Next trip

WELL...now that we are home.. we are getting the RV ready to head down south. We figure to leave here the 15th of Nov. All though Mel is crying about the snow all around us.. so we should leave early.. but.. we aren't. So the 15th we head for Arizona. Not sure which route we plan to take.. the one with less mountains and NO SNOW!.. probably end up along hwy 101.. not a problem.. I have always loved the beach :) First we will be going to the kids' house in Arizona and have Thanksgiving dinner with Kelley and Tammy.. then right after we plan to take the kids up to "Out of Africa" http://www.outofafricapark.com/ I love that place and I get some of my best photo shots there. From Arizona Mel and I then plan on heading over to Charleston South Carolina to pick up the car hauler he got for the Prius and then.. we head down into Florida. Not sure how long we will be there.. but I know we don't plan on being back till about March 2010.. Seems like a long ways away :) We do plan to head back and see the kids again before we head back up to Washington.

Today I am watching my granddaughter.. So I will add to this when I can or maybe tomorrow.. see at my age.. I don't hurry anymore..

Later... :)

Grandma news :)

Off topic.. but :) I am in Tri-Cities for a meeting so I AM traveling... but my son Kelley and wife are expecting again.. As she says.. over joyed and scared all at once.. please pray they get to bring this one home.. From what they figure.. she will be due mid-June.. Mean time I still will tell my grand daughter Karli about her angel cousin.. Christopher.. He will never be forgotten..

Mean time.. we leave mid November (15th) for Arizona..

Talk to you all later.. see I have this BLUE SCREEN I have to have taken care of first.. then ... I can get back on my blog...

Take care all...

Keri

Friday... October 2nd.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RANDY!

Wow my kids are growing up way to fast.. it seems like just last year I was running after Randy.. I don't think they fully understand that the faster they grow.. the older I get! I keep telling them to slow it down.. but my words go nowhere! So Randy.. "Happy Birthday to you.. may you always have the happiness and joy that you have now.. and may your world always be full of love and laughter! I love you so very much.. xoxoxox mom".



Well back to the trip.. We are home.. my house has the ususal travel trash. The bags are not put away yet.. the laundry is done though. So today after I take Randy to lunch.. I can come home and try to get things put away again. Not being a spotless house keeper to begin with ( I always seem to find other more important things to do...) I am sure I can whittle away at something.. so at least I can say I did something today to earn my keep :) I have a box setting here with stuff for two of my kids that I also need to mail.. but haven't done that either.. I did yesterday get to the grocery store. Food here is mostly cheaper then England. All though England is really BIG on premade up dinners. Kind of like the ones that you would find at Costco.. not frozen dinners but fresh dinners. But I will tell you.. you won't ever find butter over here like you do in Ireland or England.. I swear the butter fast is like 200 percent! But then again.. the cows don't stand and graze.. they lay down and graze! For real.. I kid you not! But the butter.. I swear I put 20 pounds on butt just from the butter alone! Oh.. good butter.. and for Stacy.. yes.. very good cheese over there too. The beef in England didn't have the flavor that Ireland beef did.. but then.. England food didn't have the flavor.. or very little flavor for that matter. There were a couple pubs that had drop dead fantastic food.. and that was Jack Myttons (poached salmon in white wine) on the canal.. and The Swan in Whitchurch.. and.. Pizza Express in London with the most fantastic deserts we had. At our hotel we found they made really good salmon.. So.. we ate alot of salmon over there and I tried a couple white fish dishes and they were pretty good.. our last week.. I think with the exception of the Chicken in Paris and the Italian at PizzaExpress.. we had fish (salmon) every night. And it was very good salmon that was made at our hotel. It was served with a vegetable sauce.. none like I have ever had before. Oh.. makes me hungry for it even now! Anyway..

Now I get to start thinking about leaving in November for Arizona... And parts unknown. There is a car hauler that Mel wants to get in North Carolina.. which I am not looking forward too go to.. So who knows what will happen there. We may or may not make it there. Or we might have it shipped to Tennessee and pick it up there.. which is a better deal for me. Something about a lot of traffic and a RV and 16 foot trailer behind it.. just doesn't sound great to me. Hopefully we will have it shipped as far west as we can get it.. but Tennessee might be the closest.. still better then the east coast..

Well going to stop here and get busy.. lots to do.. no UMPH to do it..
will write more later..

