Sharp's Travels

Kathrine and Bart went to church with us this morning. After church Grandpa & Grandma, Kathrine & Bart, and Cheri and I went to Dade City for lunch at IHOP. It was Kathrine and Bart’s treat. When we got home they closed up their motor home and left around 2:30 pm. Then it was time to settle in and watch the Packer Game that I was recording. When I started the recorder it was the Bears and Saints playing. They pulled the Packer game and replaced it with the Bears and Saints game. That is the only Packer game we have missed this year. On our evening walk we stopped by Dean and Betty’s for a visit. It was 7:00 pm before we got home.

On our morning walk we saw Grandpa out walking and he said that he had no pain in his back and legs, so the back injection was a good thing. Ken and Eileen took us out to Golden Coral for a late breakfast and early lunch for helping them do a few things for them. Cheri and I finished getting the motorcycle trailer taken apart and stored inside the motorcycle frame. Now that everything is put away I was able to mow the lawn. Things once again look nice around here. Late this afternoon Cheri gave me a hair cut. Kathrine and Bart Turk stopped in this evening on there way home from Orlando. They are going to stay the night and leave tomorrow after lunch. The four of us went over to visit with Grandpa and Grandma.

After our morning walk I went to work on putting the skirting around the storage shed. I got done with that at 1:00 pm. I took a shower and we had a quick lunch and then it was off to the movie. We went to see PS I Love You. It wasn’t anything special, but was better then the last two movies we have seen. Cheri did a new recipe in the slow cooker for supper. I don’t know what it was called, but was very good. On our evening walk we stopped and visited with Dean and Betty and then we stopped to see how Grandpa was. He said he felt good with no back or leg pain. This was good news.

I took Grandpa for his 8:15 am appointment for an injection in his back. It was done in the hospital as an out patient. He had to be put under to have it done. When he came out of the anesthesia his blood pressure was high and had to wait for it to come down. We didn’t get home until 12:30 pm. Cheri did laundry and made an apple pie in the new toaster oven. It came out looking good and tasted good. So Cheri is happy with the new oven. I went down to Ken and Eileen’s and put the exhaust fan back together and now it works great. I went to Lowe’s to get the skirting for the storage shed and Cheri had me drop her off at Wal-Mart. Tomorrow I hope to get the shed done.

Cheri and I spent the day doing errands and after Christmas shopping. First we stopped for breakfast at a new place for us. It wasn’t very good, so we won’t be going back there. Then we went to the Sprint store to get our address straightened out and also a problem with billing. Then we went shopping for a toaster oven and found one at Kohl’s. It was $149.00 and on sale for $89.00 and then we got a senior discount of 15 per cent, good deal. Then we stopped at Target to look around and Cheri bought a cake pan and casserole dishes that would fit in the toaster oven. Then it was off to Wal-Mart to get groceries. On the way home we stopped at the hospital to see what time Grandpa’s appointment is for tomorrow.

Merry Christmas to all!! We got phone calls from the kids and they are having a good Christmas. Although Darren called us and said that Jodi’s Grandpa passed away Christmas eve. We went down to the Rec Hall for Christmas dinner. There were around 140 people there. Everything was so good. This morning I worked on Ken and Eileen’s bathroom exhaust fan. I took it all apart and clean and oiled it. It work ok now, will put it in tomorrow. After our evening walk we stopped at the Rec Hall for a ham sandwich, they had a lot of ham left over from dinner. Then we went to Ken and Eileen’s to play dominos. Ken and I won a every close game.

Today we took Grandpa and Grandma to Lakeland for a Chinese dinner. It is the best Chinese restaurant around. After dinner we did a little shopping. Cheri wants a toaster oven. We made five quick stops, but didn’t find anything she wanted. We got home around 2:30 pm. We walked down to Ken and Eileen’s. They are having a problem with the exhaust fan in the bath room. So I took it apart and brought it home to see if I can clean it up and put some oil in it. This evening we went to candle light service here in the park. After the service they had cookies and punch.

No news today. We went to church this morning and this afternoon Grandma, Ken and Eileen came to watch the Packers play. They got beat bad, everything that could go wrong did. We ordered in pizza for supper and settled in for an evening of TV.

