It is Friday and we are on the road

Last night we decided to get up early and be on the road by 7:00. Well it is 7:14 and I am sitting here in my Captain America Sleeping Shorts… posting. Sherri is taking her shower and yes Carolyn we did make coffee and we sat down to make a plan. It is easy at night to say I am not going to make coffee in the morning. When the morning gets there and you are trying to roll out of the sack and you think to yourself…no coffee? Hey the plan changes real quick.

We got through with our coffee drinking and we then got busy with the break down inside the RV. You know all the stuff you have to put away for safe keeping during the ride down the highway.

When that was done I proceeded outside to get all the blue jobs done and Sherri finished up the pink. Then it was time to back it up and hitch it up…as my grandson says. 

We did get on the road about 10:00. It was only a 1 1/2 drive to the lake property so we would be there in time to get all our stuff set up and ready to live for the next two days.

You can’t really tell but we are headed up a pretty good grade here. East Texas has some rolling hills. It reminds me of North Carolina and Virginia.

  Sherri and I love all the trees along the road ways. Unlike West Texas you can’t see off the side of the road too far here. Sherri was fussing at me for taking pictures while I was driving. She is not into picture taking so I have to do it myself.

When I got there I had to hook up the electric to the barn and run a water hose from Rodney’s property over to our RV so we would have water. It did not take long for me to get the power run and  before long we had AC and a nice hot shower. Life is now good at the lake.

We pulled up to the lot and Sherri got out and directed me right in. We parked parallel to the barn. My electric hook up is at the rear of the barn this side. I had to use my extension cord to plug in. After turning on both AC’s I did not have that much of a voltage drop…so all is well using the extension.

Later that afternoon Sherri and I decided to sit outside. It had cooled off somewhat  and we put the rug out and the lawn chairs. I plugged in the fan and got us a breeze blowing. While sitting on our “Patio” Sherri said, “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a deck on the front of the barn”?

The front is kind of plane with no steps or deck. It did not take Sherri long to realize we needed some change.

She came up with this idea and soon she had it on paper… and not long after that we were on the way to the Home Depot to pick up the lumber. Now for those of you that know Sherri…she is quite the designer. She designed and I built two of our homes that we lived in over the past 35 years. This deck was no big deal for us so we got the lumber and brought it back home. We would  get started on it first thing in the morning.

That just about did it for Friday. Traveled from Tyler to the lake property and now we are settled in with a project to do first thing Saturday.

By the way we cannot get a signal on our Air Card at the lake so I am putting the next two days together and then I will upload it on the journal Monday morning when we get to Shreveport. A little TV and then we were off to bed.

 

 Saturday at the lake

WOW….it sure is quiet here! Not a sound from outside could be heard. The sun was not up yet but there was a light pink in the sky that told me that not too long from now the sun would be up in full force. I got out of bed and went down to the kitchen to make some coffee…had to have coffee before the head would clear enough to start sawing boards. Sherri had the plan all drawn out and had approved all the specs…I started measuring and leveling the deck to the barn and before long we had a nice deck framed up and ready for decking to be nailed down.

Sherri sat down to rest after loading all the deck material to the frame. She just laid it up there…it was way too hot to nail down.

It was about 12:00 when we got the last piece of decking set up on the frame. I told Sherri that it was too hot to continue on today so we took a break to admire our handy work. While sitting there Sherri said that we needed some steps to get up on the deck. Originally we did not think that the deck would be this high off the ground so no steps had been planned. Now that we were looking Sherri was right we would strain to step up that high every time  we wanted to get on the deck.

Sherri once again designed what she wanted in the way of steps and once more it was on paper and again we were on out way down to Home Depot for lumber. This time Rodney and Becky went with us and we decided to make a lunch date out of our trip. We needed to go by Explore USA…the RV dealer in Canton Texas…to see the Cari-lites that they had on the lot. Rodney also needed a filter for his Carri-lite and thought we might find one there. So while in Canton we went and ate Chinese food and then ran all our errands in Canton. From there we headed to Terrell Texas to the Home Depot and loaded up the extra lumber we needed for the steps.

