VA Physical Is Done

Saturday morning and I was up at 5:00. I had set my phone alarm for the first time in 3 months! Being retired I have not had to set an alarm to get up for anything except check out time at the RV Park which no alarm was really needed. You know the routine from there and then I woke Sherri up so she could go with me to the Veterans Hospital for my exams. We sat and drank our coffee and discussed the route we would take to the Hospital. I packed up some magazines to take with us to pass the time during our wait. There is never any reading material at the VA to read while you are waiting on your name to be called.

We got ready and left the park about 6:15. We had planned our route and took off in that direction. Traffic was not bad at that time of the morning on a Saturday and I could feel that we were making good time. Going down Beltline road Sherri noticed that I was about 10 miles over the speed limit and told me to slow down. She then said “You did get your medical records, didn’t you?” EGADS! I had went off and forgot my packet with all my medical records in it. We had been traveling about 7 or 8 minutes at that time…so I turned around and started the trip back to the park to get them. This was not going to help my arrival time at the hospital one bit! What was I thinking…getting magazines and all the other stuff and forgetting the most important thing. No this does not have anything to do with my age…I have been doing this all my life. For some reason I just can’t remember everything to take when I get ready to go out. When I worked I had a secretary and a calendar and a computer that I stored all my memory on. I never had to really use the old noodle to store all this stuff and I guess I just got spoiled over time.

We got the papers and made it to the hospital in time for my morning labs. When we walked into the front door of the hospital I could tell that we might not have to wait too long for all my appointments. The hospital was empty and and there was no lines in the lab waiting room. Sherri stopped off at the ladies room on the way to the lab and by the time she got there and sat down I was coming out the door. We then headed up stairs to the X-ray lab. There I was ushered right in and out before Sherri could crack open the first magazine. Then it was down to the clinic for my appointment with the PA. There I did have to wait in line but it was just about 5 minutes and I was signed in and waiting.

I was called in shortly and filled out all my history in the system and then over to get my EKG. Beside having all the hair pulled off my chest that went rather well. From there back out to the waiting room. Soon I was called in to see the PA…who gave me the once over and then informed me that all my lab work had not come back yet so I would have to go back to the waiting room until he got that and they would call me. Now this did take some time. I was flying through the VA faster than I had ever been processed all my years going there. I was really surprised at how efficient they were there. Not at all like my doctor visits in civilian life. They had everything on computer and it was wham bam thank you and I was out of there.

Well my labs did make it back and I was called in to see the PA once more. He told me that everything looked good…this is the third time that I have heard this with all the other physicals that I have gone through….except my PSA…had not come back and that was the one thing that was on the rise? Oh well I will see how that is later when they call me. I got my appointment for September the 25 to visit with my Primary Care Physician.

Well this is why Sherri and I have put off the travels we have planned for so long. I had to change my health care over to the VA and that is taking some time. I had to have all my physicals once again. Now I have to go back for all the follow ups to see how all my levels are looking…so we are just hanging in Texas to see how things turn out. I am glad that I am getting all this done early on so that if I have to have anything done I can get it over with before we strike out on our adventures.

We left the VA about 12:00 and went over to the grocery store to buy some groceries. The doctor did tell me that my cholesterol was a bit high and that I needed to lower it before September. They don’t like putting you on drugs at the VA so I am given the chance to correct this on my own. We found all kinds of things to eat that were healthy and this will be the beginning of our diet to lower those levels.

We got back to the park about 3:00 and fixed us a late lunch. It was so nice to have a quiet time together and enjoy our lunch. We researched some parks to stay at in Tyler. One of the ones that stood out as far as price and location goes was #1 Tyler RV Park…which by the way is a PA park. We looked at several others and we kept coming back to it because of location. The price was a little more than the others but it was only 5 minutes from the store where Sherri would be working. So I made the reservations and we are good to go for the Sunday arrival.

While we were gone we got some new neighbors. They appear to be a young couple with two children. Sherri and I thought back when we first started our camping trips. Nothing would stand in our way of going and having fun. This couple was surely enjoying life and had not one care in the world. Someday they will have better but I doubt that they will have any more enjoyment than they are experiencing right now…  

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Friday And More Laundry

This is site #50…not much to look at and no “IT” for sure.

