Yes I am still alive and Cronus free!

Out with the old 

In with the new

Sherri and I have been soooo busy working on our little piece of heaven here. We decided to re-do our back yard fence so as to have a little bit more privacy.
We had a 4 foot fence in the back facing the street but everyone that drove by could see all we had and that was not to our liking. The old 4 footer is coming down and its place will be a new 8 foot fence.
This is what we are going to do while we are held up here waiting out this Coronus virus.
We had a new drive way put in too.
It is a project in progress and as soon as we complete it our daughter Jennifer will be parking her RV in the back. She and her husband will be truck driving for a living. They will stay on the road part of the time and then when they get off the road they will be staying here,,,

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Not Forgotten

Sherri got a brownie cake with ice cream

Kris is big enough now to drive the boat

This means Pop can enjoy the ride 

The lake was calm for the most part

Some of our guest slept during our trip

My little buddy was not forgotten yesterday! It was his birthday and we did celebrate it. Yesterday as I posted previously my sister June passed away. It was a hard time for me and through it all Sherri and I managed to put together a little party for Kris. He is now 14 years old! Gee where has the time gone. We have been with Kris through all 14 birthdays. The good Lord willing we will both see many more.
We did venture out to Wally World and to Burger King. Wally World to purchase Kris's gift...a 4 terror bite portable storage device. Burger King to take advantage of a coupon Sherri found for a family meal. $12.00 for a 6 hamburger special! Becky my SIL came down and celebrated with us. We had as good a time as possible being sequestered in our little home on wheels. I hope this Kun Few Flew passes on by soon. So for we are all doing well and hope to stay that way...

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Lost another loved one yesterday

 She was always there for me

Received a phone call yesterday morning from my BIL in Galveston. He told me that my sister, June had passed away. She has been ill for some time with alzheimer's and succumbed to this horrible disease yesterday. I was, to say the least saddened by the news but then also relieved that she was now at rest in the arms of the Lord. 
Here I sit here at the lake unable to leave due to the Kun Few Flew wishing I could go and see my BIL who I know could use some help during this time in his life.
My big sis will be missed by me and my family up here. 
Rest my dear sister and we will meet again...

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Always together

Lost a close friend

We will miss you Rodney

Sherri lost her brother Monday after a long illness connected to Diabetes. Rodney Turner was my BIL and a good friend for 46 years. He will be sorely missed by us all. There is a hole in our life today that will not be filled. Rodney and Becky, his wife, were our traveling buddies for years. We covered a lot of states together and many adventures. We have those memories to carry with us until we meet again...

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Still raining here

Here I sit waiting out this front. Rain has been coming down now for the past 2 days. I have been able to squeeze out one day on the lake. There is nothing like floating on the lake kicked backed in my captains chair watching the sonar with fishing popping up all over. I don't catch that many fish but really that is not what this is all about. Watching the pelicans and ducks float overhead on the wind. Exploring different coves on the lake is fun. When Sherri goes with me she likes to see all the houses that front the lake. Some are really unbelievable. We settle with having our porch floating on the lake with a different view every minute or so. One thing we have not done in some time is watch the sun rise over the lake. I think that will be on our to do list...

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This weather is unbelievable

We woke up this morning to the weather report saying it was going to come a blow. Am I wrong or is it January? We ended up putting all the yard furniture away and got ready for the coming storm. The weatherman sounded so excited. You know when they have questionable weather they make it sound so ominous. It is the end of the world as we know it. We will all be blown away so tie yourself down and pray for the best. The weather front gets here and poof with a splatter of rain it is over! 
Thank the good Lord that it was not as bad as they had said. Now we have several month to look forward to that might be real bad weather. Not much to look forward to...

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Still working on projects

Made the cabinet longer

Here is the dishwasher we used

Dishwasher installed with door

Sherri painted it all black to blend it together...Good job Sherri!