Back to the lake we headed with our step material. On the way home Sherri wanted to take a different route so she could see some of the area of the lake we had not seen in some time. It took us a good 2 hours to get home and by the time  that we got there it was getting too dark to finish our deck. We would have to get up early Sunday and finish the job. So we just sat around and visited with Rodney and Becky until bed time. 

Sherri and I were both just worn out from the day of construction so it did not take long for us to fall asleep.

 

Sunday Morning Day of Rest….Not 

I think this morning is quieter than Saturday morning! I lived out in this part of the country for years and I had forgotten how quiet it was here. Geee if it was not for our internal alarm clocks we might sleep until noon.

The sun was up when we both crawled out of bed… we both went down to the kitchen to make coffee. It is Sunday morning and we have to get going to finish our deck…clean out the shop….mow…and pick up all the scraps from building. We need to get this all done before 2:00 or 3:00 so we can pack for Shreveport.

Sherri got to work on nailing down the decking while I built the steps. She was really busy trying to nail and watch me…to make sure I built the steps the way she wanted them. “It is tuff being the designer and builder”, says Sherri.

I built the steps in short order and Sherri nailed down the decking. Not only is she a good designer she is a good carpenter too. She always said that I should have married a man…because she has always had to work like one. She may have had to work like one but she never has looked like one. No dear I made the right choice in life and you know you like building new things.

Not much more to go now. It is still early morning so the temps are low.

We are planning on putting a roof over the deck at a later date. We will stick with the gambrel roof style.

We still need some steps on the side where the RV sets. Sherri has those plans already for the next visit here to the lake.  

Sherri says her next project is to put a patio out front of the deck. Not bad for two old folks just passing through.

We did get all the chores done by 2:00 and while I was finishing up some things outside Sherri went in to pack all our clothes for the trip. She was ready about 3:00 and we loaded up the truck and pulled out for Shreveport. It was an uneventful  drive through the piney woods and before long we were in Shreveport. We passed the exit to the Holiday Inn where we were booked for the next four nights. Glennie our GPS was mad at me and not talking. She was pointing but I was not looking and I just went right on by the exit. Sherri told me that I missed it so I had to fuss at Glennie but to no avail. She finally started talking to me after she saw that Sherri was getting on to me.

Just about to cross over into Louisiana. Glennie is not talking to me for some reason. She is pointing the way, however.

This is the Holiday Inn we are staying in. It is located on the Red River. We stayed on the Town side away from the train noise.

The River Side is pretty but the train that runs on that side can be annoying at night. Sherri preferred this side…which isn’t all that bad. All the casinos are just down the street here.

We got checked in and then started planning where to eat dinner. Sherri found a Texas Roadhouse not too far from the hotel and we went there to eat. We had a real good chopped steak and salad. We ordered a brownie for dessert and that put us over the edge. Diet went out the window with that but I will walk it off tomorrow.

We got back to the room about 9:00 and I jumped on chat for a short period of time. We were both worn out from building and then packing and driving…it had been a long day for us  both. Sherri Bejeweled for a short time and then we decided to hit the hay.

So that should catch us up for now. I will be back to let you know how our first day in Shreveport goes. Until then have a great day and above all have fun….

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Many Questions to Answer.

I had a reader comment yesterday on my journal that she liked my description of our morning ritual of fixing coffee and visiting with each other. It was a relaxing read for her…and for Sherri and I it is also relaxing to sip our coffee and ease into our day with a little caffeine buzz. I know that many of you do this every morning and each morning is a launching pad for the whole day. Without our coffee we would both be very unhappy campers. Thanks Carolyn for the comments and I hope that I add a little bump to your morning.

I also had a reader ask me where they could  get The Solution . This is the waterless cleaner that Mark Hall is selling while traveling the nations highways. His journal http://rvingwithpoppa.blogspot.com/ has it featured on the sidebar ads. You can contact Mark and he will ship it to you.

