Thursday, July 10, 2008
Family Reunion - July 10, 2008
Another family reunion in WV has come & gone. Even with the high gas prices, several made the trip, even from as far as FL except for 2 of my sisters who couldn't make it. We did not make reservations at the Philippi Lodge early enough and they were booked. There is another small motel in Belington, but I don't know if they have internet. My dad has satellite broadband - no DSL or cable available. I stayed at my brother's trailer with no internet, so I was deprived. Mom & I went to Buckhannon on Thursday to visit Aunt Chub & Bill, and I went to Curves. I made a fruit salad and a veggie tray - just bought everything there at the local grocery. There was lots of food. I really liked Deanna's cornbread casserole - will have to e-mail her for the recipe. I get very anxious about picnic food that is left out too long, like potato salad & macaroni salad. I had food poisoning once - no fun. It rained all day on the 4th, but cleared up enough for the pubic fireworks display. I cut Wendy's hair, Aidan's hair & Joyce's hair. This was Aidan's first haircut - no more long blond curls. He was really good, though - didn't cry. Joyce brought her dog Chipper so that Wilma could find him a home. He is a gorgeous dog - an American Eskimo Spitz, and I know she was very sad to have to give him up. On Sunday, we went to church at St. Brendan's in Elkins, then went to the Sunday Brunch at Graceland Inn on the campus of Davis & Elkins College. I wrote a review on Yahoo Local. Then Sunday night I drove into Clarksburg for a meeting. My Google directions were wrong - I wanted Rt, 19S, and Google sent me to 19th St - so I asked someone for directions and found the right church. All in all, I had a good time, except for not having internet, the rain, and tried to stay out of the gossip. I enjoyed the food, seeing family that I don't get to see often, and pleasant travel.
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Unfortunately I can't find a site with photos of the Philippi Inn. )c;
ReplyDeleteWe haven't traveled much lately but if there's no computer service AND computer where we stay we just don't bother. We never bring a computer with us. (c;
The word is don't worry about salads or other things made with mayonnaise. They've discovered the mayo protects the other part of the salad from spoiling. Of course you can't leave it out overnight but during a cookout it should be fine. Besides, potato and macaroni salad usually don't last long when I'm around.(c;
Sad to hear about the dog Chipper. Once a pet is with me THAT'S IT. No give aways for any reason.
Internet directions are always suspect in at least one juncture of a trip. Our philosophy is, "One can NEVER have too many maps". (c;
I have ridden in an auto with TomTom. That's one of those instant road finders and maps you glue to your dashboard. We weren't in the vehicle for long but it was very, very impressive. We had the driver go a way other than the TomTom wanted us to and after complaining for a while the TomTom readjusted and routed us back to our destination. There's more than one manufacturer. Another name I remember is Magellan. Check out the ads in newspapers for Best Buy, Circuit City and even Radio Shack. (c;
If I didn't have Bear, I would have taken Chipper. My sister moved in with her son & daughter-in-law, and they already had 5 dogs & 7 cats. She said Chipper didn't get along well with the other dogs, and tended to be an instigator. He'd be a great only dog, and was fine with the cats. I hope my step-mom finds him a good home.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
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