I don't want to get out anymore!

Does noticing stupidity come with getting old? Not one day goes by that I don't witness stupidity coming from people in this town. I know it is not just this town but it is wide spread through out the country.
I don't know how many of you drop your children off at school but doesn't it just fry your shorts when the car ahead of you stops to drop their child off and it takes them 5 minutes to get them out the door. 
Here at Woods Elementary in Wills Point we have 5 spots in front of the entrance to drop your children off. 5 cars pull up stop at five drop off areas let their children out and then the next 5 cars does the same thing. This way we have 5 cars dropping children off at the same time and the line moves good.
It never fails that there is one moron that stops in the first slot to let their child out and they are the ones that never have their kid ready so it takes them several minutes to get them out the door and up the sidewalk. Of course they have to stay there and watch the child walk all the way...2 steps...to the waiting arms of a band of teachers...like they might get kidnapped. Meanwhile we have a line of cars behind them who can't move up because moron mom has the drive blocked!
What is wrong with the school staff that sees what is happening and wont say anything about it? These people are teaching our children!
What is really bad is then I get to follow moron mom out to the main street where she misses the light because she stops to light her a cigarette. By this time I am about to blow a heart valve and set off the air bag!
I am glad this is Friday and I don't have to get out tomorrow. Like they say you can't fix stupid...

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Weather is great!

If the weather here stayed like this I would not mind being here...as much.
Sherri and I cleaned up the garage. The weather was so nice outside we could not stay indoors. 
We have just about everything ready to move as soon as they give us the word! Just sign on the dotted line and we are out of here!
If I can remember I will take some pictures of the barn out at the lake. I have constructed some work benches next to the RV so I can do odd jobs out there. It is always nice to have a work area that you can fix things now and again.
Today we make another trip out to the barn so we can drop off some of the treasures we plan on keeping. 
We may get some rain this evening so we have to do all we can early...

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RV is well again

Sherri and I took the RV to the dealership Monday and got all the warranty work done. Along with the warranty work I had them inspect it and we passed with flying colors! 
Now we are ready to go on that adventure we have been waiting for. 
House is still not sold yet but we feel confident that it will soon.
Today is back to school day and our little one is not to excited about that. He is ready to go back to homeschooling. We have to get his school curriculum together here before long. Kris will be starting the 4th grade this year. He will be in college before you know it... 

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Heading out to the lake

Sherri and I are heading to the lake in the morning. Kris is spending the weekend with his big brother and we will have time to get some things done at the RV. We have to get our storage ready for some of our things that we will have to store at the lake while we are traveling. We have our furniture sorted out to the kids so we only have some odds and ends that need to be seen to. 
Monday the RV goes to the dealership for some warranty work. They said that it might take a few days to complete the work so we will leave the RV there and pick it up at a later date.
All we need now is the house to sell and we will be on our way...

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My Paintings

Many have asked me if I show my paintings. The answer to that is yes, but only at sales in the area. 

The main reason I sell them is to get more money to paint more. I love to pain and get so much enjoyment from turning a white canvas into a place I would love to be. 

Being that I cannot travel at this time I do all my traveling in my mind. I go places that are warm and some places that are cool. No matter where I go the temps are to my liking. Now that is the way to go when you can't actually do the traveling.

Some of my paintings are places I have been and then some are pictures of places I would like to go to. I have even taken some of my RVing friends photos of places they are at and painted them.

Thanks for the compliments many of you have given me. This also drives me to paint more. 

It wont be long and I will be doing more painting plein air (out door in natural lighting).

I assure you there are enough subjects out there to keep me busy...

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Depressing Weekend

This was a very depressing weekend for me. My Cowboys lost and then my Broncos lost. What a kick in the teeth this was. Well Seattle might bring me back to life if they pull this off. The last time a team brought me back to life was when New Orleans won the Super Bowl. There is still hope.
The weather also has been the pits. I have not seen the sun in weeks. The temps have been the lowest in months and there is no sign of any better weather in our future. 
I have spent a lot of time in my studio painting sunny pictures of mountains and grasslands all over the US. I know somewhere the sun is out and warming the ground. I just need to find this place and go there to paint. 
Last month before Christmas I sold 20 of my paintings. Was I ever happy with that. Not only did I find out they were worth buying I made some money to by more supplies. Now I have replenished my canvases and paints and I am ready to have another showing. Maybe between now and the time the house Sells* I will have enough money to pay for our first adventure.
Better get back to painting...