Another question that I have posed to me is…what does Sherri do. Well I really should let her tell that but she does not do journals so I will try and explain what she does. First of all Sherri was in retail sales for years. She was a manager of a store for many years and then she went into business for herself. Over the years she has learned how to display products to sell…presentation is a large part of the sell. Products displayed correctly on a shelf in a store will catch the eye of a potential buyer faster than a product that is just tossed up on a display. She works for a company that does resets in grocery stores that help display old and new products so they will sell faster. The team she works with travels all over 4 states resetting products in stores. She mainly works the Brookshire Stores in those four states but lately the team has expanded its stores to Kroger and other large chains that carry the brands that they represent.

So that is what keep Sherri on the road and me running with her. Now I play a real important part in all this. I am the guy that keeps the home fires burning…drives the truck…loads the trailer on the truck…hauls the bags to the room and take the blame for everything that goes wrong…It is the least I can do in exchange for her keeping me around.

So through all this we are having fun…seeing some things that we did not know were around. Going places that we did not know were there before. I have really enjoyed these past months traveling and living in the RV…and even some nice motel rooms too. We have kicked around the idea of workamping but we will not give this up until the right job comes along that will allow us to see the sites and have a free place to stay. I am sure after the first of the year Sherri will hang up her schematics and layouts and exchange them for a map.

What ever we decide to do…we will be enjoying our lives on the road. We will find all kinds of things to see and do and we will let you come along with us…

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Everything Changed

The alarm sounded this morning at 5:00 am and we both shot up out of bed. I had made the coffee the night before so all we had to do was flip the switch. We both sat down in our recliners in the dark and waited for the coffee maker to sound the alarm…telling us that the brew was ready. What seemed like an eternity passed before the chime went off and we were up mixing all the ingredients into our cups to mask the taste of the freshly brewed coffee.

Sherri only had a short time to drink her cup due to the earlier than usual start time at work. She took the last sip and she was up and running. I sat there and finished my cup and then began to run some dish water for the dishes. I folded up the throws and hung them on the back of the chairs and then moved over to the computer to work on my journal. I try to do my entry while Sherri is getting ready so she and I can visit for a bit before she heads out the door.

Sherri left and then I finished my chores so I could have one more cup of coffee and then go out to start my walk. I am really trying to get in the habit of walking and exercising each and every day so as to reduce my weight and my cholesterol. So far I have done real good while we have been here at this park.

Sherri called me about the time I walked in the door from my stroll around the park. She informed me that they would be heading to Shreveport next week and we would be staying in a motel. Well this changed all my plans. We would have to postpone the reservations to Tres Rios RV Ranch and reschedule the dryer repair for a later date. Now you say “Speedy your being too calm about all this”…well if we go to Shreveport I can stay at the casinos all day while Sherri works. I can catch the shuttle to any casino there. The one that will be the best is Diamond Jacks for breakfast there. I love their omelets and all the trimmings.

I can get the dryer fixed at a latter date and Tres Rios will be there the next time I am headed that way. We will have to go to Tawakoni State Park for two days while I get the electric hooked up to the barn. We will be leaving our RV there for the week and driving to Shreveport. I think I will try to get the guy to put in my driveway Friday or Saturday so that will be done. Then if I have the time I will take the truck by and have them check it out before we leave.

I know you are thinking….Speedy sure changes the plans a lot. That is why Speedy has stopped making plans. With Sherri’s job keeping us moving around all the time we just have to go with the flow. So far the flow has been OK and we have been able to have enough time to see some sites and still have fun.

Well, appears that next week will be exciting and I will get my breakfast everyday! Please bear with me while I hop around the country from place to place. Soon we will be more organized in our week to week schedules…NOT…why would I want to be organized….I am retired…

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Dryer Repairman Coming

Not one inkling of light was visible when I woke up this morning. Sherri was in the kitchen talking…I could not tell if she was talking to me or herself. I got up and went down to the kitchen…she was on the phone. I later found out that it was my granddaughter, Sarah. She had called Sherri last night at 2:00 am to tell her that she had a bad dream. Now she had called this morning to tell her good morning. Sherri was really tired to say the least…but then it is our granddaughter. It is so good to be loved so dearly…Our kids never loved us this way…Could it be because we never spoiled this way.

