Friday, November 30, 2012
Gay Nov-29-12
6:24 AM | 
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Cheri and I dropped off the motorcycle at the bike shop here in Zephyrhills at 9:00 am for a new rear tire. They said that it would take about an hour and half to get done. On the way back into the park I dropped Cheri off at Marlene and Norm’s as Marlene was going to show her how to do a different type of appliqué that she could use on the quilt wall hanging she is doing. I went the work on installing the shed skirting. I got it about half done and with any luck I should be able to finish it tomorrow. Later this afternoon Cheri and I went with Ed and Lorraine to pick up a curio cabinet that they got at a second hand shop, it looks very nice. It was 4:15 pm and we hadn’t heard anything on the motorcycle so we drove over to check on it. When we walked in they said that is was just about done and would only be a few minutes so I told Cheri to go on home. Well the few minutes turned into a little over an hour. Let’s see, I dropped it off at 9:00 am and were told that it would take about an hour and half and it would be done. It is now 5:30 pm and they just got done. They didn’t start on it until late this afternoon. I wasn’t a happy camper and probably won’t be going back there for any work. The funny thing is I told Cheri this morning I was going to wait while they did it, good thing I didn’t. Cheri went to Wal-Mart to pick up Grandma’s medicine and some shampoo for me.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Gay Nov-28-12
6:30 AM |
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Cheri took Grandma to her eye doctor’s appointment this morning and then to pick up medicine for her at Wal-Mart. This afternoon Cheri worked on her quilt hanging which is looking really nice. I played all day with a motorcycle ride that left at 10:00 am. Bud, John, Butch, and I rode to Plant City and stopped at a motorcycle shop where I checked on the price for a rear tire. They wanted almost as much as the Harley dealer. Then we headed on to Bradenton where we eat lunch at McDonalds and a stop at the Harley dealer. We got home at 4:00 pm and had put on 203 miles, I even found a couple of roads that we hadn’t been on before. It was a very nice ride although the weather changed around 3:00 pm and had to stop to put on a sweat shirt. So far the weather has been really nice since we have been here, low humidity.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Gay Nov-27-12
7:41 AM |
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Cheri gave me a much needed hair cut this morning, good job to have done before taking a shower so I don’t have to itch from the cut hair. Cheri worked on her quilt hanging until it was time to go to her quilt gathering at 1:00 pm. I went to Lowe’s to get the rest of the materials in needed for the shed skirting, yes your right it does seem like I go to Lowe’s every day. I guess I can only think one project at a time. Any way I got the starter strip done. This evening was our Life Group Gathering and Ron & Sandy, Mike & Pam, and we met at Scotland Yards for wings before the gathering started. I didn’t make a pig of myself this time and had some wings to bring home for later. It was another great Life Group Gathering, still working through the book of Acts. When we got home we settled in to watch the final Dancing with the Stars. Cheri was happy with who won.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Gay Nov-26-12
7:28 AM |
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Ted and Gaby came down around 9:00 am to say their goodbyes as Cheri had to take Grandma for her 10:00 am doctor’s appointment and didn’t want to miss her. I worked on putting the Biker Barn together. Cheri got back around 11:15 am and said Ted and Gaby hadn’t left and was going to come back down before they pulled out. It sure was good seeing and having them here for a couple of days. Hopefully it won’t be so long before we get together again. After lunch I went back to work on the Biker Barn and Cheri started working on a quilted wall hanging. I had to make a trip to Lowe’s to get some fasteners to fasten the Biker Barn to the concrete, don’t want to have to worry about it blowing away in a strong wind. I got done around 3:30 pm and decided I was done for the day and sat down in the lawn chair to enjoy the nice weather. Well that didn’t last very long, I just can’t sit still without doing something. So while I was sitting I worked on one of the solar lights that weren’t working, no luck with that. I did call and made an appointment to get a new tire installed on the motorcycle for Thursday. Around 4:00 pm Cheri also quit for the day. I fixed us a drink as we relaxed for a while before supper.
