Mid-week westview week 1

HEY :: We are surviving the heat and humidity, Judy and the other 2 ladies on paint crew are over half done with the womens showers and restrooms.
John and the cabin repair crew have the demolition done and have actually started the rebuild,,, we found the back of cabin ( the north side) badly rotted and termites damaged . So we tore out all the damaged boards including the end support beams. These beams were back in place by 4 pm today. :)

The other couples name are Jim and Jan Gee, from Ohio; and Tom and Connie Mitro, from Virginia; Jim and Roxie Waters, from Texas, and team leaders Jack and Arlene Fenn, who are full time RVers orginally from the Chicago area. I better post this before I loose the signal:((((


Please pray for the Katrina victims as they are remembering the disaster of 2 yrs ago. also please pray that we have continue good weather to complete our task on time here at WESTVIEW ON THE JAMES.

Also we just found out that our next Nomad assignment in Hinton N.C. will include most of the team here now except the Mitros, which is very unusual for NOMADS teams work together for more that 1 project!!!!

WESTVIEW ON THE JAMES-DAY 1

Hi folks !!!

I saw that those pesky felines had their paws on here again. We can't seam too leave this out when we are gone :) Well we have begun our 1st 3 weeks of returning t0 NOMADS here at the Virginia United Methodist Camp - WESTVIEW ON THE JAMES. It is very peaceful and relaxing here. I would rate it very high on the overall camp structure of those that I have been apart of in the past.

Judy and I are a part of a Five couple NOMAD team doing at least 3 different projects here in the next 3 weeks (12 working days) Team leaders are Jack and Arlene Fenn ,full time RVers, Jim and Jan ; Jim and Roxie Waters, from Ft. Worth, Tx.; Tom and Connie ---- from here in Va.

I am rehaping a bunkhouse while Judy is on the paint crew redoing the restrooms in the resident camp area.

More details later, as we have limited access to air time for the computer:(

MOM HAS A NEW TOY !!!!!!!!

Meow meow meow (or howdy ya'all)!!!

Pebbles and I (Bam-Bam) have been really anxious to get our little paws on the computer, so that we could share some insights of OUR adventures during mom and dads travels.
While in Iowa, back in June, we got abandon at Belle Plaine's Countryside Vets, while the folks were out of our home on wheels (5er) for almost 2 weeks. We were even kept in cages, as if we were harden criminals LOL,
We then made the trip to Virgina very comfy stopping at campgrounds in Illinois (KOA Quad Cities, 1 paw print from the 'the longs-on the road' rating system) then the next night we stopped at SUGAR CREEK CAMP GROUNDS, near Crawfordsville, Ind.4 paw prints, then on the third night we stayed at THE OUTPOST CAMPGROUND near Morehead, Ky.5 paw prints.
While at MISTY MOUNTAIN CAMP RETREAT, near Crozet, Va.; mom and dad were workampers again. We didn't have any pesky cardinals as we did at Pine Mountain, in Ga.; so we found plenty of time to catch-up on our cat naps.
We heard Mom saying something to dad about going and getting a "toy", so was our ears really perked up to find out what was coming to join us. When they got home, phone calls were made to business professionals back in Belle Plaine , to assist in making Mom's new toy happen. It must of worked because Mom sure was in a great mood all day. We still haven't seen what this "toy " thing is yet but we think it might be something to get a better ride in. Mom says that she gets to have it in about a week when they (who ever they are) get things in order for her too take procession ... ..... we just over heard dad talking to some friends,telling them that the new "toy" is a FIRE ENGINE RED 2003 TOYOTA MATRIX SPORT so maybe we will be getting a better ride from NOMAD assignment to NOMAD assignment if we behave:)
We better scatter and hide as the Ram just pulled into the drive here at WAYNESBORO NORTH 340 CAMPGROUND, 4 paw prints so til the next opportunity to dance on these ole keyboards its Pebbles and Bam-bam,'THE TRAVELING CATS saying meoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew ( good night ya'all)

OUR TENTATIVE NOMADS SCHEDULE FOR REST OF 2007

Blessing to Ya'all:

We have finally put together a tentative NOMADS schedule for the rest of 2007, after much Prayer and consideration. We hope that our Christian friends will continue to be praying for us and our HOST SITES during this time, that we have traveling mercies, and the adequate capabilities too accomplish the needed tasks at these selected sites.

We begin August 27th - Sept. 13th at CAMP WESTVIEW ON THE JAMES, near Goochland, Va. ( Only around 45 miles from where we are WORKAMPING at now)

Then we move down to HINTON RURAL LIFE CENTER, Hayesville, N.C. for the period of Sept.17th - Oct.4th.