Sherri was out the door at 5:30 and I poured me one more cup of coffee. I had to get the printer out and copy some papers for her health insurance and send it to HR. I wanted to get that done early so that it would be in the office when they arrived.

Yesterday I had called Sears to see about getting our dryer repaired. It is running but not heating and Sherri says it smells like burning rubber. They have set me an appointment for Thursday between 8:00 am and 5:00. WOW what a range…not like I am going anywhere but that sure leaves them a lot of leeway. I have to remove the laundry room doors and pull the dryer out so they can get to it. That alone should take me a good hour out of this day. I will also have to remove the bedroom door so it does not get broken. It is a French Door and I could see me putting one of the laundry room doors through the glass. Now that would be another subject for the journal for sure.

This is the little guy that is under the weather. He just can’t get hot enough to dry the little bit of clothes that we need him to dry. Notice the knob missing on the front upper left. That little puppy is $45.00 shipping and handling! I know! I need to be in that business.

The doors and the hinges have to come off here so that I can pull the dryer out into the bath area. Sears does not do this part of the operation in RV’s. I don’t really blame them…can you see them scratching the floor or a wall!

The Bedroom door has to come off also. I don’t even want to take the chance of putting anything through that glass and then having to tell Sherri what I did. That could be my last entry here!

Yesterday I mapped out our route to Tres Rios RV Resort. They have a pool and many other things for us to do. There are three rivers that surround the park…so some boating and fishing may be in order. I found the fastest way is through Dallas which on Friday may not be the fastest but I think that is the route we will take. More on this trip later. 

Appears they have some shade at this park! Man could I use some shade! I sure have found a lot of winter sites this summer.

Yesterday I got all my chores done and had time for a short nap. I mean really short. I kicked back in the recliner and about 5 minutes later Sherri came in the door. She got off early and surprised me. I know she must think I sleep all day because every day she comes home I am kicked back in the recliner for my nap. What can I say…I do get all my chores done first and then I rest. Funny thing is…even though you retire there are things that have to be done. I find myself doing something all day long and never get bored. Many people at work told me, “Your going to get bored setting around all day”. Well I have not found this to be true. I have plenty to do and really never run out of things. I just wish it was cooler outside so I could get more down out there.

By the way yesterday afternoon when the sun was going down I did get the chance to clean the street side of the RV. Also sprayed for spiders…which by the way you need to do real often so you don’t carry them with you all over the country.

That’s it for now…I must get to work this fine day so I can hit that recliner later. Come back tomorrow and see what kind of stories I have to tell…

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Chores Getting Done

Plenty to do in the bay to keep it neat. Love this bay for all the room that it has. I also have a bay in the rear of the trailer for more stuff!

This was one of those alarm days. Sherri’s alarm went off about 5:00 and I was up with it. Sherri beat me down to the coffee pot but I was not too far behind. She has to be at the job by 7:00 so she wanted to get a jump on the traffic incase it was heavy that time of day. Being the first day reporting to this store you never know how long it takes you to get there.

Every morning we go over her schedule and see what lies ahead. This is the time of day we lay out a plan of travel to various places so that we know what we need to plan for. I like to see what that area has to offer in the way of things to see and places to visit. I am so surprised to see how many things there are to see and do in towns that have been so close to us for all  these years. We always trucked off to the furthest points of the country to see things and we missed all the things right here in our own backyard! Well Sherri and I will not leave a stone unturned now. She and I will search out and find all the historical sites there are here and there and enjoy learning about the area.

I on the other hand today I have some chores that I have to see to. One was to pay the rent here for the next few days. When we arrived I only paid for one night so we could check out the surrounding parks to see if we could find the one with the “IT” factor. Well as I stated in an earlier post this park was about the best. So anyway I paid us up until Friday morning at which time we will leave for someplace. We have not nailed down that destination as of yet…but we are working on it.

