Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Gay Dec-30-13
7:10 AM | 
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
is feeling miserable this morning all stuff up and put in a bad night. I am
feeling much better but still doing a lot of coughing along with Cheri. Cheri
was determined to get the tree down and all the Christmas decorations put away
today. I told her we should wait another day until she felt better but she said
we are doing it today. Who am I to tell her she can’t do something. By 2:00 pm
we had everything put away and were ready for a rest. We even got a few
additional things from the sun room stored away in the shed. Late this
afternoon we made a trip to Walgreens to get some more cold medicine and vitamins,
spent 60 plus dollars and I carried it out and a very small bag. Then we
stopped at Sweet Bay for groceries that I didn’t get yesterday. We had clam
chowder soup for supper, been on a soup and sandwich diet for the last few
days.
Monday, December 30, 2013
Gay Dec-29-13
7:30 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Well
this morning I feel pretty much like my old self; of course that’s not say
much, still lazy. I was writing yesterday’s blog and Cheri comes out and looks
at me and I know that look. She is sick and can’t talk and I know that I am the
reason for it, just hope that I don’t get it again before she gets well. So it
was just Grandma and me going to church this morning. When we got to church
there wasn’t hardly anyone there and then I remembered that there was going to
be only one service today and it started a half hour later, so we went and got
a cup of Starbuck’s coffee for the sum of $3.40 and it wasn’t that good. Church
was really good today. The young people (high school) did all the music and it
was great. Pastor Earl (the young people Pastor) delivered the message today
and it was one of the best messages of the year. There were only four of us
from our Life Group in church today and Ron had a meeting after church so
Grandma and I headed home. After I dropped Grandma off I stopped by Norm and
Marlene’s as I have seen them for over a week. Marlene was excited to tell me
that they have signed the contract on the new home and will be closing on it in
February. On the way home I stopped and picked up a few groceries and the mail.
We spent the afternoon watching movies and then late this afternoon it was time
to watch the Packers play the Bears. A lot of mistakes were made by both teams
and in the end the Packers did win.
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Gay Dec-28-13
6:41 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We
both slept in this morning and it was wonderful. I didn’t roll out until 7:30
am and Cheri was sometime later. So by the time we got around to face the day
the morning was gone. Larry and Denise stopped by with the motorcycle wanting
to know if we wanted to go to the outlet mall in Ellenton. We decided not to go
and continue to rest another day. We did get the photo albums moved from the
sun room to the shelves in the spare bedroom. It was fun looking through some
of the albums before we put them away. It was also scary to see how much we
have changed over the years. Because of the late breakfast we bypassed lunch
but did have an early supper of pizza. The rest of the day was spent relaxing and
recharging our batteries.
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Gay Dec-27-13
7:56 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
think I over did it yesterday as I am not feeling as good as I did yesterday. I
am doing a lot of coughing today. I think Cheri is feeling a little under the
weather, never know for sure as she keeps it to herself. Cheri did spend most
of the day shopping with Pam. I did try to go out and do some moving of things
around between the sheds. Well that last all of about 45 minutes and I was done
and had to come in and rest. It was near 3:00 pm before I took my shower and
then still didn’t get dressed. I checked the e-mail this afternoon and there
was an e-mail from Pam showing me a picture of a place setting. I just figured
that they were rubbing it in as they were out to eat so I took a picture of my place
setting and sent it back to Pam. Well I guess the joke was really on me because
Cheri asked Pam to take the picture and send it to us as it is something she
wants to make and that was the reason for the picture. We all got a good laugh
about it. It was another long day for me, glad Cheri got a chance to get out
and enjoy herself.
Friday, December 27, 2013
Gay Dec-26-13
7:41 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
am feeling much better this morning, just don’t have any energy. It was laundry
day for Cheri and got a load started before she headed off to the pool. Cheri
has been after me to put up shelving in half of the spare bedroom closet. She
needs a place to store all of our photo albums. When Cheri got home and ready
for the day we headed over to Lowe’s to get the shelving, no luck in getting
what we wanted so we headed to Home Depot and found what we wanted. It was noon
when we got home and found that I was wore out and needed to rest. After lunch
and resting for an hour thought I would start installing the shelving. I got
one shelve up and had to quit, broke out in a sweet and no wind. So I headed
for the recliner for more rest. Around 2:30 pm I went back to work on the
shelving and finished it round 5:00 pm. Cheri finished her laundry and rested
as she had a really bad headache. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Gay Dec-25-13
6:42 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Merry
Christmas to all, we pray that everyone had a blessed day. Our Christmas plans
went down the drain as I am still not feeling well; better than yesterday but
still have a long way to go. I did get up enough energy to take a shower just
before noon and that was it for the day. Cheri took really good care of me. We
spent the whole day watching Christmas movies. I did nap off and on so Cheri
would have to catch me up on the show. We did get a call from our daughter
Kari, nice to catch up on how she is doing. I also got a call from Ron checking
in to see how I was doing.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Gay Dec-24-13
6:40 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Ok
I didn’t get up until 7:00 am, feeling like crap today. I was back in bed
before 8:00 am and didn’t get up again until 11:30 am. After Cheri got done
with her pool exercise she went shopping for something she thought that I would
like to eat along with all kinds of cold medicine and cough drops. When I got
up she fixed me chip beef and eggs on toast, maybe I need to get sick more often
(not). Cheri called Grandma to let her know we wouldn’t be going to church this
evening. I spent the rest of the day in the recliner napping and watching some
TV. Sure hope Cheri doesn’t get this. I don’t have any idea where I may have
picked it up but have been feeling under the weather the last few days. Larry
and Denise stopped over to invite us to their place Christmas evening to play
cards, the way I feel now that’s not going to happen. Cheri also fixed a crock
pot of cheese cauliflower soup for supper.
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Gay Dec-23-13
7:49 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
am not feeling very good this morning got with beginnings of a cold. You know
the kind that you feel like crap but not bad enough stop what you want to do.
While Cheri was at the pool I measured up what we need in the spare bedroom to
put selves in the closet. I got a piece of memory foam that we had on our bed
in the 5th wheel. It was taking up a lot of space so I got it laid
out to cut it down from a king size to a queen. That was when we got the e-mail
from Larry and Denise asking if we wanted to ride the motorcycles up to Webster
for the flea market. So that ended my foam project. The four of us were on the
road by 10:30 am. Larry and I had been there a few weeks ago and Cheri and
Denise wanted to go so this was their day. After we got done with the flea
market we went over to the Haystack restaurant for their buffet, turned out to
be a disaster as they were out of all meats except for chicken plus a lot of
other things. We will not be going back there again. When we got home I didn’t
feel like doing anything but had to finish the foam project. When we got done
with that we went to pick up our van as it was done so they told me on the
phone. He had a couple of minor things that needed to be done. So we will have
to go back on a Saturday to have it finished. We dropped off Mike and Pam’s
van. They have been so kind to let us use it for the last two weeks. Thanks
Mike and Pam until you are better paid. We got home just in time to pick up
Mike L and Mary and head to Dade City to eat at the Mexican restaurant, food
was very good as always. Cheri and I split a meal and with the tip it was
$11.00 for both of us. After we eat it was time to do the Church Street
Christmas walk. The walk is along about 6 blocks that are close to traffic.
There are five or six churches that is why they call it Church st. The entire houses
are dressed and light up with every kind of decorations and lights. There were several
places along the walk where you can stop and listen to live Christmas music. By
the time we got done with the walk I was starting to feel pretty bad. But we
did take a ride down on the south side of Zephyrhills to see a house and all
the lawn light up and the lights were dancing to the music. We got home a
little after 9:00 pm and Mike L and I still had to do security, it was a very
long two hours for me. When I got home I told Cheri I was going straight to bed
and would sleep in the spare bedroom so not to bother her.
Monday, December 23, 2013
Gay Dec-22-13
7:20 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Grandma
didn’t go to church with us this morning as she was asked to go with the couple
that she went with last week. Ed who hands out the programs in our church wanted
to know where Grandma was as he always gives her a big hug when she comes.
Pastor Stace gave a wonderful message; always look forward to when he is going
to deliver a message. It was just Mike and Pam to go for lunch with us today.
