Kitten season?

I did not know there was a season for kittens. Why living in  in the country most of my life we had kittens born all the time and running around all over the place. I guess when you head into the city every thing is on a time schedule? You know bus schedules flight schedules etc.
Every where we went they had no kittens. "Sir it is not kitten season yet". Well you need to come out to the country...it is kitten season all year long. These folks would have more cats to adopt than Carter has pills.
Now I would like you to know that dog season is year around in the city. They had dogs all over the place. I mean dogs stacked on top of dogs. People were adopting dogs like ranchers buy cattle. Now I can see where all the drop offs come from out where we live. It is like UPS at Christmas just down the road from our barn all year long. All the city dog lovers dropping off their grown dogs that they adopted last year. You know they love the puppies but when they get as large as their 14 year old son then it is time to dump him and get a smaller one!
I guess I am sounding kind of cinnical but it is true. These so called dog lovers show you all these pictures of these not cared for animals and want you to come and adopt them. What they don't tell you is that months before someone dumped that dog off after adopting it. WOW!, Rover eats more than me...he has to go!
Well we are waiting for kitten season to roll around so we can get us a kitten. I think they said it was in April so maybe when we swing back through here we can find us a seasoned kitty...

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Sherri is here for the weekend

Sherri returned home yesterday and Kris and I were glad to have her back. She was really worn out when she got here.
She sat down with me and we made out our grocery list for the week. She said that she would take her shower and then she would go with us.
After the shower Sherri sat down in the recliner and that was the end of that. Needless to say Kris and  I went to the store by ourselves. It took some time for us to get everything on the list. You would think that me working in grocery stores I would know where everything was at. Not so!
We did find everything and headed back home to find Sherri up and rested. She had been working nights and she was really tired. We are so glad this is about to come to an end.
We spent the rest of the day relaxing. Before we knew it...it was time to fix dinner. We decided to have a snack for dinner. Kris and I had bought some sausage and heated it up. A little cheese and some chips and dips dinner was done.
That about  sums up this day...

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Hanging in there

Some of my readers said for me to hang in there ...speaking about my I Pad. Well I'm back this morning hanging in there.
My problem is other fingers seem to get in the way and end up touching the screen causing it to go off places I don't want it to go. Just to sum it up...my hands are too big.
OK enough belly aching this morning. And what a fine morning it is. This is test day for Kris. Every Friday Kris takes a test to see what he has learned over the past week. I hope my teaching skills have done the job. Even after our classes are over each day I quiz  him to see if he retained any of the information we covered. So far he seems to have remembered it.
One thing I have noticed about Kris is that he does better at verbal testing than he does at written exams. I remember when I was in school I could answer all the questions the teacher would ask but when it came down to writing out the answers I just went blank? Maybe some of you out there had that same problem?
Sherri did not make it home yesterday but she will be home today.I have to clean this place up! As I sit here looking around the MH I see total devastation. I have spent so much time teaching and getting things ready to leave that I have let this place go!
I know that as soon as Sherri comes in through the door she will be telling us about how the place stinks and how messy it is. I better get to work on getting some of this cleaned up while I am here...

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Waiting for the storm

Last night I watched the weather and they were calling for storms after 9:00am. I Was wishing I had pulled out of here last week. I know this time of year is the pits as far as weather goes and here I am right in the middle of it.
I have been limited on what I have been able to get done this week. This weather has been on again off again all week and with house work and school I have been slow in getting things done.
I am looking for Sherri to be home today. Last night was her last night to work and she was leaving this morning to come home if she was not too tired. I have not heard from her yet so we will see if she decides to head out.
I best sign off here I have to get this place put back together. You knw two guys living without their better third can sure make some messes...

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School Days School Days

Sherri has left for work and Kris and I are here alone. I don't like being here without her even though I don't do anything right I still feel better if she is here to keep me straightened out.
 I'll have to say that so far Kris and I have accomplished a lot in school. He is doing very well! He picks up on things very fast. I do have problem keeping him focused but when he is he learns very quickly.
It is 6:00 am and I have all his studies laid out for the day. I have the last 3 months of first grade studies lined up. He will have weekly test to assure me he is retaining what he has learned. I feel confident that he will do well with learning one on one with me.
I am not sure how well I will do communicating with this I Pad. I normally type about 35 words a minute. I think I am down to about 15 and that would be with small words. I tried typing on this like a regular key board but I looked up and I was in another program.
I am sure it will come to me...

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This week is the week that I have so much to do.

Yes the week of getting ready is here! Sherry will be headed to Louisiana to finish one of her two weeks left.
I will be here getting the MH ready to travel. I also have to clean up around the barn and store some of our things away.
One other thing I need to see to is finding a place for our desk top computer. I will be using it when we travel seeing as how my lap top has cratered. All I need is room for the tower. I will be using a wireless key board and the T V  in the front of the MH for my screen.
There is a lot to get done and  I hope to get It all done before we leave out...

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Back from the VA with a good report

VA Hospital in Dallas Texas 

This morning was spent visiting for a couple of hours with Sherri. We discussed the list of things we had to do before leaving. We have to get our income tax done and doctor appointments made. Sherri needs to get her new glasses and I need to get my new meds.
These are things we had to wait on till the last minute so we would be up to date on all of them.
I have to get the MH inspected and the oil changed. We still have some things to move out of the MH and some things to move in.
I will need a full tank of propane before we leave so as I said before we have a lot of things to get to before we leave here.
Soon I had to get Kris up so he could get ready for school. He does not want to go back to public school. He said he wants me to start schooling him now! He does not understand that I have to get myself ready first and then we can start with his stuff. I got his breakfast ready and then he brushed his teeth and took his medicine.
Soon we were heading down the road to the school. We had a good 15 minute line up to the drop off point. He has to be in his classroom at 8:00 am and that is a chore for us. He likes to talk a lot when he needs to be getting ready. It will be so much easier when he gets up eats breakfast and then we sit down in our classroom and start our lessons.
Sherri and I returned home from delivering Kris and got ready to go to my appointment at the VA. I had some blood work that had to be done and then see the doctor about 2:30. I had to wait for some time at the lab but soon I was in and out and we went down stairs to the canteen too eat lunch.
We had burgers and frys...glad they did not take my blood then...I would have been hospitalized. It was good and was nice getting to sit down and rest without all the sick people around.
My appointment to see the doctor was at 2:30 and before we knew it I was called in. I am always worried about  what they might find. This time everything looked good but he wants me back in September. I can handle that.
When you get old you always worry that everything is about to fall apart...and sure nuff sooner or later it does...

