Dark and spooky

We spent yesterday doing things around the RV, specifically Dave had another project - installing more reading lights over the couch. I cleaned out closets, washed some things, did a little of this and that - traditional things that my mother said on New Year's Day, "make sure you are active and doing things that are important to you to do this next year, like cleaning, pay bills, cook, talk to family, go for a walk, etc." I did all this, and made pork and saurekrat and dumplings in the crock pot. Mom is smiling from heaven!

At 4:30pm we all lost power here at the campground. Good thing the food was done by then or we would have been waiting for a very long time. By 8pm it came back on, we think something major happened down the road since all the cell towers in the area and the community as well was dark. We had no cell service, no electricity, no heat, no nothing. This place was really dark! Some of the Class As (motor homes) cranked up their generators to get the electricity going - probably were watching some football game or such and had to keep it going and also to give them heat. Temp outside was nice at 60 during the day but as soon as the sun went down - brrr. Glad the electricity came on because generators are noisy!

We also decided not to go to Lafayette to the Tabasco headquarters at Avery Island - it's about 1 1/2 hours from here which means we would be in the truck for 3 hours. Instead we are heading a little north today to go see the world's larges Tupelo tree in Kinder. At least it's outside. Tomorrow is definitely casino day - we wanted to wait until all the weekend folks have left. We are looking forward to the day there.