Desk got the once over. Sherri is always complaining about all my stuff on the desk….so now it is gone and she has room for her stuff…Isn’t that the way it works.

OK I have to clean the RV up inside…make the bed… wash dishes… vacuum… roll out the rugs… clean off the desk… make the  bed…sort the laundry…clean the AC filters and then clean the bugs off the front cap of the rig and clean with Mark Hall’s “The Solution”.

WOW… “The Solution” does the trick! See the reflection of the clouds and the ladder on the front cap!

One other thing that I have been doing here is walking around the park. I make four trips around the park every morning and four every evening. This is to help me lose some cholesterol. I don’t want to end up taking meds for this. I don’t take meds for anything now and don’t want to start.

That about wraps it up for this exciting day. Believe me I will stay busy today. So for those of you out on the highways stay safe. For those of you just hanging around have fun and join me later…

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#1 RV Park

 

This is site #9 at #1 RV Park of Tyler. Did I mention that we are stacked  in here like cord wood.

We got up late and who cares?? We did not have to rush today. Check out time at this RV park….and I use that term loosely…was 2:00. We just made coffee and kicked back. We were headed to Tyler this morning but we just did not feel like rushing anything. We played on the computers for a while and then talked about our departure. We would do a little prep at a time until we got it all done and not break a sweat.

We did get out about 11:00 and stopped off at the post office box to mail some bills and my two grandson’s their birthday card…sorry boys Poppa is late as usual. Trash got dumped in the dumpster and then we were off and running. We headed down Collins Road to Interstate 20 and then east for about 80 miles or so to the #1 RV Park Of Tyler Texas…yes that is the name of the Park. Well it is not the best in the world but compared to any of the others close enough to Sherri’s work…yeah it is #1.

No “IT” factor here for sure but not bad. It is a clean park and I have room to walk.

We have a paved drive and a rock patio…which I put he patio rug over. Not too bad a spot….just no room between sites. Believe me this does not have the “IT” factor. More or less this is a parking lot with electric and water. It will do for us…I have plenty of area to walk in and they have a nice laundry showers Free WI-FI full hook-ups Cable TV. So I will be happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.

After getting set up we decided to explore the surrounding area. This is the beginning of the Piney Woods of East Texas. Sherri and I love the pines and the sound of the wind blowing through them is heavenly music. We lived in North Carolina for some time and that is the one thing that we loved was all the pine trees in our yard and the smell of the pine was so refreshing. We missed that moving back to Texas but now when we travel we are so glad to return to the pine forest in Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Arkansas and Mississippi.

We will be here for the next two weeks exploring the surrounding area. There are so many lakes here and forest with birds and wildlife. One of our excursions today was up to Tyler State Park to see the forest and the lake located there. I found an idea spot to launch my boat and take a tour of the lake and maybe try out the fishing there. I will have to talk Sherri into going with me.

We also visited some other RV Parks in the area. We found one park north of Interstate 20 that would be good for entertaining the grandkids if we decide to ever invite them back to see us. Whispering Pines is the name of the Park and it has a family pool and adult pool. There are many things there to entertain the kids. We then left there and went south to Lake Tyler to see what it looked like. Most of the coast line of this lake is developed so there was not too many places to drive down to the lake. Maybe if we have time we can return and explore some more of the lake.

After all the exploration we stopped at China King and had some great food. I know this does not go on my diet but I just had to eat some Chinese food. Most of what I ate was grilled and the vegetables there were just so good.

Our Patio reminds me of some of the apartment patios we had when we were young. You could shake hands with your neighbors. Hey not bad we are enjoying our privacy here…neighbors are hiding  with their blinds closed.

Our awning is shading our neighbors windows…which they closed as soon as the trailer trash arrived. I opened mine so we could gawk at their fancy Motor Home.

After we ate it was time to return home. It was still daylight when we got back so I broke out the vacuum and  did the inside of the truck. Then I put all the lawn chairs out and opened up my outside entertainment center to set the cable channels up. There was a nice breeze blowing and when the channels were set I turned on History Channel to watch Ice Road Truckers….WOW was it cold. One way to beat the heat…watch trucks roll over the frozen roads of Alaska.

