On the road to Hickory Creek

 

We got out of bed this morning reluctantly. We have to move today to a new park about 1 hour from Cowboy RV Park. No mater how long or short the trip you have to prepare the same way. We fixed our coffee and sat in the living room talking about our route to the north. We noticed that the wind was blowing pretty good out there and knew that we would be fighting a side wind part of the way up there.

It was about 9:00 am when Brenda knocked on the door and came in to visit. She said that she was feeling better. She was sick yesterday and we all missed her going with us. She stayed for some time visiting with Sherri while I stepped outside to finish some chores.

Brenda left and Deb came in. Everyone was in their Jammies. Then Dortha came in and she was dressed. They all wanted to say good-bye.

While all this was going on I was outside wrapping up the blue chores. All the guys came by to say good-bye and then I put the finishing touches on the rig and it was ready to roll. It is hard to say so long for a while to friends that you enjoy being around. We know that we will meet up again soon but it is still hard.

I started the diesel up and we began to roll out of the site. All the while Brenda and John were taking pictures while Deb and Rod waved us on. We will miss all you guys and will talk about all the fun moments we had this past week until we meet again...

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We want to thank all our Dreamer Friends for a wonderful Thanksgiving...One filled with stories so funny our sides would hurt long after we called it a night. Also want to thank the girls for all the wonderful food that they prepared for us. This is what makes this life style so unique and builds memories that we will take to the front porch rocker when our traveling days are through

Thanks from the two of us....

Joe and Sherri

 

More Fun With Friends

 

I was up and down last night...just could not get the temp to regulate. It was cold outside but not cold enough to run the heat. Our home gets warm real fast but once warm it stays warm so the heater just has to be manually turned off and on. I could use the furnace but then I would have to use my propane...I know...I am tighter than Dick's hatband.

Well I did get some sleep once I got settled in. It was 7:00 am before I knew it. The sun was just starting to peep over the horizon. I rolled over and pondered whether or not to get up now and fix coffee or wait. That is when I noticed Sherri was not in bed. I got up and went down to the living room and found her curled up on the recliner. She had woke up not feeling well and got out of bed not wanting to wake me up.

I went ahead and put the coffee on and went to take my shower. Today we had all planned on going to Cabello's to shop for stuff. The girls wanted to go to Penzeys to buy spices. So we headed out to Penzeys first. As soon as we were finished there everyone was hungry so we went next door to Goff's hamburgers for lunch. I did not know they were still in business! We had a good meal and then we were on to Cabello's. After getting lost going and coming we finally made it there and shopped for good while. Sherri and I did not buy anything but we had fun looking at all the supplies they have for campers.

We left Cabello's and returned to the RV park about 5:30. We planned on leaving for dinner about 6:00 so we had time to change and get ready. I walked down to see if everyone was ready and found out that Brenda was still not feeling well. I guess she had just over done the days before. We missed having her along on the trips to the store and out to eat. She has a way of keeping us all laughing and in a good humor. Get well Brenda!!!

We all pilled into two cars and drove off to the Chinese Restaurant in Fort Worth...or was it Benbrook? We stay so lost around here! We had a lot of laughs and ate some good food. I forgot my camera again! John and Deb got some pictures of which I will have to steal one. After dinner we all drove back to the park and headed off to our homes. We leave tomorrow and feel sad about parting from all our friends. We will miss them until we meet up again...

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What a way to start off Thanksgiving Day

My eyes blinked open this morning about 7:15. Sherri was still asleep. I laid there for a while thinking about what all I needed to do today and then I realized it was Thanksgiving Day!

I swung my legs out of bed and and pulled the rest of me out from under the covers. It did not feel cool inside which is a good thing because they are calling for colder weather to hit today. I beat the cold weather up and I told myself I would have time to finish some projects outside before the first blast of cold air hit the park.

I went down into the kitchen and got the coffee on. I took my shower and then went back to the kitchen to pour me a cup. While reaching around to get a spoon I drug the vegetable chopper off the counter and thanks to gravity it went to the floor cutting my big toe.

OK so here I am hopping around in the kitchen...toe bleeding...me trying to find the paper towels...and trying not to bleed all over everything. I finally got a towel off the dispenser and held it on the cut. This was not working at all so I had to call Sherri and wake her up. She told me to come to the bedroom so she could see to me but I told her that would not be a good idea seeing as how I was bleeding pretty good. She said that she would bring me a band-aide and some antibiotic. Well when she got down to the kitchen and saw the cut toe...Sherri does not do good with blood...she had to sit down and compose herself.

She did get herself together and bandaged up my wound. We do not have any tape for cuts so we had to use some packaging tape and a paper towel for my dressing. All is well now.

Sherri said that she would need to go to Wally World to get some things for tonight. While she was there she would get me some real bandages. I just sat back and tuned in the football game.

Here I set in my recliner toe in the air bandaged with a paper towel some packaging tape and a white sock pulled over it. I will have to remain here most of the day.

We do have football games today so I will be able to recline here and watch them. The weather outside is not conducive to setting out so all will be well with me. I just want to be able to eat with everyone for Thanksgiving. We are having Taco Soup and it sounds soooo good. I can't wait for that first bowl.

The time finally arrived for us to go to the activity room and eat. Sandy and Brenda made taco soup and let me tell you they were both delicious. We had corn bread and salad and for dessert we had apple pie and pecan pie with vanilla ice cream on top! OK so it's not on my diet...this is Thanksgiving.