Oct. 8th-25th, we are tentatively scheduled at the METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH at Macon, Ga. or we could just do a 10 day drop in project if the scheduled planned project gets canceled for lack of workers. IF we do a drop-in project, it will follow a short trip into Fla., for a brief visit with Judy's Uncle Paul, who is advancing in age.

October 29th-November 15th, will find us in Selma, Ala., at the UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN HOME.

At this time we are scheduled to return to Moss Point , Ms . to work Nov.11th -Dec.13th, but we need to go to Livingston, Tex. and take care of establishing our resident requirements (get vehicle plates and registration for both the Ram Pick-up and the 5er as they expire on Judy's birthday in October {the 6th}) We will be visiting the ESCAPEES R.V. PARK where we have our mailing address at. Since we will already be in Texas, to we are going to ask permission to switch to a project at MUNGER PLACE, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in Dallas.

Then we are planning on heading to Iowa,for the Holiday season (leaving the 5er and the Pick-up in Texas. We hope to purchase a used car by then, to make our trip in and to ease the burden and miles on the Ram. (tee-hee) This matter is also one of our main Prayer concerns right now.

WE HOPE THAT EACH OF YOU ARE DOING OK AND THAT GOD HAS BEEN AS KIND TO YA'ALL AS HE HAS TOO US.

REMEMBER if you want to just e-mail us our email address is jw_long2002 @yahoo.com you can either send it to us or individually to either of us.

ODDS AND ENDS!!!!!

Greetings from Misty Mt.:
We are still in Virginia's lovely mountains enjoying our stay----We are tentatively scheduled to stay through the last Wednesday of October, then on too Selma, Ala.
Where we once again have a 3 week NOMADS assignment at an United Methodist Children Home. We will then have the week of Thanksgiving off, then go to Moss Point, Mississippi;where Judy and I will become part of another NOMADS TEAM, for 3 more weeks, working on reconstruction of Hurricane Katrina victims homes ourselves.
We have no set plans at this time for after the 15th of Dec. leaving that open for GODS guidance's, but probably head for somewhere very very very WARM AND COMFORTABLE.
We are looking at future NOMADS ASSIGNMENTS and other possible WORKAMPER positions for spring and summer 08, maybe even somewhere close to IOWA, so we can enjoy visiting with family and friends.
This past week-end (8/12/07) we went up to the Visitor Center at HUMPBACK MOUNTAIN along the BLUERIDGE PARKWAY, to listen to some bluegrass music, the group performing was Pam Ward and the Grassy Ridge Band from West Virginia.. They are awesome and Pam's voice is like hearing an Angel singing.
Last Friday we found and ALDI'S about an hour away at Culpeper, VA so we replendished our staples and some of our favorite foods.
WE HOPE THAT THIS FINDS ALL OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVING A GREAT SUMMER AND RECEIVING SOME OF GODS' BLESSINGS LIKE WE ARE.

THE LONGS' ARE OK

HOWDY Y'ALL

Yes, we are doing OK , between all the work here at MISTY MOUNTAIN CAMP RESORT (here in the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah Valley)of Virginia, and the extra sight seeing opportunities we have allowed our selves to take advantage of. Plus fighting with the understanding of our new Laptop (vista, from Microsoft, meant John having too relearn computer operations.
Judy and John clean cabins and restrooms, while John relieves Sally and Wayne (the other workamper couple here) at the registration desk 2 afternoons a week. We are averaging 35-45 hours per week between the 2 of us.
We have taken in a major Bluegrass festival in Mineral,Va.The featured Artist of the evening was Dr.Ralph Stanly. We also went to an open house at P.Buckley Moss Art gallery then out to her home in Waynesboro, to meet the noted Water Color Artist, herself (even remembered to take a camera along so we had our picture taken with her.
Judy has begun taking up working with Beads and making some very interesting jewelery pieces (while locating beads we have visit Charlottesville, a really nice BIG little town (comparable to Iowa City, Iowa,, even with a huge University presence) We spent the past Thursday(our normal day off going to the local county fair then onto Richmond (the Capitol City) to find another bead shop and check out some other RVs. While there we also took a quick drive past of the Capitol Building. Since we seam too be making it a practice of at least going past every state capitol building that we are near.. Since the 1st of Feb. we have seen the Capitol Buildings of Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama,Mississippi, Kentucky,West Virginia, and now Virginia. Also we visit the Nations Capitol Building in D.C. while Davi and Nathan (John's Sons) were with us. We are really getting a great Geography lesson during our travels :)
Pebbles and Bam-Bam say hell-o and that as soon as possible they will fill you in on their holiday away from the camper during their Iowa visit ...i will write more later my self now that i have remastered this dang machine:)