We wanted something light as we had a house warming to go to. So we settled on
lunch at Fire House Subs. Ron and Sandy has their home all done and is having
the open house today from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. After lunch we stopped to pick up
a bouquet of flowers to take over to Ron and Sandy’s. We got to their place
early so we could help them get ready for their guests. They had a nice turn
out of friends that stopped by to see the house, Ron and Sandy had a lot of
food for everyone. When we got home it was time to watch the Green Bay Packers
play. I had the game recorded so I wouldn’t miss any of it, not a good day for
them as they lost. The only thing that will help them now is if the Chicago
Bears loose. I went to bed before that game was over. The weather was
wonderful, sunshine and in the mid 80’s
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Gay Dec-21-13
7:00 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Our
warm weather is defiantly back as it was up to 83 degrees this today. We got a
call from friends back in Wisconsin and said that it was 21 degrees and
expecting 9 to 14 inches of snow tonight. They plan on coming to Florida in
February and spend a couple of days with us. Cheri is doing an exercise for her
knee and I needed to help her with it. She learned about it from the lady that
gave her the massage the other day, she thinks it is helping which is great
news as she has been suffering. Cheri went to mail the last of the Christmas
cards and stopped to see Jean Golden as they used to live in Baker Acers where
we were and now have move to our park. I worked outside digging out some stumps
from old plants that I had cut down yesterday. I had to quit half way through
the job. I just didn’t have the energy to finish and had to come inside and
rest for a while, the resting turned into a nap. After the nap I went back out
and finished the stump removal. With that done I was finished for the day and
was ready for the recliner again. I am beginning to relies I can’t do the
things that I used to do. Cheri spent most of the afternoon reading a new book
that Pam gave her for Christmas.
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Gay Dec-20-13
7:40 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
The
weather was much better this morning as it was in the low 50’s. Cheri’s pool
exercise had been canceled the last few days because of the cold weather. Well
this morning she wasn’t gone long. She said that the water was too cold and
that they sat in the hot tub for a while. Cheri finished up the Christmas cards
and updating her address book. I worked outside and unpacked another tub of my
tools that I had in storage. I found some tools that I forgot that I had and
also more duplicate tools. So I will have some more things to put on the yard
sale they have here in the park in March. I also worked on cutting and cleaning
up an old flower bed behind the house that looked really bad. Cheri came out
and helped me pick up the stuff I cut down. I also did some more power washing
on the house; I now have the shed done. I was really bushed by the time I done
and sat down and rested. Cheri had some hamburgers and pork chops out for me to
grill for supper and a future meal. It has been a while since we have had
anything on the grill and it was a treat. This evening Mike L and I had security
starting at 9:00 pm. Well it only lasted for about 45 minutes as the golf card
ran out of power. They have been having problems with it and they thought it
was fixed; it will need to go back to the shop.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Gay Dec-19-13
7:48 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It
was a few degrees warmer this morning, still jacket weather this morning. Later
this afternoon it was really nice with lots of sunshine. I had to get around an
hour earlier this morning as Mike G picked me up at 7:30 am to go to Webster
for breakfast at the Haystack restaurant. Mike and Pam were there on Monday and
had left a Christmas present there. So that was the reason for our trip, to
pick it up. I show Mike a few back roads on the way home. I was back home by
10:30 am. Cheri was already gone for her massage in Wesley Chapel and to do
some shopping. I actual felt like doing some work outside. I did some cleaning
and rearranging of the things in the shed and got things put away from the yard
sale. Then I worked on the motorcycle put the old air breather back on the bike
as the new one I had installed made the bike run too lean, didn’t want to take
a chance of burning a hole in a piston. Cheri got home around 1:30 pm wanting
to know if I had anything for lunch, I told her no, as I had a big breakfast
and didn’t need any lunch. Cheri went to work on doing laundry and house
cleaning. My next project was to take the pressure washer apart again and found
the gear box was empty. I added oil and got it working again and was able to
finish washing the drive way before it quit again. This evening we were invited
up to Mike and Pam’s for supper and cards along with Larry and Denise. Ron and
Sandy were also there. Pam had made broccoli cheese and vegetable soup along
with three different kinds of sandwiches, hot beef, chicken salad and chicken
salad with grapes. Pam made a chocolate dessert (no calories) and Denise had
made a French dessert. Then we played a new card game that Mike and Pam taught
us called golf. It was a fun game with lots of laughs. What a wonderful way to
end the day with close friends. Thanks to Mike and Pam to make it all possible.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Gay Dec-18-13
5:27 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
The
temp was in the high 30’s this morning, our coldest day so far. Mary called
Cheri this morning to cancel the pool exercise. It was also very breezy outside.
Just another reason I didn’t need to go anywhere. I had a motorcycle ride
scheduled for today and yesterday I sent an e-mail canceling the ride. There are
too many nice days coming and no need to suffer a ride on a day like this.
Cheri and I just relaxed and watched TV all day trying to catch up on the shows
we have recorded, still two and three weeks behind. We had to go to Wal-Mart to
pick up medicine and groceries for Grandma. We waited until after 7:00 pm
because we didn’t want to face the daily crowd. Well it didn’t work as there
were still a lot of people, the parking lot was over half full of cars. By the
time we got done and back home it was after 8:30 pm. I am still waiting for our
van to get repaired, turned out to be a bigger job fixing the oil leak. Sure is
nice of Mike and Pam to let us use their van.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Gay Dec-17-13
6:37 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It
was another cold morning, Mary and Cheri called off the pool exercise this
morning. I turned up the heat and we each had some extra coffee. Cheri was busy
getting things ready for the quilt gathering here. I took Grandma for her
doctor’s appointment and then to the bank. On the way home I stopped at the
grocery store to get a few groceries we needed today. It was 1:30 pm by the
time I got home. The quilters were busy at it (mostly gossip). Norm was waiting
for me to get home so we could visit. I made myself a sandwich and sat and
visited. A while later Mike L came over. Cheri had started a pot of chili for
supper. So after the girls got done with their quilting for the day we all sat
down to have Chili, cheese and crackers for supper. It was something good to
have on a cool day. After everyone left we settled in for the evening. Around
7:00 pm we heard Larry and Denise drive in. They stopped by to tell us about
Larry’s brother in law who has cancer and they found out today that he is in
very bad shape. So they are leaving tomorrow morning and heading back home to
be with him.
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| Cheri's latest quilt is done |
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Gay Dec-16-13
7:22 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
No
we really didn’t have snakes for supper last night. It was a spelling error as
it was supposed to be snacks. It was 45 degrees this morning which is cold for
us here in Florida and I know the rest of the country isn’t feeling sorry for
us. Anyway it was a down day for me. Cheri went for her pool exercise and said
the water was on the cold side so after they got done they sat in the hot tub
for a while. Cheri finished her Christmas cards this forenoon and took them
with her to mail on her way to the dentist office to have her crown put in. She
was supposed to have it done last week but they called and canceled her appointment
as the dentist was sick. I worked on computer stuff this forenoon. Early
afternoon Mike and Marry came over to pick up the grill that we were going to
sell on the yard sale. I helped Mike load it in the truck and rode over with
them to help unload it. Later this afternoon I sat down and watched the movie
Lincoln. We went to see it in the theater and I fell asleep watching it. Mike and
Pam had purchased the movie and let us have it to watch. I tired two other
times to watch it and fell asleep. It is a very slow movie but very good and educational
and today I watched the whole movie. If you are a history buff get the movie
and watch it.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Gay Dec-15-13
7:44 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Yesterday
I asked Mike G if we could use their van while ours is in the repair shop. We
were going to church with Mike and Pam so they brought the van with them this
morning when they picked us up. We went to the Family Worship Center in
Lakeland for their Christmas Experience. We met Mike and Pam’s family and friends
at church. The Christmas show was wonderful, my favorite part was the children singing
and acting. After church eight of us went to Olive Garden for lunch. When we
got home we rested this afternoon and got ready to go to the First Baptist
Church in Dade City for their Christmas Experience. It was another wonderful
presentation. It was near 8:00 pm when we got home and just had some snacks for
supper. Then I was ready to watch the Green Bay Packers that I had recorded.
Well I didn’t have the recording as it was blacked out on the NFL Ticket because
it was on the local station, my fault for not checking closer when I set up the
recorder, from what I could find out it was a great game that the Packer won.
So we settled in and watched the last episode of Survivor, no surprises. All in
all it was a wonderful day we spent with friends and worship with God.
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Gay Dec-14-13
6:55 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
and I were up before 5:00 am as we had the yard sale in Baker Acers. Larry came
around 6:15 am to help me load the truck and we were on our way by 6:30 am.
