Friday, December 31, 2010
Gay Dec-30-10
7:08 AM | 
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It was warmer today but mostly cloudy. Cheri finished up all her sewing projects and put the sewing machine away for a while. I worked on finishing my detailing of the motorcycle. This afternoon Larry and Denise arrived back in the park for four days before they leave to have work done on their motor home. I was out riding the bicycle when I saw they were here. I stopped to see them and Larry was working on the truck. He said that they hit a piece of steel that was lying in the road. He said he missed it with the motor home but the truck in tow hit it and it came up and tore the running board off the truck. He was trying to put it back on when he realized that a support was missing. So I went and got our truck and Larry and I went back out where it happened and looked for the support. After doing some walking we finally found it. It was bent up pretty bad but with a lot of hammering we got it straighten out enough so we could get the running board back on. We also had to make a trip to Tractor Supply to get some new bolts. Cheri and Denise visited while we worked on the truck. We saw Paul and Bev out walking and Paul said he felt better but not as good has he should be.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Gay Dec-29-10
7:07 AM |
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It was another 27 degree morning, no wind and a high of 61 degrees, so it turned out to be a pretty nice day. It took a while for it to warm up so we stayed inside this forenoon. I did computer work; I had to search for some information on the VA as I have some more paper work to fill out. Cheri continued to work on her other quilt binding. She also started working on the income taxes as I needed some copies of medical and dental bills we paid this year. This afternoon we got the call that Grandma’s van was done and ready to be picked up. We took it for a test drive before we brought it home and I wasn’t happy with the brakes so when we got back I told them that the brakes needed to be bled as I thought there was air in the brake line. So the mechanic took it was a ride and he thought it was ok. Long story short he put it up on the rack and bled the lines and then we went back out for a test ride and everything was much better. On the way home I stopped at Radio Shack to see about getting a replacement power transformer for our digital picture frame. The biggest they had was a 1 ½ amp for $26 and I need a 3 amp. So I ended up ordering a 3 amp on line for $23. Our water was off for a while today and Bev was down to see if we had water and said Paul was sick again today, the same problem he had a few days ago. I have up loaded three pictures of Cheri’s quilt done and on the bed. See album: Cheri’s Quilt or click on this link http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels/CheriSQuilt#
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Gay Dec-28-10
6:17 AM |
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It was 27 degrees here this morning and everything is white with frost. No walk this morning we are staying close to the fire place. It is clear with a lot of sunshine and high of 54 degrees. Paul called this morning and wanted to know if we wanted to go over to Beall’s shopping. Paul was looking for some new shoes but didn’t find what he wanted. While Bev and Cheri shopped Paul and I went next door to the man’s store (Tractor Supply) to look around. We didn’t find anything there but Bev and Cheri each bought something at Beall’s. Then we went over to Wal-Mart to pick up a few things along with my medicine. On the way out we stopped in McDonald’s for a cup of coffee. While we were there Bev remembered that she needed a mattress cover for the new queen size bed that they bought yesterday. When we got home I started the grill to grill some chicken for lunch. This afternoon I took down all the outside Christmas lights. Cheri got the new quilt and pillows on the bed, tomorrow I will take some more pictures and get them uploaded. Later we walked over to Grandma’s to play cards. I got a call around 5:00 pm telling me that Grandma’s van won’t be done until tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Gay Dec-27-10
7:06 AM |
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It is still cold but the wind isn’t as bad as it was yesterday. Paul and I took Grandma’s van in to have of work done on it have a bunch this morning. Then Paul and I stopped at McDonald’s for a cup of coffee. We took our truck out for a ride so I could show Paul how much more horse power I have now. It is going to be interesting to see how much better it pulls the 5th wheel. When we got home I helped Paul unload a couple of big windows that he is going to install in his Florida room. Cheri finished the binding on her large quilt and only has the smaller on left to do. We stayed inside today because it was so cold outside. We are now all caught up on the TV shows that we had recorded on the DVR. We did take down the Christmas decorations we had up inside the 5th wheel. I am going to wait for it to warm up before I take down the outside lights. Two more days of cold weather and then it is supposed to warm up. We still have it much better than all the northern people so I guess I shouldn’t be complaining.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Gay Dec-26-10
6:24 AM |
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What a miserable day. We had rain and strong wind most of the day, the rain quit around 1:00 pm but the wind never did die down. We had a high of 49 degrees, sure a big change from yesterday. We had left the van with Grandma so this morning she drove over here to pick us up for church. We didn’t have Ed and Loraine this morning as they are down in Naples visiting their son. This afternoon we went up to visit with Paul and Bev. Paul was over the flu and back to his old self. The four of us went over to Wal-Mart, Paul and Bev had to pick up a few things and I had to order my medicine and pick up some for Grandma. When we got back home I started watching the Packers, what a game. I only got to watch it until halftime as we were invited up to Paul and Bev’s to play dominos. Cheri and Bev won both games. When we got home I finished watching the Packers win their game against the Giants. If the Packers played the rest of the games like they did today nobody would be able to beat them (yes I can dream). What a great game.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Gay Dec-25-10
3:46 AM |
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
It was a pretty quiet day for us. Cheri worked on the binding of her quilt; she said that it is half done. I did my outside Saturday chores. Then I worked on detailing the motorcycle as it hasn’t been done for a while and looked pretty dirty At 12:30 pm we picked up Grandma and Carol and went down to the Rec Hall for Christmas potluck dinner. The Park furnished the ham and potatoes and everyone else brought a dish to pass. There were around 170 people; nice turn out in fact there weren’t room for anyone else. Then it was back to Grandma’s to play cards, Grandma and Cheri each won a game. Then it was time to go back home and do some more work on the motorcycle and Cheri to work on her quilt. We didn’t have any supper tonight as we had plenty to eat at dinner. We settled in for an evening of TV. After we got to bed I heard it raining and I had to get up and put in the awning because the wind was blowing pretty hard. So much for all the cleaning I did on the motorcycle.
It was a pretty quiet day for us. Cheri worked on the binding of her quilt; she said that it is half done. I did my outside Saturday chores. Then I worked on detailing the motorcycle as it hasn’t been done for a while and looked pretty dirty At 12:30 pm we picked up Grandma and Carol and went down to the Rec Hall for Christmas potluck dinner. The Park furnished the ham and potatoes and everyone else brought a dish to pass. There were around 170 people; nice turn out in fact there weren’t room for anyone else. Then it was back to Grandma’s to play cards, Grandma and Cheri each won a game. Then it was time to go back home and do some more work on the motorcycle and Cheri to work on her quilt. We didn’t have any supper tonight as we had plenty to eat at dinner. We settled in for an evening of TV. After we got to bed I heard it raining and I had to get up and put in the awning because the wind was blowing pretty hard. So much for all the cleaning I did on the motorcycle.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Gay Dec-24-10
7:18 AM |
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I was excited this morning to take the truck out for a drive to see if what I did yesterday will make a different. Well after 30 miles of driving and 60 starts and stops to have the transmission learn the 6 different power levels. I was truly amazed how much more power the truck has now. Paul had helped me install the Banks EconoMind so I stopped by his place to take him for a ride to show him the big change in power. It turns out Paul was sick in bed with a fever and cold. So I got out of there as we don’t need any colds. We went over to Grandma’s and played cards with her. We were just starting the second game when Carol came so she played cards with us. Before we got done we got a call from Nikki, Coz, Cece, and Darren. It was good to hear from them. Nikki wanted to set up a video call. So after we got done playing cards we headed home to do the video call. Well we were too late as they were getting ready to go to church. Cheri finished her table runner this afternoon. Carol and Grandma are going downtown for candle light church service. We went to our church for the candle light service at 6:00 pm. On the way home we stopped at CVS to pick up some cold medicine for Paul. We also got a call from Kari this evening. Sure was nice that all the kids called us and wished us a Merry Christmas. So we are passing it on to you. Merry Christmas and remember Jesus is the reason for the season.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Gay Dec-23-10
6:45 AM |
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The day started out to be a little cool and breezy, but it did warm up to 65 degrees and mostly sunny. Cheri and I made a trip to Wal-Mart late this forenoon. It isn’t a place I like to go to this time of the year as it was packed with people. Although it didn’t take us too long, Cheri picked up a few groceries and I waited for Grandma’s medicine and we met at the checkout. This afternoon Cheri continued to work on her quilt and pillow cases. All she has left to do now is finish the binding on the quilts. She is also working on a table runner. I worked on installing the Banks EconoMind on the truck. I had ordered it some time back and finally got the chance to get it installed. Paul came down and helped me get it done. It was a big job and was happy to have Paul’s help. I figured it would take a day and a half to get the job done. We had to take the exhaust manifold off the right side of the engine so we could drill and tap a hole for the exhaust gas temperature probe. That was the biggest part of the project. It was after 5:00 pm before we got done and I got all the tools put away. All I have to do now is drive the truck for about ten miles in each of the six power setting so the transmission can learn the shifting pattern. It was starting to get dark and I will do that part tomorrow. Can’t wait to see the difference it will make in the horse power. It is suppose to give me 100 more horse power and 230 pounds of torque. I grilled up some pork chops this evening for supper. It was another night with nothing worth watching on TV.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Gay Dec-22-10
6:27 AM |
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Cheri worked all day on her quilt binding and making pillow cases to match the new quilt. She was still working on them when I got home from our 152 mile motorcycle ride. There were four of us on the ride today. We left at 10:00 am and headed to the Harley dealer in Clermont and then stopped for a bite of lunch at our usual stop (Burger King). Then we headed for the Harley dealer in Orlando. This is one we haven’t been to before. We couldn’t believe how many used and new bikes they had. I did buy an air baffle, oil filter wrench, oil filter oil catcher and spark plugs. We got home around 4:00 pm. This evening Paul and Bev picked us and we headed to Dade City to do the Church Street Christmas Walk. This is the 33rd year for the Church Street Christmas. It is a free three night event that attracts anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000 visitors. Police block off the street so you can walk right down the brick street. The street is lined with luminaries on both sides. There are a lot of 4 foot by 8 foot Christmas cards along the street and all kinds of decorations and lights. Plus all the churches are open with music and several groups along the street are playing and singing Christmas carols. There is also a live nativity scene. What a wonderful way to get into the Christmas spirit. Thanks to God for another wonderful day.
