Family at Christmas

It’s my birthday today but it seems like the longest birthday ever. I’ve been traveling for several weeks and have been to 3 RV rallies in that time. Been getting lots of cake! Thank you my RV friends 🙂 Jim

Today I made a deal with Rick at Cross County RV in Mattoon, IL to trade our 3023 Trailmanor for a Heartland Landmark 5th wheel trailer. We’re pretty excited about the prospects to travel in a much larger and nicer trailer in 2005 and beyond. With the new trailer will be a new truck. I…

Friday evening afer dinner, at the suggestion of a work associate (thanks Pete G), we went to the Pfister Hotel. On the top floor is a lounge called Blu. We had martinis. Had a great view of downtown Milwaukee and the lakefront. Pictured below: Nancy with an apple martini. A very large church (name/denomination unknown)….

Poor little Butch 🙁  He sure acted like he wanted me to pack him in my back and dognap him back to Chicago when I left George and Lindsey's.  Butch kept an eye on me throughout the night, checking in on me every few hours to make sure I was okay.  Skippy help off until…

Here’s the girls relaxing. Ruby must have ate and drank herself to sleep! Emme is relaxing in mommy’s lap.  

Nancy is in China.  Her second trip abroad in a month – both for work.  Shanghai is 13 hours ahead of us.  Pretty easy to remember.  Our AM is her PM +1 hour.  So 9 PM at home now is 10 AM in Shanghai. Puppies and I miss her but we’ll live.  She’ll be home…