Frank, Julie and Grandkids

We had a problem with our windshield wipers on our way to Missouri, but was able to drive out of the rain and make it to Camdenton without having to stop for more repairs. We did call and make an appointment with Camping World in Springfield MO for the following Thursday, we are spending two weeks here before we head for North Carolina and then Florida.

We were able to spend a week with our family and enjoy our Grandchildren for a while before we went for repairs. We had so much fun, Austin is 6 and is so smart and cute, he is at school all day and is he loves school and enjoys learning things. Cassidy is 2 1/2 and is such a joy to be around. She talks so well, and has such a good imagination, so much fun to watch her play all day.

We had such a great time with them, and enjoyed our week here in Camdenton, we stayed at a campground nearby and spent most days with Frank and Cassidy. Julie and Austin had to go to work and school, but they got home around 4pm so we spent a little more time there then Frank had to go to work and we went on home. I would go shopping and do laundry during the day and leave Joe over there so he could have time with Frank, so Cassidy and Joe struck up a great friendship, and had lunch (chicken nuggets and tater tots) together everyday.

We took our coach in to Springfield (about 85 miles) on Thursday, and they had to order parts, so we decided to take it over to Cummins to have a recall on the engine taken care of. They said they would start it the next morning and it would take all day, so they got started early on Friday. We called Camping World and told them we would be there on Saturday.

Of course it did not go exactly like that, we got a phone call about 2:30 on Friday saying they needed a part and could not get it until Monday morning. So, not only is it not done, we could not stay in it over the weekend because the engine is all taken apart. We stayed in a motel over the weekend and Monday they finished it up. However, the oil pan had a scratch and was seeping oil from a little accident in Elkhart involving a mailbox, so they had to order a new oil pan and replace it. (of course that was at our expense) So the following Thursday, we finely got to the Camping World to get our wipers fixed and then back to Camdenton, after a week away.

We stayed another week there with our family and then headed for Maggie Valley, North Carolina for Thanksgiving with our friends, Rhonda and Bill and their 2 Daughters.