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| Biker Barn |
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| Biker Barn |
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| Done, time to clean up the mess |
Monday, November 26, 2012
Gay Nov-25-12
7:26 AM |
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Friday I told Grandma that we weren’t going to church because Ted and Gaby were going to be here. So Carol asked her if she wanted to go to church here in the park, she said that would be good. Well yesterday afternoon Ted and Gaby wanted to go to church with us. So after church today we came back to the park and got Grandma and we all went to Golden Corral for lunch. It was the first time we have been there since we have returned to Florida. As usual we eat too much, there buffet is the best. When we got back we dropped Grandma off at home and then Ted and I sat and visited while Cheri and Gaby went shopping. When Cheri and Gaby got home we went up to their 5th wheel and Ted grilled up some chicken and pork chops for supper. We showed Ted and Gaby some of our Alaska pictures and told them that they should take the caravan trip to Alaska, think we may have planted a seed. Later we came back to our place and we taught Ted and Gaby how to play SOB. They liked the game and will be teaching their family how to play. After Ted and Gaby left we watched the Packers play, what a disgrace it was. The Giants played like a top notched team. It was a great day that God made for us to spend with close friends.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Gay Nov-24-12
7:02 AM |
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This morning I rode down to the motorcycle shop that Bud told me about last night, found out that they aren’t open on Saturdays. So on the way back I filled the bike up with gas, now I am ready for the next ride. Cheri was busy getting things ready for Ted and Gaby’s visit. They are coming in from Orlando where they spent a week with their kids and grandkids. We go back over 45 years as Ted was my best man when Cheri and I got married. I did a little work around the shed, moved the last two tie downs so now it’s ready to start putting the skirting around it. I am excited about getting my biker barn and checked on the internet and they said it would be delivered the next business day. About an hour later the FedEx truck pulled up with the biker barn. Ted and Gaby arrived around 12:30 pm. After they got set up I grilled up some hamburgers for a late lunch. We sat outside and had a great time catching up as it has been a couple of years since we have been together. This evening we took them over to the Wiregrass Shops to see the Christmas tree with the lights dancing to the music. Then we went to Penny’s as Gaby had a couple of things she wanted and Cheri wanted a picture frame that she had seen when she and Pam went shopping, well no more picture frame like the one she wanted. After penny’s we walked over to Wood Fired Pizza. It was the first time we have been there and weren’t that impressed with what we had. I guess we should have had the brick oven pizza and instead of the wood fired pizza. We like our pizza with a more done crust. We ordered extra toppings and the waiters said do you know that extra toppings are $2.50 each and Cheri said no they are $1.75 each. Cheri showed him on her menu and I looked at mine and it said $2.50 each. The waiter went and got the owner and showed him, he said that it was an old menu and the toppings were 2.50 each. We weren’t happy and told him so. When we were about done eating he came back and said that our drinks were on him. We also told him about the crust and he explained the different in wood fire and brick oven pizza. All in all it was another great day that God made for us.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Gay Nov-23-12
7:52 AM |
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It was a busy day. I did something I have never done before; Cheri had me up at 5:00 am for Black Friday. Cheri had a flyer from Joann Fabrics that had a sewing machine table on sale. So we headed out for Lakeland. When we got to Joann Fabrics it was about 5:45 am and there were around 25 people ahead of us and about that many behind us when the store opened. Cheri got the table she wanted and by 6:15 am we were on our way home. When we got back to Zephyrhills we stopped at Golden Corral for breakfast, we arrived there at 6:40 am and I told Cheri they don’t open until 7:00 am. We had the paper along with us so we sat in the car and read the paper until 7:00 am, we walked up to the door and the sign said they don’t open until 7:30 (my mistake). So we headed down to Sunrise Eatery, the first time we have been out for breakfast since we have returned to Florida and it wasn’t that good. When we got home I got the sewing machine table set up and nothing to assemble, how great is that and I don’t have