Cheri defrosted the freezer and cleaned the refrigerator today, also helped me with the storage shed and motorcycle garage. I am happy to say the project is about done. All that is left to do is make a ramp for the motorcycle garage and put skirting around the shed. We will have to make a trip to Lowe’s to get the skirting. We have made so many trips I think they know me on a first name bases. I told Cheri we could start put things in the shed and she said does that mean I can go shopping. On our evening walk we stopped and visited with Ken and Eileen.

I thought I would get the storage shed all set today, but that didn’t happen. I decided to build a floor for the motorcycle trailer frame that I had removed from the trailer to use for the motorcycle garage. I guess that sentence is enough to confuse everyone. I have a trailer to haul my motorcycle and on the trailer was a frame with a cover over it. I took the frame off the trailer and sat it on the ground and it the garage for the motorcycle. Now you are up to date. To make a longer story short it now has a floor in it. I still have to level it up and tie it down and then I can set the storage shed next to it. This afternoon I took Grandpa for his doctor appointment. He had the stitches take out form were he had a mole removed. This evening we went to Dade City with Dean and Betty for the Church Street Christmas. They block off a 9 block section of the street so people can walk down the street and see all the decorations. There were several places with live music, live nativity, Dickens Carolers, music in the churches, and much more. When we got back we stopped over to Dean and Betty’s for dessert and a game of dominos that we guys won.

Our warm weather is back. It was 51 degrees this morning and a high of 76 degrees. I worked on the storage shed today. I finished putting in the new screws and gave it a good washing. It is now ready for Cheri to paint. Cheri took it easy most of the day. Late this afternoon I stopped by Bud’s to see if he wanted to go for a bike ride. It was our first ride in over a month. We rode up to the Florida National Cemetery. The trip was 68 miles, got back a little after 5:00 pm. Fist time I’ve ever rode in Dec.

It was much warmer this morning 49 degrees and a high of 75 degrees. I took Grandpa to his appointment for x-rays on his neck and a c scan on his legs. When we got home we had a late lunch and then went to see about paper work for Grandpa that will have to be filled out at the Out Patient Zephyrhills hospital. It has to be done before he has his back injection on the Dec 27. Then Cheri and I went to the movie No County For Old Men. We didn’t think it was very good; it left to many things hanging, made us feel like the movie was only half over. While on our evening walk the neighbor across the street (Bob and Sharon came in for the winter. They are from northern Indiana.

It was another cold morning with a temp of 38 degrees. But it did warm up to 74 degrees for a very nice day. Grandpa and Grandma had us over for an early lunch of pork chops, dressing, mash potatoes and gravy, sure was good. I took Grandpa to his 12:15 doctor appointment for his back. He is going to have an injection in his back to help with the pain in his legs. Later Cheri and I took Grandpa’s prescription to Wal-Mart and pick up some groceries. On our evening walk we saw the most beautiful sunset.

It was 39 degrees this morning and never got above 59 degrees today and breezy. This morning I removed sod at Bob Perkins and took it down to Ken and Eileen’s. Bob is putting in some patio blocks and wanted the sod removed. Ken and Eileen had an area that didn’t have any grass. So it was a good deal for both of them. This after noon I worked on the storage shed. I once again ran out of screws. I have changed out over 200 screws. I got the shelves cut out and ready to put in. I made a quick trip to Lowe’s for more screws. It was 50 degrees when we took our evening walk.

We had a bad storm come through last night. There were tornados around the area, nothing right here. We did get a little over an inch of rain. We needed the rain, it is the first good rain we have had since getting here. After church 11 of us (cousins and spouses) went out for lunch, to celebrate Donna’s birthday. After lunch Grandpa and Grandma, Ken, and Bob came over to our place to watch the Packer play. We were the only ones that could get the game on TV. This evening Ken and Eileen had all of us over for games, cake and ice cream. Six of us played dominos. Cheri, Donna, and Betty won.

Cheri worked on getting Grandpa and Grandma’s medical history loaded in the computer. It will be a lot easier when we take them to a new doctor. We can print out a copy and take it with us. I worked on the storage shed, got all the holes patched. At 1:00 pm we went down to the Rec Hall to set up tables and chairs for the potluck supper at 5:00 pm. Then Cheri and I went to Lowe’s to get some more screws and shelf material for the storage shed.

