Helping our neighbor beat the heat

Our neighbor Becky which is also our traveling companion has a window that faces the east. In the morning this window gets really hot and heats up her living room. She decided to purchase some sun blocker to put over the window outside tosee if this eliminated some of the heat.
Sherri being the seamstress she is cut and hemmed the material and got it ready to put up. The glass was so hot when we started to put it up we had to wait until afternoon to install.
Well after much work we got the sun block installed and now this morning we are a waiting the results.
Today we are taking the kids up to Big Meadow to fish and picnic. My SNL bought himself a fly fishing rod and reel. I am teaching him how to fly fish...which  by the way I no longer do in the rivers. My footing is not the best anymore so if I do fly fish it is on the ponds around here.
We should have a fun time...

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Took a jeep trail

Sherri and I had a Jeep for years but traded it in when we bought the fifth wheel trailer. We wished that we still had it but what is... what is.
Jennifer and her husband bought a Jeep while they were up here and wanted to take us on a ride. Sherri not being the one to ride Jeep trails in the mountains was not sure she could do that so they had planned a trip in the San Lois Valley not too far from our location.
It was a fun ride and we enjoyed seeing some different scenery other than the mountain passes. The sites were more like the old westerns we use to watch as kids. The rock formations located in the high dessert are beautiful.
The road we took winded into this type of terrain for miles and as we were driving we spotted wildlife time and time again.
Today the guys...me not included...are riding their motorcycles on a road trip. The girls will be going with them as I understand. We look for some good stories and many pictures upon their return...

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Took Kris out to the show

Saturday was our day...Kris and I...He wanted to go see the Jurassic World movie in Alamosa. I'll have to say that it was a seat huger. Kris held his bathroom run until the show was over. He just could not leave and miss one minute.
We ate at Burger King prior to the show and ran by Hobby World to check out the new Star War models. Yes he might be a tad spoiled but then what the heck. 
Today I plan on doing nothing. They have the breakfast this morning and Kris and I might attend that. I am trying to lose weight and a big breakfast might not help me.
So far we are having a good time. I hope to find some time to kick back and relax...maybe paint a little...

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Cold here this morning

I can't believe that it is 48 degrees this morning. Sherri and I are here at the dinning table drinking our coffee and looking out at the mountains and thanking the good Lord that we are able to enjoy this.
Today is Kris's day. Every year we come up here we go to Alamosa and see a new released movie. This year it is the new Jurassic Park that he has been waiting to see for some time. Last year we saw the Transformers Movie. ]
We will be eating out and then taking a trip to Wally World to buy some needed supplies.
Kris is excited about going and I love to spend time with my best buddy. We have bonded over the years and have a good relationship here...

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Today I fish

My next door neighbor and I are going fishing today. This will be my first time to fish this season. 
We will be heading up to Road Canyon Reservoir. We have had good luck there over the years. Maybe I will bring back dinner for the family...

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Took some trails

We got to head up into the mountains yesterday. One of the guys here invited me to go with him up Cinnamon Pass outside of Lake City. 
We headed out about 9:00 and returned to our site at 10:00. It was a wonderful day here...

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Finally settled in

We got into the park about 5:00 pm and after 4 tries we got the RV where we wanted it. We have a fence that skirts the east side of our patio and we like to have our awning line up with it when it is out. 
We did not do all the set up the first day due to visiting with our summer family as they came by to welcome us back. The weather was just ideal for our arrival. As I might have mentioned our daughter and our SIL traveled with us. The couple that owns the campground we were working at also tagged along. Becky and Rick our traveling companions also drove with us. We had quite the convoy coming up this time. Rick and Becky will be with us for the duration of our stay but all the others will be leaving at the end of the month.
We have plans to take all our newbies around to see the sites. Our first trip was up to Creede to see the shops and a little of the town. The trip up to Creede is special in its self. The scenery is out of this world. 
We had planned on going to Big Meadow Reservoir but it is raining so we may just have to hang around here...

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Sorry for the lag time in posting

Sherri Kris and I arrived in Colorado after a long delay. We had many things to do before we could leave this year. We always plan on leaving mid May but with graduations and our work camping responsibilities we just had to hang back.
Now that we are here in our summer home I will post more of our day to day life. We have so much to do when we first arrive. Getting our patio the way we want it and visiting with our summer family here takes a lot of time.
OK I need to get back to unloading. Stay tuned for more of what is going on...

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Back at the home 20

Entrance to the park

Our Home

Park looks empty but the spaces between units are large

These are our over night sites

Yard is cut and we are back home chilling out. School started back Monday and the kids are not happy with it but it is something they have to live with for a long time.
Kris is doing well this year. He is in the 6th grade and making good grades. Not because I am that good of a teacher...but working one on one with kids makes a lot of difference in how quickly they learn. We are studying World History and Geography. I was so surprised to see how many young folks don't know where Argentina is! They have no idea about other countries and where  they are located. I don't know how much that would affect their lives in the future but I do know it is sad to think they don't learn about these things.
I hear some of these college kids not know who we won our independence from and yet they are out protesting what they think are injustices our government brings down on them. Pa...lease! Most of them don't know the Constitution of the United States! Do they still teach Political Science? 
I took some pictures of the park we are work camping in. It is not that big of a park but the camp sites are huge compared to many. We have so much room around the RV's you don't feel like you are living in town. We have a yard all the way around our home and plenty of room to live.
Working here has not been all that bad. We don't really "Work" we sit in an office...answer the phone...take reservations...I pick up the trash around the park...collect rent payments...the usual things and then we go home. Two days a week we "Work" and the rest of the time we do what we want to...

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Yard cutting day

No I don't do the yard here where we work but we still have our lake cabin. It is a shame that grass grows when you are away from home! I love grass but it only needs to get green and grow when I am there to enjoy it. 
We are now having to work 3 days a week due to one couple moving on. The couple that was here when we got here works 4 days and we work the other. Not too bad but not what we were offered in the beginning. The owner here is trying to get another couple to work. That will put us back on the 2 day track.
The weather here is beginning to warm up some. We had one morning that we could sit outside and drink our coffee. We look forward to doing that. In Colorado it is too cool to sit out in the morning so we like being where we can.
I have a barn sale coming up next weekend. We have sooo much stuff we no longer use. It is time to part with some of these things and lighten the load. I put the up coming event on my Facebook garage sale with hopes that we will have a good turn out...

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Time gets by

I turned around and it had been some time since my last post! I should be ashamed of myself leaving big gaps in my life journal. What will people think when someday they feel compelled to read all about me and there is time missing from this great adventure?
I really think they will get over it. The older I get the less I do to keep and audience captivated. 
We have been rather busy with family reunions and now that we are Camp Host we tend to keep on the move more. It has been a real experience working the other side of the desk. We have a lot of things to do each day when we are on duty. It is not hard work by any means but we are challenged each and every day we work. We only work two days a week...I know that is not much...but it is more than we have worked in some time. Just getting up in the morning and having to be at work at 9:00 am is tough on retired people.
I had promised myself when I took this job on that I would walk more and try to lose some weight but the golf cart is so nice to move about in. No excuse for not getting trim but it does make it hard to walk when you have comfortable transportation right there to use!
Well I have rambled on long enough. We have one more month here and then we will be moving on. Not sure if we will repeat this job next year but it is always an option...

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