Not Moving for Awhile

In our last posting, we mentioned we were frequently moving.  Has that ever changed!  We got to the Kalamazoo County Expo Center for the Nomads’ Annual Meeting for only 5 days, but have extended that another 6 days, for what will be 11 days in the same park, moving only once to dump our holding tanks.

This Nomads’ meeting was our second, although we’ve been members for 5 years.  As we pulled in, we saw Larry with the parking crew; Dave and Nancy were parked nearby; Everett and Elizabeth were right behind them; after chatting with them we bumped into Kitty, while Tom and Evelyn walked by; and we missed Dave and Sally while we were parking.  The list went on and on.  We said to each other, “We will know lots of people this year.”  When the meetings started, we found there were about 160 Nomads here.  That’s when we said to each other “We don’t yet know that many people.”  We sure made a lot of new friends among those we may someday work with.  What a fun and committed service group!  They make us proud to be members.

During the week, Bob noticed some issues with his left eye and, having a family history of retinal detachments, called an opthamologist who confirmed this condition and got him a referral to an eye surgeon.  Our meetings ended with a catered dinner Thursday evening.  Friday morning we had an hour’s drive to Grand Rapids where the repair of a “retinal detachment with multiple tears” was performed.  When we returned, most of the RVs were gone or about to leave.  A few stayed overnight, but by noon Sunday we were the only rig in the lot.

                                                   Just Us - Where did they all go?

 

The first inspection after the procedure was positive, but full recuperation will take time.  Bob has another appointment on Thursday morning, and expects to be cleared to drive by then.  We will then have three days to get to southern Indiana to work at a church camp.