Sherri came out and joined me for a while and we sat and talked until it was time to head back inside. We got us a snack and then watched Cold Case. A little weather news after that and it was time to turn in.

View out the back window…Yes it is a parking lot. I will enjoy it no mater what. You know the worst day of retirement is better than the best day of working .

We had a real fun day…just the two of us out scouting the area and enjoying the scenery. We will have other adventures here in the next while and I will have pictures to show….

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VA Physical Is Done

Saturday morning and I was up at 5:00. I had set my phone alarm for the first time in 3 months! Being retired I have not had to set an alarm to get up for anything except check out time at the RV Park which no alarm was really needed. You know the routine from there and then I woke Sherri up so she could go with me to the Veterans Hospital for my exams. We sat and drank our coffee and discussed the route we would take to the Hospital. I packed up some magazines to take with us to pass the time during our wait. There is never any reading material at the VA to read while you are waiting on your name to be called.

We got ready and left the park about 6:15. We had planned our route and took off in that direction. Traffic was not bad at that time of the morning on a Saturday and I could feel that we were making good time. Going down Beltline road Sherri noticed that I was about 10 miles over the speed limit and told me to slow down. She then said “You did get your medical records, didn’t you?” EGADS! I had went off and forgot my packet with all my medical records in it. We had been traveling about 7 or 8 minutes at that time…so I turned around and started the trip back to the park to get them. This was not going to help my arrival time at the hospital one bit! What was I thinking…getting magazines and all the other stuff and forgetting the most important thing. No this does not have anything to do with my age…I have been doing this all my life. For some reason I just can’t remember everything to take when I get ready to go out. When I worked I had a secretary and a calendar and a computer that I stored all my memory on. I never had to really use the old noodle to store all this stuff and I guess I just got spoiled over time.

We got the papers and made it to the hospital in time for my morning labs. When we walked into the front door of the hospital I could tell that we might not have to wait too long for all my appointments. The hospital was empty and and there was no lines in the lab waiting room. Sherri stopped off at the ladies room on the way to the lab and by the time she got there and sat down I was coming out the door. We then headed up stairs to the X-ray lab. There I was ushered right in and out before Sherri could crack open the first magazine. Then it was down to the clinic for my appointment with the PA. There I did have to wait in line but it was just about 5 minutes and I was signed in and waiting.

I was called in shortly and filled out all my history in the system and then over to get my EKG. Beside having all the hair pulled off my chest that went rather well. From there back out to the waiting room. Soon I was called in to see the PA…who gave me the once over and then informed me that all my lab work had not come back yet so I would have to go back to the waiting room until he got that and they would call me. Now this did take some time. I was flying through the VA faster than I had ever been processed all my years going there. I was really surprised at how efficient they were there. Not at all like my doctor visits in civilian life. They had everything on computer and it was wham bam thank you and I was out of there.

Well my labs did make it back and I was called in to see the PA once more. He told me that everything looked good…this is the third time that I have heard this with all the other physicals that I have gone through….except my PSA…had not come back and that was the one thing that was on the rise? Oh well I will see how that is later when they call me. I got my appointment for September the 25 to visit with my Primary Care Physician.

Well this is why Sherri and I have put off the travels we have planned for so long. I had to change my health care over to the VA and that is taking some time. I had to have all my physicals once again. Now I have to go back for all the follow ups to see how all my levels are looking…so we are just hanging in Texas to see how things turn out. I am glad that I am getting all this done early on so that if I have to have anything done I can get it over with before we strike out on our adventures.

We left the VA about 12:00 and went over to the grocery store to buy some groceries. The doctor did tell me that my cholesterol was a bit high and that I needed to lower it before September. They don’t like putting you on drugs at the VA so I am given the chance to correct this on my own. We found all kinds of things to eat that were healthy and this will be the beginning of our diet to lower those levels.

