Wifi has been down here for two weeks

I sure am glad they don't charge for Wifi here! I have not been able to get on line for two weeks. I have had to use the IPad and I am not able to down load my pictures using it.
I am sure that I will have to either get the lap top fixed or buy a new computer. Some money will have to be spent either way so I must make a decision.
Wednesday is Kris's Birthday and we will be taking him to NASA to see the shuttle simulator and all the other space related items they have there. He is so excited about getting to go. He thinks he is going to see theShuttle and I have tried to explain to him that it is only a simulator...what does a 7 year old understand.
I am delaying these post in hopes I can get a connection to down load all the pictures that I have taken. Thank heavens we decided to get the IPad. I would not be able to contact the outside world at all without it!
This is the last week here on the coast. We have had so much fun here but soon we will see it disappear in the rear view mirrors. I do hope we can return here...

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A Day at Sea Wolf Park

I woke up this morning with the blinds in the bedroom slapping the window. The wind was blowing outside and we got a gust in the window every once in a while that blew the blinds back and forth.
I was not sure what time it was so I made the command decision to pull myself out of bed and head to the kitchen for coffee. I heard a noise in the bathroom and realized that Sherri was already up. We met in the kitchen and poured our coffee.
After a moment of silence, which we have every morning before we talk to each other, I brought up the question about Sea Wolf Park. I wanted to know if she was still on board for going. Sherri said we have to go because we had already told Kris that we were. So that settled that.
We had class and then ate some lunch. We left about 1:30 and headed over to Pelican Island. I found out that this was not a State Park so my pass was not going to get me in free...oh drat!
It was not much to enter so we parked and went on in to the park. Just like most parks the first place you enter is the souvenir shop. You know that Kris immediately found something for us to buy him. OK this is his Birthday month so we gave in.
The first exhibit that we went in was the submarine. There is no way that I could have been a submariner.  I would have to lose about 50 lbs before I could get in the bunk to sleep. There was no place in the entire ship that had room to stretch your arms straight out! It took special guys to man these ships.

Next we went on board the Distroyer Escourt and climed up and down the ladders. Sherri and I got our workout for the week. Kris had a ball and learned a lot about the navy. He had already been on the USS Texas so he was starting to see what it was all about. He ask me if I was in that war and I told him I was old but not quite that old. Seems like every generation has their war and that is a shame. I hope his generation finds a way not to have one...

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Getting use to relaxing

  

Sherri and I were up early this morning. We poured us a cup of coffee and sat down at the computers to catch up on our reading and game playing. I can't get the Wifi to work on my desk top and our lap top is about to bite the bullet. Sometimes I can get on line and then sometimes I can't. Maybe when I get my rich uncle out of the poor house I will get me a new one

Not sure what I will do today. I know I will be taking a walk after school work is done. Then I am going to ride my bike for a while and then go down to the beach.

Tomorrow we're going to Sea Wolf Park to see the submarine and the destroyer escort that are on display there. We found out that the museum there was destroyed by Ike and we would not be able to see it. Not sure what all was in the museum but what ever it was wont be seen by us on this trip.

Today will be spent exercising and then we will go over to June and Jim's house to visit. 

They were glad to see us when we arrived. Jim had been working all morning and was just finishing up an order when we got there.

.We all gathered on the deck down by the canal. We had some beverages and snacks. It was not any time at all and we had some visitor. You would think that they had not eaten in days.

We had a great time feeding our new guest and we laughed a lot.

We had to get back home so we could eat and get ready for our shows. Come to find out March Madness was on instead of our shows. Now what is that all about. I did not know that there was that many folks interested in basketball? 

We spent the rest of the day relaxing on our patio. Looks like Sherri is getting the hang of this relaxing thing.

Well I guess we will spend the rest of the day on the porch here...

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Bad weather moving this way

I woke up this morning to my weather station going off. I felt the wind gust shaking the MH back and forth. I have always wondered if the shaking would damage the jacks? The winds this morning are about 30 to 35 mph. Right now it feels like it is coming in off the Gulf which is directly behind us. The storm that they say is coming will be coming from the north west so those winds will be hitting us from the side of the MH.
We are not making any plans for today. With the wind and the rain we decided to just stay in today. I am not one to just sit inside all day so hopefully the weather will clear up and we can do something.
Jim and June came by yesterday and invited us over to visit. We may just take them up on that offer later today.
I am sure we will find something to do here...

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Trip to the Air Musuem

The museum here suffered a lot of damage during Ike. They have done a real good job restoring the building and all the plans since the storm.