to build one now, plus we saved over 100 dollars. After we got showered and dressed Cheri started doing laundry and I got the dirt put around the concrete patio after the forms were removed. Then I got ready for the 10:00 am motorcycle ride with Bud and John. We rode over to Clermont and made a stop at the Harley dealer and then to Lakeland to the Harley dealer. I got a price on a new rear tire and the price at the Lakeland dealer was 80 dollars cheaper, pays to shop around. Cheri wasn’t happy when I got home as she was going to go get some groceries and I had the van keys with me. So we headed out to get groceries and we made a stop at the mobile home store and end up buying everything we need to put skirting around the shed. We also checked out the motorcycle shop where I got new tires for the bike a couple years ago, well they have gone out of business. This evening we ready to go up to Dean and Betty’s to play dominos when Bud stopped in to tell me about a new motorcycle shop in Zephyrhills where I can get the motorcycle tire cheaper then at Lakeland, something to check out tomorrow. Cheri and Betty won both games of dominos.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Gay Nov-22-12
5:43 PM |
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Happy Thanks Giving to everyone, take time to pray how blessed we are to live in a country where we have our freedom. Our morning was no different than any other morning. We did our morning walk and workout. Then coffee, read the paper, more coffee, watch the news, eat breakfast and had more coffee. Ok now it’s time for showers and getting dressed for the day. I watered down the new concrete and then took our place setting down to the Rec Hall for the big Thanks Giving potluck. The park furnishes the turkey, dressing, and potatoes and everyone brings a dish to pass. Nikki called us to wish us a happy Thanks Giving and then we called Darren and visited with him. At 12:45pm we picked up Grandma and headed down for the potluck. There were around 120 people for the potluck. After dinner we play a game of SOB with Grandma. When we got home I watered down the concrete again and then we tried to watch some TV, no luck with that as we both fell asleep (too much good food). After we both had a nice nap we were ready to watch some TV.
Gay Nov-21-12
8:04 AM |
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I was up before 5:00, I needed to get my morning walk and workout done, shower, and breakfast all before 7:00 am because the people that are going to pour the concrete are starting at 7:00 am. I was ready for them and they arrived about 7:15am. Cheri wouldn’t get up at 5:00 am with me so she skipped the morning walk and workout. It was different for me just to be watching someone else doing the work, not use to that. We also had an appointment to have our lawn sprayed at 9:00 am. The appointment was made a few days ago. So when he got here the lawn was full of trucks. He also had to spray Grandma’s lawn plus Paul and Bev’s. We talked for a bit and he said that he would go and do their lawns and come back around 3:00 pm to do ours, nice of him to make another trip. Cheri headed out at 8:30 am for the grocery store to get groceries for us and Grandma. By 2:00 pm the concrete work was all done and looks great and the lawn service was back a little after 3:00 pm, love it when a plan come together. Cheri fixed some of the halibut I caught up in Alaska. It is the first we have had and it was really good. After supper we went to Lowes to check on skirting for the shed. I was pretty sure what I want to use but after checking out how much it was going to be we decided to go for plan B which was the regular mobile home skirting which Lowes doesn’t carry. On the home we made a stop at DQ to treat ourselves to a butter finger Blizzard. I have uploaded pictures of the concrete work. Click on this link http://picasaweb.google.com/sharpstravels and then click on album: Concrete Patio.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Gay Nov-20-12
8:32 AM |
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I had a motorcycle ride planned for today but one of our group couldn’t make it so now we are planning to go on Friday. It was probably a good thing as I was able to get the water installed to the shed today. I did have to make another trip to Lowes for a couple of fitting as I change my design a little. It’s a good thing that Lowes is so close by. I just got done when the guy that is going to do our concrete work came and said that they were going to do the concrete work tomorrow. That would have been a real bummer if I hadn’t got the water installed. Cheri had her quilt gathering this afternoon. It is good for her to get out as she has been working really hard getting the 5th wheel cleaned. I am not sure what quilt project she is working on, she has several to pick from. Cheri was happy with the results from Dancing with the Stars.
