A Bitter Sweet Day

9/8/13

I wrote this post the last day we were in Colorado. We did not have internet so it did not get published while we were there. I just found it in my drafts and felt like I should post it so I could remember my feelings that day when we departed.


It was 10:00 am when we finished hooking up the Jeep and started to pull out of the RV Park. The day was clear and the sun was high in the sky.
I did not take the short cut to the highway but instead headed out toward town to say my last good-byes to the all the shops and places I had frequented over the last two and a half months.
Good-bye mountains...good-bye streams and lakes...good-bye Jeep trails and last but not least...good-bye cool weather!
We headed on down hwy 149 and all the way I was telling all the beautiful scenery good-bye. It would be hard to get back to the flat lands in Texas and the extreme heat we had escaped from before the summer started.
We knew this day would come and non of us were ready for it but it had to be.
We arrived in Santa Fe around 3:00 and settled into our new site for the night. It would not be easy to continue on but continue on we must...

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Cold weather hanging on

Yesterday the temps got down in the teens and you could really tell it. I went outside to load some things in the truck and with the wind blowing it felt like I was at the South Pole!
Once again we have to venture out today to get some things. We wont be lingering long so we can get back and hunker down.
Not much more to write about today but I will come up with something...

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Weather change

Good morning to all It is 12 degrees here this morning and that is cold I don't care who you are.
I got up this morning and got Kris ready for school. Yes it is that time again. Kids are back in school and us parents are OH so thankful. We now have time for that hot cup of coffee and time to read some journals to see what is going on in the world.
Today I have to head out to Forney Texas to get my side rails put on the truck. That was part of the purchase I was to get rails. The best thing I got was the back up camera. That is the coolest thing in the world. I can see to back up and it also shows the ball hitch on the back. Now hooking up to the trailer will be a breeze.
Well better sign off here. Time to get on the highway. We also need to make some stops to take back some stuff Sherri bought and decided not to keep.
We will return...

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We made an offer on the house

Here is our new truck

The offer was submitted on the house and now we just have to wait. 

Sherri of course needs to find a house full of furniture before we can even think about moving out of the trailer and into the house! She is in frantic mode so I am sure all will come together when she gets her sights set on it.

I am sure I will be drug through many a furniture store before it is all over with. I will be asked what do I think...knowing all the time it does not matter what I think...I am just a guy with no taste LOL.

I will have to say she is much better at putting things together than I will ever be so I let her do all the design work.

Many have asked if our travels are over..NO WAY. We still plan on seeing many things when Kris gets out of school. Certainly not the plan we had in mind but one that will still get us out where we love to be. 

Right now Kris is number one in out life and that will come before any thing else we have going.

The trailer we have will be great for traveling in and the truck will pull it with no problem. We have all that to get ready besides the house we are buying. We will be very busy folks in the months ahead.

Better get going now I hear a furniture store calling...

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We have found a house

For some time now we have been contemplating buying a house here in Wills Point. Since Kris has started back to school and is no longer being home schooled we thought it would be good to move closer into town. He has really been doing good in his school work and has become interested in sports...soccer to be his number one choice.
Now that we can only travel when school is out we have resided to the fact that we need more permanent roots for him. We will spend our summers in Colorado as usual or any place up north where the temps don't melt your brain. In the winter months when schools out we will travel south to the coast to get our ocean fix we so badly need!
Getting back to the house it is a 3 bedroom 2 full bathes 2 car garage single story in the city limits of town.
As soon as I can I will get some pictures posted so that you can see it. OH...I still have to post some pictures of our new RV and truck. I guess I need to get busy with the camera.
I am sure we will be busier than ever now so until I can find my camera wish us luck here...


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The Holidays are almost over

I love the Holidays but enough is enough. I am now looking forward to school starting up again.
Yes I love my son but I really need a break from Sponge Bob Square Pants!!! I enjoy my alone time sitting down in the morning and drinking my coffee and reading a good book. This is not happening while kids are out of school.
We have not yet got to stock the new RV. With family and friends popping in for the Holidays we have been so busy entertaining and feeding the flock. I am looking forward to some warmer weather soon so I can get some things outside done.
I hope everyone out there had a great Christmas and a wonderful new years night. We hope that your New Year coming up will be good to you. Stay safe out there and above all have fun...