Jesus is the reason for the season.
For pictures of Church Street Christmas click on this link http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels/ChurchStreetChristmas#
Jesus is the reason for the season.
For pictures of Church Street Christmas click on this link http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels/ChurchStreetChristmas#
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Gay Dec-21-10
6:30 AM |
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It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood with lots of sun and no wind. Cheri and Bev went shopping this morning and Paul picked me up to go to Lowe’s to get a bag of QuickC ret so we could concrete the pole in the ground for the satellite dish. When we got back we went to work on setting it up. We found a spot where we thought it would clear the trees. I had Paul hold the pole with the dish and I went inside to see if we had a signal, only had to turn it a bit before we had a signal. So we marked the spot and dug a hole for the pole. Dropped it in and poured the cement. I went back inside to check the signal one more time and we had a signal of 95 percent which was very good. Now all we have to do is let the concrete set up and then we can finish installing the cable. After lunch Cheri called and her sewing machine was fixed. So we headed to Lakeland to pick it up and then we stopped back by Arnold’s car repair shop to make an appointment to have a bunch of work done on Grandma’s van (new brakes, fan belt, timing belt, struts, shocks, front end alignment, wheels balanced and oil change). With 135,000 miles it was time to have some work done on it. When we got home Paul was already burying the cable for the satellite dish. I helped him finish and hooked the cable to the dish. The project came out looking very nice. Bud stopped over and we plan on taking a motorcycle ride tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Gay Dec-20-10
5:57 AM |
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We stopped by Paul and Bev’s this morning to talk about putting up his satellite dish. The last couple years he had been using the dish on his neighbor’s park model. Well the guy moved out and abandons his trailer. It was in bad shape so the park is moving it out. So now Paul has to find a spot to put up the dish. He has a lot of trees around and it may be a problem getting a shot at the satellite. Paul was going to look for a pole to mount the dish on. Cheri and I headed for Lakeland to drop off her sewing machine to be fixed. It was close to noon when we got done with that so we stopped to have Chinese for lunch. Then we headed for Dade City where I had a 1:30 pm appointment with the VA to fill out some paper work on my hearing. I dropped Cheri off at the quilt store which made her very happy. I figured I would be done within a half hour. The half hour turned into two hours. I pick up Cheri and we headed home. We stopped by Paul and Bev’s to see if Paul got the pole for the satellite dish which he did and Cheri wanted to show Bev the material she bought. Paul invited us over to play dominos this evening. We got to talking about the solar eclipse that was going to be around 2:00 am. I guess it has been over 400 years since it has been on the first day of winter. From what I heard on TV that is the only thing that was special about it, no way was I going to get up at 2:00 am and go out in the cold to see it. When we came home the sky was clear and the moon was very bright. Well I woke up around 2:20 am and looked out the window on my side of the bed and was able to see the eclipse. I watched it for about ten minutes and rolled over and went back to sleep.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Gay Dec-19-10
9:17 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Not a very nice day today. It started out foggy and heavy mist in the air. After church we had to drive home in rain which lasted most of the day and then it got breezy. It wasn’t that cold but with the dampness in the air it wasn’t a comfortable day to be outside. This afternoon we went over to see Grandma and she was in the middle of a card game with Carol and Diane. So we left them to have their fun and headed back home. Cheri and I played some cards and the dice game, we each won two games. This afternoon we got a call from Paul and Bev and told us not to wait supper for them as they were going to be late getting here. After the rain stopped I grilled some brats for supper. Later in the evening Paul and Bev stopped in to let us know that they got here ok and had a nice visit with them. Then it was time to settle in and watch the Packer game. They did play better than I thought they would, but still came away a looser.
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Gay Dec-18-10
6:30 AM |
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We got our morning walk in before it started to rain. We had rain off and on most of the day. We didn’t have much of anything planned today so no problem there. It was our turn to clean the church so that consumed most of our day. We were going to take Cheri’s sewing machine in for repair but they weren’t open this afternoon, maybe we can get that done on Monday. On the way home we made a stop at the road side stand for some vegetables and watermelon. Later in the afternoon I made a trip to the grocery store to pick up some brats for supper. We thought that Paul and Bev would be arriving this evening and planned on having them over for supper. We made call to them to see where they were at and they were in Alabama. They made a detour to see some friends there. They should be here around noon tomorrow so we will fix the brats then. Other than the work at church it was a lazy day.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Gay Dec-17-10
7:16 AM |
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Just as I was getting ready to go for a motorcycle ride Grandma stopped by to have Cheri help her with her check book. Then Cheri took her to Wal-Mart for groceries. This afternoon Cheri was working on her quilt and the sewing machine quit working again. Bud, Gary and I left at 10:00 am for our motorcycle ride. We headed to the Brandon Harley dealer by way of some back roads that we haven’t been on before. Then we stopped at Burger King for a hamburger. Then it was on to Lakeland by way of more roads that we haven’t ridden on for some time. We stopped at Poor and Broke to see what they had on sale. We didn’t find anything there that we needed so we headed on to the Lakeland Harley dealer. We left there and took some more back roads back home. It was a great day for a 122 mile ride and nobody bought anything. When I got home Cheri told me about the sewing machine, it is a different problem this time and I couldn’t fix it so we plan on taking it in for repair tomorrow. This evening we went to Saves a Lot to get some groceries and then we stopped at Razzle's cafe for supper and we treated ourselves with ice cream. It was another great day in the neighborhood except for the sewing machine.
God is the reason for the season.
God is the reason for the season.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Gay Dec-16-10
7:23 AM |
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Weather wise today was a very nice day with a high of 65 degrees, lots of sun and no wind. As far as the rest of the day it wasn’t the best day, a lot of things didn’t go right. The computer wouldn’t start up, I tired more than ten times to get it started and finally it came to life. Cheri didn’t receive her daily newspaper this morning and had to call for them to bring one. She didn’t receive it until 11:00 am. I was supposed to install a GPS on Gary’s motorcycle this morning and he didn’t show up so I did some cleaning on my motorcycle while I waited. Bud came by on his walk and wanted to know what was going on. I told him I was waiting for Gary to bring his motorcycle so I could install the GPS. Bud said he would stop by Gary’s and see what was up. A short time later Gary came with the motorcycle and said they were pouring concrete in his driveway and forgot to bring the motorcycle up. Gary left the bike and went back to supervise the concrete project. I got most of the GPS mounted and then had to go to the Napa store to get a fuse holder. I got very thing done and went to get a fuse and didn’t have one so it was another trip to the Napa store for a fuse. Gary was at our place when I got back. All I had left to do was put in the fuse and put the seat back on, good timing. After I got things cleaned up and went back inside Cheri said her sewing machine wasn’t working. She was sewing the binding on her quilts when it got jammed and wouldn’t work. I found that when she was sewing across a spot where there was an extra layer of material was when it jammed. It turned out that a set screw had come loose. I went to the tool box for my allen wrenches and I didn’t have one small enough. Our neighbor Lloyd flies model airplanes and figured that he might have one, well he wasn’t home so I headed down to the post office to get our mail. Lloyd was home when I got back and he had the allen wrench I needed for the sewing machine. So now I think everything is working again.