People were already coming around to buy things before we got everything set
up. It turned out to be a good day for us as well as Mike L and Mary; they sold
their park model yesterday. We sold most of the stuff we had and what we
brought back will go on the March yard sale here in our park. It was 1:30 pm by
the time we got everything put away and had a lunch of left over pizza. Cheri
drove Larry and Denise’s truck back to their place and I follow with the
motorcycle to pick her up. We visited a little while with them and then headed
home. We were tired and ended up taking a nap. This evening was our Christmas
dinner at the Club house. It was put on by the park managers. Everything was
catered in; all we had to do was show up. The dinner consisted of ham, seasoned
potatoes, green beans, and salad. Dessert was hot cherry cobbler with ice
cream. There were a lot of door prizes and music by a couple from the park manager’s
church. What a wonderful way to end the day that God made for us.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Gay Dec-13-13
5:43 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Friday
the 13th, do I get out of bed or stay in bed all day? Well we got up
and met the day head on. Cheri had to walk for her exercise class because the
van is in being repaired. It was supposed to be done by noon, so I called
around 1:00 pm and it wasn’t done and as to have more work done on it and
probably won’t be done until Monday or Tuesday. Mike L came over and helped me
load some things for the yard sale and also some from their place. We made a
trip over to Baker Acers with one load. Cheri finished getting everything the
wants to sell and I worked outside getting what I need to take over. Larry and
Denise picked us up at 4:45 pm and we headed to do the Walk through Bethlehem
at the Richland Baptist Church. Cheri and I have done the walk many time and
always enjoyed it, it was the first time for Larry and Denise. After the walk
we went to Pizza Hut for supper and then to Larry and Denise’s to play cards,
Larry and I were the lucky ones tonight. We took Larry and Denise truck home
and will use it to haul the rest of our stuff to Baker Acers for the yard sale.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Gay Dec-12-13
6:54 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
had a 9:00 am appointment at the Harley Dealer in Lakeland to have my bike put
on the dynamometer. I had put on a breather to get more air to the engine and
want to be sure that it wasn’t running too lean. Larry said he would ride down
with me and came over at 8:00 am. We had been over to their place last night
and Larry saw a large amount of oil from our van on their driveway. We checked
the van before we left and sure enough it was really leaking oil now. I told
Cheri she would have to walk down to the pool for her exercise class. On the
way down to the Lakeland I remembered that Cheri had an appointment this
morning so I called Denise to have her take Cheri for the appointment. I did
find out that my bike was running too lean and it was going to cost me too much
to have it corrected, so I will be putting the old air breather back on the
bike. When Larry and I got home we check out the van and couldn’t see where the
oil was coming from so I put more oil in and drove it to the repair shop. It
was leaking from a different place than it was before. The van is getting to be
a money pit; I hope the end is near. When we got back to our place Larry helped
me clean the oil off the concrete, what a mess I had. Later this afternoon Mike
L and Mary stopped by and picked up some of the things that we are putting on
the yard sale in Baker Acers Saturday. Then it was time for Cheri and me to go
and get haircuts. When we got home it was time to get ready for Mike G and Pam
to pick us up to go out for supper at Arigato Japanese Steakhouse in Tampa. We
had a Groupon for our meals and were very good. On the way home we stopped at
Sam’s Club as Pam had a few things that she wanted to pick up. It had been somewhat
a stressful day and we were both tired so we headed to bed early.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Gay Dec-11-13
6:00 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Today
was a play day for me. Cheri work this forenoon on pricing things for the yard
sale Saturday and then went shopping this afternoon with Denise. There were six
of us on the motorcycle ride today. We left at 10:00 am and headed to Leesburg
by way of some back roads. Larry had a 1:00 pm appointment to have a new tire
put on his bike. So we rode up by the place that he was to have the tire put
on. While Larry was getting the tire installed the rest of us rode over to Russell
Stover Candies factory outlet store. We all had to try the samples and ended up
buying some candy. Well we stopped by to check on Larry and they were already
installing the new tire so we waited for him. Then we headed on up the road looking
for a place to have lunch. I pulled into a Subway and when we got parked I see
Larry wasn’t with us. John said that he got held up by a school bus. Well Larry
didn’t know where we were as John was supposed to wait for him and then in
return everyone else would wait until we all got back together. By the time I
found out I was too late to flag Larry down has he went by. My bike was blocked
in by the other bikes; I got my bike out and headed out to see if I could catch
Larry. I went about ten miles with no luck. So I headed back to where the rest
of the guys were and had my lunch. We continued our ride on to the Harley
dealer in Leesburg. I thought that Larry would be there, but no Larry. When I
got home I was telling Cheri what happened today and she said I needed to call
Larry and I said no I need to go and see him. We had a quick bite to eat and
then went over to see Larry and Denise. Larry was really upset with John
because he didn’t wait like he was supposed to. It was a good day for the ride
but Larry and I didn’t enjoy it because of what happened.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Gay Dec-10-13
6:41 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
went for her pool exercise and I did some computer work paying some bills. I
just finished up when Cheri got home. A little later it was time for me to pick
up Grandma and take her for her doctor’s appointment. Cheri was working on
getting things together for the yard sale Saturday. When I got back home Cheri
was ready to go to the bank, Dollar Store, Post Office, Staples, and Sweet Bay.
In between all that we stopped at Subway for lunch. When we went to the Dollar
store which is across the parking lot from Wal-Mart and the parking lot was
almost full, there was no way that you could get me to go there today. We also
had planned on going to Public’s for our groceries but the parking lot there
was also full, so we went to Sweet Bay and was better, not so many people. When
we got home Cheri worked on one of her quilts and I worked outside getting a
few things ready that I want to put on the yard sale. I also did some more
power washing until the power washer quit. I guess I am going to have to break
down and buy a new one. I was very tired again this evening, don’t know why I
am so tired anymore. I went to bed early and it wasn’t long before Cheri came
to bed.
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| Pillow cases Cheri made |
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Gay Dec-9-13
6:59 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
got a call last night from Mike T wanting to know if I wanted to take a motorcycle
ride up to Webster for the flea market. Of course I couldn’t turn that down.
What could be better than a bike ride and checking out the flea market? Mike
also asked if Larry would want to go so I gave him a call and he said what time
are we leaving and I told him 9:30 am. So at 9:30 am we were headed to Webster.
Cheri worked on getting things around for the yard sale in Baker Acers this
Saturday. We are going to take things over and place them out in front of Mike
L and Mary’s place that they have for sale and they are going to have an open
house. Well Cheri’s work only lasted part of the morning as she and Denise went
shopping over to the Wiregrass Shops. We were back from the flea market by 1:30
pm. Larry and I had a sandwich and then change oil and filter in both of our
bikes. That project took the rest of the afternoon. Larry also checked the rear
tire and found some deep cracks in the tire so he made a call and has an
appointment Wednesday to have it changed. Cheri and Denise got back while we
were working on the bikes. They invited us over for supper and a game of Hand,
Knee, and Foot. Larry and I finally got to win a game. One game was all we
could handle as everyone was tired, well I was anyway.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Gay Dec-8-13
6:43 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We
picked up Grandma and headed to church. It was good to get back to church after
missing last Sunday. Pastor Dean had a good message. After Church seven of us
went out for lunch at Sonny’s, we had a nice place to sit and visit as it wasn’t
busy and was able to hear everyone. Pam and Michele got to talking about the
life of Jesus’, I think I learned more from them then I did from Pastor Dean’s
message. After we dropped off Grandma we stopped to see Norm and Marlene but
they weren’t home. So we drove around were we used to have our 5th
wheel parked and stopped see Lloyd and Lorraine. We had a nice visit with them and
then checked on Norm and Marlene again and they still weren’t home. It was near
3:00 pm when we got home. I did some computer work and Cher worked on her
pillow covers. Then it was time to sit down and watch the Green Bay Packers
play the Atlanta Falcons in Green Bay. It was snowing some and the temp was 12
below. It was a must win for the Packers and they did pull it out by one point,
a real nail bitter game. After Cheri got the pillow case done she watched the
game with me along with playing on her I-Pad. Just watching the game made me
feel cold and thought that if I would look outside I would see snow, and then
the air conditioner kicked in and brought me back to real life.
