Another week......

IT'S BACK!!!   

 

And this time, the Beast actually had some work done on it, thanks to Cummins in Chesapeake, VA.....what a great bunch of people they were to work with.   We took the motorhome in on Monday, with the premise that it would probably be done on Tuesday.  Well, Tuesday came, and no, it wasn't done.  It almost felt like deja vu, especially since we didn't get it back until Thursday.  Don't you just love it, tho', when a business or individual admits that THEY made a mistake, and then not only makes it right, but cuts you a deal in the process for your "inconvenience"?  Well, that's what happened!  We will certainly use them again if we need that type of work when we are in this area and will definitely recommend them to others.  That particular chapter of the motorhome saga is now complete.  Now on to replacing the seal for the front roof-top air conditioner (Willie and assistant work) and then getting the compressor for the dashboard air conditioner installed and making sure that that particular cooling system is "up and running".  Okay.....enough of the technical talk....it's on to more fun things now that the necessary things are getting taken care of!

Friday afternoon we had lunch with Ashley and Gloria Taylor, fellow volunteers (they are with MMAP and worked with us at Shocco in February) who are from NC.  

It was soooo good to see them and spend time laughing and sharing, and we look forward to making a day trip to visit them "out in the country", as they say.....Gatesville, NC here we come!

Then on Saturday we left fairly early to head up to King William County (northeast of Richmond) to visit with SOWER friends, Emmett and JoAnn White.

We had worked a couple of projects with Emmett and JoAnn, and are looking forward to working with them again later this fall.  But in the meantime, we sure did enjoy our day with them, including lunch at Subway (yum, yum.....thanks, guys).  Then we were treated to a tour of the sights of the county, including two Indian reservations (Mattaponni and Pamunkey), and a model settlement, where I had fun taking pictures...

I know, I know sometimes I take strange, weird interesting pictures!

To top it all off, JoAnn fixed a delicious supper which we enjoyed on their screened-in porch (Willie and I have decided that we HAVE to have one of those).  Oh, and her squash and onions were beyond scrumptious!  All in all, a wonderfully relaxing day with good friends....only problem was, my tummy was a little too "satisfied"...but it was worth it!