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Gay Dec-15-10
9:52 AM |
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It was 28 degrees this morning and got to a high of 55 with lots of son and no wind. It was actually a very nice day to be out and about. We took a walk down to Bud and Joyce’s for a visit and to set up a motorcycle ride for Friday. This afternoon we decided to take in a movie. We went to see “The Tourist” it stars Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. It was an ok movie, but nothing special. I would give it a five out of ten. This evening Larry and Denies came up for a visit as they are leaving the park in the morning as their time is up and will be moving to another park. I am late getting this posted today as I was having problems getting the computer to start up. After over ten tries it finally started. I hope that it is just a glitch and no more problem’s, we will see what tomorrow brings.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Gay Dec-14-10
6:57 AM |
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It was 29 degrees this morning and a high for the day of 45 degrees. We decided there wasn’t anything outside we needed to do today so we stayed in where it was warm. We spent the day reading and watching TV. I did go out to take garbage up to the dumpster and down to get the mail. Tomorrow doesn’t look to be any better. With the freeze here it means we will be paying more for fresh fruits and vegetables. Nothing to write about today maybe tomorrow I will have more.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Gay Dec-13-10
6:18 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was 43 degrees when I got up this morning and the high for the day was 45 degrees with a strong wind all day. We didn’t walk this morning, just too cold with the wind. It was warmer in Sabattus Maine than it was here today. We also got an e-mail from Tom Praxl telling us about the 12 plus inches of snow that they got in Oshkosh Wisconsin, crazy weather this winter and winter hasn’t even started. I had an appointment with my foot doctor this morning and everything is much better and I don’t have to go back as long as I am pain free. Cheri and I did go to Wal-Mart to do some shopping. After we got home we watched some TV and then we went over to Chili’s for their soup and salad lunch. The soup goes good on a cold day. After our lunch we stopped by Grandma’s and played a couple of games of SOB. Shortly after we got home Larry stopped by to let us know that he and Denise got back from Ontario without any problems and to deliver the oil and filters. Larry had ordered a lot of new parts for his motorcycle and I had him order me a case of oil and three filters for my motorcycle. The timing is good as it is about time to do an oil change. We settled in for an evening of TV.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Gay Dec-12-10
5:42 AM |
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The weather report today was for rain and wind and cooler weather. When we left for church it was sunny and clear, figured the weather man was wrong again as he has been the last two days. Well when we came out of church it was cloudy and the wind was blowing, then it started raining before we got home. So it turned out to be a nasty day just as they had predicted. I was a little down because the Packer game wasn’t going to be broadcasted in our area. But when the Viking and Giants game was cancelled they show the Packer game. How nice is that? We watched the first half of the game and then set the recorder to record the rest of the game as we headed to the theater to see Unstoppable starting Denzel Washington. We hadn’t planned on going to see it because how much excitement can there be about a runaway train. Cousin Rick said it was very good with a lot of action. He was right, we enjoyed it very much. So if you haven’t seen it we recommend that you go if you enjoy action movies. When we got home we watched the rest of the Packer game. It wasn’t a good ending as they lost. They are pretty much out of the playoffs now. Yesterday I wrote about the Walk through Bethlehem and I went through our picture albums and found the pictures we took back in 2007 when we did the walk. See album: Walk through Bethlehem. When you get to the picture albums you have to scroll down to the bottom of the page and pick on show all albums and then scroll down until you see the album Walk through Bethlehem.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Gay Dec-11-10
6:48 AM |
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It was supposed to be another sunny day, that didn’t happen. It was very foggy this morning and we never saw the sun until around 3:00 pm. This morning we went over to Dean and Betty’s to see about going to check out the fire places. They decided to wait and maybe not get one at all. So we had a nice visit with them. Around 1:30 pm we walked over to see Grandma and she was playing cards with Carol and Diane. Carol had made a butterscotch pie so we had a piece of pie before we left. Then we stopped by Ed and Loraine’s for a short visit and to let them know we would drive in the morning for church. Around 4:15 Mike and Pam came to go with us to the Richmond Baptist church to do the Walk through Bethlehem. There Bethlehem is about 1/3 the size of Bethlehem during the time of Christ’s birth. On our tour we encountered over 100 costumed cast members and many live animals. Everything we seen had been researched for historical authenticity. This was the churches 15th year of putting on this event. The church members put in a lot of hard work doing this and they have a lot of people from all around the county come through this event. For some additional information go to this web site http://www.rbczephyrhills.com/. After our tour we headed back to our place for pizza and cards. We showed Mike and Pam how to play SOB. We played two games, Pam won one and Cheri won the other one. It was a great day spent with family and friends.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Gay Dec-10-10
7:08 AM |
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It was a couple of degrees warmer this morning which made me feel better. I went over to Dean and Betty’s this morning as they are thinking about putting in an electric fire place and wanted to know what I thought about it. They don’t have a lot of room for it but I think it will work out ok where they want to put it. We may go to Dade City tomorrow to double check the measurements. The weather report for today was lots of sun and a high of 70 degrees. So Bud, Jack and I decided to take a motorcycle ride. Although it was mostly cloudy but figured it would clear up like the weather report said. So we left at 10:30 am with a temp of 54 degrees. We took the long way to Ocala. Just before we got to Ocala it started to rain, nothing hard just enough to make it miserable. So we made a stop at Mc Donald’s for lunch and hot coffee. Then we headed to the north side of Ocala and stopped at the RV dealer where we bought our 5th wheel. I made an appointment for January 17th to have some warranty work done. It was after 4:00 pm before we got back. We finally saw the sun shining just before we got home and the high for the day turned out to be only 60 degrees. We rode 173 miles and still it was a nice ride even if the weather didn’t cooperate like it was suppose to. Cheri did some cleaning and laundry along with reading and watching TV.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Gay Dec-9-10
6:41 AM |
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It was another cool breezy day which was a little better than the last few days but still has a ways to go for my liking. We made a trip to Harbor freight to take back the torque wrench that I bought a week ago. I had paid $20 for it and today they had a sale on them for $12 so I took mine back for a refund and bought it again for $12. Saved myself some money right, well that is the way it was supposed to be but after Cheri and I got done it cost us a little over $100 to get out of the store, so much for saving money. On the way home we stopped to get our LP tank filled, with the cold weather it didn’t take long to empty the tank. And it looks like we will be using a lot next week also. Cheri took Grandma for her check up with the heart doctor this afternoon and everything was good and she doesn’t have to go back again until April. This evening we took Grandma, Carol, Ed and Loraine to the Wire Grass Shops to see the Christmas tree lighting. The tree lights go on and off and change colors to the music. They even had a snow machine spitting out snow while the music was playing. After we got everyone back home Cheri and I headed over to Mike and Pam’s. They had invited us over for a visit and some Christmas cheer. Ron and Sandy were also there. It was a fun evening with all our friends and family.
Jesus is the reason for the season.
