Friday, September 23, 2005

WHAT fun and laughs at the Central Divisional Cedar Creek Rally!!!!!

We were up at 4:30am this morning.......had coffee ready shortly thereafter, and finished putting the personal things inside TheHowserHouse. Got her hooked up in the dark, and we were on the highway headed west at 6AM!! After one stop at a rest area south of Rolla, we arrived at the ABC Campground at 11:05AM and were escorted to our site immediately. Before I could get out of the truck, other CC owners and CC club members were there to welcome us and to assist us in getting TheHowserHouse level and the umbilical cords hooked up to electricity, water, sewer, and cable tv. Such GREAT people!!!! MUCH better than bellboys in a hotel......because the members are sincerely interested in helping everybody....without needing a tip.

There are now 24 rigs here from Missouri, TN, Kansas, Illinois, OK, and Texas. The afternoon was spent in visiting with friends we had made at the National Rally last spring...and in meeting new ones. The 1st Lady and I then went to our favorite little BBQ spot on the south side of Branson....and had some wonderful, wonderful food!!! WOW.....it is soooo goooood there.

Returning to the cg, we stopped at an outlet mall for about 45 minutes......nothing needed, so no purchases were made. Then stopped to get fuel for the truck.....UGH!!!! $75.00 worth of diesel to fill up what we had used on the trip down here......$2.75.9 per gallon. Thought I had better get the fuel just in case it might become scarce and hard to find down here since the pipeline has been shut down.

Then at 7pm tonight the club had a "white elephant" party with everyone bringing unwanted items and drawing for these wrapped items. Nothing of value, but lots of laughs.....LOTS!!!! This was all followed by a homemade ice cream party......yummmmmmmmyyyyy!!!!

Tomorrow........a gathering for donuts and coffee at one of the member's 5er. Then tomorrow night we all eat together.....and Sunday morning a pancake breakfast with live entertainment from the Branson musical entertainers who are employed at the shows here in town.

Sooooo, lots of fun and good to talk to others how have CC rigs about their little problems, concerns, and resolutions of their concerns. Learning lots!

More tomorrow......wifi is very weak here, so using the cell phone tonight, which is slow but not as bad as the wifi. Think we are too far removed from the router in the CG office.

Life is GOOD!!! And...I hope you are experiencing the same for yourselves!!!

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