Dinner with Chase

We had a lovely dinner with my (Nada) brother, Sam, and his wife, Ginger, their youngest son, Greg, his wife Marina and their son Chase. We couldn't get over how Chase has grown and the progress he has made. Our time together was short but we sure enjoyed being with them!

Chase and Marina.


Sam and Ginger.


Greg, Marina, and Chase


Auntie Nada playing with Chase.

Skyline Drive & the bat

Well, we have a new one for us..... We broke camp this morning after being parked for a little over a month. We are taking Doug's 84 year old mom on a short trip with us. We were no sooner underway and she said there is a bird in the motorhome. We have to admit that we first thought that she might have lost some of her marbles but we were soon proved that it was true once I (Nada) saw it flying around back in the bedroom, too. And, yes, at that point, Doug was ready to say both his mom and his wife had lost their marbles! Plus I endured all kinds of funny comments about bringing my relatives along on our trip since my maiden name was "Burd." We pulled off the interstate at the next exit at a truck stop and sent the fearless male to the rear of the coach to catch the bird or shoosh it out the open front door. He could not find a bird anywhere. He looked on top of the slides and under the bed - nothing. He slide the pocket door closed and we examined the bath and front areas. Nothing. He opened the bedroom pocket door and there it was flying around in the dark. We then realized it was a bat not a bird! Hmmnnn.... how do we get a bat out because unlike a bird, they won't fly toward the light of an open door. So we closed all of our MCD shades up front to make it dark up there, then turned on all the lights in the bedroom. The bat flew forward to the darkness. We walked forward holding a large blanket as high as we could. We think he flew out of the open door since we can find him anywhere up front and he hasn't taken a flight to the dark rear of the coach. Of course tonight will be the real test! We think the bat must have been taking a nap on one of the motorhome's slides and when we brought it in, he joined our travel plans.


We arrived at Bull Run and got our camp set up. On Sunday, we drove west to Front Royal, VA and started down the the Skyline Drive. The following are photos of Doug, Oma, and Homer at some of the stops we made. Unfortunately is was a very humid day so we could not see very far and the bugs were eating us alive at each stop!



Unfortunately the humidity didn't allow us to see very far, but the views were still beautiful. Reminded us of the Smokey Mountains in TN.



This photo of moss growning on the cedar shake roof is dedicated to Miriam Eagleson who has encouraged me to expand my photography to more than just a record of where I've been. Thanks Miriam!


We enjoyed a lovely lunch with a beautiful view out the big glass windows.


Big Meadows. High on Skyline Drive. Brought back memories of my dad who had entertained us with many stories of his army unit camping here in the winter before shipping overseas.

Josh & the transmission

Josh had to put a new transmission in Vicky's truck. Doug thought he might be able to help, but Josh had it all under control since he had put in transmissions alone before. Anyway, we got to visit a little with Josh while he worked and we got to play with Briar.











Josh is lifting the transmission into place while Doug is holding some wires out of the way.


Of course Briar needs to be in there supervising!



Briar loves playing ball!

The KOA crew at the end-of-the-season dinner

We have been camped at the Twin Grove KOA near Pine Grove PA for the summer. Doug has been working part-time in registration and updating their webpage. The end of August we all gathered for a dinner enjoyed by everyone.







This last photo is of all the Moldovian exchange students - they are all in their final year of law school and spent the summer working here at the campground. Iurie, Alina, Sergo, Costa, and Ion. It was fun getting to know them.

Parry - Vaughn Reunion

The second Sunday of August is always the Parry-Vaughn reunion. Once again, Doug's cousins hosted the reunion at their lovely home in Jonestown, PA. Here are some photos of some of those attending.