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* I miss used the word sale for sell. My goodness some of my readers are sharp. I feel honored to be corrected by you all.

Still learning the ropes

After 41 years of marriage I am still learning how to do things the proper way. 
For instance loading the dishwasher is one of the things I have yet to master. Things can not cover the dishes as to let the water clean them. I have found that getting down on my knees and looking up into the basket I can see if there are any dishes obstructing the water flow on the dish above. 
I have learned to check the garbage bag every 30 minuets to be sure someone has not come along and deposited trash to cause it to have an overflow appearance.
I now know to watch the dirty clothes bag to be sure that the clothes that fall out onto the floor are not mine and that they are not contaminating any clean clothes in the vicinity.
I have learned not to question the amount of money we have in the banking account and how to show interest in paying bills.
I am working on how to answer the question of...What would you like me to fix for dinner tonight? Will I ask for too much or insult her by not wanting her to fix anything? You know something along the lines of "Does this dress make me look fat"? 
OK I am just shy of learning all there is to know about living correctly. All the years I worked at a job was my excuse for not knowing all these things...but now that I am at home all the time I have no excuse for being in the dark. 
God be with me through this learning curve here...

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Just sitting around this morning

Sherri and I are just sitting here in the dining room dreaming about being in a warmer climate.
Anyone out there have any suggestions on where that might be?
Not sure when the house might sale so we are not making any plans until we know what time of the year we can head out. 
If it should be early spring then we should be looking for a warmer area. If it should be the first of the summer then we will be looking for cooler temps. Either way we will be more comfortable in weather that we can relax outdoors. 
I really will be glad to do some painting out doors rather than just looking at photos and dreaming of being there. 
We will just have to be patient and keep planning our trips here...

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Did I say it could not get colder?

What am I doing here? 

Why am I not in Southern Arizona?

The RV is ready to pull out...

Maybe I can hold out until summer?

Maybe not.

Here we are...

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Time in the kitchen

The weather today is frightful! We have cold temps and rain. Cold is not a good enough word to describe this weather. Add wet to that and windy and your getting close to how it is out there.
Sherri and I huddled up in the kitchen and cooked us up some black eyed peas meatloaf cabb

age and cornbread. We fixed enough for a small army but we were hungry at the time and felt like we could eat it all.
It sure was good...we will pay for the cabbage and peas much later this evening but it will be well worth it. 
We had a great new years eve. We spent it sitting in our recliners. We watched all the re-runs we could take and then watched Criminal Minds on ION tv until the clock rang out 12:00 midnight. We all shouted Happy New Year...and then went to bed...

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Yes I am still here

I spoke with my BIL the other day and he said he had not heard from me in some time. On my journal that is. Well all I can say is that I have been real busy getting things ready to sale the house. Sherri and I had a garage sale last week where we unloaded a lot of things that we have not used for some time. These are some of the things that you have to get rid of before you do any move as many of you out there know.
OK so now it is Monday and we are planning on doing nothing again today. The weather here has been less than desirable so inside is the best place to be. As I have said many times before setting in this house is not what we have accustomed ourselves to over the years. Having been full timers since 2006 we are not use to setting indoors all the time. Being mobile allows you to have a new back yard occasionally and setting outdoors is a new experience.
Don't get me wrong we have a beautiful home with a great view out the back patio but it is the same view we have had for one full year. OK that is enough of that view now let us move on to a new one. You get the point.
We have been working out at the lake lot at the RV barn getting things ready out there for us to stay at when we come back to visit the kids. Actually the lake camp will allow us to have a place to stay with no rent. So you can see how staying there for a couple of months could put some money back into your purse for another adventure down the road.
Well I have mumbled on long enough this morning. It is time for me to fix another pot of coffee and read up on all of you guys out there still traveling around...

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