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Gay Dec-7-13
6:46 AM |
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We
were slow about getting around this morning as we didn’t have anything going until
11:00 am. I m still sore from my massage (beating), but I was already hurting
before the massage. Larry & Denise, Mike T, and Cheri and I left on the
motorcycles heading to Sleepy Hollow for their $6.00 steak dinner along with
bake potato and corn. It was a fun ride and Mike T had never been there before
and had a good time. We got home around 3:30 pm and put on 111 miles. Larry and
Denise came back to our place and we played Hand, Knee, and Foot. After the
first game Cheri fixed a couple of pizzas for supper and then we play one more
game. Cheri and Denise left the table very happy, Larry and I not as happy as
it was the girl’s night. We did take a break to watch the space station pass
over, only got to see it for a short time because it was partly cloudy. It was
wonderful day in the neighborhood that God made for us.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Gay Dec-6-13
7:17 AM |
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Cheri
had to cut her pool exercise short this morning as we had an appointment in
Tampa 10:00 am with Direct Buy. They showed us how to find what we are looking
for and how to find the prices and fill out an order blank. We defiantly can
save some money but it does take some leg work on our part. On the way back we
had to stop at the bank to make a deposit. While driving home I made a wrong
turn and was just about to Baker Acers before I realized I was going the wrong
way. I turned around and was heading in the right direction when Cheri says to
me that we have to go back to the bank, she said I think I put the wrong number
on the deposit slip. It turned out that she did make a mistake and got it taken
care of. Yes we did go the right direction this time and was home at noon. I am
starting to think it is scary to let old people out on the road. I had bought a
groupon some time back for a couples massage and asked Cheri to check it out
and sure enough it was ready to expire at the end of the month. So Cheri called
and was able to get us in for the massage at 4:30 pm this afternoon. After
lunch Cheri went to the sewing room, she is making Christmas slip covers for
the pillows on the couch. I got the switch I ordered for my power miter saw
today. I wasn’t able to get an exact replacement as they are discontinued and
ordered one that I could modify. It took some work with the dermal tool to get
it fit but I got it to work and now I have my miter saw to use again and only
cost me $6.00, much better than throwing it away and having to buy a new one.
The massages went well and Cheri felt really good afterwards and I was really
sore in the shoulders as I was told that I had a lot of knots in the shoulders
and she work on getting them out and said I would be sore for a couple of days.
I thought that you were supposed to be relaxed when it was over. Mike L and I had
security this evening from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm, it was a quiet evening.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Gay Dec-5-13
6:53 AM |
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It
was another perfect day temp wise as it was in the mid 70’s with lots of
sunshine. I had to get around this morning because I had a 9:00 am eye appointment
in Tampa. I took the motorcycle so Cheri could have the van to go down to the
pool. Well I would have taken the motorcycle anyway. Cheri did laundry and cleaned
house while I was at my appointment. It was near noon when I got home. After lunch
I asked Cheri if she wanted to go for a motorcycle ride down to Lakeland. I
want to see about getting the bike in to have it checked out after I installed
the new air clean, may have to have the computer remapped. Before we eat we
sent an e-mail to Larry and Denise to see if they wanted to go with us. Well a
short time later we got a call from them wanting to know if I wanted them to
pick up oil and a filter for my bike as they were at Lazy Days and were heading
for the Harley dealer in Lakeland. Long story short we met them at the Harley
dealer. I got an appointment next Thursday to have the bike checked out. Larry
and I checked out the new bikes and show Cheri and Denise which ones we want
and that Christmas was coming. The answer we both got was to keep dreaming.
From there we headed over to Sam’s to get some new playing cards as ours are
need to be replaced. Then a stop at Best Buy, Larry had a couple of things he
wanted to check out and then to the AT&T store as Larry and Denise are
having a problem with their phone, they may have to get a new one. Then it was
time to head downtown to eat at Harry’s Sea Food Bar & Grille. It has to be
my favorite place to eat. It was the first time for Larry and Denise and they
thought it was very good. After we eat we sat outside and waited an hour for
the Christmas parade to start. At 7:00 pm they shot off fireworks to start the
parade. We could hear them but couldn’t see them because of the buildings. They
only lasted six minutes. We watched part of the paraded and then decided to
head home, way too many people for my liking. We got home around 8:30 pm,
watched a little TV and called it a night.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Gay Dec-4-13
7:10 AM |
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It
was a play day. Five of us left at 10:00 am for a motorcycle ride to Ocala.
Cheri and Denise left the same time to go shopping. They were heading for Plant
City to visit the quilt shop, let’s see I guess it wasn’t just visit, it was to
buy some material. I am not sure where else they went or what time they got
home. We guys had a good ride and put on 171 miles. We made a stop in Wild Wood
at a used bike shop. Bud wanted to stop to check on a motorcycle trailer,
something to haul is bike back to New York in the spring. We were surprised on
how many used motorcycles they had for sale and some very good prices. Then we
headed to McDonalds for a late lunch and then to the Harley dealer. From there
we made a stop at the used bike parts place. Bud wanted a different gas cap for
his bike and they wanted $50 for one at the Harley dealer and he was able to
get a new a $15. Then it was time to head home, arriving around 4:30 pm. Cheri
and I were both tired and didn’t even talk much to each other. After supper we
watched a little TV and headed to bed early.
I see I got the wrong date on yesterdays blog.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Gay Dec-4-13
6:58 AM |
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When
Cheri got home from the pool we headed to Wal-Mart to get groceries and a few
other things. The place was packed with people, should have known better as all
the snow birds are here now. It was around 10:00 am a bad time to be there. We
will know better next time to go real early in the morning or late in the
evening. By the time we got back home it was time for lunch. I did have some
plans on what I was going to do today but knew I couldn’t do much because today
is Cheri’s quilt gathering and I knew Norm and Mike L would be here so I couldn’t
get much done. I did do some dreaming on how to put a closet in the kitchen for
our shoes and coats. That project is in the future as we first have to get the
washer and dryer in the house first. I showed Mike what I wanted to do and he
thought that would be a good idea. Cheri, Denise, Mary, and Marlene had a good
time working on their projects, also heard a lot of laughing coming from the
sewing room. After everyone left I took the Motorcycle over to Baker Acers to
se Lyn Green and let him know we would be riding tomorrow. He and Pat had made
a trade for a motor home and have been working on it so he said that he couldn’t
make the ride tomorrow. I see Bud was out cleaning his bike so I stopped to
visit for a bit. He had gotten new mufflers put on today and they sound good.
On the way home I stopped and fill the bike with gas so I would be ready for
our ride tomorrow. We had leftovers for supper, watched some TV and called it a
night.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Gay Dec-2-13
7:01 AM |
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It
was an overcast day and never did see the sun, but was still a nice day with
the temp in the low 70’s. We had a very productive day. As soon as Cheri
returned from the pool I started working on the van. Saturday I picked up a new
CV axel for the van and today was the day to get in put in. Larry and Denise
came over and Larry helped me. When we got done we took the old axel back to
Auto Zone and took the van for a ride, it did seem some better but still not to
my liking so we made a stop at Tire Kingdom where I had bought the new tires
back in June. I had them check the balance and rotate them. Now it drives much
better. Then Larry and I went over to Airport Auto to talk to them about the
oil leak that I still have but they were closed. It was after 1:00 pm before we
got back home. Cheri and Denise were working on a new quilt project and did
stop so we could have a late lunch. Larry and Denise are having trouble with
their washing machine, so Larry and I went over to their place to work on the
washing machine. We removed it and check everything out and couldn’t really
find anything out of place because it really shakes badly in the spin cycle.
Larry thought that it might have a broken spring but all was ok. Now we think
it might be the timer unit that is bad. Before we got it back together Cheri
and Denise showed up. Denise had a pot roast going in the crock pot for supper.
We played a game of Hand, Knee, and Foot while the potatoes and carrots where
cooking. After supper we played one more game of cards and then Cheri and I
headed for home.
Monday, December 2, 2013
Gay Dec-1-13
7:03 AM |
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Nikki
was up at 4:00 am and Cheri and I were up at 4:30 pm. We were on our way at
5:00 am to take Nikki to the airport. It was hard to say goodbye as we don’t
know when we will see her again. We were back home by 6:45 am and plenty of
time to get ready and go to church but we were just too tired and decided to
play hooky. Cheri did a couple loads of laundry and the second load didn’t spin
out. We rung them out by hand and I checked the washing machine and found out
that something broke in the transmission. We weren’t ready to buy a new machine
at this time. We planned on getting a new washer and dryer sometime next year
when we build a place in the house for them. Well I remembered that Mike L and
Mary got one given to them before they bought their new house. So we went and
talked to them and they gave us the washing machine, how nice is that. Mike L
helped load it into his truck and bring it over to our place and helped unload
it and put it in the shed. We moved the old one out onto the carport. I know someone
who will come and pick it for nothing. With that done it was back to resting
which didn’t last long because Larry and Denise came. They are having trouble
with their washing machine. It is in the wall above the toilet and needed to
build a platform to put over the toilet so he can slide it out to work on it.
