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The AC woke me up this morning. I had it set on Auto and when it kicked on I woke up. Now I know it must have come on several times during the night but not once did it wake me up. Maybe I was not ready to get up?…OH well…it was close to 7:00 am so it was time to rise and shine.

Jennifer…our youngest daughter and her three girls had spent the night with us and we got to use our bed in the living room for the first time. I had watched the guy at the dealership show us how to use it but I did not remember all he had showed us.

I did find the air pump and the valve to screw it into. That was half the battle but getting the cap to stay on the valve was mind bending. It kept popping off so finally I had to hold it shut while I pumped air into the bed. Low and  behold the cap held as soon as I got some pressure behind it. I had the bed pumped up in about 30 seconds and soon all the kids were tucked in.

 

They all decided to sleep with their Mom. Now that had to be a feat in itself. I don’t know how anyone got any sleep but then I did not have to sleep with them so I did not care.

The next morning I took a picture of the flop house just to show everyone how many people could sleep in one of these beds.

They all stayed until about noon and then they all packed up and left for the Waterpark where they live. It did not take long for them to say good-bye…they were headed to a lot more fun than MaMa and Poppa’s house. Funny how grandparents seem to slip down the importance pole…

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Fence is Fixed

The room was dark when my eyes opened…

If you’re older… you know you might get up one or two times a night so you’re never sure what time it is. Well this morning was no different from all the other mornings I have woke up in a daze. I had to wander off to the bathroom to check the time…that is the closest clock to the bed…and saw that it was almost 7:00 am!

I wanted to get up earlier than that so I could get started on putting my fence back up. I don’t know if you read the post about the storm that blew through here the other day taking out my fence. Word has it that it took my neighbors boat and blew it down to the back of his place. The neighbor directly behind me said that the wind did not last more than 3 minutes but in that time it took out a lot of stuff…to include my back fence.

That is the only damaged that I surveyed upon my arrival yesterday. Well I should add that the new carpet on the patio was blown around some but not much else was damaged.

OK that being said I drank a quick cup of coffee and then headed out to my shop to gather up some tools to get started on the repair. The fence had just been pulled away from the 4x4 post and was still intact. All I had to do was lift it back up and fasten it back to the post. This took all of about 45 minutes and then I was on to another chore.

Believe it or not weeds have grown up along the side of the barn and they were green! Can you believe that? The only water we have had around here has been the dew. I guess that is all a weed needs to survive. Once over them with the mower and back at them with the weed eater and that chore was also complete.

By this time the mercury had crept up the tube to about the 89 mark. I could feel the sweat starting to bead up on my forehead. Time to coast now inside under the AC. I felt good about the fact that I had got as much done as I had in a short period of time. I am sure that tomorrow morning I will have to complete some other chores that Sherri will think up…

 

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Time to Move on

I got up this morning and found that Sherri was not in bed. I went to the kitchen to make coffee and found my bride on the couch fast asleep. She woke up when I started making the coffee. I heard a faint good morning come from her. She said that she got up a 4:00 am and started to make coffee but decided to lay on the couch for a little while.

We poured our coffee and then started to plan our move for the day. We are planning on leaving about 10:00. This should allow us to miss the morning traffic. We will have to drive through Ft. Worth Dallas area and that traffic can be real bad if you get there too early.

When we get to the Lake we will have plenty to do. I have a fence to fix and Sherri has a lot of wash to do. The Jeep needs an oil change so that will take up some more time.

I am not sure where we will take off to next but I am sure we will have an adventure there…

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Another Lazy Day

 

We got up this morning and sat around drinking coffee and playing on the computers . Not much happening here so we are just waiting out this hot weather.

We have some jobs next week to go to but they wont take all day long. We are making enough to put up some money for future travels. That is what we are working toward and Sherri’s retirement date.

