MARCH TRIP

In March, I took the RV to Wale's West in Silverhill, AL.  Wales West has a campground and a steam train ride.  I wanted a trip for my grands during spring break.  What fun it was!  Wales West has 2 trains and it was decorated as the Cottontail Express for Easter.  They had an indoor swimming pool, nice playground, pond with a man made beach, petting zoo, pony rides, face painting and of course the Cottontail Express to see the Easter Bunny where the grands made Easter masks and went on an egg hunt!  It was a great time!

Cole was not happy about riding the "big train" at first, but he loved it once we got going!

I AM TERRIBLE AT THIS!

Yikes! I haven't written a post since the shakedown trip! Maybe this blogging isn't for me...anyway, to catch up....

Had to take the RV back to dealership several times to get the warranty issues taken care of.  In January I took it to my son's for a day trip.  I just love driving it!

In February, I took my son and his family to Miller's Ferry Campground for his birthday weekend.  I wanted to see how it would work with 3 adults and 2 kids.  It was a great weekend!  We slept comfortably with my son and his wife in the loft bed and me and the kids in the permanent bed.  Campfires were allowed this time and that was nice.  We cooked all meals outside. We had a great time and the grands caught their first fish! I am having a terrible time posting pictures but maybe I will get some on here eventually.

I love Miller's Ferry Campground and it will probably be my "go to" campground for weekend trips in between longer trips while I am still working part time.

Shakedown Trip!

Left for Miller's Ferry Campground to camp for the first time and check out all the systems of my RV.  Miller's Ferry Campground is beautiful and I camped right on the river.  It turned out very cold and there was a campfire ban, but the RV was snuggly warm! Have a small list of warranty issues to complete.  Had a great time!  I love my little RV!

Exciting News!

I got my RV today!  It's an Itasca Viva!  I love it!  Stayed onsite for one night to check out the systems.  Had some minor work done to correct some issues the next morning and drove it home.  Did some shopping for things needed and had major fun fixing it up.  Planning a trip soon as shake down.

Who is Kappy?

My real name is Kathy, but my grands call me Kappy.  Since this blog is mostly for them, that’s what I used.  My profession is in education but I can tell you right now I am NOT an English major and writing is NOT my forte!  If you can ignore errors I’ll pretend I didn’t make them and we should get along fine!

Like I said before, I am a loner, but I don’t live alone.  I have 3 dogs and a cat! First, there’s Cricket:

Cricket

Cricket is a Rat Terrier obviously.  I got Cricket to keep the squirrels out of my yard.  (That is a story for another time). Squirrels are her business and she has taught the other dogs to chase them too.  She rules the roost around here.  She is typical terrier:  high energy, high strung, whiney, obnoxious sometimes, and sometimes ornery.  She will be 12 in November and is beginning to show signs of her age.  She is jealous of the others and lets them know who is boss.  She hates for her nails to be clipped.  She loves me and only me. 

 Cali

Cali is a stray that my son brought home one night.  Cali had many issues when she came; mainly she was terrified of everything.  After getting her spayed, bathed, treated for a skin condition, and much patience she became a total sweetheart.  She is meek, great with the grands, loving, and deathly afraid of loud noises-especially fireworks and thunder.  She hates leashes around her neck and wears a harness when I take her somewhere.  I think she must have been mistreated as a puppy and possible chained around the neck or something.  It has taken many hours working with the harness to just get her to the vet.  I estimate Cali is about 7 years old.

Murphy



Murphy is a Chiweenie.  He is 3 years old.  Murphy was my son's dog (yeah, the same son who brought home Cali-dogs gravitate to him, what can I say?) who came to live with me after he kept escaping the fence at my son's and a neighbor shot him.  The pellet in his leg was removed so he could walk normally, but he lives with two pellets still inside him-one very close to his windpipe and the other close to his spine.  The vet decided to leave those as the surgery for each one was too risky.  He is very sweet, great with the grands, loves to climb on the outside furniture, and barks a LOT.

CC

CC is the cat.  CC was my other son's cat who came to live with me when he couldn't keep her at his apartment.  CC is not normal.  LOL.  She does not play like regular cats.  She doesn't like toys, never has.  She doesn't even like people sometimes.  She doesn't like to be held and likes to be petted rarely.  CC likes two things:  Cali, the dog, and to be brushed.  No idea how old CC is, but I think around 10-11 years.  Her tongue sticks out because she has no teeth!

What's happening at Kamp Kappy today?

1.  I see a riding lawn mower in my future.
2.  A nap is another possibility.

What in the world am I thinking…..?

Why in the world would I start a blog?  I am a very private person and pretty much a loner by choice.  I can be social, don’t get me wrong, I just don’t seek out social activities and much prefer to be by myself. 

Well, you see, I have 2 children and 7 grandchildren.  I would love for them to follow along on my RV adventure especially if they can’t come along.  Also, I would like a diary/log of my travels and I think this would be the best way to keep my family informed.  I am not a Facebook fan so this is the next best option.