We're Home...

tired.. we were 3 hours late getting out of London.. then... missed our flight in Seattle.. BECAUSE we were 3 hours late.. grrrrrrr
But last night about 11pm.. we were home.. our home.. our bed.. sigh..
will write more later..
back to cookin again.. grin
Keri

At the airport

Well tonight we are staying at the airport, terminal 5.. "Sofitel". Even with all the planes flying in and out.. you cannot hear them.. I mean these rooms are insulated or something! Anyway.. we are here and tomorrow!!! We head home! Our flight leaves at 3:30pm.. there is no walk way.. you go to a waiting area in the Airport.. they BUS you over to your flight.. then climb the stairs UP to this huge plane .. and the rest is history ... We are ready.. little sad.. but we are ready..
At least till the next trip :) At this time I am thinking it will be when we head down to Arizona.. AND.. the Princess WILL be with us!!
You know... winter is coming.. :)
Talk to you all later.. ummm Tuesday maybe.. or Monday night..
Keri

An unusual sight...

Oh I forgot to tell and show everyone.. We actually had a rare view Thursday, of the London Bridge going up.. they say it happens rarely.. and we just happened to be on the right boat.. at the right time! There was a sail boat that was heading out.. and we were heading up to Greenwich. Good timing :)

Just little things...

Oh.. it simply amazes me of how some people are..

For instance.. over here.. it seems a lot of the tourists are the rude ones.. We have actually found that the local people are pretty good about helping you out when they can. Oh not saying there aren't the rude one that live here.. but..

The sad thing is.. London well UK is a pretty dirty country. They don't seem to have waste cans.. which in some areas, I understand why they don't.. good place to hide bad things. And I guess it does still happen here. But if it is a wrapper or bottle (lots of bottles and cans) it usually goes on the ground. sandwich wrappers.. ground.. anyway you get the idea.. but the history is phenomenal over here.. every where you look.. and it isn't like 200 hundred years old.. it is like 2000 years old.. really awesome!

Another thing.. why cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze?? I think ya ought to just let it fly.. and you wonder why so many are sick here.. they said Swine flu is on the rise. hmm ya think.. wonder why. Anyway that is a pet peeve for me.. It isn't hard to cover your mouth.. ughhhhhh

The big trend seems to be for women.. black leggings with either just a large shirt over it or a dress short SHORT skirt, or shorts.. and heels.. the women here like their heels.. higher the better.. Which has to be hard to walk in over here.. a lot of the roads are cobble stone. Then the jeans.. majority are stovepipe jeans.. tight.. TIGHT jeans.. low tops.. tight low tops.. a single mans dream.. or one who likes to look.. hehehe

OH.. I almost forgot the TV.. even with cable unless it is the major premium channel.. is pooh! Unless you want to watch the News channel or the Adult channel.. the rest sucks.. no pun intended.

People watching is pretty fun.. there is no holding anything back here.. and everything goes. You see a lot of gay/lesbian people.. a lot of tattooed, spiked unusual costumes... Like I said great place to watch people.. especially at Trafalgar Square.. AND WHY I ask you do they call Trafalgar Square, SQUARE.. when it centers around a round about. There are a lot of SQUARES around here.. but majority are actually in the center of a round about.

We found this awesome little place next to the hotel.. PIZZA EXPRESS.. hehehe it is like a Pizza hut with flowers and wine glasses.. and they seat you.. but good food.. but.. fantastic deserts.. oh we had to go just for the desert.. chocolate fudge cake with super thick cream.. oh my butt is gonna be so big.. and I worried about Jaxters butt! Mel says the Teramiso (sp) was fantastic also.. but ... mine was lots better.. I just know it!

They have TONS of cooking shows over here.. and we laugh our backsides off.. cause majority of food is bland and ugh.. We asked a few people on the tour yesterday.. what they thought of the food.. Kevin from New Orleans said he was going to bring a spice cabinet with him next time.. and Kris and Eric from Perth Australia said the food is nasty over here.. and would be glad to get back to good food.. and Kris grew up in Northern Wales.. she said her mum was a good cook though...

Lots of people here take lunches to the parks or eat on busses or walking.. they eat a lot of cucumber and cheese sandwiches.. No.. I haven't tried it..

Well guess I will do a little packin.. I always think of things I want to say.. forget where I write them down.. and then .. forget to stick it on here.

Night :) me