He thinks that one of the springs has broken on the tub as it is out balance
when it spins. After we got the platform built we visited for a while before
they headed home. Then it was back to resting and watching TV. We are trying to
get caught up with the TV shows that we have recorded, having a hard time
staying awake to watch TV anymore. Nikki called at 1:30 pm and said that she
was in Milwaukee and that they were walking to the car, said that things went
well.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Gay Nov-30-13
7:05 AM |
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We
wanted to take Nikki to the flea Market so this morning we headed down to the
Big Top flea market. The one we went to in Zephyrhills on Tuesday was a bust
because it was raining and there weren’t many vendors. Well as it turned out
the Big Top wasn’t much better. It used to be a good flea market but it has
gone downhill, a lot of vacant booths. We came back home for lunch and then
went to see Betty and visited with her for a while and then over to Grandma’s
to play cards, also had Betty come over. We had fun playing cards and after
three games it was time to head home. Nikki said her goodbyes to Grandma
because it is her last day here. When we got home Cheri fixed us a hot ham
sandwich and potato salad for supper. We watched some TV and called it a night
early as we have to be up around 4:00 am to take Nikki to the airport in the
morning.
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Gay Nov-29-13
7:15 AM |
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It
was48 degrees this morning much better then yesterday, hopefully better weather
is on the way. Cheri was back early from
her pool exercise as she said the water was too cold; don’t think they had the
pool heater working. I had a motorcycle ride planned for the day and was hoping
for the temp to climb before we left and it did as it was up to 61 when we left
at 10:00 am. There were six of us on the ride. Our destination was the Harley
dealer in Clermont. We made our usual stop at McDonalds before we stopped at
the Harley dealer. We rode 121 miles and got home around 3:00 pm. Cheri, Nikki,
and Denise went black Friday shopping (they should call it red Friday because
when you get home your pocket book is in the red). They got home about ten
minutes after Larry and I got here. It was time for supper and Nikki had made a
cherry pie this morning. Cheri and Nikki made turkey and dumping with fresh
baked biscuits. I went and picked up Grandma and brought her over to our place
for supper. At 6:00 pm we all loaded into the van and headed for Wiregrass
Shops to see the Christmas tree lighting. On the way home we drove by a house
on the south side of Zephyrhills to see all the lights that they have up. We dropped
off Larry and Denise and then Grandma and were home by around 8:30 pm. We
watched a little TV and called it a night.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Gay Nov-28-13
7:34 AM |
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Happy
Thanks Giving to all you turkey lovers. I didn’t get up until 7:00 am and it
was 35 degrees out, it is hard to get up when you can see what the temp is
outside before you get out of bed. You know up north in the winter how hard it
is to get a car started and going in the winter, well that was how my body
reacted this morning. I went out to get the morning paper and just about
strained my back as it was packed full of Black Friday ads. Cheri and Nikki
spent the morning going through all the ads. We picked up Grandma at 10:45 am
and headed to Golden Corral where we met Mike, Mary, Larry, and Denise for our
Thanks Giving diner. We had to wait about 15 minutes in line as the place was
already full of people as they had opened at 10:00 am. By the time we were done
eating the line of people waiting to get in was wrapped around the building in
the parking lot and no vacant places to park. When we got home Cheri did her
weekly laundry and Grandma, Nikki and I watched the Green Bay Packers football
game. Only thing was the Packers forgot to show up, it was the worst game I have
seen them play in years. Cheri had put a turkey breast in the crock pot this
morning so we had turkey sandwiches with gravy for supper. I took Grandma home
around 6:00 pm. It was a nice day to spend with family and friends and stay
inside as the high temp for the day was 60 degrees.
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Gay Nov-27-13
7:31 AM |
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I
got up at 6:00 am and then went back to bed until 7:00 am. I had one of those
days that I didn’t feel like doing anything. I think the weather had something
to do with it. I checked the rain gage and we got ½ inch of rain during the
night. The high for the day was 64 degrees and that was when I got up this
morning. After Cheri got home from her pool exercise she and Nikki headed out
shopping for the day. I did go out and hung the four foot lighted Christmas reef
and another small reef on the front door. It was near 4:00 pm when Cheri and
Nikki got home. We had an early supper and then we played a game of Hand, Knee
and Foot that Cheri won. Cheri and Nikki started doing more decorating for Christmas;
they also worked on the Christmas tree. It seems strange to have all the
decoration as we didn’t do much the last eight years while we were RVing. Mike
L and I had security this evening and he picked me up at 9:00 pm. It was 41
degrees and a stiff wind when we started. After an hour and a half we called it
as there wasn’t anyone out and about, and we were really cold. When I got home
Cheri and Nikki were just finishing decorating the Christmas tree. I was ready
for bed and needed to get warmed up.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Gay Nov-26-13
7:58 AM |
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It
was a cloudy all day and some rain this morning. After Cheri got home from her pool
exercise we headed out to the flea market here in Zephyrhills. We got rained
out but not many vendors, not sure if was because of the rain or that it is
early in the season for this flea market. Then we went and delivered some
storage tubs to Norm and Marlene. Then we picked up Grandma to take her for a
ride with us to pick up Cheri’s quilt from the quilter. Then we headed to Plant
City and stopped at Parkesdale Farm Market. This is the place that through the
winter has the great strawberry shortcake. We did have strawberries and ice
cream. Then we headed to Ron and Sandy’s to pick up the Christmas tree that
they gave us (thanks Ron & Sandy). Then it was back to Grandma’s to play a
game of cards. It was near 4:00 pm before we got home. So I spent most of the
day being a chauffeur. Cheri and Nikki started putting together an egg bake for
supper and I put the new Christmas tree together. About that time Larry and
Denise stopped by to return the step ladder he was using to fix their refrigerator.
They stayed and visited for a while. This evening we watched Dancing with the
Stars. Cheri was very excited and happy with the results. It was raining when
we went to bed and we also had a tornado watch this evening.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Gay Nov-25-13
7:15 AM |
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Nikki
got a chance to sleep in this morning. We had her up early the last couple of
days and she said that she was on vacation and should be able to sleep in.
Cheri cut her exercise class short this morning because she had a dentist
appointment at 10:00 am. She dropped Nikki off at Grandma’s to visit with her. I
also had a dentist appointment at 11:00 am. I got there before Cheri got done
and I was waiting for my appointment when she came out. She had lost a filling
last Friday and they told her she needed a crown and could start on it right
away. So that worked out as she got done getting a temp crown shortly after I was
done. While I was waiting my cousin Rick came in, he had an appointment to have
a permanent bridge put in. I had ordered a Papa John’s pizza to be delivered at
Grandma’s at 12:30 pm. Papa John’s called 12:20 pm to tell me that it would be
about ten minutes late and were true to their word. Grandma had made a cherry
pie to have after the pizza. We played a game of cards and then headed home. I
needed to work on the van. I took the brake light switch out of the van and
couldn’t find anything wrong with it but decided to get a new one anyway. So hopefully
that problem is fixed. Nikki helped Cheri decorate for Christmas. Larry and
Denise came over, Larry was going to help me work on the van, we checked out
the front end trying to find out where the vibration was coming from, I think
it is a universal joint going bad. I guess I will take it in next week and find
out what to do, I hate to put any more money in it as it is starting to be a
money pit but don’t have the funds to replace it. I need to have a long talk
with God about it. We watched Dancing with the Stars and Cheri was finally
happy about the results.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Gay Nov-24-13
7:15 AM |
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We
took Nikki and Grandma to church with us this morning. Pastor Dean had a good
message on turning to God and how our church helps. After church there were eight
of us that went to Olive Garden for lunch. We had a nice place to sit away from
everybody so it was easy to visit. I was telling Ron that Cheri wanted to buy a
Christmas tree and that we had to stop at Michaels to check out one that was on
sale. Well it wasn’t what she wanted so we headed for home. When we got to
Grandma’s we were going to play cards. First I wanted to go down by Bud’s to
see his new motorcycle. On the way down Marlene flagged me down and wanted to
visit. I visited for a bit and told her that I was on my way down to Bud’s and
when we got done playing cards with Grandma we would stop for a visit. Bud’s
new bike is really nice, a 2008 Harley Fat Boy. When I got back to Grandma’s
they were already playing cards. Later we stopped by Norm and Marlene’s to
visit. Then home so I could watch the Green Bay Packers which I had recorded.
