6.28.12
Good Morning All,
I am watching the sun come up.  It has a promise of a beautiful morning.  The campground is very quiet.  It is mostly retired people here.  They are in Amish country for the shopping and the food.  Lots of family styled restaurants, home made pies and fresh veg. and in season fruit stands.  The buggies start going down the road at day break. 
A group of Amish men were shocking oats the other day and yesterday one farmer and his team were mowing hay.  They take put their life on the line every time they venture out on the highways.  The traffic goes whizzing by the horse and buggy.  Trotters pull the buggies and beautiful Belgins ( looks like Belgins to me) pull the farm equipment.  They have an auction every Wednesday and from what little I know the horses look stunning.  The gardens are huge and wash hang out on the lines every day.  Sunday is a day of rest.  Everything shuts down.  When we get off the main highway and go back on the gravel roads, their places are neat, houses painted white and barns red.  It is beautiful to see this against the green hills and trees of Ohio.  It is peaceful and quiet.
Today, we are cleaning out a few more things for another trip to the Goodwill.  If I buy something, something else has to go.  We have a few more maintenance jobs to do also.  Than we are of to lunch with Christine and Mike.
We have really enjoyed out time here.  It is great to see and visit and be a part of their daily routine.  Work and soccer pretty much take up their time.  Mike is coaching Peter's team and they have practice and open fields. Elizabeth and Emma are playing in a summer league to keep up their skills for fall soccer.  Mike is helping with that.  Both girls will play on the highschool team in the fall.
We are getting our trip planned to New England.  Yesterday, we booked a campsite an hour North of New York City.  They offer tours from the campsite into the city.  So we have that lined up and they have a service available for pet sitting.  They will come to your unit, let your pet out for a short walk and feed them or there is kennels in the area.  We will be there August 9th thru August 16th.  We will visit John on the 11th and 12th.  We will be able to take a train in.  We do this all through the camping books and the internet.  Hopefully, it works out and it's not a complete bust.  We have found that you can't believe all the pictures on the Internet. ( The campsites seem to show the best ones, can you believe that).  It's ok because everytime we walk into the unit we are home.  We can always shut the door and pull the blinds.  Really, we have had great stays where ever we are.  The people are wonderful, the sunrises and sunsets are outstanding. 
Yesterday, we took Peter and a friend to " Fun Acres".  It wasn't crowded and it was a great park.  Christine was able to go along too.  We were able to purchase 2 hour wrist bands:  go carts, water boats, laser tag, and mini golf.  Since it wasn't real busy the boys had a great time.  When they got hot on the go carts, they would go to the boats which had squirt guns on them and get soaked.  Peter has been feeling left out.  Emma is in Myrtle Beach with a friend and Elizabeth is in Chicago with Grandma Harrington.
Elizabeth sent Mike a picture of her trying on $160.00 heels in a store on Michigan Ave.  She wanted to know if she could bring them home.  Elizabeth and Mary will be home Saturday night and Emma comes home on Sunday.  Anyway, Peter is enjoying the individual attention.
Peter and Ganon (Peter's friend) spent Tuesday night with us.  We had a fire and did smores and popcorn..  The stars were beautiful as we sat around the fire.  Not many lights out here in Amish country so the night sky puts on a great show.
A few pictures of the fun day we had yesterday.  Dad and Bailey are up so we will start another day of fun.  Love Mother

Dad had the slowest car

Ready to go

Peter had the fastest

Peter gunning for Ganon