Home Work you say.....has Speedy gone back to school....NO I have been working around the home on wheels. So much to do and not much time to do it in. You know it has been raining here quite a bit and our house on wheels has really gotten dirty. The leaves off the trees stain the roof and then that runs down the side and so on and so forth. I just could not let it go any longer so today and yesterday I....Sir Speedy have been in the cleaning mode. I also check the entire coach for caulk cracks that could lead to leaks. Around windows need to be inspected and also around all the outside light receptacles. Water can get down in there and weep through to the inside shell of the coach which over time will cause you much grief. There is so much that we need to check weekly on these units to be sure that all is sealed tight.
One thing that I often check on my 5th wheel is the 5th wheel itself. I check to be sure that there are no hairline cracks forming on the part of the hitch that is welded to the frame. While hauling these heavy puppies around...twisting and turning....bouncing over rough roads etc...these areas can be under a lot of stress. Take time to check them out before and after trips to make sure everything is copacetic. An ounce of prevention.....you know the drill.
OK so I have been working on cleaning the rig up and tomorrow I will start on the storage bay. Gee what a mess these things can get into over a period of time. Especially during the winter months when you just toss stuff in there. I really do not haul that much stuff. I have always been real limiting on what I carry in my house. Now with the price of fuel so high you don't need any extra weight to pull down that mpg.
It was getting on to noon and Sherri said it was time to make a run to the grocery store for food stuff....now that is something that I do pack too much of in the old tummy storage. We headed that way and got the essentials for lunch and returned home where I started getting the grill ready for some good ol chicken! We had the best lunch....chicken ,corn, salad OHHHHH man did I eat good ...and then the nap afterwards...I must be in heaven. Until Sherri woke me up and I realized I had to go to work....this has got to end someday. I hope it ends upon my retirement and not my death. Oh well such is life here I am at the work place. Just finished all my chores here and ready to read all my journals. I can't wait so I will catch you later Somewhere In Time.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Not Much Going On Today
We slid out of bed about 7:30 this morning. It got COLD last night! I had to turn on the fireplace and the heater in the kitchen. I looked over in the other recliner (We are still sleeping in them) and Sherri had put on some extra covers. It is almost May and Global Warming has not kicked in yet....Al
We had nothing planned for today so we drank our coffee and visited for a while. I decided to sort through my pictures on the computer and get them in order. I grouped them all by child...you grandparents will relate to that. LOL When I start traveling I will have to have them sorted by area of the country. I made one file for my Journal so I can download pictures when I need them.
Sherri decided to take some of her pillows back that she had bought for the trailer. I think she is getting ready for that new trailer. These pillows will not go with it so they are going back. We loaded them up and headed to the store to return them and then it was off to the grocery store for food. We are trying to diet the best we can so we have to buy very carefully so as not to get the fat stuff. We try to walk everyday but when my little buddy was her we got slack on that. I guess when you get our age it really gets hard to keep the weight off.
We had a good lunch...Sherri made that chicken and salad fix ens and OH was it good. After I ate I just had to take a nap you know...and that was good too. I had hoped that she would lay down being that she is taking this allergy medication. Sherri is 100 mph all the time and I worry that she will get sick letting herself run down like she does. All I can do is ask her...she is going to do what she wants to.
OK I got off to work about 2:45 and arrived here late as usual. Not really that late but not on time. I get so excited about getting started here every day....Not I do have to get all the work stuff done so I can read all my journals and then get to chat some too.
No one special on the chat room tonight. Brad Pitt Party Boy Dude Boy non of them showed up. I guess they were on My Space tonight. Just as well we had a good chat without them....you know about that RV stuff...and the RALLY I can hardly wait. Hey I guess I better rap this one up so I can go to the house. See you Somewhere In Time.
We had nothing planned for today so we drank our coffee and visited for a while. I decided to sort through my pictures on the computer and get them in order. I grouped them all by child...you grandparents will relate to that. LOL When I start traveling I will have to have them sorted by area of the country. I made one file for my Journal so I can download pictures when I need them.
Sherri decided to take some of her pillows back that she had bought for the trailer. I think she is getting ready for that new trailer. These pillows will not go with it so they are going back. We loaded them up and headed to the store to return them and then it was off to the grocery store for food. We are trying to diet the best we can so we have to buy very carefully so as not to get the fat stuff. We try to walk everyday but when my little buddy was her we got slack on that. I guess when you get our age it really gets hard to keep the weight off.
We had a good lunch...Sherri made that chicken and salad fix ens and OH was it good. After I ate I just had to take a nap you know...and that was good too. I had hoped that she would lay down being that she is taking this allergy medication. Sherri is 100 mph all the time and I worry that she will get sick letting herself run down like she does. All I can do is ask her...she is going to do what she wants to.
