Thursday, October 24, 2019 - Billy Gail's Breakfast; Saying Goodbye to our Friends; Shopping with Dean; Phone Call from Someone Very Special
I woke up around 3 this morning to the sound of light rain - it has started and according to the weather reports it will continue all day. I'm glad Donna and I went shopping yesterday! It did not keep me awake very long. When I woke up a little after 5, I laid in bed for another 5-10 minutes before I got up and started the coffeepot.
I wanted to get yesterday's blog post finished and at 7:15 I was done. Yesterday was such a great day and absolutely beautiful outside - lots of sunshine. I'm grateful to have heard from so many family and friends throughout the day, and to have had such a wonderful day with our friends, David and Donna. Thank you to each and everyone of you for making my birthday extra special! I love you all!
Total change of subject! I really, really do not like ants! I'm sure there is a purpose for them but they should not be allowed to come into any type of living space. Moving from site to site we probably run into this more than anything. With the rain that started overnight, guess who decided to invade us? We hit them hard and I haven't seen anymore since. Mice, ants, ugh! The woes of living in a camper. Fortunately, they are few and far between.
We picked David and Donna up at their cabin this morning about 9:00 and headed to Billy Gail's restaurant on Highway 265, near Silver Dollar City. It's one of our favorite breakfast stops in the Branson area. They seated us in a different room with lots of windows which I enjoyed - even if it was raining. When we pulled in, we were blessed to get a parking spot right in front of the door. As I think back, I'm not sure what anyone else ordered but I chose "The Sloppy Biscuit"! It consisted of a biscuit, scrambled egg, cheese and a sausage patty covered with gravy and hash browns on the side. It was delicious. I couldn't eat quite all of it, but I know I will not need any lunch today, and I'm not sure about supper. Yes, it was a lot of food!
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| Our friends, Donna & David |
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| Dean - he tickled himself! |
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| Me, Donna, David & Dean |
We headed back to Branson and made a quick drive down the strip before heading back to Treasure Lake. David and Donna had to check out by 11, and we were just a little late getting back. Fortunately, they didn't have any problem at check-out. I was glad of that.
Dean and I rested for a little while. Later we drove to the Branson Post Office to pick up the items I ordered from Amazon a few days ago. Our next stop was at Menard's. Dean likes to look around at any home improvement store and I have to admit I kind of like to look too. He was actually looking for a part to go on the gas grill but had no luck at Menard's. When we stopped at Lowe's, he found what he was looking for plus some drip pans for our Weber grill that he needed.
Our final stop was at Walmart. I've been wanting a NUTRiBULLET for quite awhile, so that was my birthday present from Dean. Once we returned to Bentley, it started raining, and it was raining hard enough we plan to stay in for the rest of the day.
At 4:30 I warmed up the last of the white chicken chili from a few days ago for dinner. It's time to return to our normal eating habits. It's fun to have breakfast/lunch/dinner out, but we prefer the lighter meals on a daily basis.
We were watching TV - much later than normal, when I received a text. It was from my grandson Logan wanting to know if I was still up. Things happen sometimes for a reason - we are almost always in bed at 10, but tonight for some reason we were still watching something on TV a little after 10:30 I told him yes we were still up. A short time later he called and we talked for quite awhile. It was so good to hear from him. I sure miss him. It was a great way to end the evening!
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| Grandson Logan |
Friday, October 25, 2019 - Slow Morning; Goldwing Express; Treasure Lake Cookout; Pumpkin Nights at Silver Dollar City
We had planned to attend the Board Meeting at the Clubhouse this morning at 9, but we slept late, and it was raining again this morning. We piddled around here until about 10:30 and then headed to the Clubhouse to hear Goldwing Express. We've enjoyed their music at Dolly's Stampede here in Branson the past two years and they also performed at Val's where we stay in Mission. We enjoy their music. The group is made up of three brothers and occasionally their dad will join them as well. He happened to be here this morning. The show was nearly two hours long.
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| Dad in the back of the three boys |
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| Goldwing Express - three brothers |
Afterwards, we returned to Bentley and had the rest of the taco soup. One of the things I recently ordered from Amazon were some stainless steel straws we can use with our insulated metal cups we bought. I got those washed up and ready for us to use. I also bought a cleaner that we can use on our phone and computer screens as well as the TV called Whoosh. I used it on my phone and it worked great. I also bought several stylus' to have on hand. I use one with my phone all the time. These are great - they are not spongy like the ones I've had in the past, and they work very well on my phone screen.
