Moving like gypsies

 

We have been up every morning early to get somewhere. Yesterday we got up early to leave Louisiana and go back to Texas. On the way we stopped in Shreveport and ate breakfast. After breakfast we visited the casino for a few $'s and then it was back on the road.

We arrived at our RV park around 2:30 pm. We got unpacked and Sherri began to wash clothes. I sat down and watched Ghost Hunters which I had been recording for some time. When Sherri got her wash done she came in and we watched all the Young and the Restless we had recorded for the past week.

It was getting late so we decided to go to Ochoa's Mexican restaurant to eat dinner. We had a good meal and retreated to the Wally World for some supplies. When we finished there it was back to the RV park and time to get ready for bed.

Thursday...we once again got up early and drank some coffee. I sat at the computer for some time reading journals while Sherri played her game and then worked on the check book. Before we knew it...it was 10:00. Sherri finished up the last little bit of wash and I took it over to the laundry mat to dry. We will pack all this back in the suit case and be ready for this evening when we go to Sherman Texas to work.

We got everything done and started getting the RV ready to move to Lake Lewisville. It will stay there while we are working in Sherman. Then we will return to the the lake for the weekend. We will have the grandkids Friday Saturday and Sunday. I plan on giving Kris his new Bike this weekend and then show him how to ride it.

Well that about does it for now. We go to work at 7:00 in the morning so we have to turn in...

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In Louisiana

 

 

First stop...Diamond Jacks Casino

Sherri and I were up a little latter than we had planned but we had stayed up a little later than planned. The kids had dropped by to say good-bye and they visited with us until 12:00 midnight. We are glad they stayed and we had a good time. Frankie...my youngest granddaughter wanted me to play with her and she ordered me around until I was wore out.

After they left we got ready for bed and turned in. It did not seem long and my eyes came back open. I looked at the clock and noticed that it was 6:30. I jumped up out of bed and went down stairs to make coffee. Sherri was up and we had a cup together and discussed the fact that we had overslept. We had planned on having breakfast in Shreveport and Diamond Jacks Casino. They stop serving at 10:30 so we cut our coffee break short and got ready to go.

We had packed all our clothes the day before so all we had to do was get ourselves ready and load the truck. We did that in record time and soon we were steaming down the highway.

 

Excuse the bugs on the windshield...we were not about to stop once we got going

Traffic was light and we set the cruise control on 75...yes I know that is speeding. We made it to Diamond Jacks for the breakfast. I ordered my omelet and Sherri got her one too. We made short order of them and then went to the boat to gamble.

We spent 2 hours gambling and ended up spending $1.00 on our entertainment. Now that is a cheap date. We had a blast but it had to come to an end. We jumped back in the truck and headed south down the highway. We arrived around 4:00 pm and checked into our room. We have a real nice room with two double beds. Should get a good nights sleep so we can be spry in the morning.

We first stopped at the Comfort Suites only to find out we were suppose to be at the  Comfort Inn.

We got that all straightened out and checked into the correct Motel

OK that should catch you up on this exciting adventure...

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Exploring Paris

 

You can't go to Paris without visiting the Eiffel Tower. The one on the left is the one Sherri and I went to...it is in Texas...DUH! :)

 

We took a trip downtown to the square to see the old buildings there.

The 1917 First State Bank is for sale in Paris...must not have applied for the bailout.

Not sure when this old theater shut down but it was a neat building

 

Sherri and I at the tower ...yes that is sunshine you see.

We had an enjoyable time here in Paris. Even tough we were up here to work we  did take time to go exploring. Paris is a nice town to visit and see the history. We had to leave our home on wheels and stay in a motel. It will be good to get back to our little house...

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Bullies in Schools

 

Sherri and I got to sleep in late this morning but at 4:30 the phone rang and it was my youngest daughter calling. She didn’t know that we did not work today. She was ending her shift as a patrol officer and wanted to talk. The topic of conversation was my granddaughter being bullied at school.

Jennifer sent us a video taken by one of the students in Emily’s school of a girl picking on Emily in the hall. The girl was the ex-girl friend of Emily’s new boy friend and she was confronting Emily and trying to intimidate her. The conversation got a little heated and the girl pushed Emily down. In a matter of seconds Emily was back on her feet and the battle was on.