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Fifteen days to go

I woke up this morning to the sound of wind and rain. I had heard no mention of either but it was there. The MH is parked in a barn here at the lake and it was shaking as though it was outside in the elements. We don't have a door on the barn so we do have some wind that blows through if it is coming from the south west.
Sherri was laying next to me and she said, "Can you feel the MH shaking"? "Yes", was my answer and I got up to see what was happening outside. I passed by the clock in the Kitchen and noticed that it was 6:30 am so I decided to go ahead and make us some coffee.
I did not see anything that looked threatening outside so I went back to report my findings to sleeping beauty.  
She got up and came on into the kitchen to partake of the coffee. This is our chance to talk to each other and make plans for the up coming journey. Once Kris wakes up we have to get him some breakfast and he has to get ready for school.

He is so ready to go back to home schooling. We are not as regimented on a start time for class. We might start at 7:00 or we might start at 8:00. Either way I want him to be ready to learn so we can get right to work without any moaning and groaning. I have his 3 month home study set up and ready to go.
This coming week I have to get everything ready on the MH. Everything has to be packed and in its place before we head out of the barn.
One of the projects we got done was the drawer cabinets for Kris and Sherri. These two cabinets will provide much more room for both of their clothes. Next I had to get the bike rack ready on the ladder and then pack the driver's side bays. I can't forget anything because once we get on the road you don't turn back and get something you forgot. We wont have the money to buy what we forgot so we will just have to learn to live without it.
It has been hard work but we are anxious to get it all done and get on the road. Kris and Sherri are just worn out from all the planning.

It does help that we have been living in our RV for the last 5 years. Maybe we have prepared ourselves for this journey...

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SS gives and then...takes it away

Yes, if you earn more than you're allotted amount of money Social Security will stop your checks for a time until you pay them back for the over payment. What a deal they cut you there. You work all your life for this retirement and then when time comes to use it they take back what they feel you don't need. Funny when they aren't working they still get payed...What is wrong with this picture.
For two years I went over the allotted amount they felt like I should have. I paid them back by not getting any money from them. Last year is different. I did not go over so they gave me all the money. We still have to pay income tax on the money we made over their set amount. Why is it I feel like they are in my back pocket all the time?
Don't get me wrong I am thankful we have SS to help us in our later years. I just can't see why people that have never put one dime into our system get money out of it and I have to pay back if I go over "My $".
I wont be on this subject long but I have to say one  thing...
I see where these folks on Facebook are thumping their chest about their party and so forth and I wonder how anyone could be proud to claim a party that has done noting for us. I mean both parties. We put them in office and then we go home and never look to see what they are doing until next election time rolls around. These same people sit up there in Washington and want to give money to people who sneak across our borders have children. Where else could you find such a deal in this world?
OK I am through. Sorry for the rant. I think I will go and read some journals that have happy thoughts in them so I can take my mind off this subject...

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Last day this week to work

I'll be glad when that title reads last day to work for life. I wont go as far to say for life...you never know what might come up to change that.
Sherri and I were up this morning at 4:45 and I took the bathroom first. I made the coffee and got myself ready to head out. I bring Sherri her coffee in bed and she drinks it as part of her waking up ritual.
Once we get to rolling everything gets done in order and most of the time we make it to the store on time. We always have a meeting in the morning to go over all the same stuff we go over in every meeting since I started 3 years ago.
After the meeting we get our assignment and off to work we go. I am glad this is the last day this week. I look forward to this day every week. We have about a 2 hour drive back to the lake...I let Sherri drive because for some reason I cannot stay awake driving after 4:00 pm. Could be I am just beat...Uh Think?
I miss my little buddy and all his fantasies he has to tell me about. The little guy has a very creative mind.
I will start back home schooling Kris on March 1st. I have his 3 month study plan all made out and can't wait for us to get started. Sherri is more the English teacher with the dangling participles and so forth...Me I am the Math and Science guy with History and Geography thrown in there. I will have to say this much we have all learned so much through this home schooling! Not a day goes by that we don't all learn some new fact about one of these subjects. I am sure we will all be better educated for doing this...

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Lost the first tooth and got the first Tattoo

Sherri and I have been on the go for some time with our work. We have been in hotels for two weeks now and will be headed to more of the same today.
I was real pleased with the weather and I got so much done! I unloaded some unwanted things and loaded some wanted things. Got some things fixed around the MH. Things are starting to come together and we feel like we are making headway.
During all of this Kris lost his first tooth. I pulled it out for him after several days of him wiggling it around. I think he was really wanting the tooth fairy to bring him some $$$. His permanent tooth was coming in right behind the baby tooth.
The tooth fairy was more than generous and I know that he will have plans for that money.

Last night he got his first tattoo. LOL. He insisted on his Mom putting this tattoo on for him so being the progressive type of parent she is he now has a Seahorse Tattoo on his left arm I don't think these come off real easy. Well she can explain this one to the school...HE HE...














I guess we will all have to get tattooed now...

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