OK I got off to work about 2:45 and arrived here late as usual. Not really that late but not on time. I get so excited about getting started here every day....Not I do have to get all the work stuff done so I can read all my journals and then get to chat some too.
No one special on the chat room tonight. Brad Pitt Party Boy Dude Boy non of them showed up. I guess they were on My Space tonight. Just as well we had a good chat without them....you know about that RV stuff...and the RALLY I can hardly wait. Hey I guess I better rap this one up so I can go to the house. See you Somewhere In Time.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Another Day On the Road
This morning was another early day. I had to get up and go to Wills Point and pick Sherri up. She had stayed with the g-kids while my daughter and her husband worked at the Blue Bird Festival. I left about 9:00am and got there about 11:00 after stopping off to get some donuts for my little g-girls. They love me when I do nice things for them.
I emptied some extra clothes out of the closet before I set out...I had accumulated too much stuff over a period of time...which you can do going back and forth. Anyway I had to pick Sherri up and go out to the house and drop off all that extra. Then it was time to refuel the old truck and head back to Dallas.
Wow what a morning! I have put 300 miles on since Friday! That is costly, to say the least. I don't have to go back until next weekend when it will be time to mow again. I would have done that on this trip except it had rained and that put an end to that idea. Oh well I will have something to do next weekend.
We ate some lunch and then jumped on the computer to take another look at our dream trailer. I will try to post some pictures so you can see what we have been looking at. This is the CL36Max1. It is made by Carriage.
I just got off a very interesting chat tonight. We had several new comers to the chat room. Some I will have to say were questionable to say the least. It was a lot of fun and I hope that we have more nights like that. You never know when a new comer may drop in Somewhere In Time.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Free Day At Work
This title may be a little miss leading. No I do not have free time or free food or freedom to go home....I work free today. this is Saturday and I am salaried and that means that I work free. I guess you could pro-rate your salary out so that you do get paid....but then you would reduce the $ figure per hour that you pro-rated. Without boring you to tears it boils down to....
Saturdays Suck. I guess it would be the SS days in a career.
I got up this fine morning at the crack of dawn....what is the crack of dawn??? Oh well somewhere in that crack I got up and got my little buddy ready for his trip back to Mom and Dad. Bitter Sweet as it was, the time had come for our parting. When we arrived we had to take the girls to soccer games and watch them for Mom while she was working at the Food Both in town. Dad is the Constable and he too was working the crowds. Today was the Blue Bird Festival in Wills Point Texas ....The Bluebird Capital of Texas. Yes and my sweet daughter is working the Food Both. So Maw and I would be baby setting the kiddos until this evening. I would have to leave early and head back here to Dallas to give of my free time... then in the morning return to Wills Point to pick up my sweet bride. So here I set after my round trip of 120 miles tired and worn out...thinking about the fact that I am working for free and enjoying it less. The only thing I have to look forward to is someday I will be able to retire and not have to worry about all this. I believe that is why I read so many journals....people telling their stories about traveling to all these places far away and what they did to get there and what they will do next. I travel right along with them in my mind and really feel good after we all get there safe and sound. It does not cost me much and I really am not tired when we arrive?? Why is that??
I have noticed...that some of my folks are traveling less. With the price of fuel I can see why. Some have not traveled any more than I have and I am working. We live full time in our RV but being locked into a job here makes it hard to take up stakes and travel. I guess when I retire I will have to Work Camp some to pay for future travels. I wont mind as long as I get to see some new sites and then I can write about them.
Oh well I have rambled on long enough...my thoughts roll off my finger tips sometimes and I wonder... who in the world really cares??? So as not to bore you to tears tonight I will slowly fade away Somewhere In Time.
Saturdays Suck. I guess it would be the SS days in a career.
I got up this fine morning at the crack of dawn....what is the crack of dawn??? Oh well somewhere in that crack I got up and got my little buddy ready for his trip back to Mom and Dad. Bitter Sweet as it was, the time had come for our parting. When we arrived we had to take the girls to soccer games and watch them for Mom while she was working at the Food Both in town. Dad is the Constable and he too was working the crowds. Today was the Blue Bird Festival in Wills Point Texas ....The Bluebird Capital of Texas. Yes and my sweet daughter is working the Food Both. So Maw and I would be baby setting the kiddos until this evening. I would have to leave early and head back here to Dallas to give of my free time... then in the morning return to Wills Point to pick up my sweet bride. So here I set after my round trip of 120 miles tired and worn out...thinking about the fact that I am working for free and enjoying it less. The only thing I have to look forward to is someday I will be able to retire and not have to worry about all this. I believe that is why I read so many journals....people telling their stories about traveling to all these places far away and what they did to get there and what they will do next. I travel right along with them in my mind and really feel good after we all get there safe and sound. It does not cost me much and I really am not tired when we arrive?? Why is that??
