Just Waiting

Never thought we would be soooo busy after retiring, but our life is anything but boring. Most or our usual household chores are a breeze in our RV, however, we have a few occasional routine plumbing chores unique to RV's that are somewhat shall we say "interesting". For the nurse in me, it reminds me of giving a giant enema. Afterwards our holding tank and sewer pipes are clean as a whistle. Mel is appalled that I share this, but hey, some of you are considering this lifestyle and there is really nothing to it. Ha-ha

We took a day trip further east in North Carolina this week. We got an early start and headed for the coast at Morehead City. We stopped along the way at the places where I (Karen) lived and went to college and got my nurses training. It was a walk down memory lane and my mind and heart were flooded with the past, I focused on the good experiences and it was good to see how some places had changed and how others had not changed at all. We ate the best seafood on the waterfront, just as yummy as I remember it.

We eventually made it to the beach and enjoyed the ocean breeze for awhile before heading back to Raleigh. Mel collected some pretty sea shells for Rebecca and Izzy and Karen bought them something from a gift shop.

Wednesday, Karen attended a Bible Study at First Baptist in Garner near where we are staying. Then we picked up Amy and she spent the afternoon with us. Karen cooked supper and Josh joined us when he got off work. We enjoyed time together with both of them in anticipation of our BIG DAY on Thursday. That was the day of Amy's cerclage removal. We were half expecting Abigail to come that day, but she has a mind of her own.

You can click on the link to Josh and Amy's blog for more details about Thursday, but to make a long story short, after the cerclage was snipped, Amy immediately dilated to 4 cm. Optimistically, we walked her around the mall until we were all exhausted and other than a few random contractions nothing happened. It was predicted that labor would begin withing 24 hours, but like all other predictions for Abigail this pregnancy, she did not cooperate. She tried to come a few times when it was not time, and now that we are ready, she is happy where she is. hmmmmm, get used to it? yeah, I think so.

So we are "just waiting" now with happy expectations for her arrival soon.

God Bless you all! Though we miss Texas, we are making the most of our time here in beautiful North Carolina!