You’ll Get A Kick Out Of This

Hello everyone.  This is Ben Dover here along with Terry Tory.  We’re here at “Wiggly” Field in beautiful downtown Murfreesboro where the annual soccer season has gotten underway.  The game between the Eagles and the Dynamos has completed with the Dynamos dominating the game.  The final score was Dynamos 5, Eagles 1. 

The superstar player, Miss Catia Patterson, was in great form today.  If you remember, she played for the Nationals last year, but became a free agent over the winter and signed a very lucrative one year contract with the Dynamos.  She can do it all isn’t that right, Terry.

That’s right, Ben.  She began the game playing forward where she immediately assisted on the very first goal.  That’s one thing about this girl, she is intent on winning the game and is a great team player, willing to let her teammates make the goals rather than “hot dawging” it.  The Dynamos really dominated that first quarter by never letting the ball get to the other half of the field.  Ben!

Thanks Terry.  Being that the Dynamos were leading the game 3 to 0, the coaches decided to bench Catia for the second quarter.  No since risking injury when the team is that far in the lead.  Also, it gives your second string some playing time to gain experience.  Who knows, they may just discover another player with Catia’s potential.

The third quarter found her playing goalie, not one of her favorite positions.  It looked as if the Eagles were going to rally by keeping the ball in their end of the field with several goal attempts.  But Catia was on top of the ball and only allowed one score.  The quarter ended with the Dynamos at 4 and the Eagles 1.

Ben, the coaches figured that there was enough cushion so Catia again sat out the forth quarter.  Probably a good move since next week’s game promises to be a real challenge.  Why burn out your best player when you don’t need to.

Well, Terry, Miss Patterson burned up the field last year for the Nationals and it looks as if she’ll do it again this year for the Dynamos.  So that’s all today from “Wiggly” Field here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 

There was a big crowd on hand with Catia’s younger sister, Kalina, and her younger brother, Radek, in the audience.  They never miss a game, although Kalina tends to “do her own thang” while the game is being played.  Oh yes, I should mention that her Mom and Dad along with her Grand Parents were in the audience as well – someone has to drive.

One funny event that took place while we were at the game.  A mother became frantic, she couldn’t find her son anywhere.  It seemed the lad must have wandered off on his own.  She was freaking out and approached the announcer who immediately had all the games (they play three at a time) stopped so the child could be located.

It was announced over the PA system with the lad’s name being called.  He was instructed to come to the announcer’s booth.  The mother had informed the announcer that he was wearing a blue Eagles shirt which the announcer passed along.  The Eagles’ coach yelled back, “He’s playing goalie”.  Yep, that’s right, they put orange shirts on the the goalies so he was no longer wearing a blue shirt.  Guess who wasn’t paying attention to her son’s game?

Mike and Peggy arrived at Cedars of Lebanon around three yesterday afternoon.  We headed out for church at four and then made our way to Demos Family Restaurant for a nice “homecooked” meal.  It was around eight thirty when we returned home so Mike and Peggy headed to their rig and Judy and I finished the day by doing some reading.

Not exactly sure what’s up for today other than a cookout so tune in again tomorrow to see if we did anything noteworthy.

God Bless Until Then . . . . . . 

The Fix

We arrived at Cedars of Lebanon and were set up by two o’clock.  Then we made a mad dash for . . . . . (drum roll here).   You’re right, the grand kids.  However, we were in such a rush that we left the camera at home – sometimes we can be “nummah than a post”!

Kalina was rising up from her nap when we arrived.  She was sitting in her bed with a big smile on her face and her arms outstretched for GM and GP.  Radek was still napping so we would have to wait for a grand son fix.  Catia was on her way home from school on the big yella banana.  So, Kalina got all the attention. 

We were sitting out back on the deck when Catia arrived.  She was more than happy to see GM and GP.  We got real big hugs and plenty of kisses and then, as if we’d not been away at all, “let’s play in the sand box, Grandpa!”  Well, I hate to tell you, but I’m a tad too big, too old, too something to play in the sand box so I “locked her in jail” instead – that’s a game she likes to play where I hold her between my legs and arms while she wiggles to escape.  It wears old folks out in a hurry, but not so little kids.

