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Ohio, United States
Having recently retired we are fulfilling our long time dream. We began our camping life with a tent in 1969 adjusting as each of our three sons arrived over the years and gradually progressed to a 32' Class A in 2007. Even after our sons became too busy with their own interests, we continued dreaming over the years. The Louisville, KY 2003 Great North American RV Rally and the book "Movin' On" convinced us that a motorhome after retirement was really for us! In 2007 we sold our home and disposed of most of our belongings and awaited the wife's retirement on February 1, 2008. We were out in our first motorhome ten times in our first summer in 2007, with our grandson joining us eight of those ten times. Since he must stay behind with his mom and dad to continue school, we told him he can join us on vacations (by car or plane) anywhere we are as we travel the US. Imagine the history lessons he could acquire! However, Mom and Dad don't look at it that way, especially the flying. Fortunately we don't miss work one bit!! We just miss the friends there. We have many hobbies to keep us busy when we decide to sit still for a day. Hope to see you on the road.

Saturday, October 29, 2022

NEO CHURCH CAMPGROUND at BERLIN CENTER in 2022

 Whew!!  I've almost completed this summer Blog when I brushed some key that deleted it!!  It so frustrates me that I almost do not want to try again.  One more time!!!  I think that I will make them shorter instead of trying to put it all together in one Blog!!  This time you might get bits and pieces, but yoou should get it.
I get so frustrated when Blogger makes changes to their program, but I do believe that is part of my problem.  Thank goodness I do have the photos for a blog all together in one. So I may try this in parts and pieces!!  
Our summer was as usual, mostly to see all of our doctors, dentist and eye doctor.  I lost my cancer doctor over the winter so had to get a new one also.  I am very pleased with the change.  He understood my sentiments about cancer completely and usually finished all of my thoughts.  Although I hope never to need to go through another cancer diagnosis, I will be glad to have this Dr. Graham on my side if I do.
Gary and I both got to go out to meet with our dearest friends a couple times.  It was so good to see Rick looking much better!!  We trust that his health is much better!!
While in Ohio we parked our motor home in a church campground where we were located other recent summers.  Only difference was we chose a different parking space,  where there were no hickory nut trees overhead to keep dropping on us.  Our one airconditioner case was cracked by them one summer.
This year Gary chose a lot with no trees and since there was little graveled parking area he also chose to have quite a bit of gravel and limestone delivered for us.  The neighbors helped Gary spread it with their tractors.  But Gary also had to use a lot of pack and arm power!!  So we were happy and will try to lengthen our parking area about six more feet for next summer.  In the mean time Gary and our grandson, Richie, installed a canvas storage shed using skids for flooring.  Thanks so much Richie!!  Gary was also steered to some good new lumber pieces to make what he calls his WV sidewalk!!  It was very much appreciated by me since I was still in my black boot and using crutches for a broken leg that I suffered before we left Florida.  I did not get rid of the crutches until mid-July.  Oh so relieved when that came about!! 





Yes, we did have to mow our lot.  Our neighbor,
Jim loaned Gary a mower!!   Thanks Jim!!
RVing friends of ours, Bill and Jane also joined us at that campground.  They spent much of their time getting a lot cleared and ready for them.  They did not use it this year, but it will be ready for them next summer.  
Bill, Jane and Audrey

Denny, Gary's morning coffee buddy and his wife,
Illa who takes my hand-me-down books.  She is 
so thrilled to get them!!

Jim and Carol who often invite us to their home
for game nights.  We so enjoy those fun evenings!!
We did not get to meet with them as often this year
because of my leg and Jim's health issues.

Jim, we are keeping you in prayer!!  Praying for a change in your health as well as for the doctors to determine what your health needs are for the long term. 

Bill and Jane, our RVing friends, originally
from Ohio. They are not near us much
any more except when in Ohio for all
of their doctor issues as well.  

Rodney and his friend entertaining
us after an evening cook-out.
We alsos spent another evening with Jim and Carol at their home.  They live in this campground year round. 

Jim, Karen, Carol and Audrey

Neighbors across the street from us.
They have done an awesome clean-up
of this lot.  We are not sure who were the
owners before,  but it sure is an improvement!!


The fall colors sure came on fast!!  Ohio had so many brilliant orange and reds!!! These were in our
campground!  We enjoy when the church children camp weeks come along.  There were not as many weeks of it this year though.  



We happened upon these summer homes when driving around our area, along the creeks/rivers. 
We couldn't help admiring them!!

This one was made from train box cars. Awesome!


This was made from part of a silo.  Quite
interesting!!

Much to show from this past summer!!  Just the campground, that is.  I will do another Blog to show what we did during the summer.  I think that the problems I had with this process was because I tried to wrap the summer all in one blog.  So I am doing separate ones this time.  Hopefully, no more mishaps!!

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