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| The water is in |
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| Need to back fill |
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Gay Nov-19-12
6:33 AM |
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It was a cool gloomy day, hard to get motivated to get any work done. Cheri cleaned the bathroom and went through a pile of old mail we had. I do believe Cheri has the whole 5th wheel cleaned so now she can settle into her quilt making. Which leads to another project for me, the table she uses for her sewing machine is a plastic table and the top bounces while she is sewing. So I plan on making her a table out of wood. I worked on extending the water and drain to our shed. The people that were on this lot before us had a washing machine in their shed and we set our shed in a different spot then where they had there’s. We have our washing machine in the 5th wheel but I thought it would be nice to have the water out front and the drain for something in the future. After I got the existing exposed I made a trip to Lowes to get the materials I needed. When I got back from Lowes I decided I had enough work for the day. After supper we settled in for an evening of watching Dancing with the Stars. I had a hard time staying awake to watch them dance. From the ones that I did see dance and what Cheri told me about while I was napping were very good. I think Cheri would be a good judge as she seems to know how the judges are going to vote and she is usually right.
Monday, November 19, 2012
Gay Nov-18-12
7:34 AM |
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Grandma didn’t go to church with us this morning. She went with Gordy and Dawn to their church. They took her to church while we were gone this summer and they were having a Thanks Giving Dinner at their church and she wanted to see everyone there. After church it was just Cheri and I for lunch as the rest of our group had other plans. So we made a quick stop at Sub Way for a sub and then headed to the theater to meet Pam 12:00 pm to see the Lincoln movie. Mike couldn’t be with us for the movie because he had to work today. It was a very good movie and if you are a history buff you don’t want to miss this one. On the way into the park we see Bud and Joyce sitting out so we stopped for a visit and to make plans for a motorcycle ride on Tuesday. It was after 5:00 pm before we got home. I had the Green Bay Packer game and the NASCAR Race to watch. While I was watching the game Cheri gave Nikki and Coz a call to see how they were doing. By the time we got done with the game and race it was time to call it a night. I was going to upload pictures of my electrical work I did yesterday and forgot to do it so here they are.
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| This section all done |
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| Well the trench is ready for the wire |
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| Wire is in now. Have to cover and replace the sod. Don't look at the mess behind the shed |
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Gay Nov-17-12
7:03 AM |
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Cheri continued with the cleaning in the 5th wheel. She said that she would be done today. I headed over to Lowe’s to get the materials to install power to the shed. When I was there a couple of days ago they had everything I needed and today they didn’t. So I had to go to Home Depot which is about six miles away. They had what I needed. It was near noon when I got back home. We had a quick lunch and I went to work on the shed power. I got it all done except for hooking it into the power box, maybe tomorrow I will get that done. Later this afternoon the guy came and gave me the estimate on putting concrete in front of the shed. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It was twice as much as putting in the patio blocks, but then I don’t have to do the work which is will be nice as I would have to haul away some dirt and not sure where to take it. So long story short in a couple of weeks we will have concrete. I also got an e-mail that said my Biker Barn has been shipped; I am excited about getting it. I cooked up about three meals worth of marinated chicken on the grill. Darren had told us about the marinate, he did some for us while we were there, sure was good. I had recorded the Wisconsin football game and we watched that this evening, what an exciting game. Too bad Wisconsin didn’t win. Cheri said that she was done with the cupboard cleaning and then said I forgot I still have all the drawers to do.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Gay Nov-16-12
7:36 AM |
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I don’t know where the time went today. I really never got much done but the day was over before I knew it. Cheri washed sheets this morning and I helped her hang them outside on our new clothesline. They sure did smell nice and fresh when we brought them in. The last few days I have been thinking about not doing the patio roof attached to the shed. I found out that the permits would be near $600 and the materials only around $400. I decided that was too much to pay for a shelter for the motorcycle and would only have one side protected. I was searching the internet and found something called a Biker Barn. I copied pictures of it and took them down to the park office to make sure it would be OK to have it on our lot. So I got the OK and ordered it today, the nice part is it is water proof and completely covers the motorcycle. Click on this link http://www.thebikebarn.net/index.html to check it out. We both had dental appointments this afternoon. It took a couple of hours for both of us as it was a new dentist for us. The dentist we had in Wisconsin retired so we figured it was time to get one here in Florida. Then we went and picked up groceries for the food pantry at church and also some groceries for Grandma. This evening Dean and Betty came over to play dominos and it was the guy’s night to shine. It was another wonderful day in paradise.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Gay Nov-15-12