Woke up this morning made coffee showered and started putting a plan together for the day. I knew I had plenty of laundry to finish up so that was at the top of the list. Had a second cup of coffee and came up with a few more items that I had to do and then kicked back in the recliner to watch the weather and the news.

Sherri was off today so she had her list of things to get done. She was going to work in the RV and get things picked up and cleaned up from our house guest. He had worked this place over and she was bound and determined to get it all back in order before we move Sunday.

We had plenty of electric at this park.

We had to figure out where we were going to stay and how much it was going to cost and bounce that off our budget …DAH TE DAH….you know the drill. I sure wanted a place with a pool this time but things were looking bleak in that area. Really it does not matter to me as long as I have FHU and a place to walk in the morning.

  There is a small pond to fish out of if you want to have a heat stroke.

Well I went over to the laundry and did not finished until about 2:00. I came home with all the clean clothes and ate me some lunch. Sherri and I just played on the computer the rest of the day. I got on chat for a short time and then it was time to head to bed. I have to go to the VA Hospital tomorrow for another physical. I hope they give me at least one more year after all these medical exams!!

OK so that is about it for this Friday. Gosh not much going on right now. We will be moving to a more exciting destination and I will have pictures. I have some pictures of this park that I am going to post here…believe me when I say that this is a winter park…not a summer park. If you stay here in the summer it is for location to Dallas and nothing else.

Stay tuned for more adventures….

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Setting With Kris

I woke up and it was Thursday morning and I had lost a day in between. Wednesday was the last day of child care. Yes this is Thursday and my little man is still in bed and Sherri is getting ready for her last day of work. Coffee is being brewed and I have taken this short bit of time to sit down and post before my little man woke up. He is suppose to be picked up today and then I will have time to get the things done I need to do.

Our RV is just about destroyed…toys everywhere…bits of paper scattered all over…after a while I had just given up on trying to keep it clean. I could manage to make the beds…do the dishes and take a shower…but beyond that nothing else could be done to even stay up with the little storm that was staying here.

OK I can wait a little longer and then I will be able to start cleaning and finish up some of my chores that have backed up here. I still have only waxed half the RV. Yes I know it has been a month since I started that project but 100 degree weather has kept me indoors most of the time. I will have to wait until fall to finish that project and then I will schedule it for cool weather twice a year. With Mark Hall’s formula and my wax that I use my rig will stay shinny for a long time.

So 4:00 rolled around and no word on anyone coming to pick up my buddy. About 5:00 Sherri showed up and she wanted to know where I relief was. I told her that they had not called so she got on the phone to them to find out what the hold up was. Had they left town? We were getting desperate about this time and wanted to know when they would be there to take over for a while. Sherri did get in touch with them and they were just waiting us out to see if we would ever call. By this time we were ready to go and eat. Sherri told them to just wait and we would call them as soon as we got back from eating and then they could come and pick Kris up.

After that conversation one of Sherri’s friends called. She had gone to Sonic after work to get a cold drink and her car had died and would not start. Sherri told her that we would come there and stay with her until help arrived. Becky called roadside assistance to come and tow her car to Young Chevrolet in Dallas and we stayed until they came to get the car. Becky jumped in with us and we followed the wrecker over to the dealership to leave the keys. After we got that taken care of decided to head over to Applebee’s to eat. We had a good salad and a good laugh over the car situation and then we took Becky to her motel room and we headed back home.

Our relief showed up and we said our good byes until the next time we would be called on to help out. I already miss the little guy….I know I am a sick puppy but I can’t help it. He and I have formed a bond that is hard to break after all these years of me taking care of him. Oh well I have plenty to do to keep my mind busy.

Sherri and I head towards Tyler next week. I have an appointment with the VA in Dallas Saturday to have my physical. Yes another one for my VA care….I will be under their care from now on. I have to go through the whole routine again and then get my doctor set up….you know the whole nine yards.

Well guess that is about it for this day. I will give you the rundown on my day of chores the next time you tune in….

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Laundry Laundry Laundry

Sherri was up at 5:30 and I was not too far behind her. She had the coffee made and was in the recliner drinking her first cup when I came down stairs. I fixed me a cup and sat down at my computer to make an entry on my journal.

