We got new steps for Christmas! RV steps are not ideal for long term use and Curt decided we needed something better for the winter. Richard (from Indiana) lives across the park and is a welder. He and his friend Wayne have started producing the support and railings for steps. We purchased a set from him, then went to Home Depot for treated lumber for the stair treads. When Curt started to put it together, several neighbors came over to lend a hand: expertise, tools and just another hand. I had a picture of the assembly process, but somewhere in the download from the camera, it got lost! So I am including a picture of the finished product in place.
Christmas Eve we went to the program at the community hall. We sang a lot of carols, listened to the story of Christmas, Santa stopped by and we ate a lot of finger food after. When we came home, the movie "A Christmas Story" was beginning and we watched it as is a tradition every Christmas season!
Christmas Day dinner was a noon affair at the community hall with about 300 others. People sign up ahead of time for a table (each holds 20-24 people) and then have a meeting to determine who brings different dishes. The park provides a turkey AND a ham for each table, but someone from the table has to cook them. Of course there is always more food than any one table of persons could possibly eat in one sitting. And so we go back again for evening leftovers.
I am including some pictures of the hall before and during Christmas dinner. Blame Curt for the "Let It Snow" banner picture! He is just glad he is not there scooping it! We truly hope for a better weather in January and February for friends and family up north.
Our weather is again cool (60's for daytime highs and 40's at night) and the forecast is for similar weather for the next week. We too are hoping for better weather in January and February!
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