Cheri and Nikki were looking at recipes and making a list of things they
needed. Cheri got a call from Sandy telling her that she and Ron had a new Christmas
tree that was still in the box and that we could have it, how nice is that,
Thanks Ron and Sandy. After supper we picked up Larry and Denise at 6:30 pm and
headed to Lakeland Sam’s Club as they were having a special opening for VIP
members. I couldn’t believe the mob of people waiting to get in. I was ready to
turn around and head for home, but we waited and the line moved quickly and
wasn’t that bad. We got a deal on a couple of things. The best deals were on
electronics which we didn’t need. We were back home by 8:30 pm. I watched the
rest of the Packer game in the bedroom while Cheri and Nikki watched a movie in
the living room. It was a cool breezy day in the neighbor hood.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Gay Nov-23-13
7:23 AM |
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We
met Mike and Pam for breakfast at the Village Inn at 8:00 am. They wanted to
meet Nikki and this morning was the only time we could get together because
they are leaving for Tennessee to be with their daughter and grandson for
Thanks Giving. After breakfast they followed us back to our park to shop the
Christmas Bazaar that was going on in the Club House. We said our goodbyes to
Mike and Pam. Then we picked up Mary L and the four of us headed to Treasure
Island to see the sand sculptures and visit all the vendors that where there.
Then it was time to walk the beach and get our feet wet. When we got back to
the car the battery was dead, the brake lights was stuck on again and had to
get jumped (yes I will it fixed tomorrow). We drove north along the Gulf and
stopped at John’s Pass so the girls could shop. I stayed in the van letting it
run to charge the battery. I had a nice parking spot in the shade so I stayed
cool without having to run the air conditioner. Then it was time to continue
north and find a place to eat. Pam told us about the Sea Breeze restaurant, so
that was where we stopped to eat. We had a wonderful meal and sat inside right
by a big picture window so we could see the water. Thanks Pam for telling us
about the Sea Breeze. We asked the waiter where we could get to the beach to
watch the sunset and he told us to go north a few blocks and we would see a
place where we could park and get to the beach. We found it without and trouble
and only had to wait for about 45 minutes for the sun to set. I wasn’t looking
forward to all the traffic to get home but it wasn’t bad and moved right along,
was home by 7:30 pm. God blessed us with the most beautiful day for our outing.
For pictures of the
day click on this link: https://plus.google.com/photos/109645901863112014958/albums?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1#photos/109645901863112014958/albums/5949621562105772785
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Gay Nov-22-13
6:52 AM |
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Larry
and Denise came over first thing this morning to put a few things in our
freezer as their refrigerator quit working. Larry was going to install a new
one but in order to get the old one out and a new one in you have to remove a
window in their motor home to get it out. So he is going to look for parts and
see if he can repair it. As soon as Cheri got home from her pool exercises we
headed to the Tampa airport to pick up Nikki (our daughter). She is going to
spend a week with us. Her plane was an hour late getting out of Milwaukee
because of the snow and ice. It was almost 1:00 pm before we got home. We had a
late lunch and then went over to spend the afternoon with Grandma. We played a
couple of games of cards and then went out for supper at Maine-ly New England.
We had the Friday night fish and Cheri had a coupon that saved us twelve
dollars on the meal. We did have to wait about 45 minutes as they were really
busy. You sure can tell the snow birds are back. We dropped Grandma off and
headed home. We watched a little TV and called it a night.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Gay Nov-21-13
6:51 AM |
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Cheri
put in a bad night and got up and did a lot of cleaning and then went back to
bed. She said that she couldn’t get her mine to shut down. Larry came over
early to help finish building the shelves. Cheri started laundry before she
went to the pool and did two more loads after she got home. Then she went and
picked up Denise and Grandma to go to Wal-Mart to get groceries. It was around
12:30 pm when they got home. Cheri and Denise got lunch ready and Larry and I
were ready for a break. After lunch it was back to work on the shelving. We finished
around 2:00 pm. I now have 30 feet of 24 inch deep shelves, 12 feet of 16 inch
deep, and 9 feet of 12 inch deep shelves, a big thank you to Larry for all his
help as I couldn’t have done it without him. Larry even helped me put some of
the things on the shelves that were sitting outside. My next project in the
shed is to paint all the shelving. After Larry and Denise left I spent more
time organizing some of the stuff in the shed. I also put a new air cleaner on
the motorcycle. It is a new style so the motor will get more air and is a match
to the new mufflers I put on (more power). Neither Cheri nor I were hungry this
evening so we just had an egg sandwich for supper. We tried to watch some TV,
Cheri fall asleep right away and I had trouble staying awake so we headed to
bed early.
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Gay Nov-20-13
6:37 AM |
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Today
was supposed to be a play day as I had a motorcycle ride planned but the
weather didn’t cooperate as there were rain showers in the area. So I canceled
the ride and asked Larry if he would help me build more shelves for the shed.
Cheri and Denise went to Plant City shopping and I know they made a stop at the
quilt shop. When the four of us looked at that house yesterday I saw how the
guy had build shelves in his shed. I thought it was a great idea and so today
Larry and I went to Lowe’s to get more building materials. Cheri and Denise got
home around 1:30 pm so we took a break to have lunch. Then Cheri and Denise
were out looking at houses here in the park. Larry and I continued to build
shelves. At 5:00 pm we made another trip to Lowe’s for some additional
materials. It was near 6:00 pm when we got back and being it was dark out we
called it a day. We talked about going out for supper but Larry and I were too
tired to go. Cheri and I had a sandwich for supper. Mike and Pam stopped by and
dropped off some birthday cake from their grandsons birthday, so we each a big piece
of cake while watching TV.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Gay Nov-19-13
7:07 AM |
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Larry
and I had planned on going for a motorcycle ride today, but the weather didn’t
look that good this morning. I really needed to get the big shelf in the shed
built and the electric done. So when Larry and Denise came I asked Larry to
help me in the shed. We got a good start and soon it was time for lunch. We had
a sandwich and then back to work. Every Tuesday Cheri has the ladies over for a
quilt gathering. Marlene couldn’t make it today so it was just Mary and Denise.
Larry and I got done with the shed around 3:00 pm. Larry had a headlight burned
out in his truck so we got the old one out and took the motorcycles to get a
new one. It turned out to be a big job as Larry had to remove the battery to
get the new light bulb in. When we were finishing up the shed work a guy came
along and wanted to know about Larry’s motorcycle lift he has in his truck.
While they were talking the guy was telling him about a place that was for sale
here in the park. So Larry, Denise, Cheri and I went to look at it. It was
really nice and for a good price but not big enough for Larry and Denise. Larry
and Denise had us over for a spaghetti supper. Denise had homemade spaghetti sauce
that she made this morning and had simmering in the crock pot all day, sure was
good. We play one game of Hand, Knee and Foot that Larry and I won. This card
playing is getting to be a real competition. So much so that Cheri and Denise
took our chairs the last time we play at our place to see if it would help them
win and they did win.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Gay Nov-18-13
7:28 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We
got an e-mail from Larry and Denise wanting to know if we wanted to go to see
the sand sculptures at Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota. I check it out on the
computer and e-mailed Larry and Denise and said that we wanted to go and that
we would pick them up at 10:00 am. So after Cheri got home from her pool exercises
we headed out. We enjoyed the ride down and the sand sculptures were beautiful.
I knew the Red Barn Flea market was some place in the area we were in so I
asked for directions to it. Well when we got there it wasn’t open, it is only
open Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday so we headed on home. We dropped Larry and
Denise off at their place and told them to come over for supper that we would
have the left over hamburgers from Saturday and I would also do some hot dogs
on the grill. Mike G and Pam came over to get the bedroom set that we gave them
for their daughter. After supper we played a game of Hand, Knee, and Foot that
That Denise and Cheri won, they beat Larry and me really bad. After Larry and
Denise left we settled in to watch Dancing with the Stars, once again Cheri was
really disappointed with the results. To see pictures of the sand sculptures
click on this link: https://picasaweb.google.com/109645901863112014958/SandSculptures#
Monday, November 18, 2013
Gay Nov-17-13
6:43 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
After
having nasty weather the last few days it is nice to see a sunny day with no
wind. Grandma went to church with us this morning. Pastor Mel delivered a very
powerful message, wish I could have it to read so I could get more out of it.