We got back to the park about 3:00 and fixed us a late lunch. It was so nice to have a quiet time together and enjoy our lunch. We researched some parks to stay at in Tyler. One of the ones that stood out as far as price and location goes was #1 Tyler RV Park…which by the way is a PA park. We looked at several others and we kept coming back to it because of location. The price was a little more than the others but it was only 5 minutes from the store where Sherri would be working. So I made the reservations and we are good to go for the Sunday arrival.

While we were gone we got some new neighbors. They appear to be a young couple with two children. Sherri and I thought back when we first started our camping trips. Nothing would stand in our way of going and having fun. This couple was surely enjoying life and had not one care in the world. Someday they will have better but I doubt that they will have any more enjoyment than they are experiencing right now…  

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Friday And More Laundry

This is site #50…not much to look at and no “IT” for sure.

Woke up this morning made coffee showered and started putting a plan together for the day. I knew I had plenty of laundry to finish up so that was at the top of the list. Had a second cup of coffee and came up with a few more items that I had to do and then kicked back in the recliner to watch the weather and the news.

Sherri was off today so she had her list of things to get done. She was going to work in the RV and get things picked up and cleaned up from our house guest. He had worked this place over and she was bound and determined to get it all back in order before we move Sunday.

We had plenty of electric at this park.

We had to figure out where we were going to stay and how much it was going to cost and bounce that off our budget …DAH TE DAH….you know the drill. I sure wanted a place with a pool this time but things were looking bleak in that area. Really it does not matter to me as long as I have FHU and a place to walk in the morning.

  There is a small pond to fish out of if you want to have a heat stroke.

Well I went over to the laundry and did not finished until about 2:00. I came home with all the clean clothes and ate me some lunch. Sherri and I just played on the computer the rest of the day. I got on chat for a short time and then it was time to head to bed. I have to go to the VA Hospital tomorrow for another physical. I hope they give me at least one more year after all these medical exams!!

OK so that is about it for this Friday. Gosh not much going on right now. We will be moving to a more exciting destination and I will have pictures. I have some pictures of this park that I am going to post here…believe me when I say that this is a winter park…not a summer park. If you stay here in the summer it is for location to Dallas and nothing else.

Stay tuned for more adventures….

Somewhere in Time

Setting With Kris

I woke up and it was Thursday morning and I had lost a day in between. Wednesday was the last day of child care. Yes this is Thursday and my little man is still in bed and Sherri is getting ready for her last day of work. Coffee is being brewed and I have taken this short bit of time to sit down and post before my little man woke up. He is suppose to be picked up today and then I will have time to get the things done I need to do.

Our RV is just about destroyed…toys everywhere…bits of paper scattered all over…after a while I had just given up on trying to keep it clean. I could manage to make the beds…do the dishes and take a shower…but beyond that nothing else could be done to even stay up with the little storm that was staying here.

OK I can wait a little longer and then I will be able to start cleaning and finish up some of my chores that have backed up here. I still have only waxed half the RV. Yes I know it has been a month since I started that project but 100 degree weather has kept me indoors most of the time. I will have to wait until fall to finish that project and then I will schedule it for cool weather twice a year. With Mark Hall’s formula and my wax that I use my rig will stay shinny for a long time.

So 4:00 rolled around and no word on anyone coming to pick up my buddy. About 5:00 Sherri showed up and she wanted to know where I relief was. I told her that they had not called so she got on the phone to them to find out what the hold up was. Had they left town? We were getting desperate about this time and wanted to know when they would be there to take over for a while. Sherri did get in touch with them and they were just waiting us out to see if we would ever call. By this time we were ready to go and eat. Sherri told them to just wait and we would call them as soon as we got back from eating and then they could come and pick Kris up.

After that conversation one of Sherri’s friends called. She had gone to Sonic after work to get a cold drink and her car had died and would not start. Sherri told her that we would come there and stay with her until help arrived. Becky called roadside assistance to come and tow her car to Young Chevrolet in Dallas and we stayed until they came to get the car. Becky jumped in with us and we followed the wrecker over to the dealership to leave the keys. After we got that taken care of decided to head over to Applebee’s to eat. We had a good salad and a good laugh over the car situation and then we took Becky to her motel room and we headed back home.