At 5:15 we headed to the Lodge here in the park to have free hamburgers. The Treasure Lake Board of Directors cooks hamburgers every year prior to the annual meeting for all those who sign up to attend. I'm glad we went a little early because it was packed by the time we left. We each had a hamburger/bun with all of the condiments, chips and a cookie. They were very good. We set at a table with a couple from Arkansas. They are also full-time RVer's. During our conversation mail service was discussed and I mentioned that we had recently changed to the Escapees program. A couple had set down next to us and he asked me about it. When I turned to them to answer his question I immediately thought they looked very familiar but I couldn't place them. At one point I told his wife they looked very familiar to me. The more he talked, it finally hit me...they were friends of our friends Frank and Joyce. We had met them last year in Texas and actually spent some time with them. Once I told them how I remembered them, they too remembered. It's a small world.
We stopped to visit with our Escapee friends Raymond and Carolyn at the hamburger meal for a few minutes, before we left for Silver Dollar City. We have two days left to visit before we leave. The park is only open Wednesday-Saturday this week. Then the park will shut down to prepare for their Christmas season. We are going to see their pumpkin nights. I took lots of pictures but I'll just share a few with you. We enjoyed seeing the lights and the decorations. We left about two hours later, and people were still coming in large numbers. It's open until 10, however most of the stores are closing at 7. I'm glad we decided to leave when we did to beat the large crowds waiting to eat.
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| Picture of Ozark mountains from SDC parking lot |
As we were waiting for our tram to drive off, I was able to take the above picture. I wish the sun would have been just a bit brighter.
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| Pumpkins Galore |
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| Pumpkin Tree near Entrance to SDC |
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| The decorations are really beautiful |
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| In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness - the month of October |
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| Outside the Culinary Arts Center - The Chef |
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| Loved how the lights were on the trees |
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| Beautiful decorations. |
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| The swings |
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| Owl and his pumpkins |
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| More great decorations and trees |
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| These were set up for people to stand behind. I don't know these people but it shows off the props and how they are to be used. |
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| Cute pumpkin cabin |
Unfortunately we were not able to do everything we wanted to, so we might come back for an hour or two tomorrow, if there is a break in the rain.
Saturday, October 26, 2019 - Annual Treasure Lake Owners Meeting; Lunch; Silver Dollar City; Godfather's Pizza for Dinner
I slept in this morning. The coffee was barely done when I heard Dean stirring upstairs. I poured our morning coffee, then I took mine upstairs so I could call my sister Cindy, while Dean watched TV.
This morning is the Annual Treasure Lake Owners Meeting at Mickey Gilley's Grand Shanghai Theatre. It starts at 9, so we planned to leave here at 8:30. While it's less than two miles from here, with all of the people attending, we knew the roads would be busy and it was raining again this morning. We should have left by 8:15. The parking lots were already getting very full, and many others came in after us.
Treasure Lake does a great job of managing the facility. There are a number of volunteer workers, besides those that are hired to operate the office and provide maintenance in the park. Many of the volunteers are workcampers. I'm not sure if they are paid, but they are able to stay in the park at no cost in exchange for the hours worked. It's a win-win for both parties. Today we learned who the new board members are, and a review from the auditing firm that prepares the annual audit for Treasure Lake. They make improvements every year to keep up the park and they are the #1 large resort park in Missouri and #2 in the nation. We do enjoy coming here. We enjoy attending music events at the lodge. They bring in many of the local people for evening events. Many are free, some have a fee and many are freewill offerings.
There were at least four entertainers at the program and the last group Abundance Quartet will be playing on Sunday night here in the park. They were a great southern gospel group and we plan to attend that event. Treasure Lake also operates a cafe - The Rock & Roll Cafe. They have a full menu, and offer specials almost daily.
Sunday morning from April through October they hold church service at the Clubhouse. Tomorrow will be the last service of this year. The number of RVer's drop considerably at this time of year, due to the weather, however people utiltize it year round. They do shut certain areas down during the winter months due to the reduced numbers.
We came back to Bentley after the annual meeting and had a hot dog (Red Neck taco). Afterwards I cleaned up (made the bed, washed the dishes) since we were short on time before we left this morning. About 3 or so, we drove back to Silver Dollar City and walked around to a few places. We discussed having dinner here, but since most of the places to eat required sitting outside, and everything was wet and cold, we decided to leave and stop at Godfather's Pizza before heading back to Bentley for the evening.
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| Sign we saw at SDC today. |
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| There is always lots of fun and much laughter with these two! |
We were introduced to Godfather's a few years ago at an Escapee meeting here at Treasure Lake. A fellow Escapee friend, Vern told us about it when we ate their as a group. We really liked it. They have a buffet which includes a nice salad bar, broasted chicken (excellent) with mashed potatoes & gravy, mac and cheese, vegetable medley, green beans, pizza bar and dessert bar. All drinks were $1.39. We typically order water and that's what we had today. The food was very good, as usual.
We had a quiet evening here in Bentley. Dean watched TV and I dozed off and on, so now at almost midnight, since I couldn't sleep, I'm trying to finish this up so I can post it.
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