I have noticed...that some of my folks are traveling less. With the price of fuel I can see why. Some have not traveled any more than I have and I am working. We live full time in our RV but being locked into a job here makes it hard to take up stakes and travel. I guess when I retire I will have to Work Camp some to pay for future travels. I wont mind as long as I get to see some new sites and then I can write about them.
Oh well I have rambled on long enough...my thoughts roll off my finger tips sometimes and I wonder... who in the world really cares??? So as not to bore you to tears tonight I will slowly fade away Somewhere In Time.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Birthday With My Oldest Grandchild
Today was my 19 year old granddaughters birthday! Gosh has it been 19 years? I guess so...old timer...she is 19...DUH! OK OK so I am getting old, it just so hard to get past the thought of how fast all of it has gone by. Like the ol sayin goes...It just seems like the other day.
We met her up at the college in Denton, Texas where she is going to school. I might add that she is making real good grades...better than mine in college...hey I made good grades too. I am proud of her. She has worked hard to get where she is and she has done a good job staying the course. Her Major at this time ....and I say at this time because we all know that is subject to change...is Forensic Science. She is a whiz at science so she should do well.
After picking her up at the dorm we headed over to the mall to do the girl things....shopping for school clothes which Maw is a whiz at. She steered her around the store to all the bargains and they ended up with twice as much for half the price. I am truly amazed at the outcome!
Me and my little buddy we wheeled around looking for our own bargains and we came up with a Music CD priced a little more than I wanted to pay but you only get there once in a great while so go for it.
Then it was off to eat at On The Border. I ate too much and it was only half of what was on my plate. I brought the other half with me to work tonight so at least I got my bang for the buck there.
I hope that I can get on Chat tonight. Last night, right before I shut down the computer, I got on but everyone had already left so who knows. I might be able to chat with all my friends tonight Somewhere In Time.
We met her up at the college in Denton, Texas where she is going to school. I might add that she is making real good grades...better than mine in college...hey I made good grades too. I am proud of her. She has worked hard to get where she is and she has done a good job staying the course. Her Major at this time ....and I say at this time because we all know that is subject to change...is Forensic Science. She is a whiz at science so she should do well.
After picking her up at the dorm we headed over to the mall to do the girl things....shopping for school clothes which Maw is a whiz at. She steered her around the store to all the bargains and they ended up with twice as much for half the price. I am truly amazed at the outcome!
Me and my little buddy we wheeled around looking for our own bargains and we came up with a Music CD priced a little more than I wanted to pay but you only get there once in a great while so go for it.
Then it was off to eat at On The Border. I ate too much and it was only half of what was on my plate. I brought the other half with me to work tonight so at least I got my bang for the buck there.
I hope that I can get on Chat tonight. Last night, right before I shut down the computer, I got on but everyone had already left so who knows. I might be able to chat with all my friends tonight Somewhere In Time.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Fourth Day With My Little Buddy
4/24/08
Last night was a little unnerving here at the RV Park. We had some bad storms come through starting at 8:00 pm and lasting until 1:00 am. I got home at 11:30 and both Sherri and Kris were sleeping. Outside it was raining hard and the wind was blowing with gust up to 60 mph. I was surprised that the 5th wheel was staying pretty steady through the whole thing. It makes me feel better about my rig every time we go through a high wind like this. Some trailers jump around and rock with every gust and it keeps your nerves on edge. But for the most part we stayed calm inside except for an occasional bolt of lightning and a burst of thunder. The power stayed on all night and that was another thing to be thankful for. When the power goes off you imagine all kinds of things.
This is not part of the country to be in this time of year. I have told Sherri time and time again when April and May come around I want to be somewhere else. Tornado alley is what they call it here and I want no part of it when we can leave.
OK other than the bad weather it was an uneventful day here in North Texas. I got fed a real good lunch by my sweet wife and she let me have a short nap. I got up, went to work and found out that I still cannot get into RV Dreams. I guess I will communicate through comments on journals. I will miss chatting with everyone but such is life. I know it wont be long we will be chatting in person...Somewhere In Time.
Last night was a little unnerving here at the RV Park. We had some bad storms come through starting at 8:00 pm and lasting until 1:00 am. I got home at 11:30 and both Sherri and Kris were sleeping. Outside it was raining hard and the wind was blowing with gust up to 60 mph. I was surprised that the 5th wheel was staying pretty steady through the whole thing. It makes me feel better about my rig every time we go through a high wind like this. Some trailers jump around and rock with every gust and it keeps your nerves on edge. But for the most part we stayed calm inside except for an occasional bolt of lightning and a burst of thunder. The power stayed on all night and that was another thing to be thankful for. When the power goes off you imagine all kinds of things.
This is not part of the country to be in this time of year. I have told Sherri time and time again when April and May come around I want to be somewhere else. Tornado alley is what they call it here and I want no part of it when we can leave.