Jesus is the reason for the season.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Gay Dec-8-10
6:27 AM |
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It is another cold day, enough said as it is cold all over the US and many have it much colder than we have it, we still don’t have to like it. It was another stay inside day of playing on the computer, reading and watching TV. Cheri worked on our Christmas letter and Christmas cards. We did go to a movie this afternoon to see The Next Three Days. It stars Russell Crowe and we thought it was a very good movie. It is about a man willing to break his wife out of prison in order to get her out of a murder conviction.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Gay Dec-7-10
6:43 AM |
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Cheri came out ready for the morning walk and I wimped out as it was 33 degrees and windy, long story short we didn’t walk this morning. The high for the day was 50 degrees and windy all day. Cheri took Grandma to the doctor for her B12 shot and them to Wal-Mart for a few things. I spent the morning working on the computer making some Christmas music CD’s. I got a call from Larry and Denise and Larry wanted me to go to their motor home and start the furnace as he was afraid of water pipes freezing. We weren’t aware that the furnace was shut off. So we walked down and got that going. I went back early this evening to check and make sure it was working ok. This evening was our last Life Group meeting and we had a pot luck supper; Cheri fixed a potato casserole and a peanut butter pie to take. We sure are going to miss the Tuesday night meetings. The new Life Groups don’t start until sometime in January. We didn’t get home until 10:30 pm and went straight to bed with the electric blanket on.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Gay Dec-6-10
7:19 AM |
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It was a cold walk this morning with a temp of 34 degrees and a high of 49 degrees, plus we had a stiff breeze. So after our walk we needed some extra coffee this morning. This morning at 8:00 am the tickets for the entertainment at the Strawberry Festival went on sale. So I ordered tickets for the Judd’s (The Last Encore) and tickets for Clint Black. The shows are on March 6th and 7th, I hope it is warmer than it was last year as we just about froze watching Julianne Hough. We made a trip to the post office to send out Christmas presents and there was a line that was backed up out the door, but it did move along pretty fast. Then we made a stop at Wal-Mart so I could pick up my medicine and I had to buy a new mouse for the computer as the old one died this morning. Wal-Mart was very busy, not a good place to be this time of the year. Cheri took Grandma for her doctor appointment and everything is good. Now that we have the new HD TV in the bedroom I ordered a HD receiver for it. The old set was not HD ready. I was going to reroute the cables to the new set and decided to wait until I get the new receiver.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Gay Dec-5-10
8:04 AM |
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The forenoon was pretty much like every other Sunday. We picked up Grandma along with Ed and Loraine and headed for early church. We got home around 11:30 am and Cheri fixed us a salad for lunch. We can’t get the Green Bay Packers game today, what a bummer that is. The day before yesterday our bedroom TV died. So we still had some Christmas shopping to do and decided to buy ourselves a new TV for the bedroom this afternoon. We headed out for Lakeland and stopped at Wal-Mart to see what they had. We didn’t like any of the TV’s that they had. The old one was a 19 inch and so that is what we were looking for or maybe a 22 inch. While were there Cheri pick up a Christmas present for Cece. Then we stopped at Best Buy to see what they had and found a 19 inch LED for $179, so to do some comparison shopping we went over to hhgregg to see what they had. They had one we almost bought but wanted to have the extended warranty and they wanted $80 for two years which was too much, also they don’t have any stores west of the Mississippi River. Because we travel and if we had a problem with it and we were out west we wouldn’t be able to get it fixed. Then we went to Sears and found nothing we liked there so it was back to Best Buy. We were looking at the 19 inch LED set when a salesman asks us if we had any questions. So we talked a while about the new LED verses the LCD. Being the LED is the latest technology we decided that’s what we wanted. Then I made the mistake and asked him if they had any 22 inch LED sets on sale, of course they did. We decided if we got a new TV mount that would swing we would have room for the 22 inch LED TV. So now I am excited, and told the salesman that we wanted the 22 inch. He checked and they didn’t have any more in stock. I asked him to check the other Best Buy store and they didn’t have any left. He also checked to see when they would be getting more in and it didn’t show any being shipped. Now I am really bummed out. The salesman said let me see what I can do. He came back and asked us if we would take the display model. He said it would come with the full warranty and the extended warranty was only $29 for four years verses $79 for two years over at hhgregg. I asked him if the mount was on sale and he said he would check and came back with a $25 discount on it. So the TV was marked down from $280 to $220 and then the salesman took off another $15 because it was the display model plus the $25 discount on the mount. Then we added the four year warranty that will replace the TV if anything happens to it. We felt the $29 for this was a good idea because we travel and it will get some shaking from traveling. Then I wanted to know if I could bring everything back if it didn’t fit and exchange it for the 19 inch. He said that wouldn’t be any problem. Yep I have heard that before and I asked him how I can be sure, he said because I am the store general manager. So with that we felt better and headed out the door with the new TV hoping that if would fit. I made a quick stop at Harbor Freight to pick up a quarter inch torque wrench. When we got home I went right to work on checking out to see if the mount and TV would fit and it turned out to be better fit than the old one was. I got it mounted and hooked up. All that is left to do is rerun the cables and dress things up, that’s my job for tomorrow. What a great day it was plus the Packers won.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Gay Dec-4-10
7:17 AM |
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It was another 37 degree morning and the ground was white with frost. There was no wind and it did get up to the low 60’s with a lot of sun. Our morning started out different than most mornings. We had our morning coffee, showered and got dressed before we took our morning walk. Today was the park wide yard sales and craft sale at the Rec Hall. So Cheri and I were out checking out the yard sales at 7:00 am. It wasn’t to start until 8:00 am but a lot of people had things already set out. Cheri bought some material at one stop for $1.00, than we bought 5 DVD movies for 25 cents each along with a portable DVD player for $10.00 and a new indoor/outdoor wireless thermometer for 25 cents. We drop off that stuff back at the 5th wheel and continued our walk. On another stop I bought a Craftsman skill saw with case for $12.00. I told Cheri it was her Christmas present, she didn’t think that was a good idea. On the way back to the 5th wheel we stopped at the Rec Hall to check out the crafts. Then we drove over to Golden Corral for breakfast. When we got back we went over to Grandma’s and she had been out riding around the park with Carol. We took the van and headed for New Port Richey for the main street craft sales and the evening boat parade. We were going to be near Hobby Lobby and Cheri wanted to stop and do some Christmas shopping for Cece. When we got to New Port Richey we walked the main street and checked out all the different crafts. Cheri found some jewelry that she bought which looked very nice and I got to help her pick out a couple of pieces. Then we went back to the van and watched one of the movies on the DVD player we bought this morning. It worked great and the movie we watch was Angels Fall which was very good. After the movie we walked over to a fish, vegetable, sandwich, and ice cream shop. We each had a bowl of homemade New England clam chowder. Then of course to finish things off we had to have ice cream. Then we walked over to the park with our chairs and waited for the boat parade which was very nice. There were between 25 and 30 boats. All decorated with lights and some even had bands playing music. It was a great evening and we got home around 9:30 pm. I took a few pictures of the murals on some of the building downtown and in the park along with a few of the boats that were in the parade. See album: New Port Richey. Click on this link http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels/NewPortRichey#
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Gay Dec-3-10
5:43 AM |
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It was a little warmer at 43 degrees this morning and a high of 63 degrees. The morning walk wasn’t as bad as yesterday as there wasn’t any wind this morning. We stayed home today and worked. Cheri did laundry and I cleaned out my cupboard and filed away papers I had collected and it turned out to be an all day project. It was late afternoon before I got outside again and that was to take a big bag of trash up to the dumpster. I am glad that we cancelled the motorcycle ride for today as it would have been only 49 degrees when we would have left for the ride. Tomorrow is the all park wide yard sales with crafts and lunch at the Rec Hall. We were going to set some stuff out for the sale and then being it’s going to be cold we are going to donate our stuff to the church for their spring yard sale. Dean and Betty came over for a visit and to play dominos. The first game went right down to the wire but we guys pulled it out for a win. The second game was a blow out as the girls won by over 300 points.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Gay Dec-2-10
7:09 AM |
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Gay Dec-2-10
I believe winter has arrived in Florida as it was down to 37 degrees this morning and a high of 59 degrees and windy today. After our cold morning walk and lots of coffee we called Larry and Denise to see if they wanted to go out to the flea market. They said they would walk up and go with us. Cheri and Denise had a lot of fun going through everything. It didn’t take Larry and me very long to walk through, although I did buy mitt with a long handle to clean the windshield on the inside of the truck and a new US flag. Larry didn’t find anything he couldn’t live without. On the way home we drove through a RV park that had a lot of sites for sale. It is a park where you own your own land. It was a very nice park but way out of our budget. Then Denise got a call that her father had passed away. So as soon as we got home they packed and took their truck and headed for Sudbury Ontario, a long 24 hour trip. This afternoon we went over to Grandma’s and played cards. Then we stopped by Ed and Loraine’s for a short visit. Then we walked down to Bud and Joyce’s. I wanted to tell Bud that I was cancelling our motorcycle ride for tomorrow. I decided it would be too cold for the ride as there will be many more warm days that we can ride. When we got home Cheri fixed us some nice hot Chicken Noodle soup. It really hit the spot on a cold day.
Jesus is the reason for the season
I believe winter has arrived in Florida as it was down to 37 degrees this morning and a high of 59 degrees and windy today. After our cold morning walk and lots of coffee we called Larry and Denise to see if they wanted to go out to the flea market. They said they would walk up and go with us. Cheri and Denise had a lot of fun going through everything. It didn’t take Larry and me very long to walk through, although I did buy mitt with a long handle to clean the windshield on the inside of the truck and a new US flag. Larry didn’t find anything he couldn’t live without. On the way home we drove through a RV park that had a lot of sites for sale. It is a park where you own your own land. It was a very nice park but way out of our budget. Then Denise got a call that her father had passed away. So as soon as we got home they packed and took their truck and headed for Sudbury Ontario, a long 24 hour trip. This afternoon we went over to Grandma’s and played cards. Then we stopped by Ed and Loraine’s for a short visit. Then we walked down to Bud and Joyce’s. I wanted to tell Bud that I was cancelling our motorcycle ride for tomorrow. I decided it would be too cold for the ride as there will be many more warm days that we can ride. When we got home Cheri fixed us some nice hot Chicken Noodle soup. It really hit the spot on a cold day.
Jesus is the reason for the season
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Gay Dec-1-10
7:56 AM |
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Wow!! It’s December already, I don’t know where November went. I hope December goes a little slower, only 24 more shopping days left to get your sweetie something for Christmas. I spent most of the morning getting the pictures we took yesterday off the camera and up loaded to our web album. We did go over to Wal-Mart as I needed to pick up my medicine and we also made a stop at the vegetable road side stand to get lettuce, broccoli, bananas, and watermelon. That should hold us for the rest of the week. It was only 63 degrees for a high today with a stiff breeze, had to have a jacket on. I did some cleaning on the motorcycle this afternoon. When we went for a ride Monday we got behind a truck that was hauling sand and the front of the bike looks like it was sand blasted. Not a good thing and now the nice shinny chrome is on the dull side. I don’t think there is any way to restore it. I also installed the temperature gauge I received in the mail yesterday, looks nice and matches the clock. Larry and Denise stopped by for a visit. Cheri gave Denise some material that she wasn’t going to use. Denise said she was going to do a practice quilt with the material. We spent the rest of the day reading and watching TV.
