The Waiting Game

London, Ontario

On Monday, Apr. 13th our hopes were high and sitting in an rv lot waiting for repairs - we should know better. Things change too quickly and although our appointment for 9 am was made last October, well, that seldom happens. Unfortunately.

Good morning!
Ours was spent in the waiting
room at CanAm.

So, we were all up by 7:30 and ready for the doors to open at 8:30. We had our morning brews made and Bill had his cereal. Because Gibbs knew something was going on, he was very restless which encouraged us to go sit inside the waiting/coffee/tv room.

This was a lovely day!
We reached 25C/77F

Gibbs settles down pretty good in there, as long as passersby come and say hi. Don't come in for a coffee or water without noticing me. 😍 The Suite was moved inside around 11:30 and by then, my tummy was rumbling for lunch. 

Cute sign in the store.
How many meals have been 
more than Well done? 🤭🤔

Somehow we missed the food truck that comes in here so hopped in Black Beauty at 12:30 and drove to Lambeth to get lunch at A & W - again. A few minutes, literally, after we returned to the wait room, Ken and Kim dropped in. It is always so nice to see them.

I'm going to give myself credit here.
This is a GREAT picture!

Because we couldn't get into our home, we all sat comfortably inside and caught up. A couple of hours later we heard the news (not so good) about what the techs were going to do to our slide. It meant 'a few days' in the shop and a matter of pulling the fridge and cupboards out.

This is our sleeping accomodations
for a night or two.
A 2024 new 26' Ember Touring Edition

It gets worse. To get the fridge out, they would have to take the island out and that entails plumbing for the sink and dishwasher. Oh my! The price was about $2,000 more than what we'd planned for. Bill went out with them to see what else could be done, safely, efficiently and less costly.

A nice travel trailer,
roomy enough for 2
but not fulltime. Not us, anyway!

The result was to cut it approximately in half and do a 'fixit' effective job from the outside, underneath rather than from inside. The problem is that part of the floor under the fridge had gotten wet somehow and was bubbled and soft. I sat there, inside, praying for a better option.🙏 Just when you think you have a handle on things. 

I like the skylight over the bed
and all the windows.
There is also a second door off the bedroom.

Oh well, they were kind enough to pull out a new Ember travel trailer for us to spend our one or two nights here in. We moved bedding, towels, toiletries, Gibbs' food, a few dairy products and laptops from the Suite and were set up for the time being. We are fortunate to have this service.

We decided to test out
the recliners and give them
a 4 * rating.

When 6:30 rolled around, we had to find somewhere to get supper so Bill drove back to Lambeth to Tim Horton's. I'd googled their menu, we don't visit there often, and he got the Supreme Stack and a donut and brought me back the Pepperoni Flatbread Pizza and an Ice Capp. Wow! They were both very good.

Confused so naturally, had to be
beside us all the time.
Now that's a face you can't help but love, right?

We didn't connect our Starlink so used CanAm's wifi for blogs and whatnot. TV wasn't important tonight, so we just relaxed with our security blankets (electronic devices) until tired enough to go to bed. Today reached 25C/77F.

Tim Horton's offerings.
I had no idea.
I've never liked their 'too strong for me' coffee.

This is a nice little trailer, and we won't need much for blankets tonight with a warm overnight temperature in the forecast of 13C/55.4F. 

We were quite comfortable. Gibbs is quite confused, naturally, and we're trying to keep him as comfortable as possible. Poor little guy has no idea what's going on. 💕

My pizza in real life
Lots of cheese! Yummy!
I have leftovers of this now too.

This was one of those days that you just chock up to experience. It wasn't a bad day and it was really nice to see our friends again plus the regular staff at CanAm. Things usually work out in the end and soon we'll be heading up home.

A pretty sky as we say
Good night!

Thank you for stopping around!

Enjoying Day Ten

London, Ontario

On Sunday, Apr. 12th I woke from what I know was a great sleep. Gibbs moved about the same time as I did and came up to give me a morning kiss and cuddle. It was 5:40 am so I told him that it wasn't time, to go back to sleep. He listened and stretched out between us until 6:30. 

Good morning!
While visiting with our guests,
Gibbs settles on my lap.

There was nothing to get up too early for so I went back to sleep myself until 7 and got up even later. Our Keurig coffee maker was acting up when I made my tea, it kept shutting off, so Bill did some magic (we're not sure what he did!) and it was back to normal. Yay!

Charlotte and Cory
Notice how Gibbs squeezes in too.
💕

Around 10:15, Bill's second oldest daughter and hubby, Charlotte and Cory, dropped out for a visit. It was really nice to see family and since they live in London, it was great they made the trek across the city. There is so much construction at every turn that it takes a while to go anywhere. We appreciated it!

A nice picture of
Dad and daughter
Oh, and Gibbs.

We had a really nice visit for a couple of hours and after they left, we had a quick lunch and Bill drove across town again to check out the hobby store's last day's sales. He did come home with a couple of things for a great price. While he was gone, I put on Rain Man, an oldie but good movie.

A look out our window on 
a cloudy Sunday afternoon

While watching, I worked on a greeting card that I'd bought months ago for a sister-in-law. It needed to have my personal touch added so I used some of my paper techniques to spruce it up. I like how it turned out. 😉

A little attention to her
dress and shoes and she's good
to go in the mail.

After a quiet afternoon, we left Gibbs in charge and drove to New Sarum Diner, about 20 minutes from where we are staying. We met Keith, another good friend, and had a great home-style meal. It wasn't necessary but he wanted to treat us both. Delicious and a I brought a doggy bag home too.

Our drive took us past the
St. Thomas Municipal Airport

On the way home, we swung back into London to Derrick's home (again northeast area-we are in the southwest) so Bill could pick up a new (to him).............airplane. LOL We returned home to Gibbs just before 8 and when I filled his food dish, he gobbled it up. 🐕

A nice little restaurant
with lots of choices of good food.
Thank you Keith!

I watched the latest episode of Hope Valley, a series that I am enjoying, and realized that I must have missed it last week. Oh well, I'll catch up on it one day this coming week. Today has been nice, catching up with family and a friend and tomorrow we'll find out what is happening with the Suite.

Bill and Keith had the
turkey dinner special.
I had liver, onions and bacon
and the potato bacon soup.
It was all very good!

We had a mild day of 17C/62.6F and periods of light and heavier rain. Tonight will also be mild enough that we shouldn't need any heat. Still a few days of warmth and rain ahead.

It was great to see Keith
again.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit!