Continuing our holiday-like approach—visit and run—in seeing the kids and grands before leaving for the winter, we were off early Sunday morning to Memphis to see Jenny, Brian, and Harper.  We traveled via Judsonia to drop off the Expedition for winter at my sister’s.  We met Jenny and family at the Memphis Zoo and enjoyed one of the USA’s top 5 zoos for a couple of hours before driving to their house for a continued visit and a late lunch.  After another couple of hours, Harper was ready for a nap, going ninety to nothing.  We had a wonderful visit, and drove the 2 1/2 hours back to Maumelle COE Park for much needed quiet time before a really hectic week.

There was nothing, absolutely nothing, on our calendar for today, Friday—definitely a change of pace from the last several weeks/months.  We drove to Karyn’s after lunch to wash clothes and download apps for the iPhones, iPad, and MacBook, staying for dinner, and enjoying lots of playtime with Ridge.

Again, for the second day in a row, we didn’t have anything on our schedule for Saturday.  We had a great leisurely morning, a walk around Maumelle COE Park, and a big breakfast before washing both the Expedition and Honda.  We will store the Expedition at my sister’s over the winter, and didn’t want to leave a dirty car for their use or for to come back to in the springs.  It was unseasonably warm, with highs in the mid-80s, necessitating the use of one of the air conditioners.  It draws over 15 amps, and when combined with phantom power uses, our consumption was a heavy 22 amps, meaning we couldn’t use any other major appliance without “popping” the breaker—such is life parked in a 30 amp site!