Jesus is the reason for the season.
Jesus is the reason for the season.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Gay Nov-30-10
9:54 AM |
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Cheri and I were up and on the road by 7:30 am heading to Orlando to visit the Holy Land Experience. We met Ron & Sandy and Mike & Pam (from our Life group) at 9:30 am in the Holy Land parking lot. The doors opened at 10:00 am and we were ready for the Holy Land Experience. There is no way I can put into words how it made us feel. It was a great experience and I recommend it a must see if you are ever in Orlando or anywhere near there. We watched shows and reenactments, everyone did an excellent job. We eat lunch at the Oasis Palms and then did more shows and reenactments. It was 6:30 pm before we left the Holy Land Experience. We had a short drive to Mimi’s for dinner. At 8:15 pm we said our goodbyes and headed for home. We arrived at home at 9:30 pm tired and very happy about our day in the Holy Land. It is an experience we will never forget. If you want to know more about our experience check out their web site at http://www.holyland-orlando.com/index.htm. I have uploaded pictures of our day. See album: The Holy Land Experience or Click here on http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Gay Nov-29-10
7:14 AM |
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Gay Nov-29-10
I had an appointment for my foot with the doctor at 8:45 am. My foot hadn’t improved any in the last week so he gave me another shot of cortisone and a pad in my shoe. He said I should stay off of it and put ice on it. Well when I got home I decided to put up the Christmas lights. I just got the Christmas reef up when Bud pulled up on the motorcycle and wanted to know if I wanted to go for a ride. Now I had to make a decision go for a motorcycle ride or put up Christmas lights. Well the doctor did say I shouldn’t be walking so I went for the motorcycle ride. We also had Gary Hilborn ride with us. He just got here this week from Michigan. We did an 81 mile ride over to New Port Richey and stopped at the Harley dealer. I managed to get away without buying anything. It turned out to be a great day for a ride. We got home a little after 3:00 pm. Gary liked the way Bud and I had our GPS mounted on the bike and wanted the information on how and where to order the mount and power hookup. So I stopped by his place and showed him on the computer where to buy everything including the GPS. Cheri wasn’t home so I went back to work on the Christmas lights. About 20 minutes later Cheri got home from shopping. After I finished with the lights we had a quick supper and went for our evening walk which took about an hour and half as we stopped along the way to talk to different people. We weren’t home very long when Larry and Denise stopped over for a visit and to see if I wanted to order anything for the motorcycle. So I had him order me a case of oil and three filters. By the time they left it was time to call it a night. What a great day to spend with friends.
I had an appointment for my foot with the doctor at 8:45 am. My foot hadn’t improved any in the last week so he gave me another shot of cortisone and a pad in my shoe. He said I should stay off of it and put ice on it. Well when I got home I decided to put up the Christmas lights. I just got the Christmas reef up when Bud pulled up on the motorcycle and wanted to know if I wanted to go for a ride. Now I had to make a decision go for a motorcycle ride or put up Christmas lights. Well the doctor did say I shouldn’t be walking so I went for the motorcycle ride. We also had Gary Hilborn ride with us. He just got here this week from Michigan. We did an 81 mile ride over to New Port Richey and stopped at the Harley dealer. I managed to get away without buying anything. It turned out to be a great day for a ride. We got home a little after 3:00 pm. Gary liked the way Bud and I had our GPS mounted on the bike and wanted the information on how and where to order the mount and power hookup. So I stopped by his place and showed him on the computer where to buy everything including the GPS. Cheri wasn’t home so I went back to work on the Christmas lights. About 20 minutes later Cheri got home from shopping. After I finished with the lights we had a quick supper and went for our evening walk which took about an hour and half as we stopped along the way to talk to different people. We weren’t home very long when Larry and Denise stopped over for a visit and to see if I wanted to order anything for the motorcycle. So I had him order me a case of oil and three filters. By the time they left it was time to call it a night. What a great day to spend with friends.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Gay Nov-28-10
6:04 AM |
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We were up at 4:00 am and on the road by 5:00 am to take Darren to the airport to catch his flight at 7:00 am. We hated to see him go as it was great having him here for a few days. We got back home at 6:30 am and then eat breakfast, showered and got ready for church. We had planned on getting up earlier and have breakfast out and then go to church. But we figured it would be better to just drop Darren off and come back home as we would have plenty of time, it work out great. We walked over to Grandma’s to wait for Ed and Lorraine to pick us up for church. After we got back from church Ed and Lorraine gave us the tour of their new Jacobsen home. It is very nice and they are excited about getting it set up so they can move in. We planned on watching the Packers play today and when I turned on the TV I didn’t have my west coast channels. I called Direct TV and found that they had disconnected them. I guess they had a lot of people that was getting the RV package that wasn’t suppose to have it any longer and disconnected them. Well for some reason we were one of them that got disconnected. They did some checking and found that we were supposed to have them. They reconnected us and we got the channels back about two minutes before the game started. It was a very good game and too bad that the Packers lost all because of a couple of mistakes. We did our evening walk before it got dark as it has been a while since we walked in the day light. Our evening ended early because we were both tired from being up early this morning.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Gay Nov-27-10
8:28 AM |
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This morning we went to Golden Corral for breakfast, it is the best and you can have anything you want for one low price. After breakfast we took a ride over to the airport to watch the sky divers. There was a high fog and they weren’t able to do any sky diving until all the fog lifted. We went back home to see what else we might do and Bud was just leaving our place and wanted to show me that he received the GPS mount for his motorcycle. He said he was going home to do the wiring to power up the GPS. After Bud left we decided to go bowling as it had been a couple of years since we have done any bowling. From the looks of the scores we had we should have stayed home. On the way home we stopped by Bud’s to see how he was doing on getting wiring done for the GPS. I gave him a better idea on how to tap into the wiring harness for the power. I ended up staying and helping him get the wiring done. While I was helping Bud Cheri and Darren went up to see Grandma. When I got done with Bud I headed up to Grandmas and they were playing cards, so I joined in the game. Later we all went over to our place to watch the Wisconsin Badgers win their football game. I gilled up a bunch of brats for supper. It was another great day to be with family.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Gay Nov-26-10
7:26 AM |
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I did something that I said I would never do and that was going shopping on Black Friday. We have been thinking about getting new cell phone as we have had ours for three years. I wanted Darren to be with us when we did make the change because he is up on that kind of stuff. We ended up getting new phones with the same calling plan we already have. We aren’t into the texting and don’t need to have instant e-mail or internet. After it was all said and done the upgrade to new phones and air card for the computer didn’t cost us anything, in fact we will be getting a 10% discount on our bill because we are members of a credit union. Then we went to Best Buy to get the 2nd and 3rd seasons of Dexter for only $15 each, regular $34. Then we went across the street to Home Depot to get the wrench that is supposed to take the place of 48 other wrenches. Well that didn’t work out as they were all sold out. So we headed back toward Zephyrhills and stopped at the Home Depot there and they had three of the wrenches left after I got mine and before I walked away the rest were taken. Then we dropped Cheri off at Wal-Mart so she could pick up a few groceries and Grandma’s medicine. Darren and I went and filled up the van with gas and a quick stop at Lowe’s to pick up some four watt light bulbs for a project I am trying to do, putting lights in the wine bottles that Cheri used in her craft project. We thought that they would look nice if we could have lights in them. I am not sure how it will come out, say tuned and I will let you know. Cheri called just as we were pulling into Wal-Mart to pick her up, great timing. When we got home and the van unloaded we went over to Grandma’s to play cards. Then Grandma came over to our place for supper. I grilled up some chicken and Cheri made a potato salad along with leftover grape salad from yesterday’s potluck. Grandma left at 6:30 pm to play cards down at the Rec Hall and we settled in to watch some of the second season of Dexter that we bought today.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Gay Nov-25-10
6:32 AM |
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I hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving. Ours was extra special because our son Darren is here with us. This morning Darren and I made a trip to Harbor Freight because I had a 25 percent off coupon which I used to buy an Oscillating Multifunction power tool. When we got back Darren started working on our new web page and spent most of the day getting it done. He has been working on it the last couple of weeks. So it is now up and on line and I still have a few things to do and I am sure there will be some more changes as we go forward. I want to thank Darren for all of his hard work setting it up. If anyone is interested in having a web page and want help just send Darren an e-mail darren@darrensharp.com . Grandma came over around 11:00 am and she and Cheri took our plates down to the Rec Hall for the Thanksgiving dinner at 1:00 pm. We also got phone calls from our daughters and granddaughter wishing us a happy Thanksgiving. After we got home from the Rec Hall Darren finished working on the web page and then we played cards with Grandma. Then at 6:30 pm we headed back down to the Rec Hall for a turkey sandwich and some dessert. It was after 7:00 pm when we got home and settled in for an evening of football. This day we are very thankful to have some of our family together and phone calls from the rest and thankful every day for having God in our lives.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Gay Nov-24-10