After church six of us went to Bob Evan’s for lunch. After lunch Cheri went
shopping with Sandy and I took Grandma home. After I dropped off Grandma I
stopped to visit with Ed and Loraine as they were sitting outside. My afternoon
and early evening was filled with the NASCAR race and football. Cheri came home
with several Christmas decorations.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Gay Nov-16-13
6:52 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It
was wet drizzling day, one of those days that you don’t feel like doing
anything (work). It rained all night and I didn’t see any need to get up early
so I stayed in bed until 7:00 am again. Later this morning Cheri asked me if I wanted
to go to Sam’s today and to e-mail Larry and Denise to see if they wanted to go
along. They did so we picked them up and headed for Sam’s. It was around noon
when we got there and I think Cheri had anterior motive, we got to taste a lot
of different foods and that must have been our lunch. We dropped Larry and
Denise off at their place to get their truck and then they were stopping at the
grocery store to pick up some buns and a salad and then come to our place to
play cards. We played one game of Hand, Knee and Foot and then took a break to
grill some hamburgers to go along with the salad Larry and Denise brought.
After supper it was time for more card playing. We played two more games of
Hand, Knee and Foot. Larry and I won all three games. Yes Denise I have to put
it in the blog that we guys won.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Gay Nov-15-13
8:00 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
didn’t get up until 7:00 am, put in a bad night and didn’t have to be anywhere
this morning. Cheri headed to her pool exercise class at 8:15 am and when she
got home I still hadn’t taken my shower and gotten dressed. It was near 10:00
am before I was ready to meet the rest of the world for the day. Cheri on the
other hand continues to work in the house doing cleaning, laundry other things.
Mike B picked me up at 12:30 pm and we went to the big car auction and swap
meet at the Zephyrhills Festival Grounds. We walked through all the cars that
were for sale by owner and then through all the vendors. We also went into the
auction yard to see the cars that were going through the auction, a lot of very
nice cars and it would have been easy to pick out several that I would be happy
with. Mike B and I got a chance to talk and shake hands with Cindy Williams
from the Lavern & Shirley TV show. Who would ever believe we would meet someone
like that a car show. It started to drizzle rain so we called it a day, we did
get to see most of everything. While we were at the car show I got a call from
Larry and Denise telling us that they were here for the winter. So when I got
home I called him back and Larry told us where they were staying and we headed
over to see them. Good to have my riding partner back and Cheri to her quilting
partner. After visiting for a while we headed to Del Caren Mexican restaurant in
Dade City. Then we came back to our place so we could show them our new home
and to play a game of Hand, Knee and Foot that Larry and I won. It was still
raining when we went to bed.
Friday, November 15, 2013
Gay Nov-14-13
7:43 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It
was 47 degrees and windy this morning, cold inside the house. I started the furnace
for the first time and didn’t know if it would work or not as I didn’t check it
before we bought the house (stupid me). Will it works just fine and it warmed up
the house in a short time. Mary L called this morning and said that there
wouldn’t be any pool exercise as Mary L has a doctor appointment. I think Cheri
was happy that she didn’t have to go out in the cold but unhappy that she was
not having the exercise. Cheri did some laundry and cleaning. I did some honey
do things in the house (think I am just about honeyed out). This afternoon I made
a trip to Lowe’s to get the materials I need to build the shelves in the shed.
Ron called me and asked me to pick him up at home and take him to get his
corvette as they have the work done and it looks like new. This evening we were
invited over to David and Renea Harris to see their new home. We met them
through the church. It was a nice evening visiting and we also met another
couple from church. When we got home we watched a little TV and called it a
night. It was a day of a little work and more of being lazy.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Gay Nov-13-13
6:33 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It
was only 56 degrees this morning and very windy making it cold out. I had a
motorcycle ride planned for today, but too cold and windy to enjoy a ride. Mike
T called me this morning and wanted to know about the ride and I told him that
it was canceled and we would go next Wednesday. With the van being in the
repair shop I got the motorcycle out to take Cheri down to the pool. Well while
I was getting it out my footing slipped and I once again drop the bike, that
make twice in the last few days and all the years I have been riding it has
only happened once before. I dropped Cheri off at the pool and road over to
Baker Acers to tell John and Butch there wouldn’t be any ride today. On the way
back I stopped and gave Cheri a ride home. The rest of the morning was spent
inside cleaning up some paper work and watching some TV. Cheri disappeared into
her sewing room. After lunch I called to see if the van was done and it was so
I had them come and pick me up, ya we have transportation again. Last night
Cheri couldn’t get the screen on her I-Pad unlocked. She handed it to me and I
couldn’t get it unlocked either. So this afternoon we took a ride down to
Brandon and stopped at the Apple Store. We felt pretty stupid as the guy gave the
screen three taps and it was ready to put in the pass code. Somehow Cheri had
change the setting on the screen lock without knowing it. So we got that
feature turned off so it doesn’t happen again. We did a little shopping in the
Mall and I bought a new Bible. I had been looking a long time for one like what
Cheri has, NIV with red lettering and large print. After shopping we stopped at
Olive Garden for supper, we split a meal and we both had all we wanted to eat.
We had an appointment at Direct Buy to see what they have to offer and after
listening to them and looking at the prices of things we decided to get a
membership. It is pricey but with everything we plan on doing in the house we
feel we will save a lot of money in the end. It was near 10:00 am by the time
we got home and were ready for bed.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Gay Nov-12-13
6:38 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Mike
G came and picked me up to go out for breakfast. We dropped Cheri off at the
pool as the van is in the repair shop. Mike G and I met Ron at the auto body
shop as he is having some touch up work done on his Corvette. Then the three of
us stopped at Rick’s for breakfast, good meal for the price. We had a nice
visit and then we took Ron home. Mike G and I went to his place as Mike G
wanted me to drive his van. At times when you are driving it goes into a shimmy
and doesn’t do it all the time. I think it is something with the transaxle but
not sure. He does need to have the brakes replaced. When I got home I checked
on Cheri and she was busy cleaning house, she has Marlene and Mary L coming
over to do some quilting this afternoon. I worked on the power washer; I took
it apart and cleaned everything in the pump. After I got it back together it
leaked. So I took it apart again and while I had it apart Norm and Marlene
came. So Norm watched me put it together again and it still leaked. I took it
apart one more time and Norm looked at it and I had put it together wrong. Long
story short, it is back together and works great but still has a little leak
which is because of the rubber seals. Mike L showed up and we guys had a nice
visit while the ladies were doing their quilting. The van was supposed to be
done today and I called him at 4:30 pm and he said it wouldn’t be ready until
tomorrow. We had a Life Group gathering this evening so I called and told them
we couldn’t make it.
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| Making the base for a quilted jacket |
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Gay Nov-11-13
7:11 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
pray that everyone said a prayer for or veterans and service men and women
today, if not than take time now and do it as it helps our country to be free.
Plus add them to your daily prayer list. Today was one of those days that you
like to forget. It started when I got up this morning, I couldn’t seem to get
my motor started. My first project was to fix the shelf in the shed that came
down due to having too much weight on it. I got it back up temporary and need
to get some new hangers for it (no it wasn’t one that I built). Then I cleaned
the windshield and the bugs off the front of the motorcycle, while I was
pushing it back into the barn the kick stand went up and I ended up dropping
the bike. I had to get Cheri to help me get it back up. Then I checked the van
and see it is still leaking oil and while trying to check and see where it was
leaking from I found all the wires that go to the injectors had been cut and
splice back together. One of the wires broke and I had a hard time trying to
get reconnected. I had a lot of work done on the van a couple of years ago and
that had to be when it was done, another reason why I don’t go to that place
for repairs anymore. I took Grandma for her 1:25 pm doctor’s appointment and
she got a got report. After I dropped her off I headed to the repair shop to
get the van fixed. It was leaking oil from the valve cover gasket had was
replaced last Friday. Apparently the gasket didn’t get seated correctly. I know
that it something that can happen as I have changed them myself and know it is
a tough job. They gave me a ride home and said they would come and get me when
it was done. When I got home I decide to do some power washing on the driveway.