OK other than the bad weather it was an uneventful day here in North Texas. I got fed a real good lunch by my sweet wife and she let me have a short nap. I got up, went to work and found out that I still cannot get into RV Dreams. I guess I will communicate through comments on journals. I will miss chatting with everyone but such is life. I know it wont be long we will be chatting in person...Somewhere In Time.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Day Three With My Little Buddy
4/23/08
I got to sleep in this morning. My buddy slept late and so did I. Sherri had to get up early and get ready for her doctors appointment. She had the follow up on a previous exam and the appointment was at 8:30. Kris and I crawled out of bed at 7:30 and decided that we would go with her. We had to hurry so she would not be late...even though you always have to wait at the doctors office.
I showered and got Kris ready in record time and we were off to the doc doc. I dropped Maw off out front so she could go on up while Kris and I parked the truck. I started to off load my precious cargo but found out he was not going without his Vadaba...this is two year old for vacuum cleaner...and actually it is a weed eater but I don't have the heart to tell him that. He loves to clean house??? Go figure...that is another story for another day. Anyway the Vadava had to go with us and he insisted on carrying it himself. I had to hold him by the nap of the neck and guide him across the parking lot and up the elevator to the third floor...Oh my what a chore that was. My assignment was to entertain Kris while Sherri was in the doctors office. I am sooo glad that it did not take any longer than it did, for we were running out of toys to keep us busy.
There was no noticeable damage to the waiting room when we left so I suppose I did a good job.
After leaving the doctors office we headed to Wally World to pick up some Exam Week supplies for our oldest G-Daughter. She is going to school at the University of North Texas. This is exam week coming up and we always get her an exam pack to get through study week. You know the usual...snakes etc. While I was there I decided to get my hair cut...I was looking a little wild.
Next it was back to the RV Park to eat and nap. I did get my nap today even with my buddy playing right next to me...I must have been tired. About 2:30 I was ready to leave for work...got my good-by kisses and I was off. Made it here without any problem until I tried to get on chat!!! My firewall here has caught up with me. It will not let me on any part of RV-Dreams!! Oh my God what am I to do. I called Sherri who was on the chat and told her to inform all my friends that I had been excommunicated!!! I don't know what I will do if this is permanent??? I will miss everyone...hopefully I will find a way back on... Somewhere In Time.
I got to sleep in this morning. My buddy slept late and so did I. Sherri had to get up early and get ready for her doctors appointment. She had the follow up on a previous exam and the appointment was at 8:30. Kris and I crawled out of bed at 7:30 and decided that we would go with her. We had to hurry so she would not be late...even though you always have to wait at the doctors office.
I showered and got Kris ready in record time and we were off to the doc doc. I dropped Maw off out front so she could go on up while Kris and I parked the truck. I started to off load my precious cargo but found out he was not going without his Vadaba...this is two year old for vacuum cleaner...and actually it is a weed eater but I don't have the heart to tell him that. He loves to clean house??? Go figure...that is another story for another day. Anyway the Vadava had to go with us and he insisted on carrying it himself. I had to hold him by the nap of the neck and guide him across the parking lot and up the elevator to the third floor...Oh my what a chore that was. My assignment was to entertain Kris while Sherri was in the doctors office. I am sooo glad that it did not take any longer than it did, for we were running out of toys to keep us busy.
There was no noticeable damage to the waiting room when we left so I suppose I did a good job.
After leaving the doctors office we headed to Wally World to pick up some Exam Week supplies for our oldest G-Daughter. She is going to school at the University of North Texas. This is exam week coming up and we always get her an exam pack to get through study week. You know the usual...snakes etc. While I was there I decided to get my hair cut...I was looking a little wild.
Next it was back to the RV Park to eat and nap. I did get my nap today even with my buddy playing right next to me...I must have been tired. About 2:30 I was ready to leave for work...got my good-by kisses and I was off. Made it here without any problem until I tried to get on chat!!! My firewall here has caught up with me. It will not let me on any part of RV-Dreams!! Oh my God what am I to do. I called Sherri who was on the chat and told her to inform all my friends that I had been excommunicated!!! I don't know what I will do if this is permanent??? I will miss everyone...hopefully I will find a way back on... Somewhere In Time.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Day Two With My Little Buddy
4/22/08
This is a repeat of yesterday morning...Kris beat me up again and this time before I put the coffee on! I must be getting old. The little feller is full of energy and mine is being drained at a constant rate. Sherri is dragging also but then she has him while I am at work so I know she is tired. We both love it and would not trade it for the world.
We did have time for coffee this morning and got the little guy fed and ready for the park. Living in a 5Th wheel is not conducive to entertaining a two year old. We have a park not too far from the RV Park so we make the morning run there to ware him down. Hoping that he will eat and be ready for the old nap time. So far that has not worked and today was a rerun of yesterday...good lunch but no nap. Poppa passed out anyway from shear exhaustion so I did get rested up before time to go to work.