6:21 AM |
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At 6:30 am Cheri and I headed for the Rec Hall to do our work out and morning walk. It is the first time for us to do this since we have been back. It took us a while to get back to our spring routine. I also need to lose some the summer weight I gained. I did some measuring for the motorcycle pad for concrete and figuring how much electrical wire I need to get electricity in the shed. I am waiting for an estimate on what it would cost to have concrete pored. I went up to Grandma to put the vacuum cleaner together as I had it apart to clean it and got a new filter for it. Then I vacuumed the carpet after the cleaning we did yesterday. I didn’t see Grandma; think she was shopping with Carol. Cheri is still cleaning cupboards and is just about done. We went over to Lowe’s to see what it would cost to put in patio pavers instead of concrete. I should find out in the next day or two how much it will cost to put in concrete, I think I probably will be doing the patio paver as I am sure they will be cheaper. We also went to Wal-Mart in Dade City to buy a new vacuum cleaner; the built in Dirt Devil just doesn’t do that good of a job. As soon as I got it together Cheri vacuum and we were surprised how much dirt she picked up after cleaning the carpet yesterday. I also got our printer working again with a work around. The weather today was supposed to be sunny with a high in the 80’s. That didn’t happen as there wasn’t any sunshine and the temp was in the mid 60’s. I grilled some T-Bone steaks for supper, been a long time since we have had T-Bone steaks and they were very good.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Gay Nov-14-12
5:54 AM |
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This morning I went to Lowe’s to rent a carpet cleaner, so you already know what our day was going to be. We took everything we could out of the 5th wheel and worked on cleaning the carpet. It was full of dust and dirt from our 14,000 mile trip to Alaska. It was a big job and when we got done we were both pooped and we still had to go to Grandma’s and clean her carpet. Hers wasn’t so bad so it didn’t take long. It was after 4:30 pm before we got done and then took the cleaner back to Lowe’s. While we were there I was checking on materials to build a work bench for our shed and found a nice steel one with drawers that was only a few dollars more and it was at a reduced price so long story short I now have a new work bench, still have to put it together. We made a quick stop at Wal-Mart to pick up some groceries, by the time we got home it was already getting dark and still had to put everything back in the 5th wheel. The carpet was still damp and had to put down paper towels under the things that we set on the carpet. So hopefully tomorrow morning the carpet will be dry and we can get it vacuumed and everything put back where it should be. It was a very long day.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Gay Nov-13-12
6:43 AM |
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This morning I rearranged things in the storage shed to make room for all the stuff that we got while we were at Darren’s. The truck has been setting here with the back seat full all the way to the roof. I thought our storage shed was full before, well it’s really full now. I would have trouble finding anything I would need now. I am looking forward to the day that I can clean it out and get some shelves built along with a work bench. At 1:00 pm I dropped Cheri off at the Rec Hall for her quilt class and I went and picked up Grandma to take her for her doctor’s appointment. After her appointment on the way into the park I stopped to get Grandma’s mail and she wanted to go in the Rec Hall to visit with the ladies that were in the quilt class. So I left the van for Cheri and Grandma and walked home. This evening we met Ron, Sandy, Mike, and Pam at Scotland Yard’s restaurant for their Tuesday night special of Hot Wings and they were so good. The best part was that you buy 10 and get 10 free. Then we went over to Mike and Pam’s for our Life Group gathering, so happy to be back with the Life Group. The first few weeks of Life Group we were still on the road and tried to follow along but it’s not the same as being with the group. We are studying the book of Acts using the study guild Build Community by John Ortberg.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Gay Nov-12-12
7:28 AM |
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The warm weather has returned to Florida. Last night was the first night that our furnace hasn’t run since we came in last Tuesday. Today was a play day for me. Four of us went for a 140 mile motorcycle ride. We rode up to Crystal River and made a stop at the Harley dealer to check out the new bikes. The trip was made by way of all the back roads we could find. We had one new guy (Butch) with us and I think he is hooked on going with us each time we go for a ride. He spends his winters in a different park and found out about us by way of his sister who lives here in our park. Cheri stayed home and worked all day cleaning out cupboards. I should feel guilty as Cheri worked all day and I played, not. Her turn will come when I have to work and there is plenty of it for me to do around here.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Gay Nov-11-12
6:54 AM |
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Today is Veteran Day so please take time to pray for all of our present and past soldiers that have laid their lives on the line for our freedom. If you have never been in the military you really don’t understand what it is like as they are and were our second family. Most veterans don’t talk much about their time in service unless they are talking to another veteran. So please pray.