With the temps so hot and Sherri working there is just not too much to write about. I wish I could get out and get some things done around the RV but that wont happen until the weather starts to cool. 

Monday turned out to be a full day of washing clothes. Thank heavens they have magazines…a small library and a TV set. I did most all the laundry and watched some History channel and caught up with People Magazine. Tomorrow I will finish up our clothes. I could have done it all but I took a break for lunch and a nap started calling after that….so I took advantage of that time to kick back in the recliner. When I woke up it was just to hot and late to go back to washing clothes.

Tomorrow I baby sit with my little buddy so I will have a lot of help. We will get all the wash done and then vacuum the RV. You really believe that don’t you. Let me put it this way….I will try to get all that done and entertain Kris.

When Sherri got home we fixed us some brisket and some of the leftovers we had in the fridge. After dinner we decided to go down to Braums and get some ice cream. I got some Chocolate Almond and Sherri got some Chocolate Covered Cherries. We got some Waffle Cones and boy was that a good dessert. Now we have some for the next few days.

After dessert we watched out Monday night shows and went to bed. I had a busy day so it did not take long for me to fall asleep….

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We Arrived

Sunday morning was just like any other morning except for the fact that we had to move across town to Sherri’s next work assignment. We were up about 6:30 and I went down and made coffee and Sherri slid into her recliner and placed her lap top on her lap. She was scanning the East Texas area for a place to stay next week when we would be moving further East. I on the other hand started posting my journal with all that newsy information of the day before.

This is a shot of the site we were in at Hickory Creek COE at Lake Lewisville Texas. Site #89

We computed and then visited a while and then it was time to start getting some breakfast. With that behind us I headed outside to do the preliminary tear down. That did not take long because we had not set up much of a base here. Being that most of the time we were in Jackson Mississippi. I went back inside and helped Sherri with the Pink stuff as we call it. This would be all the stuff that can be done by the ladies…who by the way are better at getting the insides situated for travel. Guys have a tendency to just through things in and that does not always fare well with traveling.

Another view of site #89. Not a bad site…had good shade most of the day.

We pulled out about 1:00 and went down to the dump. I had to flush the tanks several times…being that we did not have sewer for over a week. It had to be 95 and we were setting out in the open. Sherri had to get out of the truck...due to extreme heat. She found a bit of shade under the hitch and stood there while I got things finished up.

Soon we were on the road and glad of it. AC on high and cooling down was a good feeling. The trip to Plantation Place was not that far….but being on the other side of Dallas made it a trip in the traffic. We took Hwy 635 to Interstate 30 and then down Bobtown Rd to Barnes Bridge. The Plantation Place is just what it refers to. The RV Park is located behind a plantation home. Believe me this is not a summer park. You would want to use this one in the winter for access to Dallas. No Pool here and no other amenities to add to their list of draws. We are staying her due to the location only. Sherri only has to drive about 10 minutes to her job.

I have plenty to do this morning…being our first full day here. I better get to cracking. I am keeping Kris a couple of days this week while his family moves to a larger place. Me and him will team up on the cleaning duties around here….right!

Until then…stay safe and enjoy your life….

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Day Of Financials

Not much going on this Saturday except finalizing our financial reports. Our operating budget has way too much flex in it and we are having to tighten down the screws on it. Yes we are still poor and we forgot that this last month. With Sherri working and making extra we have let ourselves slip over into thinking that we are wealthy. When you are living like many of us live you can’t forget your budget restraints. We are thinking of ways to cut a little fat off the old budget so Sherri can see the light at the end of the tunnel. She wants to hang up her layout schematics and start looking at the map more. To do this we are going to do some real deep soul searching and see what we have to do to free up some cash to allow her to say good-bye to the old job thing.

Other than crunching numbers we just sat around and talked about this and that. Sherri will be working in Mesquite Texas next week and she is really dreading it. We will be staying at the Plantation Place RV Park….which by the way is a little over our budget…but it is the closest to where she will be working. I will have laundry duty while there…seeing as how they have a laundry on the grounds there and we are getting close to running out of things to wear.