I called home just a minute ago and he is still going like the Energizer Bunny...Maw sounded a bit slow but I know she is enjoying him as much as I do.
Well I hope to hit the chat room tonight for a bit. I still have several journals to read before then so I guess I best get busy Somewhere In Time.
This is a repeat of yesterday morning...Kris beat me up again and this time before I put the coffee on! I must be getting old. The little feller is full of energy and mine is being drained at a constant rate. Sherri is dragging also but then she has him while I am at work so I know she is tired. We both love it and would not trade it for the world.
We did have time for coffee this morning and got the little guy fed and ready for the park. Living in a 5Th wheel is not conducive to entertaining a two year old. We have a park not too far from the RV Park so we make the morning run there to ware him down. Hoping that he will eat and be ready for the old nap time. So far that has not worked and today was a rerun of yesterday...good lunch but no nap. Poppa passed out anyway from shear exhaustion so I did get rested up before time to go to work.
I called home just a minute ago and he is still going like the Energizer Bunny...Maw sounded a bit slow but I know she is enjoying him as much as I do.
Well I hope to hit the chat room tonight for a bit. I still have several journals to read before then so I guess I best get busy Somewhere In Time.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Day One With My Little Buddy
No rooster this morning...I snuck out of bed real slow as not to wake the short round. I needed to get my journal entry done and post some pictures but this was not to be. The coffee got made and the computer was turned on and ready but before the first word could be typed on the first page I heard the sound...wheres Poppa? Ok the day started a little faster than I thought it would.
The plan was to get ready and head to the park. I had a plan... kick ball...kite flying and generaly running down the little feller's will to stay awake. OK so everyone out there says no way Speedy is that going to happen...your all correct. We ran we kicked the ball slid down all the slides flew the kite...Poppa about this time is next to death itself...but little buddy he is going 100 miles an hour and showing no signs of weakening??? What??? Maw is crying that she needs to find the little girls room and I turn around and my pal has dropped his drawers to take a leak in the middle of the park...oh my God...my world is crashing in around me I feel light headed...has it been a week yet???
We had to leave the park at this time before we were arested for God knows what and it was back to the 5th wheel to eat...bathe and take a well needed nap. Oh NO the eating yes the napping NO. I tried my best to catch a few winks but our little side kick was not going to let that happen. OK you win pal...I got up took my shower and readied myself for work. Then I was off and here I set now at the work place so tired I can hardly post these words...Hey it's worth every minute Somewhere in Time.
The plan was to get ready and head to the park. I had a plan... kick ball...kite flying and generaly running down the little feller's will to stay awake. OK so everyone out there says no way Speedy is that going to happen...your all correct. We ran we kicked the ball slid down all the slides flew the kite...Poppa about this time is next to death itself...but little buddy he is going 100 miles an hour and showing no signs of weakening??? What??? Maw is crying that she needs to find the little girls room and I turn around and my pal has dropped his drawers to take a leak in the middle of the park...oh my God...my world is crashing in around me I feel light headed...has it been a week yet???
We had to leave the park at this time before we were arested for God knows what and it was back to the 5th wheel to eat...bathe and take a well needed nap. Oh NO the eating yes the napping NO. I tried my best to catch a few winks but our little side kick was not going to let that happen. OK you win pal...I got up took my shower and readied myself for work. Then I was off and here I set now at the work place so tired I can hardly post these words...Hey it's worth every minute Somewhere in Time.
Day Off?
4/20/08
Today is my only day off and you would think that I would be thrilled. You see it has rained and the sun has come out and you know what that brings...Grass grows...I have to mow. Ok so my house has not sold and I do have a yard there and the grass did grow so there goes my day off.
This morning the old rooster sounded at 6:30 and I struggled to get up thinking all the time about having to push the mower through the high grass and getting sweaty and tired DA TA DA TA DA...No matter what it had to be done and I was the only guy I could find that would cut it so here I go.
My sweet heart was going to accompany me on the journey out east...which is about a 68 mile trip one way...and in my diesel truck you do the math...costly! Now it would be nice if I could find someone to cut it for that amount of money...but no...it would cost me 3 times that amount so old me has no choice but to do it myself.
Every dark cloud has a silver lining and the lining in this one is that we get to pick our g-son up and bring him back with us. We get to keep him a week this time so Mom can recharge the courage in her batteries. My daughter has 4 girls and one boy...Oh the thought of that rocks my inner soul! We had 4 children and that was a chore...but 5 oh that would be the straw.
Anyway the lawn got mowed and the old house straightened up for the showing and we were off to pick up Kris and start back to the RV park.
