I Need Remedial Babysitting

Marti and I have been having a wonderful time getting reacquainted with Anabelle while her mommy Amanda and daddy Corey work during the day.

She feels very comfortable in Marti’s arms.

Once she had a full tummy, she wandered over to me, fascinated by my camera.

Until I picked her up…

I must have lost my touch with babies!  She cried hard and made me feel really bad.  So what did I do?  I took some blackmail photos to save for the future, when she introduces me to her boyfriend.  :c)

Marti and I wish all of our wonderful blog readers and friends a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Self Inflicted Ouch

Off we went this morning with a cool, sunny day for our “short” hop over to New Jersey (109 miles) to our son Corey’s house.  Knowing that we’d be sort of off the grid as far as hookups go, I wanted to ensure our propane tank was full.  Plugging into Corey’s electricity, we’d only have a maximum of 20 amps, so using our heat pump was out of the question.  We’ll have to utilize our propane furnace to make the Journey nice and toasty inside.

I had spotted a propane company on some of our trips from the Pennsylvania  campground to son Ryan’s house, so I decided to stop in and top off before we hooked up the Element for our drive over to NJ.

Marti followed behind me and as I turned a real sharp right hand corner into the propane company, I contacted the curb with the right rear tire.  Just a slight kiss, no I didn’t pop the tire.  What I did do made me sick.

I gouged my aluminum rim.  Bummer!!!  I guess I’ll get my Dremel tool out to grind the sharp edges flat and smooth, but it will always be there to remind me that I did that ouch. :c(

The icing on the cake?  The propane company does not fill motorhome tanks, they have no pump facility.  The ouch was for nothing.

Well, I have a half full onboard propane tank and will have to hook up my external tank with the Extend A Stay adaptor I bought.

Off we went, got a little lost trying to get on the PA turnpike, and had another case of dueling GPS units, we each have one, a larger 7 inch screen for me to watch the direction and a small one on Marti’s passenger window for her to navigate with.

After a short, 10 mile detour trying to find a U-turn, we headed in the right direction.  Upon arriving on Corey’s street, we had to thread the needle past piles of tree limbs awaiting pickup by his town’s public works department.  Fallout from Hurricane Sandy.  Residents were allowed to pile up downed tree limbs and branches into piles along the street.

We got set up in Corey and DIL Amanda’s driveway for a week of GAFH (Gratefully Accepting Family’s Hospitality).

Inside the house was the prize…Anabelle!

We haven’t seen her in several months and we’re falling behind on our spoiling her.  We’ll have to get busy to make up for lost time! ;c)

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I’m Getting A Complex

We took a trip to the Philadelphia Zoo with the granddaughters and DIL Amber.  I was looking forward to a great time with them and I was determined to get some great pictures of the wildlife on display.  I was determined to make Judy envious.



It was a cool day, the girls were dressed warmly.



Little Rebekah was snug as a bug in a rug in her stroller.



There were some peacocks walking around the zoo.  I tried to get a good picture, but the peacock
turned away from me as I snapped.



We went to see the lions, I thought I’d get some good shots.



The lioness started to get up, I was ready.



Then she presented me her best side.



At the tiger cage, the same thing happened.





The Hippo pen.



The Zebra pen.



The Rhino pen.



The Polar Bear enclosure.



Little Rebekah was starting to wonder why I was getting frustrated.



Then Bald Eagle, the same thing…



the Penguins, more of the same.



Even the Pink Flamingos gave me the cold “shoulder”.



Finally, at the Gorilla cage, I thought I’d have a chance to get some good pictures.  When the gorilla saw me, he put his head on his hands and was thinking as he eye-balled me.



Then, he climbed down, went outside and…you guessed it.



Taylor and Kierra decided to help me and held this animal steady so I could get a good shot.  They were afraid I was getting a complex…



There were many other animals, but all I got was more butt shots.  Fortunately, I was able to snap a facial picture of these three little cute animals.



Sadly, today was our last day with the girls.  Tomorrow we head over to New Jersey and see our other granddaughter, Anabelle!



It’s been a while since we’ve seen her, we’re sure looking forward to it! :c)
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