Our relief showed up and we said our good byes until the next time we would be called on to help out. I already miss the little guy….I know I am a sick puppy but I can’t help it. He and I have formed a bond that is hard to break after all these years of me taking care of him. Oh well I have plenty to do to keep my mind busy.

Sherri and I head towards Tyler next week. I have an appointment with the VA in Dallas Saturday to have my physical. Yes another one for my VA care….I will be under their care from now on. I have to go through the whole routine again and then get my doctor set up….you know the whole nine yards.

Well guess that is about it for this day. I will give you the rundown on my day of chores the next time you tune in….

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Laundry Laundry Laundry

Sherri was up at 5:30 and I was not too far behind her. She had the coffee made and was in the recliner drinking her first cup when I came down stairs. I fixed me a cup and sat down at my computer to make an entry on my journal.

With the temps so hot and Sherri working there is just not too much to write about. I wish I could get out and get some things done around the RV but that wont happen until the weather starts to cool. 

Monday turned out to be a full day of washing clothes. Thank heavens they have magazines…a small library and a TV set. I did most all the laundry and watched some History channel and caught up with People Magazine. Tomorrow I will finish up our clothes. I could have done it all but I took a break for lunch and a nap started calling after that….so I took advantage of that time to kick back in the recliner. When I woke up it was just to hot and late to go back to washing clothes.

Tomorrow I baby sit with my little buddy so I will have a lot of help. We will get all the wash done and then vacuum the RV. You really believe that don’t you. Let me put it this way….I will try to get all that done and entertain Kris.

When Sherri got home we fixed us some brisket and some of the leftovers we had in the fridge. After dinner we decided to go down to Braums and get some ice cream. I got some Chocolate Almond and Sherri got some Chocolate Covered Cherries. We got some Waffle Cones and boy was that a good dessert. Now we have some for the next few days.

After dessert we watched out Monday night shows and went to bed. I had a busy day so it did not take long for me to fall asleep….

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We Arrived

Sunday morning was just like any other morning except for the fact that we had to move across town to Sherri’s next work assignment. We were up about 6:30 and I went down and made coffee and Sherri slid into her recliner and placed her lap top on her lap. She was scanning the East Texas area for a place to stay next week when we would be moving further East. I on the other hand started posting my journal with all that newsy information of the day before.

This is a shot of the site we were in at Hickory Creek COE at Lake Lewisville Texas. Site #89

We computed and then visited a while and then it was time to start getting some breakfast. With that behind us I headed outside to do the preliminary tear down. That did not take long because we had not set up much of a base here. Being that most of the time we were in Jackson Mississippi. I went back inside and helped Sherri with the Pink stuff as we call it. This would be all the stuff that can be done by the ladies…who by the way are better at getting the insides situated for travel. Guys have a tendency to just through things in and that does not always fare well with traveling.

Another view of site #89. Not a bad site…had good shade most of the day.

We pulled out about 1:00 and went down to the dump. I had to flush the tanks several times…being that we did not have sewer for over a week. It had to be 95 and we were setting out in the open. Sherri had to get out of the truck...due to extreme heat. She found a bit of shade under the hitch and stood there while I got things finished up.

Soon we were on the road and glad of it. AC on high and cooling down was a good feeling. The trip to Plantation Place was not that far….but being on the other side of Dallas made it a trip in the traffic. We took Hwy 635 to Interstate 30 and then down Bobtown Rd to Barnes Bridge. The Plantation Place is just what it refers to. The RV Park is located behind a plantation home. Believe me this is not a summer park. You would want to use this one in the winter for access to Dallas. No Pool here and no other amenities to add to their list of draws. We are staying her due to the location only. Sherri only has to drive about 10 minutes to her job.

I have plenty to do this morning…being our first full day here. I better get to cracking. I am keeping Kris a couple of days this week while his family moves to a larger place. Me and him will team up on the cleaning duties around here….right!

Until then…stay safe and enjoy your life….

Somewhere in Time.