Then Radek made the scene.  He cried about coming to GM or GP at first, but once he was fed (feed me, feed me) he was just fine.  He’s gotten so big.  It won’t be long before he’ll be walking, teasing his sisters, and giving his parents a run for their money.

We stayed until Matthew got home from work and then strategized about today’s activities.  Then we returned home for dinner, a walk, and some reading time.  Tune in tomorrow, I promise that one of us will remember the camera so we’ll have some pictures to share.

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Rolling, Rolling, Rolling Down The Highway

We got underway right on schedule – whoda thunk?  After weeks of counting down and working the Ol’ Ta Do List, I guess we should have gotten underway right on schedule.  Anyway, we had a casual, event free travel day to Suncoast RV just south of Birmingham.  Today we’ll wheel into Cedars of Lebanon, get set up, and make a bee line for the grand children. 

The other day Kalina, right out of the blue, says, “Grandpa’s coming, Grandpa’s coming!”  I guess she gets it.  She’ll be one excited little girl in just a few short hours – not to mention that I’ll be one excited little grandpa in just a few short hours.  Grandma is trying to contain her excitement as well, but not doing a very effective job of it - she’s more excited than a long tailed Tom katt in a room full of rocking chairs.

Mike and Peggy will be joining us tomorrow.  After their hair raising experience Mikee needs a nice frozen margarita – they’re bringing the ice.  Those of you following their blog know that the Vue is all reassembled with a new bed plate and they hit the road yesterday.  That really was a pretty remarkable feat to get accomplished in just six days.  Mike stayed on top of the coordination effort and it all came together.  Even with a week’s set back, they’ll still get home as originally scheduled.

Okay, time to take a shower, dump the tanks, and make tracks.  See ya tomorrow from Lebanon, Tennessee; home of the Cracker Barrel.

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Go!!!!!!

Yep, the day is finally here; we’ll be “On The Road Again” this morning.  Next winter we’ll have to evaluate this sitting in one place for six months.  Although we love it here at the Plantation and there’s lots of activities going on, six months is just waaaaay tooooo long to sit in one place when you’re fulltime RVers.  Anyway, we’ll be heading just plain north in a few hours and partaking in a grand child fix tomorrow afternoon for sure.

Catia caught wind of our arrival and called “dibs” on an over nighter (or two) with Grandma and Grandpa – I just think that might be easily arranged, don’t you?  Kalina will get a special outing with GM and GP while big sis, Catia, is in school.  We’ll find something special to do with that little tike.  What about Radek?  Well, we’ll spend some time with him as well.  Of course, Matt and Jackie think in terms of built in baby sitters – another chore that will be easily accommodated. 

Hopefully Mike and Peggy will get outta OKC soon and will be able to spend a couple of nights with us at Cedars of Lebanon.  We are in desperate need for ice for our frozen margaritas and they are our prime suppliers. 

Yep, I’d say that the next week and half in Tennessee will be busy before making tracks to see our daughter and son-in-law in Virginia.  Then it will be off to New Hampshire for another grand child fix and Rocco’s birthday.  By the time we get to Maine we’ll be in need of a little down time – not too much though.

So, hope to “See Ya Down The Road”.  Take Care Until Then . . . . . 

Get Ready, Set . . . .

We’re finally down to hours before we begin our summer trek.  Everything has been done and we are ready to roll.  We’d leave this morning, but our 242 home group is having a “going away” dinner for us tonight – a nice Southern Boiled dinner with shrimp, corn, taters, crawfish?, etc. all cooked in one large pot.  It will be fun and we’re going to miss spending Wednesday nights with these folks.

Today we’ll just go over our check list one more time and make sure that we haven’t missed anything.  It’s going to be a great day to sit outside in our lawn chairs, sip some iced tea, and read.  Also, we’ll get in a two mile walk and do a little visiting with friends who are still here saying, “See ya this fall”.

Well, it looks like the Gummint is definitely headed for a shutdown.  Speaker of the House Boehner is refusing to back down, Harry Reid is being Harry Reid, and President Obama is trying to make Boehner cry again.  In the meantime, we the people are being held hostage.  Yay Gummint at work!!!  Like I said last November, it’s going to take a couple more election cycles to clean out the deadwood.

Hopefully our blog entries will begin to get a bit more interesting with more pictures as we begin Wandering America once again.  So hang in there and be sure to check back with us.

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