By all indications from looking at the video Emily got the best of the girl and had her on the defensive right off. Now I don’t condone fighting in school but more so I don’t condone bullies. This girl, from what I understand, has been after Emily ever since she lost her boyfriend. The battle in the hallway was the final straw for Emily and that is when the fight began.

You know this goes on in schools all over this country and we have taught our children …through the liberal education classes to be a kinder…more gentle people. Well this is the end results of all that type of thinking. Our children have been softened up to not fight back when bullied. I don’t know how many children have committed suicide due to unrelenting bullies. Now I may get blasted for saying this…but I think we should stand up to bullies as we have in the past and not let people walk over us.

http://theweek.com/article/index/201372/Phoebe_Prince_and_the_bullying_phenomenon

Now Emily and the little girl were suspended for 3 days for fighting in the hall. No one looked into the facts behind the fight and never will. This is another travesty. If you are provoked into a fight and defend yourself how is it fare to be punished? I don’t think any punishment is required here…the little bully got her due and Emily will not be provoked again…WIN WIN…end of subject.

OK nuff said about that. We are off today…found a set down restaurant that serves a real breakfast. You know those are harder to find now days. If you want a breakfast you have to go to a fast food place. We had a good breakfast…but it was a smoking restaurant and I mean smoking!! We left there full but we smelled like a tobacco shop. We stopped by Wally World on the way home to get some Fra-Breeze. It was nice to spray down and rid ourselves of that smell.

Not much going on today…but I am sure we will come up with something to do. Stay tuned for tomorrows post and I will try to have some pictures of Paris. Until then we are out making an adventure…

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EEE Gads…it’s Monday

 

No this is not today…but it was last week! Can you believe that

We were up at 4:45 and I jumped in the shower. Sherri remained in bed waiting for me to vacate the shower. I was showered dressed and ready to go in 20 minutes. Now Sherri it takes a little longer to get herself out the door.

We were headed to Clarksville at 6:10 and 30 minutes later we were setting in the McDonalds eating breakfast. It was nice to eat before we had to go to work. Gave me that boost all the way to lunch.

We decided to try out another restaurant that Bobby had recommended  to us. We went to the town square and ate at the Bistro. I had spaghetti and meat balls and they were delicious. I am not sure what everyone else had cause I never looked up from my plate long enough to see.

Work was over and we headed back to Paris and met some of our co-workers at Furrs Cafeteria. I had not eaten there in a long time and I was surprised how good the food was. They brought more food to the table if you wanted more! Not a bad meal and you can’t beat the price.

Back at the hotel we read journals and then settled in to watch our TV shows. Time to get up comes real early so we crawled into bed and closed our eyes and dreamed about the day when we will be freed from work…

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Kris has a good Birthday

 

Sherri and I drove to Carrollton to attend our Grandson’s 4th birthday party. We had the party at the park in hopes we could play at the play ground and throw the Frisbee around. Well after chasing the wrapping paper around and trying to hold the piñata still so the kids could take a whack at it we decided to finish the party off inside.    

 

Women! Always taking over even on my birthday!

 

Four years!…just seems like yesterday.

 

Both Grandma’s help with the wrapping paper in the 40 mph wind!

We were visited by the “Hells Angels” My daughter and her husband rode their Harleys to the party.

Then we had games in the 40 MPH wind!

Kris had a great party and we enjoyed being there. He is growing up so fast.

 

Here is someone else that grew up real fast. Jennifer my youngest daughter.

It is not bad enough I have to worry about her being a police officer but now she rides Harleys. Those are my granddaughters on the back of those bikes. Now I have to worry about them too.

Jessica will be 16 in a week! Now I am really worried!

I guess the older the kids get the more you have to worry about. I will be real busy looks like…

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A day to relax and do nothing

 

We planned on doing nothing today and sure nuff we did just that.

Sherri put the coffee on this morning while I took my shower. I got dressed and made the bed. Then I went down stairs to have coffee with her and we just sat there and talked for a while.

We decided to watch our last rented movie and then caught up on our soap opera…The Young and the Restless. Then we ate some lunch and Sherri started a load of laundry. When it was done I took it over to the laundry mat and dried them. While that was going on I took the movies back to Wally World…Red Box.

Returned home and helped Sherri get the laundry back to the house. We then settled in to our recliners and took a nap. Yes Sherri took a nap…I think she is getting into the nap thing.

