Surprises

Root canal and trick or treating - two things the Grubb family rarely does, thankfully!

The woods behind this parking lot were their playground.

They found a snake while mom watched from the building above.

Yesterday I woke up with a really bad toothache. I was extremely sensitive to my warm drink in the morning and couldn't talk all day because if I opened my mouth air would touch my front tooth causing overwhelming pain. So this morning I was able to talk to my dentist in California and he was able to help me find an endodontist in this area. (Thank you Dr Alley!)

I was so thankful to get an appointment today and be able to deal with the problem. The doctor had fun recalling memories from his childhood when his parents would take their four kids on trips around the United States to see historical places and national parks. He even said he didn't like it sometimes but is thankful  now. The dental assistant enjoyed recalling her days of being homeschooled in Canada. So it was fun to be able to identify with both of them on some level (in addition to my excitement at the prospect of leaving there pain-free.)

we had planned to move toward Philadelphia today and start exploring the city tomorrow. But endodontist office was closer to Philadelphia then the campground so we decided to look and see if there was anything mirror to Philadelphia. We were so excited to find something similar to the place we found in Chicago. The place is a parking lot for employees of the University of Pennsylvania hospital down the road. But they welcome RVs and even have electric and water hook ups and a dump station! So we get to stay right in the city with the option of not driving (and paying $10/hr for parking) and just taking public transportation to all the sites.

The gentleman who works at our parking lot/campground was able to point us to a neighborhood about 10 minutes away where we could enjoy trick-or-treating. So we gathered up some supplies to create costumes and headed out.

There were tons of kids out and it was such a fun neighborhood because all the people giving out candy were hanging out on their porches talking to each other and greeting trick-or-treaters as they went by.

We were only out for about an hour, but in that time small baskets and bags that we had with us were filled with candy.