We got home about 8:30. I jumped on chat for just a sec to tell all that I had bath duty for the little fellow and could not play.I managed to get that done without incident...jams on and ready to go to bed... I was sooo tired and was sure ready to hit the sack but my little buddy had other plans. You know you have heard of terrible twos...well they kicked in about 9:00 and we finally got my little pal to bed about 10:00 Oh thank heavens for little favors. It did not take long for Sherri and I to follow. Thats a wrap Somewhere in Time.
Today is my only day off and you would think that I would be thrilled. You see it has rained and the sun has come out and you know what that brings...Grass grows...I have to mow. Ok so my house has not sold and I do have a yard there and the grass did grow so there goes my day off.
This morning the old rooster sounded at 6:30 and I struggled to get up thinking all the time about having to push the mower through the high grass and getting sweaty and tired DA TA DA TA DA...No matter what it had to be done and I was the only guy I could find that would cut it so here I go.
My sweet heart was going to accompany me on the journey out east...which is about a 68 mile trip one way...and in my diesel truck you do the math...costly! Now it would be nice if I could find someone to cut it for that amount of money...but no...it would cost me 3 times that amount so old me has no choice but to do it myself.
Every dark cloud has a silver lining and the lining in this one is that we get to pick our g-son up and bring him back with us. We get to keep him a week this time so Mom can recharge the courage in her batteries. My daughter has 4 girls and one boy...Oh the thought of that rocks my inner soul! We had 4 children and that was a chore...but 5 oh that would be the straw.
Anyway the lawn got mowed and the old house straightened up for the showing and we were off to pick up Kris and start back to the RV park.
We got home about 8:30. I jumped on chat for just a sec to tell all that I had bath duty for the little fellow and could not play.I managed to get that done without incident...jams on and ready to go to bed... I was sooo tired and was sure ready to hit the sack but my little buddy had other plans. You know you have heard of terrible twos...well they kicked in about 9:00 and we finally got my little pal to bed about 10:00 Oh thank heavens for little favors. It did not take long for Sherri and I to follow. Thats a wrap Somewhere in Time.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Life in the Boring Lane
4/19/08
OOOH what a great day it is! The sun came in through the living room window this morning and hit me square in the face. Bowed up in the recliner, it was all I could do to snap the handle down and sling myself into the kitchen to make coffee! Why do I do this to myself? I have a nice bed but I choose the recliner to sleep in? Go figure.
After fixing the coffee I returned to the chair to await the brew to be over. Sherri was located next to me in the other recliner still sleeping. As soon as the coffee smell filled the air my little chick-a-dee started to move and soon she was ready to face the day.
Today was the day that Sherri's brother and Sister-in-law were going to check out their new Carriage 5Th wheel...Extreme 5 with the Arizona Room. What a nice coach. We told them that we would meet them there and get some pictures to put on our Journal. As things turned out they got caught in a wreck on I20 coming out of east Texas and were about 2 hours late which cut our picture taking tour short. You see I still have to work for a living sooooo I had to leave and get ready for work.
Anyway we did meet them up there and had the world wind tour, took maybe 2 pictures, which I will post today or tomorrow.
From there Sherri and I headed to get something to eat...kinda feeling like Chinese we stopped at the Panda and got some good food to take home. We had a coupon...but being old and a little slow it had expired 3 days ago. Well the girl at the Panda felt sorry for us two old dummies and let us have the extra for no charge. Hey being old is not all that bad.
We discussed the idea of us getting a new 5Th wheel over our Chinese feast and Sherri has just about decided to keep what we have for a few years and up-grade latter after we have traveled a while. I am leaving this up to her. I told her that I would work longer if need be so she could have what she wants....but she seems set on keeping the one we have for now...we will see.
She has made great strides in up grading our unit with new chair cushions and pillows. A new rug...which is a story in itself...and some decorations to add fluff. If anyone can decorate a place and make it look good when it is complete my wife is the one.
If you don't know I am very proud of my wife. She is the light of my life she is the image of all my dreams. If she wants that trailer the world better move over cause this fat boy is going to get it for her!
OK now I can tell you that I have made it to work and I am scurrying around to get all the things done here so I can get on chat with all my friends at RV Dreams. We have more fun on that chat and we all can hardly wait to get together at the rally so we can chat face to face. I don't know we may just take our computers and chat around the campfire at night...Well
That's a wrap Somewhere in Time
OOOH what a great day it is! The sun came in through the living room window this morning and hit me square in the face. Bowed up in the recliner, it was all I could do to snap the handle down and sling myself into the kitchen to make coffee! Why do I do this to myself? I have a nice bed but I choose the recliner to sleep in? Go figure.
After fixing the coffee I returned to the chair to await the brew to be over. Sherri was located next to me in the other recliner still sleeping. As soon as the coffee smell filled the air my little chick-a-dee started to move and soon she was ready to face the day.