One thing I must mention before I go is that Kris’s birthday is tomorrow. We will be headed there to celebrate. He will be 4 years old. We will stay the night with him and then leave for Paris Sunday around noon time. I will have some pictures of the party on tomorrows entry…which will not be posted until we get to Paris.

Until then we will be thinking about all of you and look forward to reading about all you have done…

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Met Another Friend

This is the last day of work this week and Sherri and I are very happy that it is here. We had to load the truck with all our baggage and check out. Then it was time to head to Clarksville.

Once we arrived in town we stopped at the McDonalds to get some breakfast. We had breakfast there and then headed across the street to the store. We put in a good day and before it was over I met another friend.

Bobby Cornelius…Bobby if I got that last name wrong please let me know. I am terrible at names. Bobby came along just in the nick of time. We were about to go to lunch and Bobby knew all the good places in town. He gave us a list of places to eat. Bobby how can I thank you. It is so nice to meet my readers when we are traveling. Everyone is so nice and I look forward to meeting more of our readers out there.

We chose the Mexican food restaurant over the Italian and Bobby I will have to tell you that if the Italian is as good as the Mexican food then I can’t wait to eat there.

Well we had a two hour drive back to our RV Park. It sure was good to get back. We stopped and had a bite to eat and picked up some movies. We spent the rest of the evening watching our movies. We have one left over for tomorrow.

That is a wrap for this day. Sherri and I are really tired tonight and are ready to turn in…

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No Foul No Penalty

 

I want everyone to know that I was the one that asked the question of what was said by our VP. Cyndi plain and simple told me! WOW…Cyndi that is OK and I am sure you had no intention of offending any of my readers. We are family and I hope that we all can be open minded enough to see that Cyndi had good intentions.

OK now I want everyone to know that this old man is tired tonight. Sherri and I were up at 5:00 and we have been going strong since that time. We put in a hard day today re-setting many sections of the store in Clarksville. When 5:00 rolled around this afternoon we were both ready to head to the motel.

Sherri wanted to explore some other parts of Paris when we pulled back into town. She was looking for a new place to eat and this took us to the West side of town which did not reveal any new places. We circled the loop and ended up back in our neighborhood. Got some chicken from Chicken Express and went back to the motel room.

Tonight is Idol so we will be watching it to see who stays and who goes…

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Work Day

 

We were up early this morning and headed to work in Clarksville. We stopped by the local McDonald to get some breakfast…and then on to work.

Heard something about our Vice President tonight on TV but never heard what was said? Anyone hear what he said.

I think I will just have some short comments this week until I find something that you would be interested in reading. This will be a four day work week so I should be ready to head home when this is all over…

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Headed to Work

 

Now some of you may not know this but I went back to work to help get us some insurance premiums put back for Sherri. This way she would be covered until her retirement income starts coming in and then she would be able to handle those premiums without working. OK that being said this is Monday morning and we are up getting ready to go to the job to make some of that money today.

If you have insurance through a program that is set up in your retirement please drop to your knees and bless the company that kept that as a benefit. So many folks today retire with no coverage at all. I know why would they retire early then. The answer to that is…If you don’t go ahead and claim what has been promised to you from the time you punched the first time clock then you will lose it to those that have never punched a time clock.

Now I am not going to jump up on a soap box here and start something but if you are a baby boomer you know what I am talking about. Social Security money has been squandered over the past 50 years to the point we are running out. It has been mismanaged for so long by our government that we will run out of funds soon. Now they are going to manage health care. Please folks everything the government has had a hand on is bankrupt and we just set back and let it happen. After all our policy makers are not good with investing money.

Now that brings me full circle to the fact that Sherri is retiring early so she has to be able to cover here health insurance once she stops working. The policy she will have will not be what we are use to having but it will get her past the doors of the admittance office and into a room without too much delay. From there we are all at the mercy of the medical system as we know it. I will not profess to know all the reasons our system is broken but I do know this it has to do with greed. Money makes the world go round and the glut for it puts many of us in a situation where we cannot afford good coverage.

I do plan on reading this new health care program and I will try to understand it. I will also pray that we can reach down deep inside our very souls and find the intestinal  fortitude to keep a weary eye on these people running this system and hold them to task. This is our chance to get on an even playing field…and I hope that our representatives in Washington do what is right for the people and not what is right for the lobbyist.

Having said all that I leave my computer now  and get ready to make some more money to put in the kitty for insurance premiums. We are nearing our goal and that makes me feel good here…

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