Well as many of you may know Sherri's Birthday is Christmas day. Bummer for the most part but then I never do forget her day. This year for my birthday she bought me a boat and so in turn I had to come up with the mother of all gifts to give her back. Not an easy task but I do think I did OK.
She said that I got to retire but she never did. One of the things that is on going in her retirement years is washing dishes. I am not allowed to wash dishes because I don't get them clean. So I thought that a gift that keeps on giving would be a dishwasher.
We found the dishwasher that would work but I would have to modify the cabinet before it would fit. We had to remove the drawers and lengthen the cabinet by 5 inches. This meant that I had for the most part rebuild the end of the cabinet.
I had to run electrical and plumbing for the unit and build a base for the dishwasher to set on. After 3 days of hard work I got er done. 
We made a trial run on a load of dishes and all is well! 
Happy Birthday honey...I have cut your work load down so now you can go fishing with me...

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Cool weather is creeping in.

Woke up this morning and the temps were in the 60's. WOW! Got to love it. You know this means we can spend more time out on the water. When it is 90+ degrees outside you really don't have much fun sitting out on the lake in the boiling sun.
Sherri and I are heading up to Oklahoma today to check out a park on Lake Texoma. Burns Run East is the name of the COE park. I checked it out on line and it looks to be a nice place to stay at a reasonable price. This will put us closer to the casino in Durant and that is a good thing!
We don't get out as much since Kris is in school but he is old enough now to stay by himself for a while is we don't get back before he gets home on the bus. 
We were not all that excited about this park but due to the fact that it is close to the Casino it will be put on our list of maybes...

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Spending time exploring the lake

The real captain lets us know which way to head.

Now this is the way to fish...sit back and wait.

100 more like this and we will have a good lunch!

Kris is learning how to drive the boat and operate the sonar/gps. He is a great help giving me more time to check out new places to go. I love to drift across the lake and fish for catfish. We love to eat catfish so none go to waste that come into my boat. We have discovered many new coves and inlets that Sherri has picked out to explore. She loves to see the houses and beautiful terraced yards leading down to the water's edge.
I have a few pictures of us drifting along...

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Projects coming to an end soon

Sherri and I have spent most of the summer designing some improvements to the property. We normally spend our summers in Colorado but this year we had some doctor appointments we had to keep so we just decided to stick around here and get some things done. 
We could only work from around 7:00 till 11:00 due to the heat. This slowed things some what but persistence payed off. We have a few more plans brewing. Plans are in the making for our studio. Sherri is going to have an area to sew in and I will have my art area. I had hoped to have that completed by the winter but budget always has to be followed if you know what I mean. We probably will wait until next year to do any of that. 
Here are some pictures of some of the things we have completed.

Sherri designed and did most of the layout on the walkway

The terraced deck has been a project in work for sometime...Notice the weathered wood.

It is nice to have such a talented wife.

Her eye for detail and her expertise in geometry comes together. 

She redesigned the fence and moved the gate to the center.

We still have some decorations to add and a few more decks to add.

Our sitting area is coming along. My baby is backed up to us

We are just as busy as can be. We have been able to go out on the lake early in the morning when the temps are a little cooler. Not much luck on fishing but then I do spend most of my time playing with my sonar unit and my new trolling motor. I bought a cast net which I am practicing with. I have so much to explore on the lake that fishing is on the back burner for now. Soon I will have all the kinks worked out and know more about the boat...then I can spend more of the day fishing...

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It is back to school for the Grand Kids

Our view out the back window

Our new boat

Our site at the lake

Evan and Brant

Hadin

Franki

And last but far from least Kris our son

Yes it is that time again. Our Grandkids have got the call and it is back to school. So many sad faces but really they are excited about seeing all their friends again. I am sure after the first week is up they will be wishing school was out.
Our son Kris is also back in school. After 3 years of homeschooling Kris has returned to public school. He started Junior High last year and now is in his last year. Next year he will be in High School! Where has all that time gone?
Sherri and I will be spending more time on the lake now that Kris is back in school. He heads out on the bus and we head out on the boat. Yesterday was the first day that we had been able to launch the boat. We spent 2 weeks on Lake O the Pines in east Texas and enjoyed our time away. We took the boat out every day and with the cool weather we were having got a lot of time in. There is nothing like being out on the water early in the morning with the sun peaking over the pines. The cool breeze flowing over the deck as you glide over the smooth surface of the water. 
There we had our coffee and enjoyed the peace and quiet that the early morning provided us. I know we will have more days like that...

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