New grandchild in McCalla Alabama

Now that we are somewhat settled for the moment, we are checking things off of our to do list: doctor appointments, maintenence item,golf arrangements, and the like.

Sure is going to take a while to get used to the heat. It has been 90 to 100 degrees nearly every day since we arrived. I thought it was hot when it reached the 80s in Tuckahoe State park in Maryland.

We stopped in Red Bay Alabama enroute to McCalla to get a few maintenance items taken care of on the RV. Red Bay is where our Tiffin Phaeton was made. They took great care of us and readjusted our slidout and repaired a support under our refrigerator. Driving around in these RVs is like subjecting your home regularly to a 3.5 Richter Scale earthquake. Constant upkeep is essential.

Since Red Bay has all the necessary parts available, I stocked up on 12v light bulbs, and repaired a bad tailpipe and air step solenoid while waiting for the maintenance folks to work on the things that were above my pay grade. I also got to play a couple rounds of golf but they were nothing to write home about. Sandi enjoyed staying out of the Alabama heat.

Once we reached McCalla and got set up our first priority was to see "CJ", our newest grandson. Less than 2 weeks old and less than six pounds he is beautiful and has a lot more hair than I do. He was born on June 26th. Only 5 lb 8 oz he was small and needed some observation time in the neo-natal ICU. Everything came out fine and Chris Gene Cramer Junior, "CJ" and Mom are both at home and doing fine.

Big sister, Braelyn ( 2years old) is as adorable as they come. She gets excited every time Pop Pop and Nana show up and the, "Yes Mam" and "No Sir"s embedded in her 2 year old vocabulary have just won us over. Grand kids are great. ( Think I have said that before.)

I've just about completed my maintenance short list and have fixed a broken wire, repaired the trailering lights in the toad (our car), had technicians come and get the TV and Internet satellites working finally, which only leaves some work on the TV antenna.

I threw my name into the hat for a position at the Ross Bridge Trent Jones Golf Course as a marshal. Pay is not great but golf privileges are superior. I'll find out about that soon.

The heat here is rough, but other than that:

Life is good!