It’s ‘moving’ day!!

This has been the longest week!  Always, we begin to get excited about going to see our kids and grandkids about two weeks before it’s ‘moving’ day.  And today has finally arrived.  By 9:00 AM, we are hooked up to the Q and rolling.

In Marble Falls we found construction going on.  Looks like they’re building a new bridge across the beautiful Colorado River.  As always, to pass the time quickly, I take pictures.

The Colorado River.  We were thrilled to see that there is water in the river.

We stopped at the Evant Café (nothing to write home about) and ate lunch because … we were hungry.

Back on the road and about twenty-five minutes from Waco, we crossed a small bridge, felt a bump and instantly heard KAAAPOWW!  We both new instantly that we’d had a blow out on the Q.

We didn’t want to see it, but we couldn’t wait to get stopped to assess the damage. It wasn’t pretty.  Why can’t someone invent a tire that doesn’t blow out?  I mean, really, think about it.  How difficult could it be?  It’s like the tire has been invented and it works, with a few flaws, so we’ll just let it go at that.  Cone on, Creative People, you’re missing a golden opportunity to GET RICH!

Are we ever so thankful for cell phones?  Yes, we are.  Got roadside assistance headed our direction quickly.

Standing on the side of the highway with traffic going by, not slowing down at all, by the way, and watching the Q rocking as it is parked on a slope and I think for sure the next big truck that comes by is going to blow it over.  Anyway, Don and I are both thinking that it’s going to take a big wrecker type truck to attach to the Q or something big to take care of this problem of getting the spare tire on.  Well, me more than Don, probably.  So, you can imagine my surprise when this little Kia pulls up behinds us.  We get out and I keep looking down the highway expecting a wrecker to be following, but it’s just this little car and Ray Walker, who isn’t as tall as I, who had assured me, on the phone, that he had jacks that would handle tons of weight. Mr. Walker was so nice and reassuring, stating that he’d changed a tire on a 5th wheel about a week ago.  He even asked if we needed a bottle of water or anything.  He gets all the needed equipment out of the trunk of his little car and goes to work jacking up the Q, getting the spare off it’s wrack and replacing the rude tire.  See that yellow tank in his car?  He used that to put air in the spare.

We were delayed only about two hours and were soon parked at our destination in Waco.

Before we arrived at our park, I took this picture of a huge Texas flag along the way.  Can someone explain to me how a flag flying outside, with the blue sky in the background, creates a shadow?  Is that weird or what?

Soon, Khalil arrived with our two grandchildren and three of their friends.  He also brought Bush’s fried chicken… our favorite!!!  So we had a picnic!

Grace, Emma, Ashley, and JoJo, who wanted to sit by Leslie who had to be at open house at her school tonight.

Our grandson, Camden.

Big sister, Ashley, helping little sister, JoJo, who usually drinks from a sippy cup.

After the picnic, the kiddos all wanted to go down to the lake before it got dark.

Precious girls having fun with rocks and sticks and shells.

We got to watch a pretty sunset.

Pretty soon, it was time to head back to the Q so Khalil could get the kids home and ready for bedtime.

Waco Time in the Fall was slow getting started with a little delay, but it’s off to a good start.