Today was the day that Sherri's brother and Sister-in-law were going to check out their new Carriage 5Th wheel...Extreme 5 with the Arizona Room. What a nice coach. We told them that we would meet them there and get some pictures to put on our Journal. As things turned out they got caught in a wreck on I20 coming out of east Texas and were about 2 hours late which cut our picture taking tour short. You see I still have to work for a living sooooo I had to leave and get ready for work.
Anyway we did meet them up there and had the world wind tour, took maybe 2 pictures, which I will post today or tomorrow.
From there Sherri and I headed to get something to eat...kinda feeling like Chinese we stopped at the Panda and got some good food to take home. We had a coupon...but being old and a little slow it had expired 3 days ago. Well the girl at the Panda felt sorry for us two old dummies and let us have the extra for no charge. Hey being old is not all that bad.
We discussed the idea of us getting a new 5Th wheel over our Chinese feast and Sherri has just about decided to keep what we have for a few years and up-grade latter after we have traveled a while. I am leaving this up to her. I told her that I would work longer if need be so she could have what she wants....but she seems set on keeping the one we have for now...we will see.
She has made great strides in up grading our unit with new chair cushions and pillows. A new rug...which is a story in itself...and some decorations to add fluff. If anyone can decorate a place and make it look good when it is complete my wife is the one.
If you don't know I am very proud of my wife. She is the light of my life she is the image of all my dreams. If she wants that trailer the world better move over cause this fat boy is going to get it for her!
OK now I can tell you that I have made it to work and I am scurrying around to get all the things done here so I can get on chat with all my friends at RV Dreams. We have more fun on that chat and we all can hardly wait to get together at the rally so we can chat face to face. I don't know we may just take our computers and chat around the campfire at night...Well
That's a wrap Somewhere in Time
Friday, April 18, 2008
Exercise Day
Today started at 7:30 am... no alarm just the sounds of diesel motors cranking up outside and people moving around the park. Sherri and I have resigned ourselves to sleep in our recliners in the living room so we don't have to mess with making the bed. Really we stay up too late watching TV and we are too tired to make it down to the bedroom.
I guess I should take just a sentence or two to let you know that Sherri and I are full timing in our 5th wheel while I finish off the last year of working in Dallas. I am taking early retirement so Uncle Sam won't get all the money they stole from me over the last 40 some odd years. I paid in all those years so I could retire and see this great land of ours before the good Lord takes me to a better place. Our government sees fit to give all my money to every Tom Dick and Harry that parades in here whether they ever earned a dollar in this country or not......OK I am soooo sorry every once in a while I go off. I will regress now and finish telling you what the great plan is. As soon as our house sells and I reach that early retirement age, we are out of here.
Well that is enough background for now....Oh the excitement I know you are feeling reading this blog. I don't want to give away the entire plot in one blog...I shall drag this out much like a afternoon soap.
Oh I almost forgot the title on top here. Exercise day...We walked around the park for one hour to get our hearts pumping...burn off some of that fat content we absorbed the night before! Gee this is just too much excitement for one read. I better let you rest up for the next one.
I guess that is a wrap Somewhere in Time.
I guess I should take just a sentence or two to let you know that Sherri and I are full timing in our 5th wheel while I finish off the last year of working in Dallas. I am taking early retirement so Uncle Sam won't get all the money they stole from me over the last 40 some odd years. I paid in all those years so I could retire and see this great land of ours before the good Lord takes me to a better place. Our government sees fit to give all my money to every Tom Dick and Harry that parades in here whether they ever earned a dollar in this country or not......OK I am soooo sorry every once in a while I go off. I will regress now and finish telling you what the great plan is. As soon as our house sells and I reach that early retirement age, we are out of here.
Well that is enough background for now....Oh the excitement I know you are feeling reading this blog. I don't want to give away the entire plot in one blog...I shall drag this out much like a afternoon soap.
Oh I almost forgot the title on top here. Exercise day...We walked around the park for one hour to get our hearts pumping...burn off some of that fat content we absorbed the night before! Gee this is just too much excitement for one read. I better let you rest up for the next one.
I guess that is a wrap Somewhere in Time.
Getting Our New Truck
4/15/08
The chicken was crowing this morning and it would not stop. My phone alarm is set to crow like a chicken when it goes off and you have to open the phone and punch all these buttons to get it to go off and if you have ever tried to do that early in the morning ….your eyes half open etc…you get the picture. Today is the day I have to drive to Terrell Texas to see about my truck, hence the alarm was set early. The truck that I love so much has ceased to run correctly and the old Lemon Law is now in effect. Therefore, we had to get up with the chickens, so to speak, clean up, and head off for east Texas.
It takes about 45 min. to get there from the RV Park. Dallas is not the place to be driving at 8:00 in the morning. LBJ expressway looks like an Indy racetrack! However, through all the dodging in and out of traffic we made it without incident.
I was very skeptical to say the least when we arrived at the dealership. I just knew that they would give me a hard time but I will have to say the meeting went off without a hitch….I guess because Chrysler had called ahead and told them that I was coming and for them to get me a replacement truck.