The laundry will keep me busy part of the time…but during the cooler morning temps I will need to do some cleaning on the outside of the RV. Being on the road as much as we have been I have not had the time to clean and wax as I should. So next week will be my time to shine.

Sorry this is not a very informative post today…but it is Saturday and life is just laid back. We will be grocery shopping today and I will try to spend some time on chat tonight. Gosh it just seems like time passes by so fast now and before I know it…it is 10:00 at night! When I worked I spent my time at work chatting and now I don’t have that time….go figure.

OK better get this one started so I will have to part from you now…I will rejoin you later….

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Thursday All Alone

Thursday morning was the second and the last day Sherri had to work. I got up with her and we went down to eat our free breakfast. She had to leave about 7:00 today to make it to the store….which was located south down Interstate 55.

She made it to work on time and I sat in the room all day working on the computer. I finished up the financial sheet for our travel expenses. All I have to do now is start plugging in the numbers and it should keep track of how we are doing from month to month.

I Googled some and then read journals until my eyes crossed. There was nothing on TV so I laid down and took me a nap and then Sherri got there. John Hatch called and wanted to know if we wanted to come over and play Mexican Train…well Sherri was dying for a rematch so after we ate dinner with some of Sherri’s co-workers we were off to John’s and Bridget’s house to get our dignity back. Well that did not happen but we had a great time with a bunch of great people. John’s brother…Harold and his wife Sandie are heading back to Florida this weekend. We wish  them a safe journey home and hope that we will have the opportunity to meet up with them again. I told Bob and Marcy… Bridget’s Mom and Dad… that when we were back in Jackson we would give them a call and set up a game or two.

We got back to the motel about 10:30 and went straight to bed. In the morning we have to leave and we hope to get on the road early.

Friday Morning Headed Home

The title of this entry would seem… to most… that we were headed back to a particular city called home. To full timers as you well know this means you have been out of your RV and you have to go back to it… where ever it might be parked. Home is always where you let your jacks down. So Friday morning when Sherri and I got up that was the only thing on our mind…get all our stuff together…load the truck up…check out of the motel and head to the RV…which is parked at the COE park at Lake Lewisville Texas.

Once we were in the truck and had pulled out on Interstate 20 we started thinking about where we were going to stop and eat lunch. Sherri pulled out the computer slipped in the Air Card and started searching for deals at the Casinos. She found that Sam’s Town in Shreveport had a 50% off the buffet there every day!! WOW what a deal and that my friends was our first destination. Shreveport is just about half way to Wills Point which would be our second stop. We have to stop there and pick up our mail and check to see if the county put in our culvert.

We arrived in Shreveport after an uneventful drive and found a place to park at Sam’s Town. We took the sky walkway over to the Casino and found the Buffet. There was hardly any line at all and I rushed over there. Sherri stopped me in my tracks and told me that we both had to have a card to get this deal so we found the appropriate desk to obtain our cards and then headed back to the buffet. Still no line and we got right in.

We had a great meal and then went  up stairs to play a little before we got back on the road. I did my usual…lost about $3.00 and Sherri held her own for the time we were there. She wanted to go to Diamond Jacks and play some more but I misunderstood and headed West on the Interstate…OK so I messed up…I offered to turn around but by this time she was mad and she did not want to go. Men what are they good for???

We made it to Wills Point about 3:30 and stopped by to see the kids. We visited with them for a while and then went out to the lake to check on the lot. Culverts in and now all I need is the drive way. I hope to work that in to our schedule sometime before winter.

From there we headed home to our trailer and it sure was good to get there. A storm blew in about the time that we arrived and got unloaded. We had a little take out Chinese and then I jumped into chat for a short…while Sherri Bejeweled. Everything is good here…..

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Good Eats and Dominoes With Our Friends

 

This morning I woke up with Sherri’s alarm going off. It was a work day for her and she had to be up and ready by 7:00. The store she is working at is just down the road from the motel here but leaving early means getting home early. She was in the shower by the time I got the steam up to get out of bed. I had showered the night before so that I would not be in her way. I got my clothes on and sat down at the computer to post on my journal.

