I found myself sweeping up more and more leaves and less and
less sandy footprints the last weeks or so. The leaves are an amazing
kalidiscope of color. Often, 4 or 5 kinds of trees co-exist together here so
the changing leaves are spectacular! Golds, oranges and vibrant reds. Quite
different from the gold color of the Colorado Aspen.
If I am going
to be a true Gypsy I need to get better at the goodbye part! We had a lovely
and teary goodbye today from the KOA we’ve been working at for the last 6
weeks. We learned TONS! I am relatively competent with an ancient computer
system that KOA uses (and should have been put down like an old three legged,
blind, deaf hamster.) The owner’s, Sally and John and their six children are
kind, generous people. They spoiled us rotten and the boys are not looking
forward to going to a KOA without kids and the ability to drive the golf carts
at will! They run their place as though we are all family, having family
dinners as staff meetings. What a fantastic first stop on the KOA train! I love
that we now have even more varied skills to add to our resumes, and in the
process made some great friends. Sueparker (that’s right, one name) had a great
analogy to help Jacob process the idea of leaving. She said it’s like dropping
a pebble in the pond, and it ripples out. We are creating relationships
rippling out all over the country, that and Sueparker gave the boys their own
jar of “Fluff”. For those of us not from this area, “Fluff” is marshmallow
fluff that is often eaten with peanut butter on bread, a “Fluffernutter
Sandwich.” Between that, and the secret 5$ she slipped each of them, she is
clearly a goddess to the kids in the backseat! Sally also set them up with an
entire 18 inches of pixie stick sugar and Nicole (one of the most together 17
year olds I have ever met) gave them each a Mountain Dew, it’s going to be a
long trip to PA, pray for us!!!
Laura