Cheri did laundry and I went to work on our storage shed. I changed out a bunch of screws that were rusty. I still have more to do and some holes to patch, shelves to build before Cheri can do her painting. This afternoon I took Grandpa to his heart doctor appointment. He had a good checkup and doesn’t have to go back for 6 months. We took our evening walk later to see the Christmas decorations. There were more up as they are judging the displays for prizes tonight. They will be by passing us as we didn’t put up any lights.

After our morning walk we made a trip to Wal-Mart to pick up some groceries and then to Lowe’s to get paint for our storage shed. This afternoon I reinforced the floor joist and used the power washer to give it a good cleaning before Cheri paints it. I also covered all the screws in the roof with some chalking. Was going to paint the roof, but after the power washing it looked very good and won’t need to be painted. Dean and Betty came over this evening to play dominos, Betty and Cheri won both games.

Today was pretty much a repeat of yesterday. I took Grandpa for his 8:00 am dentist appointment. Then at 11:00 am to the doctor for an x-ray of his back. Cheri took Grandma to the doctor for her 11 am appointment. Cheri spent the rest of the day working on Grandpa and Grandma’s medical history. This afternoon I finished putting the skirting around the shed. Then I put up a new blind in the kitchen. All that is left to do for Grandpa and Grandma is wash their trailer. We took our evening walk later so we could see the Christmas lights here in the park.

It was doctor stuff today for Grandpa. I took him for an 8:30 am doctor appointment for a follow up from his stay in the hospital (heart). He also has a problem with his legs and back, so we now have an appointment to see a back doctor and has to go to a different place for an x-ray. We got home around 11:00 am. Cher and I went out to find where the doctors are and pick up the paper work that has to be filled out (three different doctors). Then we went to Golden Corel for lunch. After lunch we went to the grocery store to pick up a few things. When we got home it was time for me to take Grandpa for his doctor appointment to have a mole taken off his back. Cheri went over to see Grandma and start filling out paper work that we picked up for Grandpa. Grandpa and I got home a little after 4:00 pm and Cheri was still working filling out the papers. We went home and she work until 6:00 pm. We took our evening walk and called it a day.

Cheri took Grandma to the doctor this morning and then they went to Dade City to pick up the new curtain for the kitchen. I made a trip to Lowe’s (yep another trip to Lowe’s) to get some skirting for the trailer and some lumber for the old shed that we are putting on our lot. This afternoon I worked on putting the skirting around the new shed and replacing some skirting on the trailer. On our evening walk we stopped by Dean and Betty’s to give them some pictures of the Walk Trough Bethlehem. We also stopped at Ken and Eileen’s. Eileen was working on her Christmas letter and wanted me to make some changes to it.

After church we made a quick trip to Wal-Mart and Lowe’s to pick up some materials to use to clean our black water holding tank. We have been having some problems with it empting. We watched the Packers win, what a game. Dean and Betty picked us up at 5:30 pm and we headed over to the Richland Baptist Church just outside of Zephyrhills for their Walk through Bethlehem. They have created the streets of Bethlehem the day Jesus was born. Their Bethlehem was approximately one-third the size of Bethlehem during the time of Christ’s birth. Back then the village had approximately 300 people, and was located just south of Jerusalem. On our tour, we saw over 100 costumed cast members and many live animals. They had 21 different merchants selling their wears along with Wise Men and Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus in the manger. Everything was beautifully done. We felt like we’d stepped back in time.

Check out the pictures of the Walk Through Bethlehem

It was back to work at Grandpa and Grandma’s, the storage shed is finally done and everything put away. Cheri finished painting the cabinet doors in the trailer. It was 4:00 pm before we got done. We have to install the skirting back on the trailer and put some around the shed. Also have to haul away an old storage cabinet. Hope to get that done on Monday. On our evening walk we saw Dean and Betty sitting outside so we stopped for a visit.

It was back to work at Grandpa and Grandmas. I got all the shelves and peg board cut out and up, all that’s left to do is fasten them in place and start putting things in the shed. Cheri gave the ramp another coat of paint. Then went back home and did laundry, cleaning, and work on the Christmas cards. At 2:00 pm we went to Wal-Mart shopping, we had to get groceries. I bought a new wrist watch, the old one that I have quit working. So it was an early Christmas present to me. We took our evening walk later so we could see all the Christmas decorations in the park.