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Christmas is over

Sadly we say good-bye

WOW what a great time we had. Christmas was awesome this year. We got to see all the kids except for Brice who lives way up there in Kansas. We wish they lived close to us but that is not to be.
Today is Monday and some of the grand kids spent the night with us. They stayed up until about 2:00 this morning so needless to say they are still sacked out.
Sherri and I are sitting here drinking our coffee and reminiscing about our wonderful Christmas.
One of our Christmas gifts to each other was the new RV. We got the trailer with the two bedrooms. It is really nice. I will have to send some pictures of it in our next entry.
Sherri is gathering some things up to put in it and fix it up. It is so nice to have all the extra room.
Of course we got the new truck too. We got a 3/4 tone Ram. 6.7 diesel which should have no trouble pulling the trailer through the mountains next summer. We are hoping to make our next trip to Galveston for Spring Break. We were there last year and really enjoyed it. Galveston has so much to offer and we love the beach. Kris loves the water and has so much fun in the sand.
Better go now. Sherri and I are working on another gift to each other. This will be even bigger than the truck and the RV.
You will get the full report on this gift....

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Christmas is near

We have been so busy with Christmas shopping and present wrapping that I have had no time  to post on my journal.
This is Christmas Eve day and I have a tone of things to do before the Big Guy comes and delivers the gifts.
Jason is coming to spend Christmas with us. It has been over a decade since he has had Christmas with us. We are so excited to have him here and Sherri is working real hard to make it a special day.
I have always felt bad about the fact that Christmas is Sherri's Birthday and she ends up fixing the meals and doing all the work. I try to help but then I am not Betty Crocker so I make more of a mess than a help.
New Years is just around the corner and I have to come up with a resolution. Not sure what it will be this year but it will be a  big one I promise.
Well my coffee is getting cold so I must go and prepare myself for the days chores.
I would like to wish all my friends and family out there a Merry Christmas. I hope that all your dreams come true...

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Sickness

Today was Kris's Christmas party at school but he woke up with a fever and Mom said he had to stay at home. He was not a happy camper but it was the best decision.
Sherri is out Christmas shopping today and I am doctoring the sick person. I am not getting to sit long due to the extreme needs of this person! Breakfast in Bed!! Now this is a little too much...but then who is doing what he says?
OK I only have him here for the next two weeks! It has to get better...

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Questions answered

No we are not getting another MH. We have decided to go with a trailer that would provide a bedroom for Kris and a separate room for Sherri and I.
We will be looking around to find just the right one. I know this will be our 13th RV since we have been roaming the campgrounds but we do need to make it more comfortable for all of us.
We are hoping to have something before Christmas so we can spend some time down at Galveston. This is where we have spent many Holidays and we all love the water.
Until then we will be hanging out and searching for our next home on wheels.....

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We have DSL

What a glorious day for us! We now have DSL and I can start posting again and even chat some when time permits!!!
Many of our friends had thought we both had dropped off the edge of the earth but that is not true. We have been on the dark side of technology due to no internet connection.
For those that have been wondering what had gone on in our lives since the blackout I must catch you up on the latest.
We enrolled Kris in public school and are now grounded until summer. He was missing his buddies and not having the opportunity to enter into some of the sports they were all enjoying. This is a small price to pay for his happiness. Sherri and I have been so blessed to have Kris in our lives and nothing is more important to us.
Oh yes we are still going to travel and have adventures we just are limited to school activities.
We are also looking at getting us a new RV!!! We have been living with Kris in the bunk bed model and they are located in the hallway of the MH. This has become a problem with him trying to have some play room and privacy when he is sleeping. We have to pass through his "Bedroom" on our way to our's or the bathroom.
More news on this to come in future post.
Everyone out there have a great day and we shall be back...

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