September 18, 2018

WOW1  Only 4 days since I blogged!  I just had to tell you about my Birthday week.  It was awesome.  I was still in Waldorf, parked in my RV at Kevin & Sina's house(my best friend Ronnie's son and wife).  Monday I was picked up by my friend Sarah and her husband and they took me back to their house.  The next day Sarah and I went to Baltimore to do an all day evaluation for her Kidney transplant. My Birthday started when Sarah took me to lunch at Timbuktoo's ( a great crab cake place).  We didn't have crab cakes but had a wonderful salad and baked potato and fellowship (I'm still vegan). 
That evening, I went to Bible Study and caught a ride back to the RV with my first adopted family.  The next day I was getting ready to take the RV out to get some supplies I needed for some centerpieces I was making and it wouldn't start  I called Roadside assistance and they gave me a jump.  After I got the supplies and returned I wanted to get closer to the electric outlet and ended up backing over the elec. cord and pulling it out of the RV!  Just 3 bare wires on the end of the cord. This meant no electric and no generator (or air conditioning, phone charger, microwave, fan etc...). Kevin came home just after it happened and discovered it.  He offered to fix it and at 9 o'clock at night with a flashlight, he repaired it so I had electric (I didn't even have to go outside)! Praise the Lord and thank you Kevin!
Thursday the Murray;s came and picked me up for lunch at the Silver Diner.  They gave me a beautiful card and a scripture wall calendar with awesome scenic pictures.  I adopted our waiter and all of the wait staff came to sing "Happy Birthday" over my bowl of fruit.  One young lady asked me what my name was so they could sing, I told her "Grandma Swann" and that I was up for adoption.  She came over and hugged me saying "you can't have too many Grandmas" (My sentiments exactly!)
Friday, on my Birthday, I just did my blog and chilled (I didn't even get dressed).  Lots of friends and family called or sent texts, it was wonderful.
Saturday morning my Daughter picked me up and we drove to Alexandria to treat me to breakfast with Everett at the American Steak and Buffet.  After a great meal and fellowship, the wait staff sang "Happy Birthday" over a piece of cheese cake with a make-shift straw "candle", I rigged up, with a piece of lemon as the flame.  Confession:  I took a few bites of the cheese cake😔.
After Breakfast, LaVonne asked me if I wanted to go "Uber Eats" delivering with her.  It was fun and I learned how it works.  People go on the Uber Eats app and order the food, an Ubre Eats dilivery person (can be in car, or foot, bicycle, etc) that is in the area and on line, gets the name of the restaurant and directions.  They pick up the food and deliver it to the customers.  Cool and convenient!  The customer pays for the food and tip through the app., they can see the driver, and when they come...all from the app..  The customer and driver and restaurant are all reviewed by each other, to keep each other straight.  It was fun.
Then LaVonne dropped me off at the nail salon where I had adopted a Vietnamese Grandson.  Sarah had been to the Salon earlier and we usually go together.  My Grandson said to her, "Where is my Grandmother, I miss my Grandmother."  Sarah told me what he said, and I texted him and told him I missed him too and that I would be by to get my nails done.  He did a beautiful job on my nails and then LaVonne was going to pick me up, but Long said he would take me back to the RV.  He let me get a chair massage while I was waiting.  Awesome!
He brought me back and I had him sit in the drivers seat, he said "you need license to drive, My Grandmother?"  I told him just a regular license.  He was impressed.
I still don't have my car back yet, so I wasn't able to get to church, I streamed (www.fthcm.org).
After church my first adopted family came by the RV and brought me a wonderful card and gave me a gift card for Red Lobster.  They are so special!
After they left,Tyrone & Tony, two of my Grandmen-sons came by with Steve, a Grandman I hadn't met yet, who I adopted. They brought flowers, juice, chips and a cake with Happy Birthday Grandma on it.  I had made taco soup and salad and we had the best fellowship! I was especially impressed because they chose to hang out with their Grandma on a football Sunday! 
Monday I headed out for Colonial Beach.  Well, I started to head out.  Again the RV wouldn't start, just clicked.  I called roadside assistance again and they gave me another jump.  Then I headed out and I turned the radio on and they was a tornado warning for Waldorf (the town I was just leaving).  I was heading South, so I kept on going. (I didn't hear of any tornado touch downs.) I crossed the "Nice" bridge, which is not so nice (two lanes, narrow and high and long with tractor-trailers coming at you).  The first day I had the RV I had to drive it, and I learned that you STAY IN YOUR LANE AND TRUST GOD!  That works and that'll PREACH! 
After crossing the bridge, I stopped for gas (it is 35 cents per gal. cheaper in Virginia) and turned the engine off.  YES I TURNED IT OFF!  Of course, I couldn't get it started again, so I had to call Roadside assistance again.  So it took awhile to get to Colonial Beach and I had planned to stop to get groceries and supplies before I got to the RV Park...but it was already dusk, so I skipped Walmart and went on.  I got in too late to hook up everything, so I just hooked up the electric.  I really needed to empty the tanks, oh well. 
I had a wonderful nights sleep and I went out this morning to hook up and it started to rain,(it wasn't supposed to rain) so I decided to wait until it stopped.  Then my "go-to-RV-guy" and his son showed up this afternoon, and in the rain, fixed my electric, found the problem with the RV not starting (corroded terminals) and fixed it and hooked me up to sewage, and water and dumped the tanks.  Wow, what a blessing, and again I didn't even have to get out of the RV!  Awesome God!, Awesome AJ & Joe of Northern Neck RV Repair (804-873-8754) they are honest, fair priced and know everything RV and automotive, and will come to you (within a reasonable distance, but not over the "Nice" bridge)! 😉
I guess that is about it, I feel very loved and cared for.  First by God, and then by my wonderful family.  Thank you for my memorable Birthday!











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