Shopping

This morning I decided  to head to Rockwall to get my phone fixed so I could get on line  Sherri needed to get some things and we decided to go together.  As usual I got my stuff done in record time but Sherri took several hours longer than I did so I found me a place to set and post on line. I am using my IPhone for the first. It sure takes a lot of time to do this.
Come to find out my phone was fine it was the opperator that had a problem. I was in the AT&T store about 10 minutes. It was a little embarrassing when the clerk did his magic and the Internet just popped in a mater of seconds.
I am learning a little more each day about the IPhone. Being where we have no Wifi has hampered me from getting on line. I do post every once in a while when we are able to get a good signal. You have to have a strong signal to get on line and stay on line. Today has been one of those strong signal days.
We got all the shopping done and returned home. We spent the rest of the day on the screened porch looking for things to see on our upcoming adventure...

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This Mornings weather is great

This morning we got up and the air was cool and we had a cool breeze blowing. If the weather would stay this way I would love it here...but I know that by 2:00 it will be 90+ degrees outside and the sun will be beating down on my windshield.
I know we don't have too much longer and we will be climbing up in altitude and things will be much cooler.
We have 23 days to get ready so I have to get busy and line up some things that I need to get done before that time comes. My shower faucet handle broke so that has to be fixed. Sherri wants a new kitchen sink faucet so I have some plumbing to do.
Well...I am sitting here on the screen porch planning what all I need to do not doing it but still planning...

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New family member acquired at the State Park

We arrived at the lake Sunday night and settled in for a weeks stay. We go the MH set up and then moved down to the patio located behind the parking area. We have a great view of the lake from here! Our SIL drove her MH over with us and was sharing the site next door.
We have a large parking pad that lets us park both toads beside the MHs. The patio located behind us gives us a nice shady spot to set up the pop-up screened cover.
After we got the screened room set up we sat up our chairs and sat down to enjoy some cold beverages. While sittingt there Sherri said that she could hear what sounded like a small kitten. It was getting dark about this time and we tried to find out where the sound was coming from. After many minutes of searching we gave up looking...with the entinsion of looking some more in the morning when it got light.
Morning did come and we found a kitten hiding under some roots of a tree. We could not tell if it was a girl or a boy kitten but we did know it was hungry and frightened. Sherri got it some milk and when the girls went to the store they purchased some food.
We took care of the kitten all week and as time grew closer to the time we would have to leave we realized that we needed to tell the Rangers that the kitten was down there and that if no one came to get it that it would surely surcome to nature.
The next day the ranger came out to our sites and low and behold she had three more kittens that she was getting ready to take to the SPCA. She asked if we had caught the kitten or could catch the kitten and if so she would take it with the three kittens she had. Y
To make a long story short Sherri and Kris fell in love with one of the other three kittens and laid claim to her! Becky and her grandsons took one of the other three. We caught the other kitten and gave it to the ranger who took the remaining kittens off.
We now have a new member of the family who will occupy a front row seat on the dash of the MH. I will have to get back with you on her name...we are still working on that here...

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Bathroom leak

We got up yesterday morning and decided that we needed to go somewhere else for a while.
Tawakoni State Park is only a mile from our lake lot. We love the park so I made reservations for us to stay a couple of days. I chose a site with sewer, which cost a few dollars more but not having to run the Gray Boy over to the dump makes it worth it.
While getting ready to pull out I noticed a wet area under the MH. It was located where the bathroom is. I took a look inside under the lavatory and noticed we had a leak at the main line coming in from the outside. The hose clamp was not tight and the hose was able to slip back. It was just a small drip but having leaked for some time I could see that the floor was standing in water.
Off to the hardware store for a new clamp. That did the trick and all was well once more.
We made the hard and rigorous journey to the park and checked in. We had a nice sight with sewer and plenty of room for Kris to play with his RC cars. Sherri and I had our bikes so we rode all over the park and even took some of the hiking trails.
Over all we had a great time. It is nice to have a park so close that we can drive there in 25 minutes and be set up and enjoying the outdoors in an hour!
We will do this again soon when hitch itch comes over us...

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Not much fun here

We were up this morning around 7:00. I put the coffee on and sat down to wait on it. As I sat there gazing out the window I realized that this is really a boring place. When you have had the opportunity  to go and see so many places you know fun places from not so fun places. I know that this is just a refueling but I sure wish it was in a valley surround by the Rocky Mountains.
You know...You can't have everything. We have so much to be thankful for and I should never feel bad about where I am. I will tell you, however, I can't wait to pull out of here and go to our next stop.
One stop I do have to make before I can head out...is McClains's RV Service Center in Rockwall to get the jack springs replaced. I had one on the drivers front break while we were in Galveston and the two rear springs are stretched out of shape and they don't return the jacks to the travel mode very fast. This will be one more thing I will have to get done before we leave...

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Day spent in the attic

What!...
Everyone is wondering what is with the attic.
Sherri is trying to get her sewing room fixed up so she can do some projects here at the lake.
Way back when we took half of our storage building and turned it into a room for Sherri. The other half is my shop.
Sherri's half of the storage building slowly but surely turned into a place to store things that are near and dear...and the room became filled with these things and before long there was not a room at all.
Yesterday we went through all these treasures and stowed them in totes and placed everything in the attic. Now Sherri has a room all of her own. The washer and dryer is located here and her sewing machines along with a TV and sitting area. It is really nice and it affords her a place to get away from it all.
We are going to put the final touch to it today and I will post some pictures...

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Monday came and went

I woke up Monday morning with all good intentions of getting the MH washed and waxed. That did not happen nor did anything else get done. I guess I will have to write it up as a do nothing day.
Being that we are going to be here for a short time I was hoping to get everything done before we leave for Creed Colorado.  Well if we don't I am not going to let it bother me...I have the attitude now that I get done what I can get done and that is it!
The weather man says that cold weather will be here Thursday! Here it is May and we still have cold temps! Don't get me wrong I love cool temps over hot but I miss not having a spring time. We went from cold to hot overnight. That is the way it is here in north Texas. We have never really had much of a spring.
OH! I almost forgot another reason I didn't get anything done Monday....We had a visitor come buy. Our granddaughter brought our great grandson by to see us. I thought he would not know me but he came to me and smiled. He would not let me put him down so I guess he likes me.
 My signal on the IPAD is really good so I am a happy camper. At least I can post and read some journals. Facebook is available too so I have plenty of things to read.
Today I have to get something done so I guess I better get to work. I'll catch you later...

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