Enjoying Life here at the lake

Not our lake but lake Lewisville just south of Denton Texas. We came up here to see our kids before we leave for our 5 month get away. up north. 
I found us another place to stay for a month in Colorado so we can be out of this heat. Last year was so great being in 75 degree weather vs 100 degree here in Texas.
The weather here in North Texas is just about to break this morning. There are black clouds in the sky and it looks as though it is going to start storming here. I think the worst of it is going to be north of us but you never know.
We had a great time yesterday with the kids. We cooked out and had a great visit. As usual Sherri fixed a great meal and we all ate way too much. I grilled chicken and some Brotts. 
We have a couple more days here and then we are leaving...not sure where we are going.
I know one thing I'm not leaving the country if Trump is elected! What a stupid statement from people that have been made rich by living here in this country! I remember all the actors that were going to leave when Bush was elected...LOL they are still here. Maybe they will leave...

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Rocking and Rolling

Sherri and I have come to the conclusion that being here in North Texas is not where we... are anyone else for that matter should be this time of the year.
This is the southern end of Tornado Alley. What would a full time RVer be doing sitting here in April and May? For the life of me I have no idea. We need to make a change in our over all plan. There is no place hotter in the summer...the spring brings tornadoes and rain beyond imagination. That leaves the fall and the winter. 
We have yet to find a place for the winter and the fall...well this place might do...but then why keep a place that is just for the short fall season here? 
The winter is cold and wet here and there is noting to do when you can't get out of the RV. We need to find us a winter spot. Maybe we can use this for the fall? We will have to give this all some serious thought.
Last night we had winds well over 60 miles an hour. Sounded like we were in a wind tunnel. One of the gates came loose and swung around hitting the hitch on the RV. The gate was damaged but the hitch looks OK. 
I was sleeping when I heard the bang and jumped up to see what was coming apart. My first thought was our barn's roof was coming off! When I got outside I could hardly stand up the wind was so bad. With the rain it looked like being on a ship on the ocean during a hurricane. The rain was blowing sideways and it was non stop at one speed! 
This is when I noticed the gate. Luckily it did not hit my truck which was parked in the driveway! With the force that it was blown around it would have made a considerable dent!
This went on for about 30 minutes and then it was just rain after that. I was relieved to see it calm down some. 
After we made sure the radar showed no more severe storms coming we both turned in for the night.   
I can't tell you how many of the storms we have gone through but I will tell you this we will be relocating...

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Rumbling in the night

I guess it was around 2:00 am when I first woke up with the sound of thunder in the distance. When you live next to a lake sounds are amplified because they pass over the water which has no barriers to muffle the sound. Thunder 4 miles away sounds like it is right next to you. 
I got up and checked out the clock to see what time it was and then went back to bed. I was too tired to even see if a storm was on the way. You know you are tired when an approaching storm does not keep you up.
We have been cleaning up the place after our three month absent. There was a time that I could have done all the cleaning I did in just one day but I take my time now. I know that I have time to get this all done without killing myself. Why get it all done the first day and then have to sit around the rest of the time. 
We have a week until we leave for Lake Lewisville. We will be up there for a week. We hope to be there when the new baby is born. I did not tell you but our granddaughter and her husband have moved back to Texas from California. She will be having the baby in Plano! We are all so glad to see them coming back here! This means there will not be a trip to California this year but I am sure one is coming up...

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Time flies

It just seems like the other day when I was on here bringing my journal up to date. I try to post more often but sometimes I get so busy doing other things that I forget to release my thoughts. 
Today is the second day of sunshine for us here. We have had rains much of the time we have been back at the lake. When it is raining I seem to have more time to post in my journal but not as much to write about due to the fact that we are just setting around doing nothing at all. 
Now that it has been rain free for two days straight I have been able to go out and get some outdoor chores done. I mowed the front yard yesterday and hope to mow the back today. I had trouble with my mower and had to make some adjustments on it and clean up some things to get it running again. 
We had planned on going to the State Park this week but changed our mine to stick around here. We had been wanting to have a yard sale so we started gathering stuff up to sell. It blows my mine on how much we have that we don't need! 
We called Direct TV last night and decided to get TV for the RV. We spend about 4 to 5 months in Colorado each summer and we don't have any TV signal. This year we will have TV and that will be so special. They have great Internet where we stay but they do not have any cable so now we will have TV and Internet...we will be squaten in tall cotton.
We will be making some short trips out and about before we head out to Colorado. This will keep us from going crazy between now and the time we leave...

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