Ok so now I am getting a new truck….one that runs more than a month and does not go to the shop for service. I hope that I get it before the rally in June.
I am at work now and our son is coming in tonight from Kansas City on business. He will be coming over and we are all going out to eat. We have not seen him in 7 months so we will have a lot of catching up to do.
That is a wrap on this segment “Somewhere in Time”
The chicken was crowing this morning and it would not stop. My phone alarm is set to crow like a chicken when it goes off and you have to open the phone and punch all these buttons to get it to go off and if you have ever tried to do that early in the morning ….your eyes half open etc…you get the picture. Today is the day I have to drive to Terrell Texas to see about my truck, hence the alarm was set early. The truck that I love so much has ceased to run correctly and the old Lemon Law is now in effect. Therefore, we had to get up with the chickens, so to speak, clean up, and head off for east Texas.
It takes about 45 min. to get there from the RV Park. Dallas is not the place to be driving at 8:00 in the morning. LBJ expressway looks like an Indy racetrack! However, through all the dodging in and out of traffic we made it without incident.
I was very skeptical to say the least when we arrived at the dealership. I just knew that they would give me a hard time but I will have to say the meeting went off without a hitch….I guess because Chrysler had called ahead and told them that I was coming and for them to get me a replacement truck.
Ok so now I am getting a new truck….one that runs more than a month and does not go to the shop for service. I hope that I get it before the rally in June.
I am at work now and our son is coming in tonight from Kansas City on business. He will be coming over and we are all going out to eat. We have not seen him in 7 months so we will have a lot of catching up to do.
That is a wrap on this segment “Somewhere in Time”
Starting the new Journal
Somewhere in Time
April 14, 2008
Well this will start my blog. I am on the count down to my last working day, which I would reveal to you but that date is still unknown because the house has not sold yet. I know none of this makes sense but then you will find that not much I have to say ever does. I am still working on selling the house, which has been on the market for about 2 months. As soon as the house sales I will make a line in the sand on the retirement date and then I can really start the count down. Until then, bear with me while I salivate over the thought of not working a real job.
Today is also the date that Chrysler called me about replacing the lemon 3500 I was so fortunate to pick off the lot in Terrell Texas. This fine truck has been in the shop 42 days out of the past year for an emissions problem that they seem to have trouble in fixing. Being that it is the only mode of transportation Sherri and I have, has put somewhat of a kink in our traveling around plans. This is the truck that was to pull our home around so, we expected great things from it….well that has not paned out so far but maybe a resolution is on the way. We are going to the dealership in the morning to see what they have to offer in the way of replacing the truck.
As time goes on, I will bring everyone up to speed on what has been going on in our lives. I hope to fill your day with travel news as soon as we break free but until then you will just have to listen to all the dribble from a Fulltime Captive here in Coppell Texas. I am still working but retirement is just around the bend.
We are full timing it in a 38ft Open Road 5th wheel, which is our temporary housing until we can get our dream trailer. I would tell you what trailer that is but it changes so I will wait until that dream is written in stone.
Ok I think I have bored you enough for one session so I will slide on out of here today and leave you with this thought…..I can’t come up with one so I will leave you without a thought. That is a wrap “Somewhere in Time”
April 14, 2008
Well this will start my blog. I am on the count down to my last working day, which I would reveal to you but that date is still unknown because the house has not sold yet. I know none of this makes sense but then you will find that not much I have to say ever does. I am still working on selling the house, which has been on the market for about 2 months. As soon as the house sales I will make a line in the sand on the retirement date and then I can really start the count down. Until then, bear with me while I salivate over the thought of not working a real job.
Today is also the date that Chrysler called me about replacing the lemon 3500 I was so fortunate to pick off the lot in Terrell Texas. This fine truck has been in the shop 42 days out of the past year for an emissions problem that they seem to have trouble in fixing. Being that it is the only mode of transportation Sherri and I have, has put somewhat of a kink in our traveling around plans. This is the truck that was to pull our home around so, we expected great things from it….well that has not paned out so far but maybe a resolution is on the way. We are going to the dealership in the morning to see what they have to offer in the way of replacing the truck.
As time goes on, I will bring everyone up to speed on what has been going on in our lives. I hope to fill your day with travel news as soon as we break free but until then you will just have to listen to all the dribble from a Fulltime Captive here in Coppell Texas. I am still working but retirement is just around the bend.
We are full timing it in a 38ft Open Road 5th wheel, which is our temporary housing until we can get our dream trailer. I would tell you what trailer that is but it changes so I will wait until that dream is written in stone.
Ok I think I have bored you enough for one session so I will slide on out of here today and leave you with this thought…..I can’t come up with one so I will leave you without a thought. That is a wrap “Somewhere in Time”
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