We do get out every once in a while

 

We had lunch at the boat dock in Salida

Took a drive up into the mountains to see the snow

Yes we get out and about to see the sights here in our new state. We have been real lucky that the weather here has been nice with no snow or rain. The sun shines most of the time and we can open our shades and enjoy the warmth it provides. It was 18 yesterday and with the shades up the inside temp got to 71 inside.

I am not at all unhappy with our comfort level here so far. I do know that December...January and February will be much colder. With our propane heat we will be able to keep up. We have not had to use our propane heat so far to assist in heating the house. The electric heat has been sufficient in keeping us warm. 

Today our washer and dryer will be delivered. I know Sherri is excited about that. She does not like the laundry mat. I will have to travel to Monte Vista to get a dryer hose but everything else should come with the unit.

Can't believe Christmas is just around the corner so I will have to get busy shopping...

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Love Facetime

Just can't beat Facetime

Ready for the new washer and dryer

 

Got my Doctors appointment 

Been a long time since I had a doctor appointment with the V A. Having transferred from Texas to Colorado I had to make out all new paperwork to get an appointment here. I finally got it all turned in. In talking with the doctor here I found out that I qualified for Community Care. So I can see a doctor here in Del Norte. This means I don't have to travel to Alamosa. The Rio Grande Hospital Clinic is just across the street from where I live. WOW...that sure makes it nice for me.

We got the old washer out and Sherri cleaned out the closet. It had collected a lot of dust and dirt over the years. She made it look like new. Now all I have to do is figure out a way to get the new unit in there!

 Like I said it sure is nice to have Facetime. They had been staying up here for a while but had to return to Texas. It is like having them here when you can visit like this. Aint technology great!

Looking forward to Thanksgiving here...

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Started the day at the Dentist

We had visitors when we got home

Very tame and very beautiful

 

We love our guest. They are so healthy and are not shy at all. This is the time of year they come around and visit with us. They have told us not to feed them. We just watch them graze around the house and take hundreds of pictures. I am sure we will tire of that...

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Nice views from our living room

 Weather is getting a little chilly but at least we have some pleasing views. As the months go on we know that we will be home bound some so we can enjoy the mountains and river to include the wildlife which abounds here in the park.

The kids are looking forward to the first snowfall. They have all kinds of plans on snowmen...snowball wars and other outdoor adventures. On the other hand Sherri and I are looking forward to sunny days and enjoying the outdoors at a little warmer temps. 

We have two months here that are cold and forbidding but they will go by quickly and then we can return to more enjoyable climate for a much longer time. Two months is not that bad considering we have all the other months at moderate temps.

We are about to order our new washer and dryer. We are waiting for some information on the product before we pull the trigger. Until then the laundry will be done here in the park. Life is good here and we look forward to more adventures...

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Laundry Matt here we come

We are having a time finding 
a unit that will fit our RV. 

Thanks to the Biden administration we can’t find any units available until the POTUS guy goes to the retirement village. I think he is past ready for that…as Kamala LOL  

OK no politics for now! 

We are enjoying the weather here. It has been in the 60’s and 70’s for the past week or two. Only had snow once here and it was only an inch if that. I know it won’t be long and the snow will come…

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Washer bites the dust

 

Well all good things must come to an end. Our washer that we have now had 6 years finally gave up and cratered. It has been a good one I have to say but then after 6 years of washing our duds it just could not go anymore. We are having to lay it to rest in the county dump.

Sherri is now shopping hard and heavy to replace it...but not to worry we are using the camps laundry to clean our clothes for now. I am contracting the work of taking the clothes up there and staying with them until they are done. I will take the computer with me and from there I will be posting. I assured her that I could do this and return them to her for inspection. I use to do all the laundry when she was on the road. I also took care of the kitchen and other household duties. Time will tell if I can keep the contract and do it to her specification.

Also finally got the approval from the VA on Community Care. The doctor in Alamosa said that I was far enough away from the clinic there to have Community Care in Del Norte. This will save me from having to travel 45 miles to the clinic there. I will have my own doctor here at the Rio Grande Hospital Clinic just across the highway from our park. Sure will be nice to be that close to my doctor.

Well today I have to disconnect the old washer and move it out to the truck. The landfill is not open until Monday. I will post the results of that move...

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Life is Good

 

Sherri enjoying the view from one of the pavillions on the river

The Rio is getting lower as winter moves in

The leaves are falling from the trees and the ground is turning gold

The wind is calm for now and the sun is warming up

I think Sherri is enjoying her great grandson

Jennifer kinda likes here new grandson and Sahra likes him too

Cooler weather is moving in slowly. Day by day we experience temps going down at night. Day time temps are holding on to the 50's and if your in the sun you'll find it much warmer than that.

With our underpinning and the electric heat inside to include our heated holding tanks we have held mid 60's temps inside. This is without using our propane heat believe it or not! We have had lows at night in the teens and know that we will start having temps in the single digits soon. The only thing I dread is when we have singles at night and we don't get above freezing during the day. We will start the cabin fever sindrom when that happens. We had trouble with that last winter when we lost our electric...water...and the batteries went dead and we could not run our propane heat! We had below 0 temps and wind chill that froze our cabin water pipes which in turn burst so that left us without water even when the weather warmed up.

Sherri and I figured if we could make it through those circumstances we could make it in cold weather having heat water and furnace. Not having stayed in Colorado during a winter we both were questioning if we could make it. We did ask the people that stay here in the park year around and they have assured us that we can make it.

