No Black Thursday Just Web Shopping

Sherri got up before me this morning and I found her in the living room humped up over her computer intently  studying the page before her. She had found a web site that had all the Black Friday sales at all the stores. I could not believe all that was on there and you could buy any of it and never leave home.
Why in the world would a person want to sit out in the rain and the cold to buy something you could buy on line from the comfort of your home. All the shipping was free if you bought so much. Now that is a no brainner for me.
She had found just about everything she had been looking for in just a matter of hours with no drive time involved. No sore feet no back aches and we did not have to fight for one parking place the whole time! Yes there is a heaven.
Today we are going to make our Thanksgiving dinner. We have a new house guest..Emily Gale...she has a boyfriend that lives down the street from us and she wanted to come see us for the weekend...I say us...well you know what I mean. They have been out on our porch the whole time but it is nice to see her through the windows.
We know we will not see some of the kids for some time when we leave so it is nice to visit with them now. They are all growing up so fast and soon  they will have their own life and we will be uninteresting to them. You know Gramps and Grammy are old and don't know anything about living a fun life??? If they only knew!
So we bought us a smoked turkey from Brookshires and all the trimmings for a great meal. We will have a bang up day getting all of it cooked and ready for consumption. I love turkey sandwiches and chips...I guess that is my favorite part of Turkey day.
The sun is just now peaking over the trees. Last night we had a cold front push through and with it came quite a rain storm. I better get up from here and get this day started. Another day God has given me to enjoy here...

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Thanksgiving at Tawakoni

We had a nice wide spot with plenty of concrete.

I fixed breakfast for everyone...Notice our fireplace I built in...not a bad match??

This Thanksgiving we spent the day at the lake with Kris and Franki. We had planned on going further off but when our little granddaughter wanted to come and spend time with us we could not say no.

We were surprised to see that Tawakoni State Park was sold out and we could only stay there for two nights and then would have to leave. Being only 2 miles from  the park we decided to take those nights so the kids could ride their scooters around and Sherri and I could walk. We needed the exercise and the kids have a ball riding around on the concrete streets. All the roads out here where we live are not conducive to scooter riding so this would keep them entertained and we could keep a close eye on them.

The two days out there went by so fast and soon it was time for us to head back to the barn. I got the RV outside chores done and Sherri did the inside and  before we knew it we were back parked in the barn.
It was getting on to 1:00 before we got all settled back in our home spot. We decided not to do the Thanksgiving dinner this day but to go to Rockwall and shop for Sherri's Birthday and Christmas presents. Kris wanted to pick his Mom out something but we needed her there to direct us on what she might like.
On the way we decided to stop at Applebee's and have lunch. Sherri and I got the 2 for $20.00 deal and Kris ended up with the sliders. It was a great meal and we did not have to clean up anything afterwards.
Off to the store to check on gifts for our girl. What we thought would be a short shopping experience turned out to be all day and no luck on finding anything that she really cared for. We did, however, find Santa Clause and Kris got to tell him what he wanted for Christmas. Don't you wish it was that easy...just tell Santa what you want and then wait for Christmas and viola it is there under the tree.
OK so we didn't find that perfect present we did have fun looking and we did get some ideas of what she is looking for.
Today we are going to fix a Turkey and enjoy a great dinner. We hope that all of you out there had a great Thanksgiving and pray for your safety...no matter where you are...

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Getting Ready for Black Friday

Or is that Black Thursday...well it is Black no matter what day it is...and no I am not going to go out in the middle of the night...wait in line for hours to get some marked down off brand something that they will have on sale at a decent hour later.
I am just sitting here in the living room looking at my fireplace that I just installed in our MH. We did not have one in the plan we bought so I just got the one out of our old fifth wheel we had years ago and built a cabinet for it. Sherri found a stain that matched our cabinets and we now have a built in that looks like it came with the MH.
I have several projects like this that I plan on completing before we start the final count down in January. Gosh that is getting so close and we have so much to do before we can get out of here. I am sure we will have to put off leaving because we did not get everything done before the time comes. That is the story of our lives...we have always been slow to get things done.
Today we are taking Kris to school and then we are driving over to the State Park to see if they have any openings for us. We plan on staying there over Thanksgiving. This will give Sherri time to try out her new ride she got at Wally World. She found a Schwinn for $50.00 and it was not Black any day. This was a great deal and now she can try to keep up with Kris. Me I will be walking...which I need to do a lot of and try to lose these pounds I have piled on.
The Doctor said I had to lose 20 lbs three visits ago and that has not happened. Actually just the opposite has transpired and now I have to lose 50 lbs! I think I will just cut off a leg before I go and see if that will work.
OK better go and get ready for this day. Sherri is already stirring and she will need me dressed and ready so I can hurry her along. All is well here...

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Thanksgiving Week is Here

We will be off all this week for Thanksgiving. How sweet is that. We plan on doing nothing in order to get ready for that time in our lives where doing nothing is the norm and meeting scheduled times is far far away!
Most of my 50 plus years of working were meeting scheduled times set by those that had nothing to do but make schedules. Now I will shy away from those things and do nothing on my schedule. If I don't get through doing nothing then I will take time the next day to do nothing until I get nothing done.
I really do have things to do but I have some time to do those things and I will get them done before we pull out of here.
Kris and Sherri are really excited about leaving and traveling to different places to see new things. Kris's Science and History lessons will be based off of our location from day to day. He will be on a permanent field trip learning every step of the way. We have plans on going to NASA in Houston and in Florida to see the space centers. Also many trips to the Dinosaur digs around the country...Kris loves Dinosaurs.
Much of our time between now and the time we leave will be spent planning where we are going. How much fun we will have planning our first route out of here and then plan on what to see there when we arrive...

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Still here just working many hours!

I have had so many readers email me on what happened to my journal. Even family members have called to see if all is well with us.
Well...Sherri and I have been so busy with our work and with projects that we have to get finished before we take off this winter. We got the hitch put on the Jeep...Now that is a story in itself.
We went back to Hayes RV, in Longview, where we had the original hitch put on the Liberty. Now keep in mind non of the Liberty's system would work on the new Sahara so I let it all go with the trade in. Come to find out there is a relay system that I needed out of the Liberty that works the break. Well that is long gone so now I have to buy a new one and that is going to cost me some $.
Oh well that has been the story of my life.
So now we have to make an appointment to have that installed and then we will have that part of our getting ready program completed.
We don't have a lot of time until we pack er up and head out of here so we must keep to our schedule and make sure all is made ready.
I cannot describe the excitement we are experiencing right now. Knowing that just a few months away we will be doing what we have planned to do for years.
Back in the 70's Sherri and I loved to go on camping trips in our pop-up camper and then later on in our tong pulled trailer. We would talk about the time when we could leave and not have to come back at any certain time. Oh how we longed for that time and now it is here we can hardly believe it.
Just bare with us until January when we plan on casting off these jobs and heading out. There will be plenty of stories to be told by me and you all will be the first to know what is going on...

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