The trip to Grandma's house

12/24/09

Well it started out bad, snowy slush and progressed to freezing rain. We stopped for the night outside of Effingham (eggs and ham) at a rest area to see if it would blow over. I got up about 4:30am to rain and strong winds. It blow the camper all over the road, my arms are kill'n me from trying to keep it on the road. We finally made it, the camper has developed a major engine oil leak, it took 8qt's of oil coming down. I'll take a look at it tomorrow. Here are some photos I took from my phone while driving.

12/27/09
The drive home was un-adventful, used 8 more qts of oil. Its definatly a rear main seal leak, also lost two hubcaps in Illinios on those smooth paved roads. How is it that we pay some of the highest taxes but have the shittiest roads in the country?

Grandma's fruit cake

12/20/09

Melissa and I were at Moms and were talking to her about her fruit cake that she hasn't been able to make for some time now, so on our way home we decided to give it a shot and this is a couple of photos of it in progress. We were threatened that we can't post her receipie due to strict confidential family secrets and if we did she would have the King of the Hill take us for a one-way ride deep out in the woods.








Love ya Mom!

Were Going to be Grandparents!

12/15/09

We are going to be Grandparents!

We received the news late last night. Melissa and I were just talking about this on our way home from Mississippi Sunday and resided to the fact that it would be at least a couple of more years before it would happen because all the girls were doing there own thing but Dena has made a wish come true! We are so happy and proud, we love ya Dena!

Deep Fried Dill Pickles!

Melissa and I got hooked on deep fried dill pickles when we went to Vegas about 5 years ago and are always on the look out for them. We only have been able to find them down by Mom & Dads but we went to Lamp lighters in Palatine last night, about 20 minuts from our house and found that they had deep fried dill pickles and not the frozen ones but made fresh to order.

We haven't been able to find them up north here, they were great!

Sun rise on the Hill

 12/07/09
Sun rise on the Hill

Frost covered grass melted away as the sun broke over the trees. I enjoy watching the sun rise on the hill with my cup of coffee.

Ouch!

December 5 2009

My phone notified me of a new pic in my mail box, so I pulled it up and wondered why Melissa is sending me photos of her toes. Maybe she got a manicure and sent me a photo. A couple of minutes go by and the phone rings, its my loving wife wanting to know what I thought of the photo, I asked her why she would send me a photo of her painted toe nails, she replied look at it, I broke a toe (Ouch). I said I didn't know cause my toes look like that all the time.

Good Morning

Good Morning,

Its Sunday November 22, and I am trying to figure this out. I felt that we needed a place to record our life as it happens. So much has gone through our lives, people we love, places we have been, and loved ones lost, and really no record of it exists. I plan on updating the blog as often as I can and to post photos to give you an insight to our lives.

Bob Sanford