Pulled in to home about 7:00 yesterday evening. Had a bit of a delay getting here - but that's pretty much par for the course in this job!
We were making good time yesterday, when we stopped in Blackwell, Oklahoma for a bite of lunch at the Braum's. When we went to start up the trucks, Wes & Rita's wouldn't start. It had been running badly all morning - and the guys had contributed it to some bad fuel that Wes thinks he got in Rapid City, SD. That morning we had stopped to fuel and the pump Wes was using wouldn't run properly. After 2 gallons, he pulled over to the island we were at and finished fueling. No problem that day, but then yesterday, we filled up at the same island in York, NE. When we stopped at a rest stop, Wes mentioned that the truck was running very badly, but it was running, so we continued on. When we stopped for lunch he mentioned that he thought it was getting better - then it wouldn't start at all!
So a call to AAA Road Service - a short ride for the yellow truck to the nearest dealership - only to find that there was gas in the diesel fuel. Wes checked his receipts and all indicated he had fueled with diesel - but somewhere, he had gotten gas - not diesel. They pumped the tank, changed the fuel filter, and he filled up again - and all is well. We left out of Blackwell just a little after 5:00, and made it home without any other hiccups. Naturally, they were upset, but it was just one of those things - and we weren't about to leave them behind.
Had a short welcome home gathering (complete with the dogs)- a quick tour of our new house - and then we adjourned to the A&W RootBeer/Long John Silver's for a late dinner. A bit overwhelmed with unpacking, realizing what a mammoth cleaning job awaits us on the new house, a fifth wheel to pack - and just 2 weeks to do it in. We reminded ourselves once again that we did not plan to move into our house until the fall anyway - and that the priority was getting the fifth wheel packed and ready to roll for the season. Our first job is to find a graphics place to install the new graphics, and then we'll go from there.
We came home to find our youngest grandson, Hayden, was sitting on his own - and even though he had a bit of a stomach virus - he was still grinning ear to ear. Sure hope he keeps that happy disposition throughout his life! What a guy!
The older grandsons, Wesley & Nicholas, had decked out in their KOA shirts to welcome us home. They filled us in on their spring break camping trips to the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge and Robbers Cave State Park. They had just come from picking out the newest member of their family - Basset Hound #3 - a puppy which they will bring home in 2 weeks, named Ellie May! She will be a playmate for Emma Lou - which they got last summer. The matriarch, Myer, who is almost 11, doesn't appreciate the 'energy' level of Emma Lou. The plan is for Emma & Ellie to take their energy out on each other - and let Myer 'veg out' in peace. We'll see. But even the dogs tried out Grandma & Grandpa's new yard last night.
And our Hunter - still "no bigger than a popcorn fart" - is still our princess. Dad decided to let her skip a dance class so she wouldn't miss out on the fun of our arrival home. She made it through the evening, but was up most of the night with the same stomach virus that was plaguing little brother.
It's good to be home - in our own space. Meeting Wes & Rita for breakfast at Jimmy's Egg. Will bring them back for a tour of our house and then they'll be on their way home - and we'll get to work.
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