Nana and Papa Are Here

As most of you know, on December 10 (Willie's birthday) my parents signed papers and sold their business. They are officially retired. My dad continued working to help transition the "new guy" (old friend, Curt Strake) until Christmas. On Christmas Eve they left in their motor home and headed south. They spent Christmas in Kelso with Rachel and her family and then hit the road. They arrived in Phoenix on January 1. They came with no plan. By no plan I mean, no reservations. I really wondered if they would be staying in a Wal-Mart parking lot the whole time they were here because Arizona is a popular winter destination. The RV parks fill up ahead of time. At best I thought they would have to bounce around from place to place. The first place they called was Lake Pleasant RV resort. It's about 8 miles from our house and out in the desert on a lake. Like we thought, the only thing they could do was give them a spot for a bit and maybe move them to a different spot. By the time they arrived the people in the office said, "This is unheard of, but we have a spot available through the end of the month." So, of course, my parents took it and it was perfect. It was right on the end across from the pool. Yesterday was the day they had to move. For a week they will be staying kind of out in the desert in a spot that doesn't have full hookups (and you have to drive to the pool) but it is overlooking the lake and absolutely beautiful. After this week they will move back into the park to a spot that they will have for another 2 weeks or so. Then they will head to Lake Havasu and then home (I think). Praise God for His provisions and blessings! They already reserved their original spot for next year so that they are sure to be able to come back to the same spot.

It is so fun having Nana and Papa down the road. The kids are going to go through withdrawls when they leave. We're starting to get used to all the visitors (Jojee's coming in 4 weeks!). When summer hits we will be so lonely as Phoenix will probably be the last place anyone would want to be. :) We'll just come north!