We’re baaaaaaaack! Back in Oshkosh, that is, on the grounds
of EAA (Audry’s Park), and we’ve been here for about a month now. I had really
good intentions of writing sooner (and I did, as the first five words of this
blog were written in early June), but the days have a way of getting away from
a person who wants to see so many friends and family members plus working and volunteering.
Another important item we needed to take care of now that we
were back in Oshkosh was getting our rig in for some much needed repair and
annual maintenance. I don’t think I talked about it much before this but we had
a serious leak in our windshield that we noticed sometime in April and knew we
had to get that taken care of sooner rather than later. (Good thing as the
rains have seemed to follow us wherever we go.) I must interject here how VERY
grateful we are for God’s protection and safety as we now realize that we were
driving all over the country with a bad windshield. Apparently, it wasn’t
fitted properly in an earlier repair prior to our buying it. And it’s ONLY by
the grace of God that we didn’t lose our windshield and, God only knows, what
else. Thank you, Lord!
Bill wanted to wait until we were in Oshkosh, so a week
after we arrived we took our rig in for repair. Long story short we had to wait
another week for the windshield repair (as it was much more serious than we
thought) and then ended up spending the night in Quent’s (RV repair place) parking
lot because of some additional problems. It’s a most interesting life when you
have to take your entire home in for repair. Just glad we are able to still
sleep in it no matter where it is parked.
We aren’t done with the repairs yet. They still have to finish up one
more thing; so we have to pack it up our home for the third time this month
(ain’t we got fun) and drive it back (grateful the repair place isn’t even a
mile away) for, hopefully, the last time this summer.
The other “fun” thing we got to do when we arrived was
attempt to level out our parking spot. We were both extremely happy to have the
same spot as last year. But I forgot about Bill having to make “riser ramps” out
of scrap wood because the leveling jacks didn’t have enough extension and our
back tires were six inches off the ground. Well, this year they would have been
more like twelve inches off the ground. We were very grateful and blessed with
a fairly simple and quick solution. There was both “fill” and gravel available
to us to raise the back end of our lot so that no risers were needed. Bill got
to play with big boy toys (front end loader), so he was happy. The shoveling
all the dirt and gravel in place wasn’t quite as much fun, but we got the job
done and it worked great. Okay, I admit I was a bit nervous about it not all
washing away with the first rain…but after the deluge of rains we’ve had, I’ve
been proven, once again, to not fret about stuff like that. I just can’t seem
to help myself. Lord, help me!
Bill has been volunteering in the fab shop again at EAA as
well as helping out a day or so a week for a former employer who just can’t
seem to let him go. I’ve actually been going in to the physical His House Christian
Fellowship admin office (boy that feels good) two mornings a week and then
volunteering, at least, two afternoons a week in the EAA Print & Mail Room
and/or Warehouse. We love it here on the EAA grounds, catching up with friends
we made last year, meeting new ones, and having the flexibility to volunteer in
a way that works for us and our crazy schedule.
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| Before the RVs & Campers arrive |
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| Before the all the set up takes place. |
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| Before the Fly Market vendors arrive |
One more thing I really love about being in Audrey’s Park on
the EAA grounds (1400 acres) during June, July, and August is watching the
transformation from open fields and empty buildings to the thousands of
campers, vendors of all kinds, airplanes galore, and people, people, and more
people for the annual AirVenture Fly-In. However, I do love the peace, quiet,
and beauty of this place for the better part of eleven weeks and am more than
happy for the week and a few days of great excitement and aviation activity
that I often watch from the comfort of my home. It’s a good life!!! Praise the
Lord!
Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing!