This was like the first airplane I flew on when I was young.

A tail drag-er we called them back then.

 This B-29 is still going through restoration 

I had many more pictures of the old plans but did not want to bore you with all that. One I did not get a picture of and I was upset with myself for not getting it...was a Helicopter Gunship. Oh well that will give me something to aim for if I ever make it back down here...

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Trip to San Jacinto and Battleship Texas

We took a trip up to San Jacinto battle ground and then over to see the Battleship Texas. Kris was so excited about seeing the battleship he could hardly wait to get on board. We went inside to purchase out tickets. Only Jim Kris and I were taking the tour. June and Sherri opted to stay on shore. They were not into climbing all over a ship. I went to pay for the tickets and Sherri said that I would get a discount if I used my State Park Pass. Sure nuff we all got in free. WOW can't beat that.

 We spent some time climbing up the ladders to all the decks that could be accessed. Then we went below to check out everything down there. I had to hang on to Kris as he was running all over the place. He did get to operate some of the guns on the deck and that really excited him.

And I thought living in a MH was close quarters

After we left the park we headed on back to June and Jim's. We stopped along the way and ate at Kelley's It was back home as soon as we got to the Jeep. We were wore out from all the walking. We had fun and enjoyed the new adventure...

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Boat ride and fish fry

We were up early and had drank 1/2 pot of coffee before the sun came up. I use to love Saturday morning when I was working. It was the day I could sleep late and not have to worry about going anywhere. Now that I am retired Saturday is just another day. This Saturday I plan on doing very little in the morning and then spending some time with June and Jim. They are having a fish fry and then we are all going for a boat ride. This will be the first boat ride Kris has ever had. I really love being a part of Kris's new experiences. It is so refreshing to see him enjoy so many things for the first time. We decided to go for the boat ride before we ate. Jim had the boat all ready to back out into the bayou so we boarded and took off. Kris was so excited and could not get enough of watching Jim maneuver through the different bayous behind all the houses. We soon went under the railroad bridge and out into the bay. There he showered down on the boat and we took off for the ride of our lives. After running out into the bay for some time we headed back into the bayous and let Sherri look at some of the houses for sale. If I had to settle down in a house again this would be on top of my list of places to be. You never get tired of the Gulf and the bay access is great. Not to mention the opportunity to fish everyday of your life! We returned home and docked the boat. Jim fired up the cooker and we had some of the best shrimp and Tolapia. French fries and hush puppies on the side. A few brooskies and life was good right here... Somewhere in Time

Time change has messed with my mind

I was laying in bed listening to the seagulls making a racket outside. Sounded like someone was feeding them but then I noticed it was still dark outside. Springing forward has made the days longer in the evening but it seems like it takes forever for the sun to come up in the morning. I got up and went to turn on the coffee and noticed the time. It was 4:30 am and I was wide awake. I just stay up when this happens to me. No since in trying to go back to sleep once I am out of bed. The aroma of the coffee made me crave that first cup. It was not too long and Sherri was wondering through the door. I poured her a cup and we both sat down. We discussed our up coming trips and what route we would take and where we would stay. After about an hour I heard Kris in his room. It was time for school to start so my attention was drawn toward that. We take about 2 hours for English and Math. Then we have our reading class and spelling. Once that is all done it is time for our history and science class. All toll we spend about 4 1/2 hours and then we turn him loose to to do his own thing. Sherri and I spent some time riding our bikes and then we took Kris down to the beach to swim for a while. We are busy most every day and loving it. We would not want to be anywhere else... Somewhere in Time

Working with this IPad is not easy

I have been waking up real early every morning this week. I just wake up I feel rested and I just get up and fix the coffee and sit down at the computer and start reading. I have to use the IPad because the Wifi here has become real iffy for some reason? I just cannot get the hang of typing without a key board that I can feel. Another thing that bugs me is trying to get pictures I have on the IPad to download to the Blog. I have tried everything I know and I still can't get the pictures I want to download to show up on the screen you select them from I have some of the pictures come up but not all of them. On the computer you go to brows...find pictures and then choose to ones you want to attach...and attach. OK I will just keep trying. Until I learn how to do that I will not have any pictures while posting on the IPad. Today we are heading out to San Jacinto Battle grounds to go through the museum and tour the Battleship Texas. This will be Kris's first field trip in Home School. We had a Texas history lesson that covered the Battle and then we studied the Battleship Texas. He is real excited about going and so are both of his teachers. This home schooling has a lot of advantages not only for the student but for both of the teachers. We are all learning as we go along... Somewhere in Time

