Friday, April 4, 2025

Bill's RC Expo, Quiet Day in the Park

Stony Ridge KOA, Toledo East

On Friday, Apr. 4th when I woke up, it was after 6:30. I hadn't heard a peep before that which was no surprise. I was in bed at 10 and dropped off really quickly. I woke at 11:30 when I heard Bill coming to bed and listened to him as he found sleep. Huh! I was awake then until after 1, tossing and turning. Geesh, I hate that! As I moved, Gibbs moved as well and made sure he was touching me after each turn. 💘

Good morning.
Top picture was from last night out our
back window.

Bill had a date this morning, our reason for coming here, and was busy getting ready. He left the Suite and the park around 7:30. Today and tomorrow is the RC Expo in Toledo and he was keen to go this morning for a couple of hours and see what he could, and pick up anything he needed. Gibbs and I enjoyed our time home. 

Gibbs and I went for our walk
this morning.
Starting out nice and sunny.
That's us with the arrow.

I showered and then we walked around the park. It was chilly enough, 44F/6C, but I was prepared and wore the outer layers that I started out wearing in Quartzsite in the fall. 🙄

Here is today's Spring picture

Back at home, I decided to pull out my paper quilling materials and pass the time in that manner. I had a plan of what I wanted to make and set about doing that. No divulging though, it's a secret. 

Top: I like the raised tent sites
Some pretty wet spots with more
rain on the way.

A lot of campers have left today
but more came in this afternoon.

Bill was home for lunch and after pancakes, we put together our claim lists for border crossing and discussed what we're going to do. Go home early or stay until the cold snap has passed? We'll figure it out and you'll know when we know! 

Yummy, I didn't bother making the
keto pancakes for me but we did
finish a bottle of maple syrup.

We missed Survivor latest episode on Wednesday so we sat and caught up on that. Darn! Not our choice of person was sent home but maybe next time. Our hearts are always in our throats, nervous as if we were there! Good grief, that is hilarious! 

You may not know what this is
but Gibbs knew it needed to be chased.
It's a stray kitty cat, it seems.
Friendly little fluff ball.

For supper, I cooked 2 pork chops, the last of our potatoes which are turning, and a vegetable for each of us. It was a good meal, didn't take long and we were cleaned up by 6:30. 

Bill called me outside while supper
was cooking.
Of course, it was plane related! 😁

Today reached 51F/11C and was overcast from mid morning to day's end. Rain was/is in the forecast but other than a few spits at 5:30, it hasn't reached us yet. Overnight and tomorrow will be wet, methinks. 😏 Tomorrow we will pull up stakes here and move on. It has been a pretty good day and we are ready. 

Prayers go out to those back home who are still experiencing power outages, this is day 6, and as well to our American friends (even those we haven't met yet) with what they are enduring with tornado and storm damages. We all have weather troubles at different times in different forms. Be safe!

supper was good.
Good night!

Thank you for stopping by today. 


Thursday, April 3, 2025

Calmer and Closer to Home

Stony Ridge KOA, Perrysburg, OH

On Thursday, April 4th we woke up after 7. Not surprising after our late night or early morning.  😁We felt gratitude this morning, blessed that we were safe and thankful for the prayers. 

This was last night

Because yesterday was such a long day, we were able to take it slow this morning.  We only have a 2 hour drive today and it isn't an early check in at our next park. It is a sunny morning and 54F/11C. 

Good morning!
what a lovely change!
This is a nice Walmart to stay at,
there were only 3 of us and no semis.

We had our breakfast and Bill walked out to check out our departure lanes. Walmarts can be tricky to get in and out of. This one was easy and after I finished posting yesterday's blog, we pulled out. I knew some friends, not on Facebook where Bill posted an update, would be concerned. It was a few minutes before 9.

Lots of water laying in the fields
and ditches were full.

We got back on I-69E to I-469 taking us to US24E. Now this is a nice highway! I didn't bother giving Gibbs his pills or putting his thunder coat on and he settled down pretty well, early. Still a tongue hanging out but happy. 🐶❤️

Some of our route

We crossed into Ohio at 10:30 and joined I-475S/US73. Exit 1B into I-75N towards Toledo. Another exit 193 at Perrysburg onto 20E.  Because we were a bit early, we stopped at a mall lot to wait.

We stopped at Hobby Lobby passing 
30 minutes until we could check in at noon.

I popped into Hobby Lobby for a nature call and poke around. I found some paper background sheets for shadow boxes and we headed down to Luckey Rd. Stony Ridge KOA had us booked for 3 nights but plans changed and we canceled one night upon arrival at 12:15.

Someone is happy for the short day,
I think.
Oh and new smells again!

Many sites are water covered because of last nights rains and with more expected tomorrow, we asked for a different spot. The manager and host were very obliging and moved us to a pull-through site and even though there was an additional fee for this spot, we were happy to pay it. It was completely dry and very long. 😊

Supper was good.
I forgot I had squash in the fridge.

Once set up on Site #603, we proceeded to crash. Well, not exactly. Bill and Gibbs snoozed, noises ensued, and I read my next Stephanie Plum mystery. Then, I tried to snooze myself upstairs but I wasn't as tired as I thought. I did get a nice rest though, with Gibbs stretched out beside me. We watched a movie just for the enjoyment of it, one we've seen before but like. It's called Letters to Juliet and was a cute little love story with Amanda Seyfried.

A couple of park signs.
Love the "Whoa!"
but it needs punctuation. 😉

For supper, we had fish with fries for Bill and a vegetable for me. Strawberries for dessert and then we loaded the dishwasher.  It was very good and then Gibbs and I took a walk around the park. It is a lovely evening with barely any wind. There are a lot of puddles in the whole area but Gibbs managed to avoid them (almost!) like a pro. 💕 

Our site is a nice big one.

Back home, I finished my blog while watching 9-1-1, Elspeth and Matlock all at their normal times. We reached a pleasant high of 65F/18C.

It's a nice little KOA park.

This has been a good day. A wonderful day, with nothing to worry about for the moment. 😁

Spring in Ohio
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.