7:15 AM |
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I walked this morning with Cheri, it is the first time I have walked in a week. It sure felt good to be walking again. My foot is much better but I still have a ways to go, at least most of the burning sensation is gone. We needed groceries today and we knew things would be busy so after we got our walk done we headed over to Wal-Mart to get our shopping done. We were surprised how many people were there. Cheri did her weekly cleaning and I had some computer work that had to be done. Cheri had been looking through some of Denise’s quilting books that she has collected and found several things that I had to copy for her. Darren is flying in to spend Thanksgiving with us, how great is that? His plane arrives at 6:05 pm. We left for the airport at 3:15 pm to get ahead of the rush hour traffic; I don’t think we quite made it because I 275 was very busy. We each took a book along read while we waited in the cell phone lot. It is very nice with restrooms and there are two large boards showing the arrival times of the incoming flights. Instead of waiting for Darren to call us and have us pick him up at the pickup spot we drove to the short term parking and went inside to wait for him as we planned to eat TGF in the airport, that way all the rush hour traffic would be over with. We had a good trip back home and stopped to see Grandma for a little while before heading home. It is nice to have Darren here with us.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Gay Nov-23-10
9:23 AM |
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Today was a play day for me and Cheri. Bud, Larry and I left at 8:00 am for a motorcycle ride to Daytona Harley Davidson. It has the largest selection on new and used motorcycles in the world, it is a huge complex. Larry got the part numbers he wanted in order to get the painted parts for his new 2011 Ultra Limited Harley. Bud bought a new baseball cap. I didn’t buy anything there. Then we walk across the street to the Harley outlet store, we didn’t find anything that we couldn’t live without. Then we walked over to J&P Cycles. It is the World’s largest aftermarket motorcycle parts and accessories store. I have been looking for a rain suit and found what I was looking for without breaking the bank. So I was happy about getting that. After a quick late lunch at Burger King and filling the bikes with gas we were back on the road at 2:15 pm heading for home. We took a short break on the way back and ended up at home at 5:15 pm. It was a ride of 257 miles and a great day for it. Cheri and Denise went shopping and hit the quilt stores in the surrounding area as Denise is just starting to get into the quilting. So Cheri loved showing her the stores and shops. Denise did buy some patterns and kits to get started. This evening was our Life Group meeting and as always it was a great time. It was our last study session and we will have a potluck evening meal in a couple of weeks. This is a picture of the visitor we had by our window yesterday morning.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Gay Nov-22-10
5:13 AM |
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I had a doctor’s appointment at 8:30 am for my foot. It is much better than it was last week. I still have a ways to go. I got some shoe inserts that is supposed to help. I was back home by 9:00 am. Ed and Lorraine picked us up at 10:00 am to go over to Jacobsen Homes in Safety Harbor for a factory tour. It is about an hour and half drive west of Zephyrhills. They manufacture modular and mobile homes. This is where Ed and Lorraine’s new park model will be made. So Ed wanted to take a tour of the factory and he asked Cheri and me if we would be interested in going. We are always up for any type of factory tours. It was very interesting and we also went through all the display homes. We had a good time and then we stopped at Bob Evans for lunch on the way home. It was after 4:00 pm by the time we got home. Cheri and I walked down to see Larry and Denise to see if Larry was going to go for a motorcycle ride with Bud and me tomorrow. He said he was going and Cheri and Denise made plans for tomorrow. When I got home I took the motorcycle out and filled it up with gas so I would be ready to leave at 8:00 am in the morning. Of course it being Monday we had to watch Dancing with the Stars. We thought that they all did a very good job of dancing. It was a great day to spend with friends. I have uploaded pictures of the factory tour. See album: Jacobsen Factory Tour or click on http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels/JacobsenFactoryTour#
Monday, November 22, 2010
Gay Nov-21-10
6:19 AM |
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This Sunday was pretty much the same as last Sunday. Ed and Lorraine picked us up along with Grandma to go to church. After church Grandma came over to watch the Packers play as she could get the game. We enjoyed watching them beat the Vikings. Then Bud stopped over with his motorcycle and had problems with the new mirrors. He couldn’t get them adjusted high enough to see behind. We did some readjusting on the brake reservoir which took care of the problem. Then he took a short ride and was back saying everything was good. I spent the rest of the afternoon watching the last NASCAR Race for the season. It was a very interesting race, a lot of different things happened all through the race that could of made a big difference in the way it ended.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Gay Nov-20-10
6:34 AM |
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I went right to work this morning putting the new mirrors on the motorcycle. I had to modify the chrome cover on the master cylinder to make the right hand mirror fit. Once again the Dremel tool came to the rescue. After I got done I took Bud’s mirrors down to him. He was in the middle of putting up Christmas lights around the front of the Rec hall and main entrance, he said that he got volunteered to help. I told Cheri we needed to go for a motorcycle ride so I could see how the new mirrors worked. So we did a 60 mile ride and stopped at a new place called On Q for lunch. Cheri had read about it in the paper and wanted to try it. Cheri had a pulled pork platter and I had the rib platter, it was very good. We eat outside on an open air patio. What made it even better was that the TV was on and we could watch the Wisconsin Badgers play. We got home around 1:30 pm. I turned on the TV and watched the rest of the Badger game. It was another big win for them. Then we walked over to Grandma’s to see if she was going to church with us and she wasn’t home so we went on down to Ed and Lorraine’s to see if they would drive to church because we figured Grandma would want to go to church in the park. Ed said they would drive and pick us up. While we were visiting we saw Grandma go home so we stopped to see her and she said she was going to church with us. Cheri got a call that her quilts were done and she would be home at 7:00 pm. So at 6:45 pm we headed out to pick them up. They came out very nice. As soon as Cheri gets the binding on them I will post pictures of them. It was another great day in the neighborhood.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Gay Nov-19-10
6:53 AM |
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Not much going on today. Cheri did her cleaning and laundry, she also cleaned out the refrigerator and freezer. I restrung two day night shades and did some internet searching for Bud to find the motorcycle mount like the one I have. Then I took the information down to him and he showed me the new GPS he bought. It is very nice and a better one than I had priced for him. Then it was back to our place to see if it would fit in the mount that I have. We will have to do a little modification for the power cord. So he was going to order the parts this afternoon. I checked over the truck to see what it’s going to take to install the Banks power pack for more horse power and it going to be a bigger job than I thought. Not sure if I want to tackle it before Thanksgiving. Darren is coming next week for Thanksgiving and I don’t want to be in the middle of that project. This evening we went to see the movie Morning Glory. It was a cute movie and we enjoyed it. We would recommend it as a good movie to see. While we were at the movie my new mirrors for the motorcycle came so tomorrow I will get them installed. Weather wise it was a very nice day with a high of 77 degrees and no humidity.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Gay Nov-18-10
7:20 AM |
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Cheri has been doing her morning walk and it doesn’t feel right that I can’t go. Although my foot is feeling some better. Maybe I can get back to walking next week. I our neighbors came in yesterday from Wisconsin so we went over to visit for a while and welcome them back for the winter. I worked on the front cap of the 5th wheel doing some waxing and it didn’t come out very well. I had some wax with a cleaner in it and I guess I didn’t use enough elbow grease. I think I tried to do too big of an area at a time. Well it got too hot and so I quit and will work on it tomorrow. Bud stopped by and decided he wants a GPS for his motorcycle and the mount like I have on ours. So I did some checking and found the GPS at Radio Shack for $115.00 a great price for the Garmin 255WT. So he was going over to pick it up. I don’t remember where I got the mount and will have to do some internet searching to find it. I had to pick up my prescription from my primary doctor and take it over to the doctor where I got the hearing test so it can be paid for by Medicare. We took the motorcycle and also made a stop at Penney’s to return the sample of blinds that we were thinking about getting for the 5th wheel to replace the day/night shades. It was going to be over $1000.00 and decided I can restring a lot of shades for $1000.00. Just as we were leaving the park Cheri heard someone yell for us. I saw a motor home setting in front of the office. It was our friends from Ontario that we did some motorcycle riding with last winter. They are going to be here for a month and then will move to Orlando for a couple of weeks and then they are going to Texas for the rest of the winter. This evening we were invited over to Dean and Betty’s to play dominos. I also fixed their answering machine. Dean said it only worked once and now it won’t answer any calls. After doing some checking it turned out to be the telephone that was the problem. It was funny because the phone worked Ok but when it was plugged into the answering machine the answering machine wouldn’t answer the calls. They had two other phones and we plug one of them into the answering machine and everything worked like it was suppose to. It was another great day in the neighborhood.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Gay Nov-17-10