We all watched the Cowgirls get beat by the Saints...Go Saints! We all wanted to watch the A&M game but it was not on the cable channels we have so everyone packed up and went home. We had a wonderful time with all our friends this Thanksgiving. Sandy and Weldon will be leaving tomorrow for Canton Texas. Soon we will all separate and go our different ways but we will always have these memories we made...

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A Wonderful Day With Friends

I heard Sherri's phone alarm going off somewhere but could not tell what the location was. I was laying in bed trying to hone in on the sound so I could go and turn it off but I could not. OK so I will get up and go find it. I really did not want to get up but I knew that I would not be able to go back to sleep until I turned it off. I finally found it and crawled back into bed. My eyes would not shut now... so I was back up... down to the kitchen and made some coffee.

Sherri was up now and we both waited for the coffee to complete its cycle. I fixed us both a cup and brought Sherri her cup. We sat for some time drinking our coffee and talking about staying here until Saturday. We will have to be at Hickory Creek on Sunday. We have a reservation for then and it cost if you cancel it. We need to get there because we will be leaving for Mexia Texas on Sunday night.

Sherri and I finished our coffee and decided to take our walk for the day. We really like to walk at least one mile a day to stay in shape. We did not realize how large this park was until we completed our stroll. On the return trip down to our site we spotted John and Mark out working on their rigs. We stopped off and visited for a while and then we returned home for a shower.

The guys got together and headed out to Camping World for supplies and the girls packed up for a shopping trip in town. We would meet back at the park later and make plans for our dinner tonight. The girls put together some BBQ...dips and chips and came over to our house. We had a good time visiting and eating. The girls could not set still for long and they were back out shopping again!

 

John, Mark, Weldon, Rod and I sat around and talked until they returned. We had hoped that they would return with Blue Bell ice cream but that did not happen. We all went outside to visit some more...the weather was nice...the wind had died down and the temps were still pleasant.

It was about 10:00 pm when we all said our good nights and headed to our homes.

Another wonderful day with friends had come to a close...

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The gang is all here

 

Ahhhh! another beautiful morning out there...I think...it is still dark and I hear Sherri down stairs fixing the coffee. I opted out to lay there for a few more...then the aroma of coffee started filtering through the bedroom and I had to follow it. She had my cup out and ready for me to pour. I have to be the luckiest man in the world today!

Here we are waiting for the rest of our friends to show up. This will be a great weekend for sure. Mark and Dortha are coming up from the south...John and Brenda are coming in from the north...and Deb and Rod trucking east and soon all will converge on our location. Sherri, Sandy, Weldon and I are settled in here waiting on their arrival.

The first to arrive are Brenda and John. We all headed out to great them. Hugs were exchanged and Weldon and Sandy were introduced to the two of them...whom by the way had been long lost friends over the Internet for some time. How great is it to meet folks you have been chatting with for years and now you are shaking hands with them. This is a great life style...I don't care what you say!

Next was Mark and Dortha. We converged on their site to welcome them and then backed off while they got set up. Soon we were all gathered in a circle to visit. Soon all the stories were told some flowered up and some just down right true. We laughed and snaked for some time. Not too much later the last of our party came rolling in. Deb and Rod had arrived from a long journey from Abilene. Once again hugs and hand shakes were traded and then we retreated so they could get set up.

It did not take them long to get their things in order and they came over to join in the visit and story telling. We sat around until dark and decided it was time to head into town to get some dinner. Mark and Dortha knew of a BBQ restaurant that we could get some good food at. We all piled into two cars...guys in one and gals in the other...and off we went to eat.

We had a great meal and continued to tell stories and laugh until we all hurt! We over stayed our welcome at the restaurant and when we saw them locking up the kitchen we knew it was time to get going. Back in the cars and we were off.

We visited for a short while upon our return but eyes started to get heavy and we all decided to call it a night...

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner

Sherri and I are up early this morning getting our house ready to move to Ft Worth Texas. We have changed our original plans so that we can meet up with some of our Dreamer friends at the Cowboy RV park on I-20. Sherri was finishing the laundry while I unpack some of the things we don't need and load up some of the things we will need. This is a process we go through when traveling.

It was about 10:00 am when we pulled in the last slide and headed out of the driveway. It was Sunday and we did not expect too much traffic on the route we would take to the park. We had contacted John and Brenda and Sherri at the last minute had talked to Dortha and Mark to find out when they all would be arriving. As we found out they would not be arriving until the next day but this would give us some time to set up and be ready for the fun to begin.

The drive was uneventful except for the bad highway between Terrell Texas and Forney. Whoever built that stretch of road need not build any more! We arrived at what our GPS said was the exit to the park only to find out that these instructions were incorrect. We both knew that the park was not were she was taking us and good thing for us we followed our own instincts and pulled into the park safely.

It was only last week when Sherri and I were in this area setting a store. We had passed this park so we knew just about where it was. We got out and went inside to get our assigned spot and upon talking to the lady at the desk found out that some more of our close friends had already arrived. We did not know that Weldon and Sandy would be coming this week. We had not seen them in some time and were excited about getting to visit with them.

We got set up and headed down to let them know we were here. I knocked on the door and Weldon met me with a mouth full of crackers. "Come on in", he said. And we had a great visit...catching up on all the news.

Plans were made to go to diner that night. We would meet up around 5:00 and go to Weatherford for pizza at Nizza Pizza. We ordered two medium pizzas and had plenty left for lunch the next day.

We had to make our Wally World run after diner to load up on some needed items. Weldon and I found a comfortable bench up front where we could spot the girls as soon as they finished shopping. Believe it or not they did not take long.

It was just a short hop down the Interstate to the park. We said our good nights and we were off to bed. It turned out to be a wonderful day with great friends...

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