Again I would like to thank everyone for the comments on my entries. I enjoy telling ALL in my post and I hope that I can live up to the kind comments that I get each and every week. Today’s post as the title reveals is about our meeting up with the Hatch’s and their wonderful family. Not often are you invited to spend time with a family and be entertained the way we were. This was especially nice being that we are in a place far from our stomping grounds and family and to be with people that treat you as if they had known you all your life!! How great is that!!

John called me about 3:00 Wednesday to see if we had made it OK. He asked me if Sherri and I would like to go out to eat with them and I accepted with the stipulation that I would have to see how Sherri was feeling when she returned from work. I told him that I would call him back as soon as I had the chance to speak with her. Sherri of course was ready to go and so about 4:30 John pulled up in front of the motel in our chariot. I was not sure if it was them…the windows in the van were dark and I could not make out who was inside. I was cautious approaching the vehicle…remembering what John had told me about this neighborhood not being the best in Jackson. I could see masked people jumping out of the van and abducting Sherri and I….and we would miss getting to go out to eat with John and Bridget!
As things would have it….it was them and we climbed in safely. Inside the van was Harold… John’s brother…his wife Sandie…John and Bridget and Sherri and I took the honors of the middle row of seats….did I say it was a van?

The ride to the restaurant was long…I at one point asked John if it was in Mississippi. They assured us that it was just ahead and sure enough shortly we pulled into the parking lot of the “Azteca Mexican Restaurant”. We had a wonderful meal and a real good visit with all. To top it all off John bought all our meals! Thanks John and Bridget for such a fine meal at a unique restaurant.

Unique may not be the correct adjective for the restrooms at this restaurant. At one time…I believe John told us that they were outside but the owner had put a roof over them to combine them with the rest of the building. Now that would have been a first for us…going outside to potty at a restaurant. I am glad that they had corrected that before we arrived You still had to part the Mexican blankets in the doorway and then step over the lower half of a wall to go to the hallway that led to the restrooms. They were located on the left of the hall about two steps up in height and upon entering them you found one potty and a sink. Far be it for much of a line to form outside…it could be trouble. The food was good and that is all that counted.

On the way home someone mentioned dominoes and asked if Sherri and I would like to play. They were all headed over to Bridget’s Mom and Dad’s house to play Mexican Train and wanted us to go with them. I asked Sherri if she would like to do that and she agreed it would be fun as long as I got her home in time for bed…being that she had to work the next day. John dropped us by our Motel to get our truck and then we followed them. It was just a short drive to the house and we were greeted by Bob and Marcy….who by the way are the greatest people you would ever want to meet. They welcomed us into their home with open arms and then whipped the fire out of us at dominoes. We had a ball…learning how to play this new game and laughing at all the goings on around the table. We had to set up two tables to accommodate all the players. We had dominoes scattered all over both tables and trains coming off at all angles…WOW I was having trouble keeping up with who had played last. Marcy and Bob would hand there domino to John to lay down for them…seeing as how they could not reach the train…John would play the domino and then I would play thinking it was John’s domino….and my turn. I must have played out of turn 20 plus times before I got the hang of it. Sherri got mad cause I kept laying doubles down and she could not play…then she could not get a train going and then well you get the picture. To top it all off Sandie put me down as “Stinky” on the score pad. She said she had misunderstood what they were calling me…maybe she did or maybe they were all calling me that??? I didn’t care…we were having so much fun that it really didn’t matter what anyone called me. Later I think she changed it to Joe Stinky Speedy…which really made me feel better….HE HE.

What a night it was! We had to excuse ourselves after they whipped up on us…it was about 9:45 when we started our good-byes and about 10:00 when the truck pulled out of the driveway.

On the drive home Sherri …once again commented on how nice it is to have friends all over the USA…that are so much like family. Our dreamer friends are so special to us and we can’t wait to meet up with more of them….

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What a Trip

It was still overcast when my eyes could focus enough to see out the window. I was in the kitchen making coffee and trying to see what time it was on the clock in the entry. It takes a while for me to clear my vision in the mornings and this morning was no different. Sherri was up taking inventory of all we packed yesterday to make sure she had all she needed. I too had packed up all my goods for the trip away from our home on wheels. I don’t like staying in motels but I know in some cases we have to and this was one of them.

