Driving from DeFuniak Springs, FL to Sulphur, LA

We got an earlier start this morning than we did yesterday. We left WalMart at 9:15 and got back on I-10 heading west to our next destination for tonight. We passed by the USS Alabama after crossing Mobile Bay on I-10.

From DeFuniak Springs, FL to Sulphur, LA

We stopped at a Shell station near Theodore, AL at 12:30 to get gas ($3.259 a gal). There was a Subway at the Shell station, so we decided to get some subs and have them for lunch before we got back on the highway.

We stopped at rest area near Westonia, MS a little after 2:00 to walk Tinker and make some coffee before going on. At exit 267 on I-10 we got onto I-12 towards Baton Rouge and connected with I-10 east of Baton Rouge. I caught a quick glimpse of the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino right after we

Driving from Sebastian to DeFuniak Springs

We finished packing everything we would need for our trip in the RV last night, so we didn't have too much to do this morning. We were up early (at least for us) had coffee and a quick breakfast, pulled the motorhome out of the driveway, hitched up the car and were on the road by 10:00. We drove west to I-95 and headed north to take US-192 west to Kissimmee-St. Cloud to get on the Florida Turnpike.

By the time we reached St. Cloud it was almost time for lunch and we started to look for a place where we could pull off the highway and fix lunch. We found a church parking lot and pulled in there at 11:40 for a quick lunch.

We were back on the road by a little after 12:00 and then continued west on US-192 about 4 miles to the Florida Turnpike. We drove north on the turnpike until we connected with I-75 in Wildwood. The toll for driving the car & RV on the turnpike was $13.50.

We continued north in I-75 to Lake City and then headed west on I-10. We stopped at the Love's Truck Stop in Lee, FL at 4:00 to get gas in the RV and paid $3.359 a gallon. When we were leaving Love's, I saw these donkeys in a field across from the truck stop and snapped a couple of photos.

From Driving from Sebastian to DeFuniak Springs

An hour and a half later we crossed

Getting ready for trip to Houston

We had a 9:00 appointment last Wednesday at Camping World in Cocoa, FL to have the new slide toppers installed.  We went over to the Burger King near Camping World to have breakfast and then drove over to WalMart Supercenter to do a little shopping. Mike also found a place where he could get a hair cut. Then we drove back to Camping World to wait until the RV was ready. Mike bought a new pull cord for the RV awning. We had already paid the $824 for the new slide toppers, but that didn't include removing the old slide toppers and that cost $146. The installation was finished and we were heading home by 2:00.

I just realized that even though I had said we were going to sell the motorhome, that I had failed to mention that we were going to put it on

New Headlights for the RV & New Bedroom Furniture

Once we decided to sell our 2005 Winnebago Adventurer motorhome, we made a list of things we needed to do to prepare it for sale.

One thing was to replace the headlights that had become clouded. Mike priced them through the Winnebago parts and the pair cost over $600. He found the headlights through another supplier on the internet and got them for $324 for the pair - about half the price from Winnebago. Mike replaced the RV headlights last week and what a difference it made!

From February 2014

On Friday morning of last week (Feb. 21) we drove the RV up to Camping World at

Gardenfest, new furniture & family reunion

The first half of February has been busy. On Feb. 1 Mike and I drove down to Riverview Park in Vero Beach to go to Gardenfest (free) which is put on by the Garden Club of Indian River County. We walked around looking at all of the plants and flowers that were for sale by the various nurseries to get ideas for our flower gardens. There were also vendors selling lawn furniture and garden decorations. We took photos of some of the plants and flowers so we would remember them later.

From February 2014

After attending Gardenfest, we went to Five Guys Burgers in Vero for lunch. On the way home we stopped at the Indian River Fairgrounds to go the Vero Beach Antique Extravaganza. We paid $7 each to get into the antique show and didn't find anything to buy.

Wednesday of last week (Feb. 5) we drove down to Vero Beach to go to our favorite consignment shop, Kaleidoscope Consignments, to see if we could find a dresser for our Oriental guest room. We didn't have anything exactly in mind and no sooner did we walk through the door, but we saw

Cousins visit from Illinois

I've been trying to decide whether or not if I wanted curtains on the kitchen window over the sink or not. Then if I do, what style of curtains? I had bought some Battenburg white curtains and valances for our house in Dothan and really liked them and had gotten them from either Penney's or Sears (who now don't have them). After some searching on the internet, I found exactly what I was looking for at Anna's Linens and ordered them. They were delivered last week and look great.

My cousin Frances and her husband Jack are down from southern Illinois for their annual winter trip to Florida out of the cold weather. They stopped by our house between stays at their time shares Tuesday of last week. I had made my broccoli cheddar pasta salad and we had that and sandwiches for lunch. We had a good time visiting and catching up on each other's news and the time just flew by. It didn't seem like they had been here very long before it was time for them to leave.

From January 2014

January is also Girl Scout cookie time and the Thin Mints were calling our name. We also bought some Tagalongs or Peanut Butter Patties and as usual the cookies were gone in no time.

It's hard to believe that January is already over! I wonder how fast February will go by since it's a short month.

Oriental Headboard & More House Painting

We've been trying to come up with inexpensive ideas for a headboard for one of our guest rooms. Once we decided on what we wanted, the next problem was where to find it. We wanted a 3-panel floor screen with an Oriental look and we finally found one on the internet at Oriental Furniture for $149.00. It went perfectly with the queen comforter set I had bought last September from Anna's Linens.

From January 2014

Last Tuesday (Jan. 7) Sears delivered the queen mattress set and bed frame that we bought last month and set up the bed. Mike removed the