January Potpourri...

Yes, it's been a while since we blogged and figured it was time for an update. The first week of January, we changed RV parks. We have a nice, long, graveled site. No matter there aren't trees since the weather is cool here during the winter.

The park we are in now has a dog run and boy, do the #2doods ever love that! Take a peek...

In fact they have adjusted wonderfully to the RV lifestyle although we are still working on "ignoring" other dogs when out walking. LOL! Here are a few pics.

Waiting for the okay to lick the peanut butter spoon...


Ringing the bell and waiting to go out...


Freshly groomed...


Showing good walking manners...

We are still adjusting to cooking in the rig, sticking to our low carb WOE (way of eating). We forgot we have this Liddle Griddle. Now it gets used for bacon, sausage, and eggs as well as banana pancakes.

On my author blog, I posted about setting up our RV office using the dining room table. We have been using the campground WiFi but unless we changed sites to move closer to the router, we found we use our phone's hotspot more often than not. When I was in the laundry house, the WiFi was strong and fast, so we researched a solution. Over the years we have talked off and on about this but the only recommended solution was in the $500-600 range.

Well, things seem to have improved with newer technology and we ordered this Alfa WiFi Camp Pro 2 long range Wi-Fi repeater kit with free shipping from Rokland for $140. We figured it was worth a try. It arrived quickly and using a Thunderbolt Ethernet adapter for our MacBooks, Stu had it set up quickly. We wanted to see how well it worked before mounting the antenna outside.

Guess what? We ended up with fast speeds with the antenna inside, hanging from the lights over our dining table! Seriously! So that is where it sits and we are thrilled!!

Next up, our latest cruise...

Ciao for now!

A look back at 2018...

What a whirlwind year it was....mostly high but when it was low, it was bad. Here is a little synopsis and review of all that passed in 2018.

• JAN: New toys, cowbells and neighbors moving in
• FEB: Carnival cruise out of Tampa, diet change, sold our property in Jamestown
• MAR: A little randomness & #2Doods have grown
• APR: A to Z Blog Challenge - The Doods Have It!
• MAY: A friend writes about death, Backend of Nowhere Garage build & Run For the Wall
• JUN: It's summer and Stu's back home
• JUL: Blooming time!
• AUG: Grandgirls come to visit & we all go to Pigeon Forge
• SEP: Weight loss, my birthday, C'Mon Inn Trilogy in print, & more
• OCT: Family sadness
• NOV: Family wedding
• DEC: Disney cruise & we FINALLY head south for the winter

How was your year? Here's to an exceptional 2019 to us all!

Ciao for now!