It is time for us to get out of town for the winter. I actually had to shovel snow twice before we could leave. I checked on the Silver Star after the December 15th snow. It was ugly. She was covered in 7 inches of snow.
We were making our plans to leave on January 2, but that was was becoming less likely as the next snow was approaching. We awoke to about 4-5 inches on Jan. 2. Again, I had to shovel!
MOdot did a great job of clearing the roads. I checked the MOdot cameras all the way to Joplin MO and the road was clear. We decided to leave before the next snow storm and bitter cold was predicted to begin on the weekend.
We left about 1 PM and made our way to Joplin. Stayed in a KOA park at exit 4 in MO. The Silver Star was registering 32 degrees when we stopped for the night. After we turned on the furnace and downed some hot drinks, we turned on the electric blanket and cuddled up for the night.
We awoke to 9 degree temperature, had some coffee, and hit the road for Bella Vista, Arkansas, where we had lunch with two of Lela's friends, Donna and Vicki. It was a great lunch and the girls caught up on each other's lives.
After lunch we headed to Oklahoma City to visit with Lela's brother, H.E. and LeeAnn. We had some trouble with the tongue jack on the trailer, but were able to get to their house just in time to see the opening kickoff of the Cotton Bowl. A great back and forth game but Mizzou managed to win in the last few minutes over Oklahoma State. I have to say it was fun to gloat over a couple OSU Cowboy fans. We had some Popeye's Chicken and a great visit with the family and the two new puppies.
H.E. and LeeAnn
Saturday morning the 4th brought warmer temps (40's) and we got on the road about 10 AM. We are headed for Camping World in Denton TX. I am afraid of my tongue jack, so I decided the best thing to do was repkace it.
Lela called our friend Lynn, who recently relocated to Fort Worth. Lynn met us for lunch and we had a very nice visit. She want us to tell all her friends who view this blog "hello."
Then on to Corsicana, TX to American RV park where we are resting tonight before arriving in The Woodlands tomorrow. Our weather today got up to 70 degrees, It was very pleasant compared to the last few days. Extreme cold and snow is forcast at home for the next few days. The cold forcast for Houston is for the lower 20's at night. It will be their first hard freeze in three years We are still winterized, and expect to remain that way until we head for south Texas in a couple weeks. We intend to store the Silver Star and stay at Noel's house.
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