Sunday, June 15, 2008

TT Hershey Update #9-- Father's Day


HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

Saturday: The began with a bike ride to Palmyra where I met Audrey at McDonald's. Rode a new route to get to Palmyra that took me off a heavily traveled road. From McDonald's it was back to the coach to chill out before heading off to dinner at the Shady Maple. The Shady Maple event was very nice as Audrey and I joined our daughter, Denise, and her husband, Rob, and their family, Justin (Andrea- girl friend), Samantha (Jake - boy friend) & Connor. - We celebrated Sam's high school graduation and Dad's Day. This was their initial visit to the Shady Maple -- an incredible smörgåsbord. The place was a mad house -- people everywhere. We got lucky and were able to sit as a family in the special banquet room where it was not as crowded and crazy. Needless to say, we all had more to eat than we should have. All of us made a fast exit from the place after dinner to avoid a nasty thunderstorm that passed through the area. On the way back to the coach there were places where the water run-off was across the highway.

The picture included shows the gang. Also, see the slide show in the right panel for more pictures.
When we got back to the coach, all was well as until about 2:00 a.m. when Phara alerted us to the need to go outside. Her bowels were loose and she kept us awake the rest of the night. Audrey a soldier. She took her out about every 30 minutes until nearly 4:00 a.m.

Today: We had planned to attend church this morning, but with the uncertainty surrounding Phara we are hanging out in the coach until we see how she is doing. Right now she's fast asleep. Nothing special planned for Father's Day. The kids, Cindy (AZ), Denise (PA) and Dawn (NC) will call, and we'll chat. We hope to take our bikes and ride someplace later today, but everything we do will be determined by how Phara is doing.

All for now. Stay tuned for the next update.

1 comment:

Dave & Audrey Watkins said...

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