6:46 AM |
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Cheri and I were up very early this morning, Cheri with a headache and me just up early. I had an appointment over in Wesley chapel for a hearing test at 9:15 am. Being we were both up early we decided to go out for breakfast. There is a new restaurant in town and decided we should check it out. It was pretty good. We left early for my appointment as the traffic can be pretty bad, turned out the traffic was very light and arrived a half hour early. We each had a book along to read while we waited. The hearing tests showed that I was boarder line for average speech and all the high frequencies are gone. Now I have to wait for the VA appointment. Cheri wanted to do some Christmas shopping at Wiregrass Shops. We spent the rest of the day shopping and I did get a chance to go to Home Depot and Lowe’s, so that made my day. I am not much of a shopper as I know what I want and go after it and then I am ready to go home, but today I enjoyed shopping with Cheri.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Gay Nov-16-10
5:58 AM |
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Cheri did her morning walk and I of course didn’t go, I really miss not doing it. Hopefully next week I can get back to walking. The foot felt a little better today. Cheri went over to Grandma’s and took her to do some errands and to Wal-Mart to get some groceries, Cheri also picked up some things we needed. I on the other hand got to play today, Bud and I left at 9:30 am under very cloudy conditions for a 160 mile motorcycle ride. We headed northeast to Leesburg Harley to take back the mirrors I bought there. I returned them because I found them on line for $30.00 less and that included shipping. It is getting harder for Bud and I to find roads that we haven’t been on before, but we ventured farther north and picked up a road that we hadn’t rode on before. By the time we left Leesburg the sun finally broke through the clouds, making it a very nice ride. The hood I made for the GPS worked out and now it is much easier to read although it’s not like being in the car with it. We stopped for lunch at a Subway shop, thought it was time for a change from our burger joints we have been stopping at. We got home around 2:30 pm. This evening was our Life Group meeting and Cheri made a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting to take for dessert. It was another great night learning all the amazing things God can do for us. When we got home we watched the Dancing with the Stars results show, another big disappointment. It’s not how good you dance; it’s how popular a person is.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Gay Nov-15-10
5:56 AM |
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No morning walk as I had a doctor’s appointment at 8:00 am. I am having a problem with my foot with a burning sensation from the ball of my foot up through the toes when I walk. I got to the doctor’s office at 7:45 am to turn in the paper work I filled out because I was a new patient. Then it was almost 9:00 am before I got to see the doctor. The problem turned out to be I have a bunion coming on the side of my big toe and it making the toe turn in on the other toes and the pressure is causing the pain. He gave me a shot between the toes and a wedge to put between the big toe and the one next to it, also a pad behind the ball of the foot. I have to go back next Monday and no morning or evening walks. On the way home I stopped and filled up the van with gas. When I got home Cheri was washing windows and so I did the ones on the outside. Then I did some cleaning on the motorcycle. I had wanted to make some kind of hood to put over the GPS on the motorcycle to shade it from the sun; it’s hard to see when the sun is shining. So I made a trip over to Radio Shack and bought a project box and then went to Lowe’s to get some stainless steel fasteners to hold it on the GPS mount. I cut out the side of the box and mounted it to the GPS mount. I thought it came out pretty good. It will get the test it tomorrow as Bud and I are heading out for a ride. Cheri got a call from the quilter and said her quilts will be done by the end of the week; she is excited to see how they come out. I gilled up some hamburgers and pork chops on the grill for supper. We also had fresh corn on the cob. We settled in for an evening of TV, watching Dancing with the Stars. Everyone did a great job of dancing, going to be interesting to see who gets voted off tomorrow night.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Gay Nov-14-10
6:24 AM |
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We didn’t get a chance to walk this morning as we went to early church. We picked up Grandma, Ed and Loraine at 9:15 am and headed for church. On the way home from church we made a stop at the road side stand and got some corn on the cob, watermelon, lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli and cucumbers. That should take care of us for a few days. Ed and Loraine had never stopped here before and they also bought a few things. When we got home I ordered pizza from Papa John’s. I forgot to have it delivered so I left to go and get it and I saw Bud out cleaning his motorcycle, so I stopped and now have a motorcycle ride set up for Tuesday. The timing was right for picking up the pizza as it was just coming out of the oven when I got there. Because we have been trying to drop a few pounds it has been a couple of months since we have had pizza, sure did taste good. We also had the rest of the pizza for supper. I finished up getting the stakes done for Cheri’s craft project and set them out in the lawn. Then it was time to watch the NASCAR Race. I have up loaded pictures of Cheri’s craft project along with pictures of the visitors we had the other day. See album: Cheri’s crafts or click on http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels/CheriSCrafts#
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Gay Nov-13-10
5:54 AM |
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After I got my Saturday work done Cheri and I went to the flea market over by the airport. There weren’t very many vendors, we found out the best days are Tuesday and Thursday. Cheri did find some jewelry to buy, she is a big spender I think she spent three dollars. While we were there we watched the sky divers come down. I never get tired of watching them come down, if all goes well next spring I am going to take the plunge. We got home near noon and was time for lunch and the Wisconsin Badgers football game against Indiana. Half way through the third quarter the Badgers were ahead by several points so we went over to Grandma’s to play cards. Grandma won both games. Then we went down to Ed and Lorraine’s to tell them we would pick them up for church in the morning. When we got home I check the Badger score and they won 83 to 20, it was a blow out. We had barbeque spare ribs for supper. Cheri had them cooking in the crock pot all day so it smelled good in the trailer. I worked on Cheri’s craft project and got the gluing done and I should be able to finish them up tomorrow and have pictures for you.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Gay Nov-12-10
7:28 AM |
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Since I played most of the day yesterday it was a work day for me today. I mowed five lawns, ours and the neighbor on each side of us and then over to Grandma’s to do hers, then over to Dean & Betty’s and did theirs. While I was doing the lawns Cheri took the van and went to Wal-Mart to pick up Grandma’s medicine and a few groceries. We both got back home about the same time. When we picked up the van this morning we did stop over to see Dean & Betty, we talked Dean for a little while and missed Betty as she was already out grocery shopping. They just arrived from the north late yesterday afternoon. After lunch I needed to get a tank of LP and then we went to Lowe’s to get some stakes to put in the ground so we can display Cheri’s latest craft project. I hope to get that done tomorrow and will post some pictures. We were going to meet some of our life group this evening and go to see the move Morning Glory. So at 3:30 pm we headed over to Golden Corral for an early supper. Then we headed down towards Tampa to meet at the theater at 6:30 pm. We were early so we did some shopping, Cheri went to Michael’s and I went to Best Buy. Then we got to the theater 15 minutes early and didn’t see any of our group. I even looked through the doors into the lobby and didn’t see anyone. We waited until 6:45 pm. Cheri and I decided that we must be at the wrong theater and left for home. Will be got down the road a ways and got a call from Sandy wondering where we were at. We explained that we must have been at the wrong theater. Well as it turned out we were at the right one and I just didn’t see them in the lobby. It was too late for us to go back so we head on home and settled in for an evening of TV.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Gay Nov-11-10
6:56 AM |
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It is Veterans Day so let’s all take time to say a prayer for all the veterans as they fight for our freedom as well as freedom for other counties. Bud and I took a motorcycle ride today. We waited until 10:00 am so it could warm up some. We headed south to the Harley dealer in Bradenton where Bud bought a new shirt. Then we headed east to Zolfo Springs and then north back to Zephyrhills. We made on other stop at Harbor Fright (the man’s store) in Lakeland. While we were there I heard a woman say I can’t find my husband, which shows it really is a man’s store. Bud bought a new saw/sander. We got home near 4:00 pm. It was a great 187 mile ride and the weather was perfect. Cheri stayed home and had a quite day for herself, spent most all day reading and searching on the internet. I was surprised that she didn’t go shopping.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Gay Nov-10-10
7:38 AM |
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I did some internet searching and found the mirrors I bought yesterday for $30 less than I paid for them. So I ordered them and will take back the ones I bought at the Harley Dealer. I was telling Bud about them and he had me order a set for his motorcycle. I worked all day on the truck installing the fuel filter for the auxiliary fuel tank. After I got done with the install I had to go and put in some fuel as the auxiliary tank was empty and I want to make sure I didn’t have any leaks. Well everything works great, no leaks. I should explain how it works; it filters the fuel coming from the auxiliary fuel tank as it is pumped into the trucks main tank. It will save me a ton of money as the filters for the tank are only $12 and the main filter on the truck is $60. Cheri worked on her dish and wine bottle project. I will upload pictures of them when she finishes them. I also ordered the Banks EconoMind diesel tuner for the truck. It will give me an additional 75 hp and 200 lbs of torque at the real wheels. I am excited about getting it and hoping that it does what is says it will do. It was another perfect day in the neighborhood with a high of 81 degrees and low humidity. It was after 6:00 pm when we took our evening walk, already dark out. We see more people are coming in everyday. Boy you sure can see as when we are out and about the traffic here in Zephyrhills has doubled. I have uploaded pictures of the fuel filter see album Truck Auxiliary Fuel Filter or click on //picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels/TruckAuxiliaryFuelFilter
