We moved to Sweetwater, TN

We discovered that the storm heading for the mountains is probably real so we moved to Sweetwater, TN today. We will winterize tomorrow here and then move on from further north Tuesday, when the weather is supposed to be better. This move placed us five hours or so closer to home. Since the storm will pass right over us, we will for sure know when it is done. Thanks again for all of the thoughts and prayers. Joe has another "stable" day. He is getting "antsy" to take a walk or do something other than lay in his bed. He is still hooked up and there were no PTs at the hospital today so maybe tomorrow, if he is still doing well.

We're back in GA

Carol's dad is "stable" again now so we drove from Michigan to Unadilla, GA yesterday. We sure hope this is our last 15 1/2 hour trip anywhere. We used to do long drives but the numbers (age) is finally catching up. We will winterize the Montana here and then tow it back to Michigan. Tomorrow, thunderboomers and strong winds are forcast for along the route and we won't tow through the mountains in the strong winds. We will try to make the trip Tuesday and Wednesday - still long days but halved from the straight through sessions of the past week. The most important thing was that Carol and her dad were able to see each other and talk and hold hands!

Carol's dad update.

Carol's dad has been up and down like a yo-yo. Yesterday, he was down and his blood platelets (sp?) were very low again. He was given another blood infusion and he came up some today. He is relatively stable now and, if he is still quite stable tomorrow, we will go back to Unadilla, GA Saturday where we will winterize our Montana and bring it back home. We then hope to be back mid-week. Your thoughts and prayers are very much appreciated by us all!

Carol's dad getting better!

Carol's dad is now out of ICU and into the Oncology Unit. He took solid food last night for the first time in almost a week. Today he took a short walk with a Physical Therapist. It is still not dancing but we'll take it! He is set for more Chemo Thursday, though. We keep on praying that all involved are doing the right thing. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers.

We are returning to Michigan

Carol's sister called last night to report that their dad was in ICU with complications with his chemo he received for his Lukemia. We brought the Montana to Unadilla, GA where we are going to leave it until we can return and pick it up. We will continue our trip the hospital in Livonia, MI in the morning and hope to arrive at least by mid-day Sunday. We can not take those long drives any more and will break it up either in a rest area or a motel for a few hours sleep. Prayers for Carol and her dad would be appreciated! Thanks in advance!

February Florida Montana Owners lunch

Today we attended the February Montana Owners Club Florida lunch. Steve and Patti Emmel put it together in Haines City at T Bones Restaurant. About 40 members showed up and a good time was had by all. I just hope that I did not miss anyone in these pics.

Punta Gorda Murals

Today, we moved from Punta Gorda to Wauchula, FL, a short hop of one hour north up US 17. We are at the NACO Thousand Trails Peace River Campground. I hope to do some panning for sharks teeth sometime during the week that we will be here. Yesterday, we walked downtown Punta Gorda and saw some of the beautiful murals that abound around the town. Some were painted on walls and some were tile inlays on walls. We did not see all of them so we will have some more to explore when we return, maybe next winter. The work that went into the tile inlaid murals was fascinating. We were fortunate to see them in the sunshine and they had water falling from top to bottom and catching the rays from the sun. Tomorrow we go to Haines City for a Montana Owners Club lunch and get to see some old friends and meet some new ones. Maybe this weekend we will have time to pan the Peace River. Many years ago, Florida was covered with water and that is why the sharks' teeth are here. A story around every turn! We were told by a man photographing the birds that these white birds are called Iron Heads, because of their grey heads and necks.