All went well

We went to the dealership yesterday and got all our work done. We had no problems getting there or coming back until we got to the lake. It was dark thirty and that is not a good time to be backing an RV in. We gave it a couple of shots...and decided to go to the State Park where we could find us a pull-through and settle in for the night. 
Now you understand this was at 6:00 pm! This time change is for the birds. You better be off the road early now days or you will be covered up in darkness. We know now that backing into our RV port has to be done in the daytime. 
So here we sit at the State Park waiting for daylight to come back to us. We will probably wait until 10:00 am to head out of here. The road in front of our lot does not get busy until we start to back in and then here they all come! Last night while trying to back in we had 5 cars backed up waiting. I guess it was the coming home crowd from Dallas? 
So we will just bid our time and give it a whirl later today. We'll be back in our nest...

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One more try

Just a short post this morning...

We are getting ready to go back to the dealership to get our fridge fixed. 

New tires and a clean windshield...maybe we will make it...

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Things did not go well

Sherri Kris and I headed out Friday morning to the dealership to get our warranty work done on the new home. We were up at 6:00 am and had our coffee. Sherri got the inside things done while I was outside doing my thing. I had forgot to get my diesel so I had to rush to town and top off. 
When I got back I hooked us all up brought up the jacks and we were down the road. We had stayed in the state park just down from the lake property. Soon we were out on I-20 headed west. That is when the first of the problems started. I had just passed an eighteen wheeler when we head something hit the bottom of the truck. Not more than a second later my tire alarm went off and the pressure level began to drop on my front passenger side tire. Lucky for us we were not far from an exit ramp which we took and then pulled into a truck stop at that ramp. by the time we got parked the tire pressure had dropped to zero. I pulled to where I thought I would be out of the way...however I was not. I called the roadside assistance folks and got some help on the way and not more than a few minutes passed and a gentlemen came up and said I had to move. He was needing to pick up one of the trailers I was parked in front of. So here I am...flat tire pulling out of the way. 
It was not too long and the service guy showed up. He got the spare put on and we noticed it needed air. They did not have anyway to air up the tire so we had to find a place to get air. You know back in the good ol days you could go many places and have you tires aired up for free...not in this day and time. You have to find one of those coin operated mini pumps...and with a 43 foot trailer on the back...it is not an easy task. We found one at Bucky's but the air nozzle had been taken off.
Finally we had to park the trailer in a parking lot and unhitch. Sherri and Kris stayed with the trailer and I took off to find some air. Lucky for me...and I use the word "Lucky" loosely...I found a pump that worked and got the tire aired up. 
Returning to the trailer Sherri informed me that our bedroom door had fallen off! OK enough is enough...I told them both that the trip to the dealership was off for this day. I called and cancelled our appointment. I set it up for Monday at 11:00 am which by that time I would have a new set of tires and a better frame of mind...

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What the....

How many of you out there are signing up for Medicare? Have you ever in your life seen such a mess? Sherri is moving from Obama Care to Medicare and she must have six or more books with hundreds of pages in each explaining what to do. I am sorry for bringing politics into my post today but I think Trump is right. We are being governed by a bunch of morons! Why would it take all these books and informational guidelines to get a citizen on a government backed health care plan. 
Now I am a disabled veteran and I will have to say that all I had to do was take one form down to the VA and they gave me a card and I show it when I go to the doctor and they take care of the rest. Why can't that be the way Medicare is done. Why do we have to buy additional insurance to cover the 20% Medicare does not cover. Do you think the insurance thieves have a hand in all this? It seems like anything the government does is screwed up from the get go.
Well I wish I could help her make a decision but I don't know anything about it. We pray that we will not have to use any kind of insurance...

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We might see some sun today

Up at 6:00 am made my coffee and sat down here at the computer. They say that we will have some sunshine today. The proof will be in the pudding. I would like for that to be the truth but then we will just have to see.
We have put more items on Craig's list hoping that we can unload some more of our stuff. We are trying to rid ourselves of things we have accumulated over the years. The only thing bad about putting it up for sale is that you have to stay around to show folks. Staying around is not what we want to do.
OK so we are leaving Friday to take the house in for warranty work. Boy is that red neck or what. How many people take their houses in to get warranty work done on them. But then how many people have a warranty on their home?
We probably will have to come back to the lake when we get the work done but I hope it is just for a short while...

