Sunday

Well last evening I posted in cool N.Carolina and tonight I'm posting in HOT Florida just a mere 700 miles apart and a difference of 3000 feet in altitude. We had an uneventful trip which we thoroughly love as it was raining lightly as we left the beautiful mountains. We never met or saw one car when we left the cabin around 6 AM and travelled nearly 23 miles to the interstate at the foot of the mountain; however when we reached the Tampa Bay area it was 6 to 8 lanes of traffic going in both directions and at 95 degrees HOT.

We stopped 6 times for walking every 1 1/2 hours for 10 to 15 minutes and for gas twice so we made excellent time. I set the cruise at $%&# and still was nearly run over at times by those high flying Yankees and a few southerns, anyhow its 6 lanes through almost ALL of Georgia and our shortcut down A1A to 301 is becoming almost as fast as the interstate.

We stopped at GG's(Nancys mom) for a supper of stuffed peppers, smashed spuds and salad which was Yumm after the cheese sandwiches, pickles and chips we had for the trip. Amy and Tyler brought Ava and Sam and they were gorgeous to our eyes. Lots of hugs and kisses and Sam has grown so and is now talking and Ava is such a sweetie and we could not tell any difference the mercury poisoning did to her since we last saw her. Thanks again for your prayers for her.

Well the reason we came was because Amy noticed a large brown water spot on the carpet in the dining room as well as some water spots on the moulding. I think because so many limbs had fallen from the giant oak that litters our flat roof in back of the house and the torrential rain fall of last week the water from the gabled roof was unable to quickly dissipate off the flat roof and backed up under the shingles and leaked into the dining room. I have a roofer coming out to check the roof sometime this week and see what his professional opinion is.

Well its always great to get to the end of your trip and especially safely. I have lots of catching up to do with yard work, etc and of course lots of kisses and hugs for those grand babies, LATER