We picked up Grandma at 9:00 am and headed to church. Sure was good to get back to our church and see all of our friends. After church six of us went out for lunch at Olive Garden. The food is always good. When we got home Cheri and I both sat down to read and wasn’t long before we were napping. At 3:00 pm I turned on the TV to watch the NASCAR Race. A little later Pam called and wanted to know if Cheri wanted to go for a ride to pick up a Christmas tree that someone had made for her, of course Cheri was ready to go. It was another wonderful day that God made for us.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Gay Nov-10-12
6:40 AM |
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It was another wonderful day, in fact it was a little better than yesterday. Cheri went up and visited with Grandma and then made a trip to Wal-Mart to pick up her medicine. Cheri is still washing down the inside of the 5th wheel. I did the change of address on the computer which was easier than going to the post office, but they charged me a dollar to do it on the internet, probably would cost that much to drive to the post office and I didn’t have to wait in line to get it done. I went back to work on cleaning the motorcycle and finished it around 2:00 pm, looks like a new bike, well almost. Then I took the trash up and did a little walk around the park, lot of people already here for the winter. Later I got the grill out and set up for the winter with a larger tank of LP. I need to build or buy a table for the grill. By 4:00 pm Cheri and I both called it quits for the day. I did cook up some brats on the grill for supper. We are both pooped and are finding out that we can’t get as much done in a day as we use to, maybe there are less hours in the day, guess that’s not it, maybe we are getting older and slower. I know what it is; we enjoy our work so much and want to take more time to do it, sounds better than older and slower.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Gay Nov-9-12
7:09 AM |
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We had the most beautiful day, no humidity, very little wind and a high in the mid 70’s. The perfect day for me to wash and wax the motorcycle, I got started early as I had to dig out the power washer from the shed, which is full of stuff that we thought we needed to keep. While the bike was drying from being power washed I finished up getting the clothesline installed. Then it was time to start cleaning and waxing the bike. Cheri took Grandma for her doctor’s appointment this morning. She didn’t get home until just before lunch. After lunch Cheri did some more laundry and started her fall cleaning of washing down the inside of the 5th wheel. I went back to cleaning and waxing the bike. Later this afternoon Bud stopped by for a visit, good timing as I was ready for a break. We visited for about half an hour and then it was back to cleaning and waxing. I quit at 4:00 pm and put very thing away for the night. I will finish the bike tomorrow. We met Mike and Pam at Scotland Yard’s restaurant at 5:30 pm for a good old Friday night fish fry. It was the first time Cheri and I have been there and it was very good which means we will be going again sometime. After dinner we went to Mike and Pam’s to play cards, it was a fun night to spend with special friends. I think Pam and Cheri had more fun than Mike and I, so I guess you know who won.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Gay Nov-8-12
6:45 AM |
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That not so good feeling I had about the insurance agent yesterday came true. So we went downtown to the insurance company where we get the car insurance for Grandma’s van. They were so nice and had everything worked out and in no time everything was done. The company in Dade City said that we had been canceled because the value was too low on the park model. There plan was to raise the value and the premium would be over $700. Well the company we got the insurance from was the same company that was supposed to cancel us and the premium was only one third the costs. On the way home we stopped by Lowe’s to get a water manifold so I could hook up an additional water hose to use for washing the truck and 5th wheel. After lunch Cheri went shopping with Pam and Sandy. I worked on getting the transit shield off the front of the 5th wheel. We had it put on before we started the caravan trip into Alaska. I was going to take it off after the tour was over but decided to leave it on until we got back to Florida. Now the front is nice, clean and no bugs or grime to remove. We have never had a clothesline and there is room for one on this site, plus the people that were on this site left one for us. So I dug a hole for the post and then made a trip to Lowe’s again to get a bag of Qickcret to cement the post in the ground, I will finish that project in the morning after the concrete sets up. Dean and Betty were out for a walk and stopped to visit for awhile. I got the house numbers put up and called it a day. Cheri didn’t get home from shopping until near 7:00 pm.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Gay Nov-7-12