Sherri is only working two days in Jackson and we decided to leave the RV at Hickory Creek COE. Originally we had planned on taking it to our place… I could see no advantage of dragging it to our lake lot in the pouring down rain and having a chance of  getting it stuck out there. I still had not had the time to hook up the electric from the pole to the barn so that too would not be an easy task in that kind of weather. So we opted to leave the RV at Lake Lewisville and just drive in the truck to Jackson for the the two days.

We left out a little later than we had planned. The clock on the wall said 6:30 when we pulled out of the space and got out on the road. We had planned on eating breakfast at Diamond Jacks Casino in Shreveport which is about half way for us. They serve breakfast for 1/2 price to seniors until 10:30 Monday thru Thursday. This meant that we could both eat a breakfast buffet for $4.50 each. And I can pack away a lot of groceries at a buffet so the price was right up my alley.

OK so we got on the road at 6:30…this gave us about 3 hours to get there which would not be any problem for me. But as things would have it the gods were not in our favor on this trip to breakfast….

First rattle out of the box after about 45 minutes on the road Sherri had to make a pit stop….no problem…found a McDonalds…stopped…Sherri was in and when she got out she could not find the truck….she went out the back door and I was standing at the front door waiting on her. This was my first chewing out…for not being where she wanted me to be. She did find me and we were on our way once more.

About 25 minutes down the road Sherri started screaming…She undid here seat belt and got up out of her seat turned completely around in the truck and while standing between the windshield and the front seat started pointing and screaming. Needless to say I was a little rattled. “Stop the Truck” “Stop the Truck” Her orders rang out  between the screams.

Meanwhile…I was trying to maneuver my 70 MPH missile off the highway without killing us and all the people around us. She finally was able to get out the words “Big Brown Spider”….then more screams and more orders about getting the truck stopped. More orders were given…kill it…get something and kill it. I finally saw the spider….yes it was a man eater alright…I got the truck stopped… got out…took a Kleenex grabbed the behemoth spider between my thumb and index finger and tossed it out on the side of the road. I tossed it well off of the road as not to cause any other cars from running over it and maybe flipping or damaging their bumpers on impact. I also took time to reassure Sherri that there was not a nest of these man eaters in the truck and that this one was probably working this truck my himself.

Soon I was allowed to continue on our journey…time was getting shorter for that omelet at Diamond Jacks. We were about an hour and a half from the greatest breakfast on earth when up ahead all I could see was tail lights coming on….did someone else have a spider in their car? The closer we got the more I could see that we were going to be in big trouble with this traffic jam. Time was of the essence and we were coming to a dead stop. This lasted for about 15 minutes…thank heavens we were not that far behind the wreck and it had just happened so we managed to get on around it in short order.

AHHH life is good and it looks like me still might make it to the buffet before they shut er down. Then up ahead once more I spotted an unsettling sight. The clouds were getting darker and starting to dip down with the weight of the rain in them. Then the clouds started to let loose all the rain which they had been storing for some time. It rained so hard that it was hard to see 50 feet ahead even with the windshield wipers on ludicrous speed. How was this going to play into getting to the buffet on time. I never let up on the gas peddle…I did all the right things and low and behold we made it to Diamond Jacks in one piece and the buffet was ours for the taking.

After our breakfast we headed on East to Vicksburg and the Ameristar Casino…where we played for some time without winning much. Sherri decided that we should try the Diamond Jacks down the street and so we left there and tried our luck at that casino. Long ago we had been here when Diamond Jacks was the Isle of Capri. They had the best dinner buffet we had ever had…so when we got through gambling there we tried it out. If you are ever in Vicksburg you have to try the buffet out at Diamond Jacks….believe me it is the best. The dinning room has a window from one end to the other overlooking the Mississippi River and all the barges going up and down…..and the food is the best ever!!! I cannot say enough good things about this Casino….and I won money there too.

Well we made it on in to Jackson Mississippi that night about 8:30. Got our motel room and settled in for a quiet evening. Soon we were off to sleep and dreaming about…

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Rain Postponed the Plans

Last night I must tell all the chatters I was blown off the air in a thunderstorm! I was chatting along and all of a sudden my Internet connection went away and never did come back until this morning….

