Temps in the single digits!

With the wind chill factor here our temps are in the single digits! How cold is that. One thing about Texas we never go without a good strong wind in the winter. If you combine that with moisture you will be in for a blizzard like you have never seen. That is why Chicago is so bad in the winter. The wind off the Great Lakes is a killer when it is cold.
I don't see too much moisture here but they say that we should have flurries this morning. I see where my home town of Childress is under a heavy snow fall. I was born there many moons ago in January and we had a terrible snow storm then.
We will be staying in today. Cold weather is not our thing and with the wind and all we would not fare good outside today. We have plenty here to see to. Sherri is still painting doors and I am getting the shop put together. I got some of my peg board up where the workbench will be going and got it painted. I just have to get the material from out at the lake to finish up with.
I have so much that goes in my shop out at the lake that it will take many trips to pick it all up and get it in place here at the house.
I turned all the water off at the lake property. The RV is drained. We have wanted to stay the weekend out there but the weather here has not permitted that. We could go and stay the night but you have to sit inside all day and when you are parked in a barn there is not much to see. We have an adventure planned for next month so we will be on the road trying out the new rig...

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Mr Winter is here to stay

The temps at the polar caps may  be going up but the temps here in the USA are dropping steadily. I just don't understand this global warming thing? We have had one of the coldest winters on record here where we live and I see it is not going away for some time.
I am really thankful that we have not had the precipitation that comes with these cold blast from the north. That is the only thing that has made this winter a little more bearable. One thing good about all this is that we don't have to get out in it and go to a job! My job is right here at home so I don't have to worry about what Mother Nature has in store each morning.
I did get my peg board up on the wall in the shop. When I refer to "The Shop" that would be my garage. This is where my creativity will come out. I have several furniture projects planned over time and it will be nice to have a roomy place to build them.
I also have started painting landscapes again. Back when I returned from overseas I stated painting with oils and did so for about 5 years. As the kids got older and got into sports I spent more time with them and less time painting.
When we travel I look for pictures to take for future paintings and have many picked out for later. It is so relaxing to paint and I put myself into the painting and almost feel that I am there again. We have many more places to go and see and I am sure there will be many more paintings to come...

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Camera is Broken

This trailer is as long as our Motorhome was and really has more room inside. Kris has his own bedroom which is nice when we are on the road. The 3/4 ton diesel pulls this with no problem up the and down the mountains!


My camera is still broken so I had to steal some pictures from the dealership's ad. The only thing this does not show is the outdoor kitchen which is really nice. We love to cook out and this kitchen fills the bill for doing that.
Thanks to all for the well wishes on our 40th anniversary. We spent time at home and put off going out to eat until a later date.
Today it is raining and the temps are cold. We have to run to Canton to get our drivers licenses address changed. Then it will be on to Wally World for some more stuff. We may stop off and have our anniversary lunch...

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Happy Anniversary Sweetheart

40 years ago and we haven't change that much??

Yes today is Sherri and my anniversary! 40 years today and the story is still going on!
She has been the bridge over all my troubled waters for the last 40 years and will continue to be the love of my life until I take that last breath.
We have seen many things together to include 4 children I lost count of the grandchildren and then we have great grandchildren. Well they all have been great and they have been the catalyst for a great marriage.
Today being the special day that it is Sherri plans on painting the walls in the office room. I on the other hand will clean out the garage and put up some shelves. We never have been long on partying when it comes to our anniversary.
This year we did buy each other some gifts. We bought us a house...RV...truck and a ton of furniture for the new house. I think that is the biggest gift we have ever given each other...

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What is it with these phone bills

This morning I am setting here drinking my coffee and going over the phone bill as I always do. And as always I am amazed at the charges that pop up on here that I have no idea what they are talking about.
I set up the account to have unlimited talk and text...Sherri does a lot of that. The reason being I don't like to go through all the minutes etc on the bill to figure out what is going on.
So on this months phone bill I get this one charge for $26.00 @ $.40 a minute for phone calls??? Now if I was the kind of guy that just pays the bill I would probably just have paid it and gone on. But this one line item caught my eye and I started checking out the entire bill. Which in this case brought up several other items that did not seem right.
Soon I was on the phone to AT&T getting a run down on all the extras on my bill. Sure nuff...non of these charges should have been on there! Of course the person I talk to is from some foreign land and it is like talking to someone that has a mouth full of potatoes. Don't you just get tired of being called Mr Peetmen!! I think they believe if you stay on the line long enough you will just hang up and pay the stupid bill and go away.
You know at the beginning of these phone calls they say they are going to be recording for quality assurance. The real reason they record them is so they can go back at break and play these back for some laughs! "I really had that moron going didn't I", said Rockshod.
I guess my question is how many people just pay these bills without ever questioning them and end up paying in $$$ that they don't even owe? How much money is that in the pockets of AT&T?
I have yet to get a bill from AT&T that is the same as the last months bill. It is almost like it changes with the stock market.
Today is a paint day for Sherri and I hope to spend some time out side doing some projects. I long for the day when I get up my plans are going to the lake and fishing. I have a nice place to stay out there and a boat to fish out of...what more can a guy ask for...

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Hanging Doors

 This is  the new house 

 Back yard 

 Back yard 

 All our trees are Live Oaks

The new doors 

All day long hanging the new doors in the house has left me tired this morning. Back and forth from the shop must have put several miles on these twigs of mine and now I am sore and not wanting to do anything today. But as luck would have it I really need to work in the shop cleaning it up and getting ready to install my work benches.
I will be using some of the old doors I pulled out for work benches in the shop. They wont be the heavy duty work benches I had in my last shop but they will afford me to assemble some projects on them and provide a place to lay some tools while working.
I also have some shelves to install on the opposite wall for storage. I have so many jigs and what not items that I have to have a place to store them. The shelves are the ones I had in my old shop and all I need is the brackets to install them with. The shelves themselves are the inexpensive part...the brackets...well they are the costly part so I may be a while in getting those.
Now all I have to do is work up the energy to start cleaning and building! Maybe this cup of coffee and some toast will get me going here...