I wont bore you with much today. When we spend a quite day at home in our PJs we really don’t have much to tell you. We love our home on wheels and just sitting in it is a pleasure in itself. We do plan on going out to eat later and if it is an outstanding dinner I will comment on it tomorrow…otherwise you will not hear from me…

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Another Summer Day

There is not a lot to post this morning due to the fact that it will be 103 today and maybe higher. We plan on staying right here all day and keeping cool. Maybe some computer games and a little TV.

We got up made our coffee and sat at the computers not saying a word to each other for some time. Then Sherri asked me If I wanted something to eat and a grunt is all I could afford as a reply. We ate a little breakfast then slumped back in behind the computers and were whisked away, once again into cyber space.

This went on all day until we looked up and it was lunch time at which point we found something to eat and back to the computers we went…OH I do think we might have watched a little TV in that time period.

We found the Babes here in town and that was in our crosshairs for dinner. We had a great meal and ever took some home with us. If you ever in this area Babes is located just off the square. You have to park around back and walk around the corner.

We long for cooler days where we can return to walking and exploring new places. The weathermen are calling for temps in the low 90’s the end of this week and we are so excited.

To save you from hearing the rest of this self centered day I will leave you now and return later…

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Get This New News Flash

This is just one rant I had to let out…back to my adventure tomorrow!

 

I would like to share with you some of the garbage I found while reading the news stories on line. This senator Steve Southerland told a body of his fellow constituents that his $174,000 salary is not so much, considering the hours a member of the House puts in. OH please Steve! I can bet you your salary to mine that I worked longer hours when I was employed than you ever have.

He also said, "And by the way, did I mention? They're shooting at us”. Now Steveo I wonder why T H E Y are shooting at you? Could it be that you are crooked as the Mississippi? Maybe if you did something besides steal good people’s money T H E Y would not shoot at you anymore.

He added, that “If you took the hours that I work and divided it into my pay, the $174,000 salary would not seem so high." OK Steve lets do that but first we have to take all the days off you have on recess plus all the Federal Holidays. Then we have to figure in the money you receive from lobbyist…I know that figure has to be at least 6 figures. So you are working about 200 days a year…Time off on the Golf course and time off with other women besides your wife…OK so that leaves you working about 125 days…at lets say 8 hours a day…You would be making about $174.00 an hour. (not Counting the lobby money you take in the back pocket)…yes Steve we know about that.

Now if we take everything that you have accomplished and divide it by what you have made we would find out that you are overpaid by about $170.00 an hour.If I had performed at my job as you have at yours I would not have made it through the first quarter!    

Southerland, a freshman, ran a family funeral home business in Panama City and earned about $90,000 before joining Congress in January. OH boohoo Steve. Went from $90,000 dollars a year sucking peoples blood out to $174,000 doing much the same job. Can someone please bring me a crying towel here!

Linda Sánchez another down trodden elected official says she is living from "paycheck to paycheck" , she said. OH PLEASE Linda…you have no idea what it is really like out here in the REAL WORLD.

Are times really so tough that even members of Congress are struggling to get by? The numbers suggest otherwise. A recent analysis of congressional pay found that members of Congress earn about 3.4 times the salary of the average American worker. Using that standard, members of Congress are among the highest paid legislators in the developed world.

This talk probably won't help Congress' approval rating. The federal government is the worst-rated industry in the country, viewed favorably by only 17 percent of Americans, according to a new Gallup survey. And we want to hand over Health Care to these Morons! What does that say about us

You know 90% of the people out there will go back to the polls and vote the same Morons in that where here last time and once again they will take our money and do absolutely nothing to help those that vote them back in.

For the last 6 big elections I have not voted for one politician that has ever held that office. And the ones that I voted for after 4 years were as crooked as the ones I voted out. That does not say much for the politicians that we have to choose from.

Maybe before they completely destroy this Grand Nation of ours we will wise up and get rid of all the lobbyist and crooks in government.

