11-22OCT19 - Houma, LA (birth of our third grandchild - coraline)

Friday AM, 11OCT, final leg of our drive to Houma, LA, for the birth of our granddaughter to our son Joe & Bethany ChiassonJ  Drive itself is uneventful but for a few downpours.  Arrive in Houma & head to Civic Center to use one of their RV spots.  As detailed in our BLOG we have used them in the past.  In our opinion they do not have the best customer service focus.  So in the past we have tried to stay at daughter’s or son’s driveway.  But now our daughter Rebecca has moved to Washington state, & Joe our son has no room in his house/driveway.

Turns out that half of Civic Center parking lot being used for Relay for Life event for the next three days.  Because of this no one will be allowed to use any of the open RV spots – even though Relay for Life says no problem?  Since there are no real RV parks close to Houma (can you say trailer parks w/temporary RV spots?) we decide to support Relay for Life & pay to be in their parking area for three days (even though there half the parking lot is empty - ie almost 100 empty RV spots).  309 miles driven.

Then it was off to hospital for baby visit with parents son Joe & Bethany Chiasson, & new granddaughter Coraline Jane who was only a few hours oldJ!!!

Saturday cooler weather arrives & Corrie heads to Joe & Bethany’s to do laundry & other errands.  Early evening we head to hospital for another baby visit; then to Song Phi Wong for excellent Thai dinner.

Sunday heat returns, not much done; Corrie runs errands & Dan checks out the few supposed RV parks in the area – no joy.  That evening we visit baby Coraline & parents.  Because baby shows signs of jaundice, she won’t be released todayL

Monday move RV to a spot at the Civic Center designated for RV “camping”.  Coraline Jane finally released from hospitalJ  Tuesday, 15OCT, Dan orders new headlights for RV & repairs black water tank capacity gauge.  After lunch we head to Joe & Bethany’s house for baby visit, & to meet some more of Bethany’s family.

Wednesday take dogs to Tractor Supply to bath them.  Not sure how many Tractor Supply stores have these dedicated rooms for bathing dogs, but for $10 per dog we will use them in future!  They literally supply everything – towels, shampoo, brushes, etc – the tubs are at waist level (no bending) & they clean up the mess.  Dinner was at Cajun Critters new location – the surf & surf platter was excellent, as were the funnel fries for desert!

Thursday not much done; head over to Joe & Bethany’s for family dinner w/Lilly & Noah (Bethany’s children).  Friday we install a new washer for Joe & Bethany.  That evening was a crab boil at Bethany’s parent’s house (June & T).

Saturday, 19OCT, Corrie heads to Bethany parent’s house to help pick left over crab.  Later in the day Joe picks up Dan to head to June & T’s house for BBQ ribs, BBQ sausage; bacon wrapped jalapeños; red beans & rice.

Sunday AM Corrie, Joe & June go fishing on the bayou; many fish caught but no keepersL  Dan works on RV maintenance & washing RV.  Monday heavy rains, not much done.  Tuesday we get flu shots, & Dan finishes washing RV, & begins prep’ing RV for temporary departure from Houma.  Turns out Civic Center has limit on how many days a RV’er can remain at their facility per month.  Since we want to remain until 06NOV, we need to find another location over the weekendL