This morning I was wondering if the sun would ever rise. I laid there and looked at the clock on the entertainment center in the bedroom and it said that it was 6:30 but no glimmer of light outside. What is the deal? I finally  got up to see if maybe the clock was wrong but soon found out that the sky was cloudy and it was really trying to rain some more. As I mentioned in my opening statement last night was a blast of thunder and quiet a bit of rain. We need the rain around here for sure but it would be nice if it was spread out over the month and not all in one week.

I thought I was the first up but then I noticed that Sherri was also up and moving about. I made the coffee and we both migrated to the living room to sip and chat about our plans for tomorrow. We are heading to Mississippi for the week and we were taking inventory of our clothes and other items that we planned on getting ready. Sherri’s dryer is out and she can only wash in the RV so she is having to air dry all the clothes after she washes them. I guess I will have to do some washing when we get to Jackson…which by the way I don’t mind doing.

The rain kept coming down and we had to re-adjust our plan. We had planned on dropping the RV off at the lake lot and then driving to Jackson. Sherri has a motel reservation there and it would be cheaper than hauling the RV all the way to Mississippi. Well not knowing if the county had put in the culvert or if the lot was dry enough for us to pull the RV on…we decided to extend our stay here at Hickory Creek until next Saturday. Well the space that we have is rented for Friday and Saturday of next week so that means we have to find another spot here that is open from Monday until Saturday. Luck was with us and we found a 50amp spot just around the corner and we pulled over there and reset up for the week. It wont cost us any more to stay here at $9. a night VS us pulling the trailer all the way to the lake and having a chance of getting stuck and not being able to put in the electric due to rain.

OK so now we leave out in the morning come rain or shine and we hope to be in Shreveport by 8:30 for the senior breakfast at Diamond Jacks. I love the omelets there and all the trimmings. Doncat… http://rvdaydreams.blogspot.com/ if your up and going call me and we can meet there for breakfast.

John Hatch…. http://travelsofjohnandbridget.blogspot.com/  emailed me and said that he wanted to meet us sometime while we are there and Squawmama http://adventureswithtassie.blogspot.com/ is staying at a COE park not too far from there so we will be busy trying to meet all these Dreamer Friends. I can’t say for sure we will ….Sherri is the one that is working so I don’t make plans until she is good with them.

I got the grey tank dumped in the new sewer caddy. Took me two trips but I goter done..and we should be set for the days we will be away.

We head out in the morning. I will post our progress tomorrow so stay tuned….

Somewhere in Time

Walking and Enjoying the Lake

 

Living with 30 amps is not what I like to do. As hot as it has been we need two AC’s going all the time…but on 30 amps there is no way.

We ran the bedroom air last night and turned the living room off. I put it as low as it would go and found out that it does get cold! I guess we could have hung meat in there last night. I have to been cool when I sleep…being the bear that I am requires cold temps to get me to sleep.

I really overslept this morning…it was 6:30 when I rolled out of bed! Yes I know that is late for this guy. We always try to get up early so we can enjoy as much of the day as we can squeeze out. This morning was no different…we had to have our coffee and then it was time for our walk. This park has the nicest trails to walk. They are all paved and wind their way around the entire park. We spent a big part of the morning walking all the trails and discovering the surrounding woods.

Where did everyone go? Man this place clears out fast on Sunday.

Some high dollar living across the lake from our site

This is our front yard. Not bad for a poor boy.

This is a real nice calm cove to launch the boat in. Maybe when we come back here I will have more time to do some boating.

We started off not too far from site #20 and headed off to see what there was to see. We saw many rabbits and squirrels and birds of every kind….lizards that Sherri would squeal “Snake”. No dear just a lizard. They do not have any attack snakes at this Lake. When you are on a paved path you can pretty well tell if there is a snake waiting to attack you. I don’t think that comforted her much but she did calm down some.

Early morning is about all the time you have to walk and enjoy the trails. Sherri and I both can’t wait until fall gets here and even winter will be nice here. Until then we will just have to put up with this hot weather.

Well tomorrow morning we hitch up and head to Mississippi. We have to be in Jackson on Tuesday. Sherri works there Wednesday and Thursday and the rest of the time we are off to see the sights. We want to go down the Natchez Trace and see what we can find. More on this adventure….

Somewhere in Time