To all those poor Senator's and Representatives out there that just can’t make ends meet on your salaries…go home and find a real job and collect your Social Security benefits and Medicare etc. Then come back to us and tell us how you feel about living….

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Headed to Granbury

Time passes fast when you’re sleeping. It sure did last night because I just laid my head down and and bingo it was time to get up. We fixed our coffee and sat down to plan our travel day. We decided to leave about 8:00 so we could beat the incoming traffic to the casino.

8:00 rolled around and we were finishing up our chores. It was about 8:30 when we stopped at the gas station to fill up. About $100.00 later we were off down I35. It took us about 1 1/2 hour to get to Bennett’s RV in Granbury.

 

We found it to be a little tight but after talking with a couple of gentlemen in the park they pointed out a spot at the end of the row that I could back into without too much problem.

We did just that and soon were hooked up and ready to kick back once more.

We waited until the Motorhome started cooling down before we got in the Jeep and went exploring. We just had to check out some things around town before we settled in for the night. We had seen pictures of the court house in Granbury and heard that the town square was worth seeing.

We loaded up and headed to town to check things out. When we got down town we realized that we could not take the 111 temp that was hovering around so we just made a quick sweep of the area and then went home.

We fixed some gumbo that was out of this world. I boiled it outside in 100 degree temps but it was better than heating up the Motorhome. We watched a little TV after dinner and then went off to bed.

There will be more to come…

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Laundry Day

This morning I heard Sherri up and about so I drug up too. We had a cup of coffee while watching the “Hurricane”. They hyped this one up so much that when it hit they had to dig to find something bad! I know it is not good to be in a hurricane anytime anywhere but they made this one out to be more than it was. I am thankful this is what happened but when they start stretching these reports out to hold their audience…it is a little much.

OK so we pray for those on the East coast and wish  them God’s speed in recovery. Sherri and I will be doing laundry today. We have several loads to do before we leave out of here for Granbury. We will be down there a week and then from there I have no idea what path we will take. I do know that I have a fence to repair at the lake so that may be my next stop.

Sherri sorted out all the laundry and we packed it up and headed across the park. Once we arrived at the laundry we sorted the clothes into machines and fed them money. We got everything started when we noticed how warm it was inside. The AC is off!! My what a time for that to happen. We both found some benches outside to sit on. It was cooler outside than inside.

 

Sherri loaded up the machines and found out the AC was off.

We sat outside which was cooler…I took pictures of the Casino located across from the RV Park

 

It did not take long to finish the laundry and soon we were back in the cool. Sherri put the clothes away and I looked up our next park and got the directions to it. Appears that it will take about 2 hours to reach. We are planning on leaving early in the morning so we can get settle before it gets too hot.

We had a bite to eat and then we packed up and left for Gainesville. We needed some groceries for the next week and a few other odds and ends. It was only about a 15 minute drive to the Wally World.

We crossed the Red River

 

Back into Texas

Arrived at Wally World

Once again we crossed the Red

And back to the Casino

 

Again we tuned into the Weather Channel to see the progress of Irene. She is getting weaker and that is a good sign for the folks on the East Coast!

We switched from the Weather Channel over to a movie we had taped and watched it. It was getting late and we decided to head off to bed. Get a little sleep so we can start all over…

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Enjoying RVing Cheap

This morning we woke up and got ready for the free breakfast at the Casino. Yes once again they have a free breakfast for the Seniors. Now I want you to know this is not a small breakfast…it is very good and there is so much to choose from. We had omelets and bacon…juice and sides to boot! WOW we are enjoying the casino taking such good care of us.

Many have commented that you spend more staying in a casino RV Park. We find just the opposite. We only take to the casino what we can afford to spend for entertainment for that one day. When that is gone so are we.

We have stayed at some Casino Parking lots for nothing. Now you can’t get any cheaper than that. If you know where the Casinos are and they allow you to stay on their parking lots you can save a lot of $.

