Another Holiday Season is here and once again we will spend it differently. Different seems to have now become our new normal. This year we will be spending Turkey Day with our new found RVing family. We are soooo thankful I googled Lakeside RV Park. As I will be going back to Wyoming twice this winter we have made arrangements to stay here until at least the end of March. Besides it will take more time than that to explore this 1/4 of the state. We have driven by or through all of the parks in TRC and EB and are convinced this is THE spot for us. Today there will be 50+ for dinner. (Pictures after the fact.)
The little rat Whitney didn't turn her phone on until just a few moments ago; so we couldn't synchronize the parade this year. They are going to Travis' folks for dinner; Kev and Lori are in Kansas/Missouri and Erick/Vanessa are at her folks. I visited with the boys--ok I talked to Ethan while he made noises then KaCe tried to talk to me while Ethan screamed in the background. "Sharing" is becoming a nasty word to Ethan. I made up a song (on the spot) about him and he wanted to hear more. (Note to self: you NEED to record these songs so you don't have to keep making them up on the spot!!)
Having us gone at this time of year is hard on them and us. I remember how I hated it that Mom was down south over the holidays so I shouldn't be surprised at our feelings. I didn't realize just how hard; which is probably why I planned early to go back in December. I remember this season in 2002 - -leading a griefshare (
http://www.griefshare.org/ ) class. The pain was so raw then and I couldn't imagine 1 year down the road let alone 6+. I really couldn't get my head around the fact that the cycle just keeps going round and round and round. The order may change and you may not go through every phase; but the cycle keeps on keeping on. I'm sure that some high paid counselor would say this year is difficult because we have made so many life changes, blah, blah, blah. OK so I'll give myself that and vent a little. I AM very happy, content and peaceful. More peaceful than I've been in years. I helped make these decisions and wouldn't change any of them. Ken is doing awesome; we have many new "instant friends = IF's" (Note to self: you need to describe IF's); but K.C. would have been 20 this year and I think that is riding on my back a little. In my mind he is still that ornery, loving, brash 13 year old but at times, like now, I get blindsided and so wish he was here for just one more "bellybump". With those thoughts in mind I realized I probably need to work on his website (
http://www.timehonoredtributes.com/content/biography.asp?oigta=&bio_id=749) and "deal with it". Becasue even if he was here; he wouldn't be the same K.C. we left with that morning. None of us are the same. Of course, I haven't updated the email address since I retired and will have to wait until Monday to even access the backside. Put it on the list!
I helped a new IF make some business cards and found a great new free clipart website
http://www.freeze.com/ Thus I spent last night redoing ours. The good thing about mucking around with the design is I am learning more about MS Office 2007. Lord knows I needed those lessons. I took pictures at Happy Hour last night and am taking the camera today. Hopefully I can get some snaps. Here is the campfire area.
Behind it is the trail from the upper level. The 5th wheel on the corner is Maynard's.
There is a story about how he managed to get that spot - a sweeeeeet one. Maynard was given a laptop from a friend. He knew little about computers and didn't realize that he had to clip a couple more times when MS office kept asking for his key............yup he can't access his work now. Here, another IF, Debbie, is explaining to him how she maybe can fix it. If that doesn't work, I'll call Nathan (work for MS in Seattle) and ask him if there is a way to find the key buried in there somewhere.
It rained here on and off during the day; however it ended it with sunshine. So far I am getting my daily dose of Vitamin D. It has been chilly a couple of times here; but I really can't say it is cold.
Behind it is the trail from the upper level. The 5th wheel on the corner is Maynard's. 
There is a story about how he managed to get that spot - a sweeeeeet one. Maynard was given a laptop from a friend. He knew little about computers and didn't realize that he had to clip a couple more times when MS office kept asking for his key............yup he can't access his work now. Here, another IF, Debbie, is explaining to him how she maybe can fix it. If that doesn't work, I'll call Nathan (work for MS in Seattle) and ask him if there is a way to find the key buried in there somewhere. 
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