant place to stay and we love it here.  Too bad it is so far from our children or we would stay here more often.

Many people avoid camping during the big holidays since they fear the drunks and loud people.  This hasn't happened here at all and the most loud noises were fire works being set off.

Ya'll come on down and set a spell, ya hear!

Rain, rain go away!

Friday sure was a washout for us at the campground.  It rained on and off all day and the campsite was covered in water for a good portion of the time.  Perfect excuse to do absolutely nothing, so there isn't anything to write about.

Grant is coming over today to spend a couple days with us and maybe we can find something interesting to do with him.  Building a fire is out since all the wood is soaked, so that takes away one thing he really enjoys.  We don't have cable tv here and the local channels aren't that good so that is out.  No children's movies available to us.  Anybody out there have any suggestions what to do with a 10 yr old boy that likes to keep busy???

Larry Jr, Jane & Grant joined us at the Olive Garden for lunch today and we all enjoyed the meals very much.  In fact, we stuffed ourselves so much that we may skip dinner.  

Grant brought his dirt bike along with them and has been riding it up and down the campground road.  It is hilly and rough in places so he is having a ball.  He will be staying with us until Monday at least and possibly Tuesday.  I am sure he will be worn out and ready to go back home by then.


His other grandparents will be flying in from Oklahoma on Tuesday and visiting for 4-5 days with them.  His grandmother still works and can't get off for a long time at any one time so this will be a quick trip.  I know Grant will be eager to see them and show them around the house.  


The rain did go away and we have enjoyed a bright, sunny day for a change.  Now to get rid of the tornadoes out in the midwest and all will be well.

Card Crafting & Racing

Barbara belongs to a card & scrapbooking group and they had a session at her house this evening.  We beat Barbara home and when she got there she and Gerry were hugging and dancing up and down like little kids.  I didn't hear what was going on, but figured out there was some good news like a promotion or Stephanie passing her nursing boards on the first try.  I was right.  Stephanie checked and she did pass the boards.  Congratulations Stephanie.  We are both proud of you for the accomplishment.   

I took my computer along to update Windows 7 and a few other programs to take advantage of their high speed internet.  It was nice seeing the files download so fast and finishing up the tasks quickly.

Henry came home from work and we went into the "man cave" and chatted and watched TV for a while.  He really likes the NASCAR racing and there is a big race in Charlotte this weekend so they were having time trials for the race.  We watched that for a hour or so when a weather alert signal flashed across the bottom of the page.  

The alert caught my attention since when we left the MH 45 miles away at the campground in Rock Hill SC, it was sunny and nice.  Not a cloud in the sky.  We switched over to the weather channel and they were calling for possible high winds, hail and a severe thunderstorm for Rock Hill.  Whoops, time to go and rescue the awning before the storm hit.

I told Gerry we had to go and to finish up what she was doing which was in the middle of the session.  Not a happy camper, but I figured we could buy the 6 remaining cards cheaper than replace the awning.  She finished the one she was working on and we hit the road.  I was driving so fast that I passed Kyle Busch on the way to the campground.

We ran into some heavy winds and rain on the way here and when we entered the campground everyone was gathering at the bath house.  The ranger had sounded the storm alarm and directed everyone to get out of their RV and seek shelter.  We went to the MH and brought the awing down and put the outside stuff under the MH so it wouldn't blow away.  Since there are so many trees around us, we decided to head down to the picnic parking lot near the bath house down there and watch what happened.  As you can tell by me writing this, nothing serious happened.  It cleared up and we went back and went to bed.

See, there is excitement out there if you seek it out.