March 17th, Saturday – All Jammed Up

All jammed up, that we were today.  More about that in a minute.  First things first, oh yes we made it to the end of another week.  How sweet it is.  Not to mention we have a few warm days ahead.  Forget all that stuff about rain coming  in a few days and a cold front the end of the new week.  Let’s celebrate what we have right now.  Oh yea, give thanks right now for what we’ve enjoyed this week.  Give thanks for the blessings that we’ve been given.  Will you join me in doing so?

All things considered this was a rather tame day for us.  We knew what was coming in the afternoon so we stayed close to home.  One brief run to the Dollar Store for some necessities and that was that.  By the time we got home it was time.

As for being all jammed up, it was time for the afternoon jam session in the park.   Unfortunately, the Saturday afternoon jam session is no longer – shall we say – sanctioned by the park.  Politics is everywhere it seems.  But that never stopped Nancy from getting everyone together for a Saturday afternoon jam session at her site.  Nancy’s site is always easy to find.  Forget the site number, even what rig is hers, just look for the pickle playing a guitar!

This is the groups fearless leader, Nancy herself leading a particular number this afternoon.  Someone said that it was just about six months ago that she taught herself the guitar!

And here are some of the members of her cast of characters that usually accompany her

The group is as diverse in age and background as is the music they play.  There was as expected a mix of gospel, folk, 60’s and 70’s and a little bit of everything else thrown in.  Listening to them is a great way to spend the afternoon.  Sadly this will be the last jam session since everyone is moving out in all different directions this coming week.  God speed one and all.

But wait!  Nancy wasn’t finished just yet.  Oh no, today she also planned a pot luck Saint Patty’s Day Supper.  What a spread, what a feast for one and all.  What a great time with old and new friends.  Here is everyone pitching in to set the tables and put out the food.

The food tables were loaded with all kinds of goodies.  There was a table of all kinds of salads

Pots full of corned beef and cabbage as well as beef stew

 

And lets not forget the dessert table

Here’s a few of the hungry souls who were in front of us, another 12 plus were behind us and to each side of us.  It was a great time for all who came.

But there was still another surprise in store for me when I got home.  New toy time!  Well, not really a toy, but a tool that will help to make life on the road easier.  A new Garmin GPS that let’s you input the length, the height, and the width of your RV and then plots your route accordingly.  It doesn’t completely replace a paper map nor common sense but it is a tremendous help in terms of route navigation.

 

That in total was our day.  It was a delightful one spent listening to some great music, getting together with old friends, and meeting and talking to some “newbie” RVer’s.  Goodness, it wasn’t that long ago that we ourselves weren’t even dry behind the ears in terms of full time RV’ing.  Some will argue we still are “newbie’s” and they are probably right in that we only have months and not years under our belts but as they say baby we’ve come a long way in these last few months.

Day is now long gone and night has crept up upon us and enfolded us in its darkness.  We hope you also had a great day.  That you were able to do something enjoyable.  Something that put a smile on someone else’s face and made their day that much brighter.  Before we say goodbye for the day let me ask you a question

Do you see the glass as half full or half empty

Think about this.  Do you see every little misstep in life an obstacle?  As if someone is out to get you?  Instead of taking decisive action you complain and point your finger and blame others?  Or . . . .

Do you see obstacles as only problems to be solved.  My dad always used to say to me There are no problems in life only possibilities waiting to be seized.  

Which is it, is the glass half full or half empty?  My friends let’s work to keep it half full.

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.  Thanks again for sharing our day with us.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before