Wifi is down here

I have been waiting for the park to get the Wifi back running but the Techs are not doing a very good job. Not sure what the problem is but I have gone back to posting with my I pad.
We have been really enjoying this retired life. I found that I can put things off to do them latter and no one really cares!
Yesterday we went to Wally World and while we were there we found a bike on sale and I decided to purchase it. Sherri and Kris both have bikes and ride all over the park leaving me in the dust. I will now be able to ride with them and get some exercise in doing so.
Also while wondering around aimlessly we found Kris the R C helicopter he has been wanting for his birthday. Being so incredibly stupid as we are we went ahead and got him an early present. After getting it home and putting it together I tried it out. Wow...I should have got me one too. Now can you imagine flying a helicopter inside a MH? Yes you have the picture. OK so even though it says that this is an inside toy I make the command decision to take er outside where there is more room.
I placed it on the picnic table and told everyone to stand back. I slammed down on the rotor speed control which must have stuck because the next thing I knew the heli was 100 foot in the air and heading down the road!
Well to make a long story short she came to rest on a neighbors MH. Of course the the neighbor is not at home. So here I go with my ladder and climb up beside the MH so I can peer over and see where it is. I found it laying behind one of the domes so I had Kris hand me a broom up. Here I am this old fat man standing on the top rung of a ladder a broom in one hand holding on to the MH with the other! Got it... now getting down is never as easy as getting up we all know that but we don't think about that as we are going up...do we. All I could think about was me falling and breaking every bone in my body. Thank heavens I got down safely but learned a good lesson.
The rest of the day was spent riding my new bike. Tomorrow I will put my old man seat on it so I can ride in comfort. I have no idea what those skinny seats on these bikes are good for? Anyway I got a wide track seat for me and I think it will make for a better ride.
Sure hope they get the Wifi here working...

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Salt Air

Morning is once more here on the coast. I ventured a peep through one eye to see if the sun was up but found it to still be dark outside. I have a built in alarm clock after working for 50 years. You get up early for that long and it is hard to break the habit when you retire.I still get enough sleep seeing as how I might sneak in a nap during the day when Sherri is not looking and Kris is outside playing.

I got out of bed and went on in to the kitchen to turn on the coffee pot. One thing we need in the mornings is coffee. You hear about so many studies...coffee is good for you coffee is bad for you. I know one thing that coffee oils the attitude around here and with out it...well you just don't want to be around when we have not had our coffee.

I was not up long and Sherri rolled out of bed. I met her at the kitchen door with her cup of coffee and she wondered over to the sofa where she perches to drink her coffee and play words games. I settled back down behind the lap top at the kitchen table and began my entry to the journal. 

I had so many wonderful comments from some of my friends yesterday. Thank you all for commenting. I really enjoy hearing from everyone. Without my family and friends I would feel so alone writing my journal. After all it is for you that I write it.

Today is Saturday and we are going to see what the weather does before we do anything. The temps here have been good but the wind has been without quarter. I remember being in west Texas when the wind would blow like this and the sand would be like a scrub brush on your checks. Not so much sand here but the salt in the air is beginning to build up on the MH and the Jeep. 

This can mean only one thing. I need to clean them both. They do not allow you to wash your RV here but I can rinse it off and work my solution around until I get it all done.

The Jeep on the other hand I can take down and have it washed. It looked real good when they got finished.

When I got back from getting the Jeep washed I got my ladder out and started on the MH. Kris helped me and we got all the windows cleaned. 

While we were cleaning the windows a little boy kept riding by on his bike. Kris wanted me to get his bike down so he could ride. I had to remind him that he could not ride a bike yet without training wheels. He begged me to get it down and assured me that he could ride it. He said he was feeling it now and that given the chance he could do it by himself.

OK so the bike came off the rack and before I knew it Kris was riding his bike! I guess all it took was him seeing that little boy riding around. Well I gave Sherri something new to worry about. She will be wondering where he is and if he is OK. 

We spent the rest of the day with Jim and June. They came over and had dumplings with us and then we headed out to see the port of Galveston. While I was at the docks I picked me out a boat. I am not sure how I will get it back to the barn but I will come up with something.

We left the docks and drove by some of the old homes just off the beach. I could see how at one time Galveston was one of the riches cities in the US. This was back before the 1900 hurricane.

Our last place to go was the east end of the island where we got to see the Disney Ship leave the harbor. Kris waved goodbye to Mickey and his friends as they sailed out to sea...

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