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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First Snow Fall

Well here we are sitting at home and seeing our first snow fall of the year. So far we are doing well with the temps inside the RV. My main concernes with living in the RV was staying warm when it got cold. We have temps in the lower 20's and have stayed warm and comfortable. I think the skirting we put up is helping tremendously. We purchased our skirting from Shade Pro and was satisfied with the price and the quality. We had no problem installing it ourselves and save $1000. We could tell the first cold spell we had, witch by the way was in the lower 20's, that our floor and inside temps stayed comfortable. We have not used our gas heat as of yet but I am sure when nights drop to the teens it will be a must. We have heated tanks and heated underbelly. I have a themometer in the bay to let me know the tempreature and if it shows 32 or below I have an additional heater that I can turn on to keep that in check. Also have my outside surge protector with the monitor built in. I can check to see my volts on both sides of my 50 amp circuit and see how much amps I am pulling. This way I know if I need to adjust my heaters to keep from having a breaker go. So far all is working fine thanks for the good Lord looking out for us. The trees up here are showing their colors and against the back drop of the snow are drop dead gorgeous. I have not been painting in some time due to all the preperation. We have had to get a lot done here in order to be ready for the winter. After going through the last winter in Texas with no electric no water and no heat this is a walk in the park. I know it will get much worse here but I feel like we have planned ahead for it and will do OK. Kris is attending Del Norte High School here and loves it. The school here is two years old and beautiful inside and out. The average school room has about 15 or less students. This gives more attention to each student from the teachers. Also Kris is on the Student Council which more than likely never have happened in a larger school. We are excited for him and feel like he will do much better here. Well that is about it for now. I hope to post more now that we have settled in here. I plan on posting more pictures so I can show everyone how beautiful this place is. Stay tuned for many more updates coming... Somwhere in Time

Having a great time at our new home location

Just can't get enough of my new Blackstone Cooker. We have had several meals from breakfast to dinner and they have all been delicious.

Exploring the Del Norte area

 

We are in Creede

Got my License

Ready to catch the limit

Plenty of scenery

Fell well short of my limit but had a good time

Well been here a while and got most of my rat killing done. We spent some time looking around the area to see how this town is laid out. We drove by the school and Kris and Franki are really impressed with it. They found out that the kids here only attend school four days a week! 

OK that was the selling point on the school. They are all for that. Franki is really into sports and they have a great girls sports curriculum with no transgenders. Not sure what that is all about but at least we don't have to find out here.

I got my fishing license the other day at $111.00 big ones! WOW! They are proud of the fishing license here. I hope I put plenty of food on the table at that price!

Headed out to Beaver Creek Reservoir. I fell short of my limit but had a good time and enjoyed the scenery. While fishing we spotted an Eagle searching for lunch. He struck out but getting to see it was well worth the days stay.

I think everyone had a good time. We had a picnic and soaked up some good sunshine. It was cool and some of us got sunburned!

We will continue to have this kind of fun here...

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I'm Home

Home Sweet Home

Rio Running High and Fast

Notice the Blackstone 

Jennifer's Home

 Last Tuesday Sherri Kris and I arrived at our new home site here in Del Norte Colorado. It is not a destination park but it is a beautiful park right on the Rio Grande River. 

We have not stopped since we arrived. Our daughter's HWH was repaired before she left to come up here and it failed to work upon her arrival. We found out that it was not the correct heater and they had to send her the right one...which by the way I had to install.

Next my HWH went out and I had to call the roving repair person to check mine out. It was shot so we had to turn it in on our warranty along with the ceiling fan in the bath and the water pump...which have all been out for some time. So you can see we have had an active first week. 

Our friends from Longview Texas also traveled with us. Their slide broke upon arrival here and that is still waiting to be repaired! I hate to say "What Next" for fear it will be revealed to me!

We did get to travel to Big Meadow and have a picnic. Our younger crew took off on a hike around the lake. They also did a side trip up the side of the mountain to see the snow which is still with us.

The Rio is running very deep and very fast! Have not done any fly fishing but I intend to. 

There are many plans in the making and soon we will have it all together...

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So Far So Good

 Sherri and I so far have side stepped the Corona virus. No vaccine as of this time but then I guess they will have it out here in the wilderness soon? 

We, however, did not side step the bitter cold weather that hit here last month. We had no damage to out home on wheels but our cabin was devastated. I lost count of the broken pipes. Our on demand hot water heater...the shower diverter...lavatory faucet...all froze and had to be replaced. Thank goodness I was a plumber in my early life. It would have cost us 4 times as much to have all this work done.

Our old shower had to be pulled out of the bath to get to all the frozen pipes...so we just decided to replace the shower stall with a larger one...more money! Of course that led to us redoing the laundry room...more money! Let me just say we have a new and improved cabin here at the lake.

Here I am thinking about moving to Colorado?? Well they never lost power up there...maybe because they don't run the state on wind power? 

Which brings me to the New Green Deal! I have yet to figure out how they think this is going to clean up the air? How will they re-charge airplanes in mid flight? Don't you have to have electricity to re-charge batteries? Even trains that run off of electricity have to have a diesel motor to charge the batteries? What are they going to do with all the used batteries? 

I think that along the way they will have to have a little fuel to help this along. I know I am not going to give up my home on wheels for this moronic plan. I will try to find me some place to hide until these tree huggers fade into the night...

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Forth coming plans are here

 2020 was the worst year I can remember! Sherri lost 2 brothers and I lost my sister in just a few months time. This year starting out Sherri lost another brother! We had the worst winter in past history and are still reeling from the frozen pipes...the loss of water and electricity. (Only in The Cabin) Hoping this is the end of our losses and better days are a head of us.

Our house on wheels fared well during the freeze. Being that we have a heated bay none of the pipes froze. We also have heated tanks and we had no problem with our shutoffs freezing and we could dump! Yea! 

We decided to head to Colorado again this summer...after missing the last two summers there. We liked to have melted here for the past two summers and don't plan on doing that again. 

We will be staying in Del Norte Colorado this year. This will be our first time there. Normally we stay in South Fork but we just wanted to make a change and stay closer to the river. We will be within walking distance and will have the use of the river for swimming fishing and relaxing. The main thing that we will be taking advantage of is the cool temps! Not sweating and melting will be a welcome change to our lives. 

We have given thought to moving up there this next year if all goes well. We have to make things come together before we make the final decision. We have spent every summer up there for the past 10 years and love it. The only thing that is holding us back is the cold weather. After living through this past winter storm here we have seen that our 4 season home held up real well. We never fell below 65 degree inside our home even when the outside temps were in the single digits. That is about the temps during the winter in Colorado. One thing different is that they don't have electric outages up there like we do here in Texas. The grid there is use to being loading during the winter like ours is during the summer. The water lines there are designed to provide water during the coldest months and they have sufficient gas there for heating. With that in mind we believe we could manage the winter up there as well as we did here. Like I said we have a lot to investigate before we make any decisions.

I can't believe how long it has been since I posted on my journal! I have been so remiss on writing. It's not like I don't have anything to do. I spend much of my time on the lake or in my studio. Time flies by when you have so much to do...

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We have Colorado back in our plans

 

Oh Yea this is where I want to be

Yes we are planning on returning to Colorado next year. Not sure that we will return to our old site but we will be in South Fork or Del Norte. We have had all the hot weather we can take. 

Plans will be forth comming...

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