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At 5:30

Yes I do get up early. I have all my life. Never been one to sleep in as some put it. I have always had a full plate and it always took most of the day to get it all behind me.
When I worked a full time job I had to get up early to get to work on time. Seems like every job I ever had was at least 1 1/2 hour from the house. Go figure... Then when I got a job that was close to the house I traveled so I still had to get up early.
Early is good for me. I have time to post in my journal and read some others. I do read most all the journals that post often. Some of you have dropped off the face of the planet so I can't read about you. Some have switched over to Facebook so I can see that you are still alive. But then who am I to talk. I dropped out of site when we  gave up our air card and then when we travel we do get into some areas where we did not get service.
We are planning on getting away for some time when Spring Break gets here. Kris being in school now keeps us close to home but once we get our house where we want it we will be back on the road to see some places. Still have plans on Colorado this summer but then we might change our mind for some other destination.
By the way I took some pictures of the new trailer but they came out so bad I scrapped them. My camera needs a new battery and it wont charge up so as soon as I get that fixed I promise that I will have some pictures of our new digs.
I hear Sherri stirring in the house so I will call it a day and join her for some hot coffee here...

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Bright and early morning

The old train is on display in Childress

I'm sitting at the dinning room table with my computer and listening to the train coming  through town. It brought back memories when I was a small child in Childress Texas. I use to be in bed at night and I could hear the locomotive come through town blowing it's whistle. I loved that sound then and love it today.
We can actually see the train when it comes into town from the West side. We have several trains a day and many times get stuck behind one when passing through town.
Yesterday was a work day for us both. Sherri painting and me hanging the new raised panel doors. The original doors to the house were the contractors doors that had been stained. Since they were in stalled the trim in the house had been painted an off white so the doors did not go with any of the other trim?
Not one of the jambs were plumbed correctly so they all fit catywhompus. All the doors shut and latch so I won't be taking them out to correct it. I have plenty to do and adding to my list is not going to happen.
I have 6 more doors to mortise and then I can move onto the next project...which is the ice maker hook up. I don't know where they got the stop for the ice maker hookup but it is a thread size never heard of by anyone around these parts. I need it reduced down to a 1/4 inch but I can't find a thread for the other end?? So this means I have to cut a whole in the sheetrock and cut the pipe off...put on another stop with the correct connection on it and then patch the whole back!

OK so with that all said I guess I better get me another cup of coffee and a biscuit. I have a long day a head of me...

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Global Warming is killing me

Yesterday, Sherri and I got out to get some needed items for the house and some groceries to feast on. When I opened the door to go out and board the diesel chariot I was met with a blast of cold air that shrunk my shorts up! My gosh it was 15 degrees and the wind chill was -20!!! OH yes it was cold. I don't mind the cold....30's but when it gets down into the teens!!
We trucked on anyway being the hardy shoppers we are. One thing about it there was not too many people out at the stores. We got in and out of line without the wait that usually occurs on nice shopping days. I really don't like all the pushing and shoving that goes on while your trying to reach out and pick up a jar of peanut butter. How many times do you have to say excuse me while rolling your squeaky...one tire flat buggy down the isle that by the way does not steer.
We...by the way are shopping for our new home. This means that we have to go down every isle and search into every corner of every home store in a 50 mile radius. Sherri has done real well with buying and putting together a real nice look through out the new pad. Now don't forget we are also furnishing and decorating our new trailer...which by the way I will try to have some photos for all to see.
This has kept us both real busy so I am lacking in getting new picts on line for everyone. We have been spending so much time in the stores and painting...OH and don't forget we had  to move!
It will all come together soon and I will be caught back up on reading and posting. Until that time stick around and I will try to keep you up to date on all the goings on in our lives here...

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What is it with the Grammys???

I don't know about the rest of you but I am still trying to figure out what is going on with all of this? I must have gone to sleep and woke up in another time zone but I just don't remember the Grammys of old posting pictures of aliens dressed up as singers and songwriters.
I understand the younger generation wanting to make a statement but there are still those of us who appreciate a dress code of sorts.
What is going to happen to the red carpet reviews from now on. I am sorry but I am just a little short of words to even ask the questions.
And then the marriage ceremony conducted by Queen Latefa?  I slid out of the recliner when that segment on the show got underway. I am sorry but what in the world does that have to do with songs and songwriters. They got a bigger send off than Phil Everly! I am just aghast at what went on.
I am looking forward to the CMA's to see what they have to offer up. I may just be watching reruns of Cold Case...

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A week of sickness

Yes this past week I have been ailing from...maybe the flu? I have no idea. I did not have usual symptoms of the flu but I felt like someone had jabbed me in the gut!
I still am not feeling real spry but I do feel some what better. Enough to plan a trip to the lake to get some of my tools out of my shop. I have several projects here at the house that requires me to use tools. Sherri has me lined out for some time on inside things to do. This is good due to the cold weather we have been having.
The other night the temps were to fall into the teens. I had to make a trip out the RV to drain the HWH. This of course was when I was not feeling my best. Everything out there is cold weather ready but now I need to go out there and stay for the day and it sure would be nice to have some water!!
Texas weather...so unpredictable!

Interior doors to be changed out.
Kitchen to be opened up into the den
Gutters to be installed
Work bench in the garage to be made
Outdoor patio to be constructed

Yes all this...

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