We have been studying COE Park locations and routing future trips through these parks. All the ones we have stayed at are beautiful parks and would return to them. With a small retirement we will still be able to travel and enjoy ourselves by planning ahead.

If you have any money saving ideas feel free to share them with us. That is what we do…live cheap…have fun…

My BIL just called me and said that we had a big storm the other night out at the lake. He said that a section of my fence blew down! WOW it must have been a strong wind. It will be next week before we can go to the lake to assess the damage. Well at least I will have something to do when I get back…

 

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Exploring Some New Places

We slept in this morning…well sleeping in to us is 6:45. I read where some of you sleep as late as 10:00. I never have been able to sleep that late even if I stayed up late. Anyway we slept in and when we both got up we realized it was free breakfast morning at the casino.

It did not take us too long to  get dressed and drive over. We got a front row parking spot and hurried in to get in line. Much to our surprise there was not a line and we moseyed right up to the serving table and filled up our plates. Found a nice clean table and sat down to a delicious breakfast. You couldn’t ask for anymore than that.

To think tomorrow they serve breakfast again for us old geezers! You can bet we will be there with plates extended.

After breakfast we once again retreated to the gambling floor to increase our winnings…but as my journal yesterday was titled…We can’t retire yet!

We drove back over to the RV to freshen up and decided to head out exploring. We only spend a couple of hours a day gambling and after that we try to do other less expensive things. This time we planned to head north and take a look at some new COE parks we had seen on http://recreation.gov . Point Campground on the Lake of the Arbuckle's  The drive up there was about 55 miles and took us through the town of Davis Oklahoma. On the way down to the park we saw the…  

“We’ll catch this on the way back”, we said. I was a very large complex and appeared to be well worth the look see.

The park was about 2 miles from there and we found the signs leading us down into the camping area. I do mean down into… Like most of the lakes in Oklahoma this one sat way down in the hills that surrounded it. We could only imagine how beautiful this park could be if they had some rain. The trees and the grass were so dry that it looked like fall.

We drove around the camp sites that were large enough for our home and also had 50 amp with water. There was only two or three sites that looked out over the lake. All the other sites were back in the woods with no view or any breeze to speak of. Count this park out for us.

The views were nice and the lake is beautiful

The water was crystal clear and would be great for swimming but really no good access to the beach anywhere we could see. Oh well we can find other places later.

We went back up the highway to the Chickasaw Cultural Center to see what that was all about.

It had to be 105 and we went straight in to get cool

It was a beautiful complex

Very nice exhibit building

We learned a lot about the Chickasaw Indians

Then it was time to go back home. Sherri took some pictures along the way. It is a nice scenic drive back south to the RV park.

You will have to excuse the bugs on the windshield…seems that is the only thing that can survive in this heat.

This was taken on the scenic overlook off of I 35.

We arrived home and Sherri fixed a wonderful dinner. We enjoyed the day starting with free breakfast and ending with a fun road trip…

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Can’t Retire Yet

Winstar RV Park is a great place to stay.

Really nice facilities

 

Plenty of room to park

 

This morning I heard Sherri get up and I just could not pull myself out of bed. She was in the kitchen making coffee and I just laid there for the longest. I must have fallen back to sleep because the next thing I knew there was light coming in through the shades. Time to get up for sure now.

Sherri was drinking her coffee so I poured me a cup and sat down with her. We had decided to get up early and head to the casino before it got crowded. We sat there for a while and then got up and started getting ready to leave.

When we arrived at the casino it was not really too busy. We found some machines to play on and soon we were moving to another and then another…well you know how it is. We stayed even for some time and then it started to dwindle away. At that point we headed to the buffet to get some grub and then returned to the machines and made up all our losses.

We sure felt better knowing that we can eat and pay our rent. To be honest we don’t gamble that much money. We did have a lot of fun and will return tomorrow with some of their money to play with.

Not much else to write about now so I will go and read some of your post. That will keep me busy…

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