6:24 AM |
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It is so nice to wake up in paradise this morning, at least that what we think. We had a wonderful summer trip this year and the additional part of going to Alaska again. From the time we left to the time we returned we put 13,891 miles on the truck and around 3,000 on the motorcycle. We were up early eager to get started cleaning up our lot. Cheri was pulling weeds and I was working on the final leveling of the 5th wheel. Bud stopped by this morning on his walk and said that he was going to mow our lawn for us, how nice is that. While he was doing that I aired up the tires on Grandma’s van. Then I got the weed whip and blower out to help Cheri. At noon we took a break and went up to Dade City for lunch and to the insurance office to see about the insurance on Grandma’s park model. Well we were there at 1:30 pm and the office was locked up. Not sure what the reason was so Cheri called the office and got a voice mail. She left a message for them to call us (I don’t have a good feeling about this). Cheri needed to pick up a few groceries and I needed some line for the weed whip so we made a stop at Wal-Mart. Pam called this afternoon and they are going to pick us up at 4:45pm to go to the grand opening of Postal Authority which a friend of ours has opened. We met Ron and Sandy there and afterwards the six of us went out for dinner at Chili’s. We had a great visit and Cheri is going shopping with Pam and Sandy tomorrow. Mike and Ron are going to the fall car swap meet in Zephyrhills. I decided to stay home and get some much needed work done.
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| Our new winter camp site |
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Gay Nov-6-12
6:23 AM |
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It’s Election Day and I pray that everyone searches their minds and filters out all the crap and votes for the person that can lead our country back to the greatness that we use to be. We were on the road by 7:30 am. We needed to get an early start so we could get to our final destination, Zephyrhills FL where we spend our winters. We are staying on a new site this year and wanted to get in as early as possible to get set up on our new lot. We arrived at 1:15 pm and it took a lot of work to get blocks laid in place and getting the 5th wheel back in. It was 4:30 pm before we got the slides put out. By the time we got some of the things put away and a few people stopped by to welcome us back it was 5:30 pm. I took a shower and got cleaned up so we could go and see Grandma. We spent a little time with her and then headed out to get something to eat. On the way out we saw Ed and Loraine setting outside so we stopped to say hi to them. They are in the process of putting on a large addition to their park mode. Ed had to show it to us before we could leave. We went to Subway to have a sandwich for supper. We were both very tired and where in bed by 8:30 pm. We have so much work to get done at our new site and 5th wheel cleaning not sure where to start. I do know God has a plan for us and tomorrow he will let us know.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Gay Nov-5-12
6:29 PM |
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Sharp's Travels
The first thing I do when I get up is turn on the computer and then make coffee. Then I set down and do the blog from yesterday, with the blog done it’s time for a cup of coffee. Well this morning I got my cup and no coffee came out. I guess you have to also turn on the coffee maker. Today it’s the coffer maker, wonder what it will be tomorrow. I had Cheri give me a quick hair trim that should last me for a couple of weeks. We were in no hurry today as we only had 120 miles to go to get to our home campground in Unadilla GA. We only stay here a night or two when we are traveling north or south. I know we are getting farther south as we saw cotton fields this afternoon. We were set up in the campground by 1:30 pm. What a beautiful day with a lot of sunshine and a temp of 72 degrees. Time to settle in and watch Cheri’s favorite TV show, Dancing with the Stars. Most of the time she gets me to watch it with her.