Every day our surrounding gets more and more beautiful. Leaves are falling and snow is starting to accumulate on the mountains. I have started to drive up in the mountains where I can get pictures for future paintings. I am working on putting together my studio in our new trailer. It is not near the room I had in Texas but I plan on doing most of my paintings during the warm days of summer. Then I will set up outside so having a indoor studio won't be that important.

We are enjoying our new great grandchild who is visiting us for a couple of weeks. Dakota Scott Patterson is his name and what a great grandchild he is! Our daughter Jennifer lives next door to us and Dakota and mom Sarah are staying with her. Our SIL is on the road so Jennifer is happy having them there with her. We all enjoy each others company and look forward to many years here in Colorado. 

OK nuff said for this post. Sherri and I plan on many adventures here and we hope that you will come along with us as we explore the beauty of Colorado...

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You can't beat living in the mountains

We have visitors

Our neighbors

 Every morning when you wake up you don't know what you might see out your window. One morning we woke up to 50 cent size flakes of snow coming down. This morning we had deer in the backyard. How great is that? We love it here...mountains all around us and the leaves are just beautiful beyond belief.

All types of wildlife are in this area and we love to watch them as they move about. Deer primarily are our most frequent visitors. We do have coyotes bear and elk. Eagles float overhead in the bluebird skies and magpies scurry about the property in search of lunch.

Fishing in the Rio Grande, just yards away from our backdoor and reservoirs abound with fish in surrounding counties. All have trout...browns...rainbows...cutthroat. What more could you ask for. 

I have been working on my studio which will be located in the front of my new trailer. Also have a workshop for doing simple projects. All I need is right here and as soon as we get settled in I will be using my little getaway.

The weather here so far has been great. I know it won't be too long and things will be going down hill. We have had some 18 degree nights which only lowered my inside temps to 68. I have tank heaters and with the underpinning and my additional heaters we have...so far...stayed comfortable. We have not yet used our gas heat so I am hoping that when the outside temps go down into the single digits we should be OK.

One thing we know for sure we have to stay stocked up on food items so as not to have unnecessary trips to the store. We have a nice local market here in town but the prices are a little high. Our WalMart is only 30 miles away and the prices there are doable. They keep the roads here clear and not too much trouble traversing them in in snowy weather. But it is better if you keep you trips into town at a minimum.

Well that is about all the news for this fine Sunday morning. We will be planning some adventures into the mountains in coming days and would like for you to come along with us...

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We made the move

Our new addition to the tag-a-longs

We have our patio ready for the first snow fall

We brought some of our outdoor decor with us

Most all the campers are gone

Starting to see more mountains with the leaves falling

Insulating all our pipes

 Our lake cabin is up on the market and we have made the final trek to Colorado. Yes we bought a cargo trailer and loaded it with our final belongings. We hit the road and arrived here safe and sound. We left many memories behind but took many with us. As I stated in my last post we lost our oldest daughter, Janet, last week. That is one of the memories we will take with us for the rest of our lives. We miss her so much but starting a new life up here will help us cope with the grief we both share with each other. Our lives will never be the same without our little redheaded girl.

We have so much to do here to get ready for winter. Our time is taken up with all sorts of projects. Insulating our sewer lines and water lines. Installing our underpinning...which by the way makes a great difference inside.

The cargo trailer is L O A D E D with all our worldly possessions. Some of these items will be discarded at a later date. Some things we had forgotten we had! I am sure that we can part with some.

The park where we are staying is thinning out. Not many left here...headed for warmer climates? We on the other hand are looking forward to some snow and sledding...

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My oldest daughter Janet is in heaven

 Sorry I have been remiss in posting these last few weeks.We lost our daughter Janet suddenly without notice. Parents are not suppose to bury their children. 

Janet was a wonderful kind soul whom we loved with all our heart and soul. Living without her will be so very hard. She was a big part of our lives and the void she leaves behind will not be filled in our life times.

Janet worked at QT in the Mid Cities. She was employed there for ten years. She also held positions at Wal Mart as assistant manager A route manager for Frito Lay and held a similar position at Kebler. She loved her work and co-workers and spoke of them often. 

We will certainly miss her phone calls every Monday and Tuesday, her days off, where she would bring us up to speed on all her dealings at work and all her new recipes.

Janet was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and never missed a game. She stuck with them through thick and thin. She collected Cowboy shirts cups and everything that pertained to them. Her companion for years was Dak her dog. He also was a Cowboy fan and dressed in his jersey for all the games. 

Janet wished to be cremated and some of her ashes put in the Gulf. She wanted her feet in the Gulf and her heart with her Grandma and Grandpa in Louisiana. 

Rest in peace my sweet girl...we will meet again....

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My view from the patio

Our new underpinning

Bluebird skies and warm sunshine

Well it is getting colder here. We woke up this morning to 19 degrees! Inside temps were 65...so we can live with that. We have not used our gas heat as of yet but I know that we will have to in December and January...being the coldest months here.

This morning we had some issues with our toilet. Being in a new situation and not being use to our new environment I at first said what now? But it was just a stopped up pipe. Just a little plunging all was well...thank the Lord. Yes I thank the Lord every day for all he has done for us.

Today we have no plans...just waiting for the sun to come out so we can complete our daughters underpinning. We installed it yesterday but it being so cold we could not pin it to the ground. Now that the sun is up and the skirt warms up we will be able to smooth it out and pin it down.

There will be plenty of days spent inside as the weather deteriorates. I will have plenty of time to paint and post. I am trying to figure out the new Blogger program. I am not sure about all the changes but slowly I am understanding how to use it. Hopefully I will  be able to  post more...

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