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Gay Nov-9-10
6:25 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was 46 degrees again this morning and a high of 79 degrees and no wind. I called Bud to see if he wanted to go for a motorcycle ride today and said let’s do it. We waited until 10:00 am so it could warm up a little. We took the back roads to Clermont and stopped at the Harley dealer for a cup of coffee. I bought a speedometer gauge hood and an oil kit to lube the throttle cable. Then we headed toward Leesburg to make a stop at the Harley dealer. We made a stop on the way at Mc Donald’s for lunch. I purchased some new mirrors with the blind spot mirrors built in. We made one more stop at a RV outlet as Bud wanted to check on some paneling for their park model. It was 4:00 pm by the time we got home. Cheri took Grandma for her B-12 shot and then in the afternoon to the heart doctor for her appointment. That took most all the afternoon. This evening was our Life Group meeting. Our lesson tonight was on Radical Love. How we should turn the other cheek and go the extra mile. It was a good lesson and I did get a new understanding on what it means and what to do. When we got home we watched the Dancing with the Stars results show. Once again they didn’t vote out Bristol Palin. Several people that were much better than her have been voted out, it’s not right.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Gay Nov-8-10
6:39 AM |
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It was 46 degrees this morning and a high of 72 degrees. It was nice walking this morning, clear and no wind. I had an appointment in Dade City at the VA office to file a claim for hearing lost in the Navy. The guy told me it would take about six months to get meeting with an answer. First I have to get a copy of my military records which may take 4 or 5 weeks. Then I go back to the VA office to file the claim and then wait for an appointment. Cheri found a couple of new restaurants in Dade City that she wanted to stop at for lunch. The first one was closed on Mondays and the other one we went to was in an antique store. I guess I should have seen that coming. Cheri was in heaven looking around in the store before we had lunch. She found another plate for her craft project. While we were having lunch in walked Mike and Pam Gregory, what a surprise, so they joined us for lunch. They are in our Life Group and they were one of the couples we had pie with after church last night. We sat there for another two hours visiting, what a nice time we had. Then it was time to say goodbye and for us to go to Wal-Mart to pick up medicine for me and a few groceries. By the time we got home it was too late to start and new projects so we just chilled out for the rest of the afternoon. I fired up the grill this evening to cook some pork chops, along with some more fresh corn on the cob. Then it was time to settle in for an evening of Dancing with the Stars.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Gay Nov-7-10
6:37 AM |
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It was 43 degree this morning but got up to 64 degrees which was better than yesterday. Also it wasn’t quit as windy and actually it was quite nice if you stayed in the sun and out of the wind. We had our last New Believers Class this morning. Cheri and I learned a lot and it has given us a great start on our path to be a better Christian. After lunch we went over to Grandma’s to play cards and while we were there Nikki called and gave us an update on Coz. They were just waiting for doctor to release him from the hospital. It was good news, after doing more tests there wasn’t any blood clot. The doctors said that it was a torn muscle in his diaphragm. He is to go home and rest and take Tylenol for the pain. Thank you for all of you that prayed for Coz. Prayer is a very powerful thing. We all need to spend more time talking to God. We had a Church meeting this evening and afterwards two couples from our Life Group went out for pie and conversation. It was near 9:00 pm when we got home. I was recording the Packer game so Cheri and I sat down and watched that. It is always a big game when the Packers play the Cowboys and for years the Cowboys always won, well not tonight. The Cowboys had all kinds of problems and the Packer capitalized on all of them. It was a sweet win for the Packers. It was midnight before it was over and I was on a high and had trouble getting to sleep.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Gay Nov-6-10
5:50 AM |
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It was only 44 degrees this morning. We dressed for the morning walk and headed out to find the wind was strong and just too cold so we cut our morning walk short. We picked up the van from Grandma’s so we would have it to go and clean in the church this morning. We left at 9:00 am to clean the church. It took us 2 ½ hours to get that job done. Then we went to Target so Cheri could look for the colored plates, no luck there. So we made a stop at the Big Top Flea Market. Guess what, yep she found some colored plates. So now she can start work on the craft project. It was 1:30 pm before we got home. We had a very late lunch and then settled in for the rest of the afternoon reading and watching TV. It was windy all day and only got up to 61 degrees for the high. We got a call from Nikki that Coz went to the emergency this evening with bad chest pains and are doing tests. They said that his heart is ok but they think he might have a blood clot in his lungs. He has been admitted to the hospital. They are monitoring him and will do more tests in the morning. Please keep him in your prayers.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Gay Nov-5-10
5:54 AM |
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It was 54 degrees this morning and windy, made for a cool morning walk. We had a high of 70 degrees and windy all day. Bud and I planned a motorcycle ride for today, but a phone call took care of that. There will be many more nice days to ride without going on a cool windy day. We found out at that there is a new Hobby Lobby store over in New Port Richie, guess what Cheri wanted to do, yep your right. At 10:00 am we headed out to New Port Richie. The store has only been open for a short time and was it ever busy. Cheri couldn’t find the plates she was looking for there and said she wanted to go to Target. So as we left the parking lot we see an Applebee’s and it was time for lunch so we pulled in and had our usual soap and salad. Then I checked the GPS and found that Target was only 2 ½ miles away. Well when we got there the building was closed up and for rent. So we headed for home and decided to go to Target another day. We got home around 3:00 pm and stopped by Grandma’s to see how she was doing and to leave the van for her so she could go down to the Rec Hall this evening to play cards. I spent the rest of the afternoon on the computer doing some quilting lessons from the new software I installed yesterday. So I have learned a little more about it. We didn’t do our evening walk because it was very windy and cool.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Gay Nov-4-10
6:05 AM |
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It started raining around midnight and had a couple of thunder boomer come through, otherwise it was a nice soaking rain which we needed badly. It has been over month since we have had a good rain. I heard on TV the other day that Oct was one of the driest on record. It quit raining around 6:00 am so were able to do our morning walk; shortly after we got done it started raining again. It rained off and on all day which turned out to be a day of inside work or play. Cheri gave me a much needed haircut this morning. We did take a ride to the foot doctor so I could pick up the paper work I need to have filled out for my appointment on the 15th. Cheri needed to stop at Wal-Mart to take back some clothes he bought and didn’t like after she got them home and tried them on. Then a stop at Lowe's to pick up a new light switch for the light over recliners. Last night when we got ready to go to bed the light switch broke and I couldn't turn off the light so I had to take out the blubs.We were back home by 11:30 am. The quilting software I order came so I loaded it into the computer and played with it this afternoon. It is going to take a while to learn on to use it but should be able to design some pretty neat quilts. There are a lot of build in lessons to do to help me understand how things work. I also got the light fixed. This evening we were invited over to Grandma’s to play dominos along with Rick and Janis. The girls gave Rick and I a good whipping, we only went out 2 out of 13 times.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Gay Nov-3-10
6:08 AM |
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We didn’t have any plans for today so after our morning walk we were taking our time getting around. Well that all changed at 9:15 am when a knock came at the door. It was Bud wanting to know if I wanted to go for a motorcycle ride today. Well there is no way I could turn that down. So I quickly got showered and was ready to leave at 10:00 am. We headed south to the Harley dealer in Brandon and then rode over to Lakeland for lunch a Mc Donald’s. Then it was time to make a stop at the Lakeland Harley dealer. I check to see what it would cost to have the 20,000 mile check up on my bike. I got a quote of $450.00 and if I wanted the oil change in the front forks that would be an additional $350.00. Plus if I have them put on two new tires that would be another $500.00. It looks like it’s time for me to get back to doing my old mechanical work. We made one more stop at the RV dealer so I could pick up some white headed screws for the 5th wheel. I have some broken screws to replace plus I want to add some additional screws around the front cap. It was around 3:30 pm when we got home. It was a very nice 100 mile ride. Cheri arrived home just as I was unlocking the door. She had been over to Grandma today and took her to the bank and to have her hair cut, and then they went out for lunch. Cheri also did some other shopping, still looking for the plates to use in her craft project. This evening we took our evening walk and made several stops to talk to people and welcome them back for the winter. It was after 7:00 pm before we got home.
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