Gay Nov-4-12
6:52 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Time change again, I gave an hour back last week and thought I was done with time change, forgot about moving the clocks back to standard time. I think we finally have all the clocks on the right time; nope I still have to change the time on the clock in the truck. We didn’t make it to church this morning, just couldn’t find a church close by that sparked our interest. We did do our daily deviations and read the Bible. We headed over to Darren’s at 10:30 am and when we got there Darren want to go to the Mall of Georgia to get some new shoes. So off we go, we got there at 11:30 am and the mall was still closed. It doesn’t open until noon on Sundays were in the Bible belt. I was worried that we wouldn’t get back to Darren’s in time for the Packer game. Not to worry, Darren got his cell phone out and with a few clicks he was able to set up the DVR to record the game. All of these new electronics is too much for me. I can remember trying to show Dad about the old VHS recorder and he just looked at me and said too many new electronics. I couldn’t understand what he was talking about back then because I thought it was simple, well now I understand what he met and now I am just like he was back then. We also made a stop at Wal-Mart as Darren wanted to pick up some groceries and Cheri had a few things she needed. When we got back to Darren’s I grilled some New York strip steaks that we picked up the other day. They were some of the best steak we have had in a long time, great flavor and tender. OK with all that done it was time to settle in and watch the Packers play, another win. At 8:30 pm we said our goodbyes to Darren and headed home. Tomorrow we move farther south.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Gay Nov-3-12
7:40 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
We left the 5th wheel at 9:30 am and headed over to Darren’s. We made a stop at the grocery store to get some more garlic toast to have with the left over lasagna for supper tonight. I put on my back brace this morning as it helped a lot yesterday and we were going to help Darren clean out all the storage he had in the attic which took the rest of the forenoon. Darren and I went to get Subway sandwiches for lunch. Then it was back to work going through the stuff that Darren had in the attic. We took a big load of stuff to Goodwill. When we got back from Goodwill we loaded up our truck with some things that Darren no longer wanted, not sure why I needed the stuff but I can’t seem to turn anything down. Now I will have to find a place for the stuff he gave me. When we got done we took Harper to the dog park so she could run and play with the other dogs that were there. Cheri, Darren and I did a lot of lifting today and as long as I had the back brace on I did ok. I know I shouldn’t have done it but a guy has to do what a guy has to do. By the way I think the left over lasagna tasted better today than it did yesterday.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Gay Nov-2-12
7:49 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I got up this morning with a much worst back. Needless to say I spent the day in the recliner icing down the back which did help. Later in the day I went out to the truck and got my motorcycle back brace and wore it. That helped a lot. It was a perfect fall day with them temp in the low 70’s and here I sit doing nothing. Cheri made lasagna with garlic toast to take over to Darren’s for supper. We got to Darren’s before he got home so we took a walk around a couple of blocks. With the back brace on I was able to get along ok. After supper we went to see the new movie Flight starring Denzel Washington. There was some nudity and a lot of trash talk, once you get by all of that it was a pretty good movie.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Gay Nov-1-12
8:46 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Just here thinking how great the having a DVR is. We don’t have to watch all the political crap that is on TV, fast forward through the commercials. Oh yes I approve this message. Cheri and I didn’t do all that much again today. I did regenerate our water softener and went and got a tank of LP which wasn’t a good idea as it was not good for my back which I thought was getting better but after lifting moving the LP tank I added to my already pain. We did go out to an Asian grocery store. What an experience we had, we saw all different kinds of food that we never knew existed. They had a large amount of fresh fruits and vegetables plus lots of fresh fish. This evening we went over to Darren’s and he fixed pork chops on the grill. We had another nice evening visiting and watching TV. The weather is still on the cool side, the low last night was 40 degrees and the high was in the high 50’s.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Gay Oct-31-12
7:43 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I spent a very quiet day. We stayed in all day and read, watched TV, and napped. When we were at Kari’s and ready to leave I did something to my back and have been in a lot of pain the last few days. I think it was from all the lifting while cleaning her garage. I did help Cheri make the bed today with the new sheets she got last week. Cheri also made a batch of stove top cookies (bless her heart). This evening we went over to Darren’s for supper, he did steak on the grill. We visited and watched some TV together. He also showed us some of the pictures he took at a wedding. Darren wants to get into doing weddings and portraits.
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