Family BBQ

Since my sister and family were in town from Padre Island we had a good reason to get together. We had a great time.

It's hard to believe Kayla is 15, wow!

It was a little warm today.

But we all had a good time and we ate good, too.

Water damage

Tonight I told Carol I was going to check out the microwave and TV that got soaked up in Amana, Iowa during the storm. After the storm I picked up the TV and water poured out of it. They have been sitting in the hot garage since Friday night. Carol made me check them outside in case they blew up. They both worked great. I don't know how long they will work but for now they are OK.





The cushions, drapes and the countertops didn't fair so well. The cushions are all moldy, the curtains are all stretched out, torn screen and the particle board countertops are all swelling up. Water marks along the bottom of the cabinets.



The rest of the Aliner looks like it can be saved. I'm still waiting for State Farm to show up.

Fathers Day

The kids came over today with food to BBQ, pork steaks and bratwurst. They also brought dessert, key lime pie. My favorite. Of course Carol made corn, deviled eggs, potato salad.

A nice day.

10th North American AOC Rally

We just attended the Aliner Owners Club National Rally in Amana, Iowa. There was about 150 Aliners there. We arrived on Wednesday, a day early. Pretty cool sight to see that many Aliners in one place.

A lot of different tow vehicles.

A lot of different ideas.

Friday the storm clouds started rolling in. Things didn't look good. We grabbed a couple of things and decided to get into the Buick to wait out the storm. The wind was blowing like crazy and then it started pouring. As Carol was getting out of the camper we saw the Aliner walls go in and the top open up.

It rained hard and by the time we could check on the Aliner we found it, and everything in it, destroyed and full of water. I picked up the TV and saw water pouring out of it. That's not a good sign.

We packed it up and came home early. When we got home I opened it and it already smelled really bad!

Not only did the Aliner get ripped apart so did Carol's umbrella!

So our 5 day event was cut short and it may be our last event. Who knows!

Aliner Owners Club - Central Great Lakes Region Rally

We just attended an Aliner Rally in Chatham, Illinois. As always it was a good time. I believe we had 30 units there. We enjoy meeting up with all our friends and we always meet new friends.

We had a little wind and John had to replace my awning brackets. He told me the ones I had on there were no good and wouldn't last. He was right!

The women did a lot of knitting and getting "Big Sexy" hair.

The guys did some troubleshooting and what we do best, relax.

The weather was good until Saturday, late afternoon. We had some rain but our camper stayed dry! A little rain didn't hurt anything.

We had great food too.

Plus the usual great campfire chats.

In all, another great weekend. Looking forward to the next event.

Annette's birthday celebration

We celebrated Annette's 30 something birthday today. A good time.