Monday we were blessed with a visit from some of our Vincennes relatives. Rachelle drove up with Jaclyn and their 4 kids, to see us and to see Grandma whom they have all missed since she has been staying with Dixie. Lucky for us, they brought Knox County produce with them -- tomatoes (none better), corn on the cob, cantaloupes, watermelons and fresh peaches. Dixie had fixed a great lunch of ham and beans for her brother Joe, and when the produce arrived, she whipped up a great dinner with all this produce. We brought in chicken, but the rest was Dixie's doing (she retired from cooking when she retired from nursing, so this was above and beyond). She even bought a birthday cake for Clayton so Grandma and Uncle Joe could share in his birthday since we missed his party on Saturday (he said, "Grandma never misses a party.") Angie brought Sonia over to play with the girls and she stayed for dinner, but had to leave immediately after so she could get some sleep before her nursing shift started at 3:00 a.m. on Monday. Lori also stopped by a couple times, and joined us for dinner. She even brought me and Joe a beautiful bouquet of a dozen roses to travel with.
So we got to spend some more front-porch time with all of them, while Jaclyn and Adalyn helped Dixie shuck the corn.
It was a nice day, a little cloudy, but Joe and I wore our jeans all day. The kids played outside, burning up some energy after their 4 1/2 hour ride.
A little jump rope.
Jayden, a bit unhappy. He got hit by a ball shortly before this.
Sonia, one busy gal.
Mallory, the fashion princess.
Eventually, the girls took the kids back to the motel for swimming. It was not very warm today, and the water was freezing (apparently not a heated pool), but they braved the water for a little while, until they came out shivering.
Adalyn tried out some goggles for a while, but she never did get her hair wet. Mallory and Adalyn were the heartiest, they stayed in the water longer than the other kids.
When the kids started turning blue, Lori mercifully offered to take them to her house to play ping pong, and give Rachelle and Jaclyn a tour of her house, so Joe and I headed back to the RV for the night.
Tuesday morning we got to Dixie's to find Lucille already on the front porch, waiting for her fans to show up. She thought the girls would have to check out of the motel by 8:00 a.m., so she got up early. However, they didn't get over there until almost 11:00, just after Joe and I showed up. It was another lovely day (Joe and I didn't wear our jeans today), so we spent more quality time on the porch. Rachelle introduced us to another time-waster on the SmartPhone -- "Dice Buddies" (same as yahtzee), which is just what we needed. Dixie fed us lunch again, and Lucille mentioned a couple of times that maybe she should ride back to Vincennes with the girls, but Dixie managed to convince her to stay for another few days. Goodbyes were said, and they headed south about 3:30.
I promised Dixie that we would eat out Tuesday night for dinner, after her marathon cooking this week, so we eventually made our dinner plans. Dixie thought Lucille might enjoy stopping by the RV to see the campground, so we went on over and they followed shortly thereafter. We showed Lucille the baby pictures and videos on the computer screen (thought it might be easier to see than the smartphones or the Notebook), and we even showed her the video of Andrew rolling over, with sound effects. We had a nice dinner at Triangle Park, one of their local favorites, and then said our goodbyes. We intend to pull out first thing in the morning (before Dixie and Lucille even are out of bed, hopefully), so this was our last visit for a while. We really enjoyed our time here in Ft. Wayne, and especially appreciate Rachelle and Jaclyn driving up so we got to see them again. They arrived back in Vincennes around 10:00 p.m. (after stopping in Indianapolis for a short visit with Rachelle's grandfather), so it was a quick trip and lots of miles for them.
It was great visiting with everyone and seeing first-hand that Lucille is on the mend from her bronchitis. Even though we had to chase her down clear to Ft. Wayne, it is always a blessing to get to spend time with her. But it is time for us to head west, and when we leave here tomorrow, we will finally be heading toward home. And would you believe -- gas prices jumped almost 40 cents today in Ft. Wayne, from $3.36 to $3.75. How do they know when we are ready to hit the road???????
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