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Today is school

Yes today school starts back up and Kris is going to have to get back in that groove.
Sherri and I are roadschooling Kris as we travel around. So far he is carrying an "A" average in Math Science Language Arts and Geography/History. We are using the Lifepac home studies course. The students have 4 to 5 self test in each unit of study. Each course has 10 units which are planed out over the school year. At the end of each unit the student has to pass a Lifepac test that covers the entire unit of study. 
I am so amazed at what Kris is learning with this type of curriculum. Even Sherri and I are learning things we did not learn in all our years of education. One of the greatest things this type of study brings to Kris is the fact that we can actually go to and interact with what he is learning. In math when Kris goes to the store to shop with us he is in charge of figuring out the best buy on items. Science he goes out into the woods and studies nature. In Geography/History Kris is right there where it all happened. Now Language Arts is the one thing that he does not have many field trips for. He is doing well with poetry and is now writing many poems on his on.
When Kris was going to school we both were very active in his homework assignments and making sure that Kris was keeping up with the curriculum. I find that with this Lifepac study he has more one on one and learns much faster. There is less time wasted in class and more time doing the work. Kris starts school at 8:00 am and is completed by 1:30 pm. We are there to answer questions and keep him on track. So over all we probably spend as much time helping him as we did when he was in public school and had homework at night. 
The rain has let up and it looks like we are going to have a nice day today. I have many projects to get done outside and Sherri will be busy with her projects inside. As soon as it drys up enough we are out of here for a while. We have several items on Craig's List that we have to stick around to sell. So I am sure we will have to stay until that happens...

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Waterlogged but still above water

We woke up once more with rain coming down. We left Colorado last summer during the monsoon season and brought all the rain with us. 
The temps here are starting to fall and with the rain it makes for a miserable day. As soon as we dry out enough we will pull out of here for better climates.
You are probably wondering why we have stayed this long. Well we bought a new home on wheels and our fridge is not hooked up correctly. The ice maker does not make ice so we are needing to get that fixed. I don't drive in rain snow hail high wind or at night so I will stay here until that perfect day comes along. When it does we will take up the jacks and head out.
Until then we will make due here and enjoy our new home. Sherri is fixing it up real nice and it is starting to feel like home. Life is good here...

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Rain Rain Rain

OK enough is enough! We have had 4 days of rain and I think that the lake is headed this way. I can't tell you how much has fallen here...we don't get a decent TV signal. We do have Internet but I have yet to find the total rainfall there.
We still do not have water to the fridge. I think they forgot to open the valve at the back of the box.
Well besides that problem we are loving the new digs. We are planning on heading out here as soon as we can get an appointment at the service center. Not sure where we will be headed but it will be warmer than here.
Sherri is still looking for a day to go shopping for all those bargains that are waiting for her out there...

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We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. Sherri put together a real nice turkey dinner with all the trimmings. We bought a turkey breast instead of a giant turkey. She baked it in our new oven. It turned out really good and it was all gone when the table was cleared off.
Sherri is quite the decorator. She has already made the new RV feel real homey.
I will post some pictures...

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It has been so long

I just looked at my journal and realized that it has been forever since I have posted anything on here! What was I thinking or maybe I should say what was I not thinking.
Sherri and I have been visiting the kids down at Lake Palestine for the last month. They have moved their business to Tyler and now have a yard there where they work out of. They are in the recovery business and doing quite well.
Sherri Kris and I are now back at our lake property and parked under our port. I have been calling it a barn but was corrected by some telling me that it is an RV port not a barn. Barns have horses and hay in them and ports have RV's parked under them. Well Kris will not have been raised in a barn.
As you may have known we were looking for a new home with more room in it. We bought a house and decided it was not for us. We are not the type that settles down in one place and lives from day to day. We have always been the type to change our surroundings as often as some change shoes. We just like to know what is around the next bend in the road. Yes we would have been some of the ones venturing across the plains in the 1800's looking for a new place to live.
We signed the papers on a brand new RV and now have our new home parked in the PORT. I do not have pictures of the new addition but as soon as we get it all decorated...you know that Sherri will not allow me to show off the new house until it is all decked out.
The weather always turns nasty when we buy a new RV. And this time was no different. This morning the temps have fallen into the low 40's and some areas into the upper 30's. We got to try out the AC one day and the next the furnace. 
We are having some problems with our ice maker. We have a residential fridge and we cannot get any water to come into the trays? I will have to call the dealership and see if they can give me some hints on how to get it working.
Sherri just got up so I will cut it off here...

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Man has time flown past me

Sherri Kris and I have made it back to Texas. Yes it is hot here but then we knew it would be. We have been at the lake cleaning up the RV and unpacking some things and packing others. 
We will be leaving for Lake Waco today and spend some time with our granddaughter and her children. 
I plan on doing some fishing while I am here and hope to catch enough for a good fish fry this week. I brought my boat and can't wait to try it out. I have not got to use it this year at all. 
I will write more tomorrow when we get to our destination. I will also provide some pictures of our site and the lake.
Until then everyone stay safe where ever you are...

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