Cheri went for her hair appointment this morning and I went to Grandpa and Grandma’s. I got the ramp built to the storage shed. Cheri got home around noon and called and said lunch was ready. After lunch we went to Home Depot to pick up shelving materials for the shed. When we got back I started putting up shelves and Cheri painted the ramp. We quit work at 4:00 pm so we could watch the space shuttle go up. Got home and found the launch was canceled. I fixed a light for the next door neighbor and also checked their motorized wheel chair. She didn’t think it was charging, the breaker was tripped to the outlet.

I had a doctor appointment this morning to go over my blood work and everything came out OK. I did a few things around the 5th wheel before we went over to Grandpa and Grandma’s to work. Grandma fixed dinner for us. Cheri painted the edge of the cabinet doors and drawers. She ran out of paint before she got done, she also painted the patio chairs. I put in the dryer vent and now the dryer is ready to use. Cheri and I made our daily trip to Lowe’s to get more paint for the patio chairs and an electric box so I could put up the new motion detector light. When we go back Cheri finished painting the chairs and I got the light up. Having a problem getting the motion set right, will work on it tomorrow. This evening we went over to Dean and Betty’s to play dominos. The girls won both games.

We picked up Paul and Bev and made a trip to Lakeland this morning. Cheri and Bev wanted stop at a craft store that they went to last year, well it is not there anymore. So we dropped them off at Target and Paul and I headed for Harbor Freight. Then we went to Lowes to pick up a dryer vent for Grandpa and Grandma’s dryer. Then we picked up Cheri and Bev after they made the rounds of two other craft stores and went for a late Chinese lunch. We got home about 2:30 pm, it was a fun day. On our evening walk we stopped to see how Grandpa is doing. He is having a long of pain in his legs and having trouble walking. We stopped back by Paul and Bev’s and they walked with us. They are leaving in the morning and headed home to Ontario. Paul has a doctor appointment to see if he has to have surgery, if he does they won’t be back this winter.

We were a little slow getting around this morning, both still tired. I did some computer work before we headed over to Grandpa and Grandma’s to do some more work. The first thing we did was make a trip to Home Depot to get some supplies that wasn’t available at Lowe’s. When we got back Grandma had dinner ready for us. I worked on getting the water and sewer in the storage shed. Cheri panted the step stool and made a trip to Lowe’s for me. I was short one PVC pipe fitting. We got the washer in the shed, hooked up and working. We also got the dryer in the shed. I still have to put in the dryer vent. It was 4:30 when we got done,

Paul and I left at 8:00 am for a car show and swap meet in Webster. It was fun looking at all the cars and to see the unbelievable high prices on them, $30,000 to $100,000. We didn’t get home until 2:30 pm. Cheri and Bev spent the day painting. They just got done when we got home, so we sat outside and had a soda and beer. The beer sure did taste good after being out in the hot sun all day. Grandma brought over the Sunday paper for us. We had a hard time reading it as we both kept falling a sleep while reading it. We ordered in pizza from Domino’s for supper.

I helped Grandma and Cheri set things out for the yard sale. Then I went to Lowe’s to get the supplies for putting in electric for the dryer in the storage shed. Paul came over to help me, nice to have the help. Got done with the electric around 1:00 pm. The yard sale is over and I helped Cheri put away the things that didn’t sell. We will take what is left to Good Well. Grandma made dinner for us, she also made a rhubarb pie, sure was good. After dinner Cheri and I went back to Lowe’s to return some materials and pick up lumber to build a ramp into the storage shed. I was going to make a step, but Paul said why not make a ramp; I hadn’t thought of that, so that’s what I will do. We went to Dade City with Paul and Bev to the car show. Bev and Cheri shopped while Paul and I looked at the cars. We eat supper at Beef and Brady’s, the first time we have eaten there, it was very good.

This morning Grandma and Cheri went to the hospital to check on Grandpa. The doctors did a procedure to check his heart valve and stints and found everything to be OK. They got home around 11:30 am and said Grandpa could come home at 6:00 pm. I worked on the storage shed. I got the eve’s trough up and then went to Lowe’s to get some supplies for the 110 electric. Paul came over this afternoon and helped put the electric in. Grandma and Cheri were busy getting things ready for the park wide yard sale tomorrow. Grandma and Cheri left to get Grandpa around 5:00 pm and didn’t get home until 6:30 pm. Grandpa had some changes in his medicine so Cheri helped Grandma get that set up while I went to Wal-Mart to drop of prescriptions for new medicine. It was 7:30 before we got home. We were in bed by 9:00 pm.