I had a problem with the power washer the other day and thought it was the
circuit breaker on the cord. Well it turns out to be something in the power
washer, so much for power washing the driveway. I think God was testing me today;
I did get a little depressed but never lost my temper. I didn’t see much of
Cheri today as she spent most of the day in her sewing room working on a new
quilt project with music playing, I could see she was enjoying herself. On a
good note, this evening we went out to eat with Mike and Pam at Manolos
Ristorante, another good meal. After we eat we came back to our place to play a
game of Hand, Knee, and Foot. Pam and Cheri won as Mike and I couldn’t seem to
get the cards. Yes it is Monday night and Cheri had to watch Dancing with the
Stars and if you have been watching you know Cheri was upset with the
results.
Monday, November 11, 2013
Gay Nov-10-13
6:39 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Our
Sunday mornings are all the same. We picked up Grandma and head to church.
After Church seven of us went out for lunch at the Village Inn. It has been a
long time since we have been there for a meal and it was really good. We did go
a lot over the last year but it was only on Wednesday night for their free pie.
After we dropped off Grandma we took a ride around Baker Acers to see who all
has arrived from the north. Then we stopped by Norm and Marlene’s for a short visit.
When we got home we had just enough time to change our clothes and head to the
theater to meet Mike and Pam to see the movie Last Vegas. It was a very good
movie, usually movies that are this funny don’t have a good story line but that
wasn’t the case with this movie. If you need a good laugh go and see this
movie. It was near 4:00 pm when Cheri and I got home. I
recorded the Green Bay Packer football game and the NASCAR race. I did watch
all of the football game and it was a disappointing lost for the Packers. As
for the race I just watched the highlights of it. Cheri watched some of the
game and played solitaire on her I-Pad. Pam called to tell us about the JFK
movie and high lights leading up to his death that was on TV, so I set up the
recorder to record it. By 9:00 pm we were both having a hard time staying awake
to watch TV so we called it a night.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Gay Nov-9-13
6:38 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
and I went out to Golden Corral for breakfast; I think it is getting to be a
Saturday morning habit. From there we went to Winn Dixie’s for groceries. They
had a lot of buy one get one free, some are good buys but some were not when
you check the price at other stores, but we did come away with what we thought
was good buys. We were surprised how few people were out shopping this morning.
When we got home Cheri had some more honey do jobs for me. This afternoon Cheri
and I went for a motorcycle ride. It is the first time she has been on the
motorcycle since March. She is still having problems with her knee but decided
to take a ride. I can’t figure it out for some reason when Cheri is on the bike
it goes to different places like quilt shops. We rode up to Dade City to the
quilt shop as Cheri was looking for material for a sweat shirt project. She
didn’t fine what she wanted there so we rode down to Plant City where she found
the material she wanted plus extra for whatever else she may do. When we got
home it was time for me to watch the Wisconsin Badgers football that I had
recorded. Part way through the game I got a call from Mike L and he need help
to get a 55 gallon fish tank. It was about all we could handle but did get it
in the truck and then into their house. Then it was back to watching my foot
ball game. It was a grand day that God provided for us.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Gay Nov-8-13
6:58 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
After
Cheri got home from the pool she worked on cleaning the house and doing
laundry. She had a couple more honey do jobs for me. Late yesterday the new windshield
for the motorcycle came. So today I spent all morning getting the hardware off
of the old one and getting all the adhesive tape off it. This afternoon Bud and
Joyce came over to see our house and to visit. They were just ready to leave
when I got a call that the Van was done so Bud and Joyce gave us a ride over to
pick it up. I dropped Cheri off at home and I headed over to pick up Grandma
and take her to Wal-Mart to have her hair cut. She had to wait a long time to
get in. I went and filled the van with gas and came back and she was still
waiting. So I did some shopping in Wal-Mart, just nosing around not planning on
buying anything. But I did find the NinJa Master Prep that was $30 cheaper than
anywhere else I have looked. Our daughter Nikki has one and she loves it. It
works like a blender and a food chopper. So I bought it and took it out to the
van and when I came back in and checked on Grandma she was still waiting. So I
did some more looking around. It was near 5:00 pm before I got Grandma back
home. When I got home I ordered a pizza from Papa John’s for delivery as we had
an internet coupon and today was the last day to use it. After supper I finished
putting the hardware on the new windshield and now ready to put back on the
motorcycle.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Gay Nov-7-13
6:37 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
and I both felt better today and more like getting some work done. The first
thing this morning I had to have the van over to the repair shop at 8:00 am to
get the oil leak fixed. Our neighbor Mike picked me up and brought me home. They
are going to call when the van is done. Cheri left for her pool exercise just
has I got home, our neighbor Mary gave her a ride in their golf cart to the
pool. Cheri had a list of honey do jobs for me to do today. I also got the rain
gutters cleaned out; I need to do that more often now that the leaves are
falling from our big oak tree. I took the motorcycle and made a trip to Lowe’s
to get some screws, the face trim on the front of the house is loose. A piece
of it came down the other day in the wind and just got it back up temporary, so
now that project is done. Next I started power washing the driveway and after
about 45 minutes the power washer quit. I think the problem is the circuit breaker
on the power cord, had enough for the day so will check it out tomorrow. Cheri
spent most of the day in the sewing room rearranging things, think she needs
more storage cabinets or get rid of some stuff (I wonder which it will be).
Tonight was pizza night at the Club House; we sat with Mike and Mary and after
we eat the four of us went over to Baker Acers to visit with Norm and Marlene.
We never got a call from the repair shop; I thought the van would be done
today.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Gay Nov-6-13
6:20 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Today
was a play day for me, not so much for Cheri. Four of us left at 10:00 am for
our first weekly motorcycle ride. Two of the guys (Mike and Norm) are new to
our rides. We were just getting ready to leave the park when this guy (Norm)
rides into the park and turns around and comes over by us. He is new to the
park and we asked him if he wanted to ride with us, so he went and told his
wife he was going on a ride. I lead the group through the back roads to Crystal
River with the Harley dealer being our destination. We got a few questions
answered about different things that we can do to our motorcycles. We stopped
at McDonald’s for lunch; some things never change on our rides. We got home
around 3:00 pm and put on 138 miles, it was a perfect day for a ride. Cheri did
her pool exercise and took Grandma Grocery shopping as Cheri also needed to get
groceries. That was pretty much taken care of her day. We got an e-mail from
Larry and Denise wanting us to see if a site in Baker Acers was available for
them so after I got home I went over to see if the site was available but there
was a sign in the window of the office saying they were gone to the bank. As it
turned out it was a good thing because we got a call from Larry and Denise
telling us they got a site in a different park and will be leaving Ontario next
Tuesday or Wednesday.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Gay Nov-5-13
7:13 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri
and I both were low on energy today and couldn’t make up our minds what we were
going to do. When Cheri got home from the pool I went to the bank to make a
deposit that I should have done a few days ago. When I got home I moved a few
things out of the shed so we could move around. I had plans on going to get
materials to build the shelves. When I came in for lunch Cheri was rearranging
a few things. I told her that I just wasn’t in the mood to do anything and she
said that she felt the same way. After lunch we decided to shuck the work and
go and see a movie. We went to the 1:30 showing of Captain Phillips. It was a
very good movie with some great acting and a true story. This evening was our
Life Group gathering and it was very interesting and had a nice turn out for
it.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Gay Nov-4-13
6:55 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
was up before 4:00 am still having a hard time sleeping. Shortly after Cheri
left for her pool exercise I went out and moved things out and back to the
front of the carport so I could clean the floor. After starting I decided that I
should clean the siding and ceiling, bigger job than I first planed on doing. I
quit at 10:30 am so I could take Grandma for her B-12 shot which didn’t take too
long. After dropping off Grandma I stopped by Bud and Joyce’s to pick up our
lawn mower and visited with them. I see John coming down the street so I stopped
him and told him I have a motorcycle ride planned for Wednesday; he was excited
and ready to start our weekly rides. I stopped by Butche’s to welcome him back
from the north and tell him about the Wednesday ride. He just got in yesterday
and had bought a new place in Baker Acers. He has a lot of cleaning to do and
said that if he wasn’t at the starting point for the ride not to wait for him.
It was late by the time I got home and Cheri waited to have lunch with me.
Cheri had hung some more pictures and was busy putting things away in the
sewing room that she had unpacked. She had just finished vacuuming and washing
all the floors. After lunch I went back out and put things back in the carport
and moved the bike barn closer to the front of the carport so it hide the many
things I have stacked outside. I don’t have room for them in the shed until I
get the shelving built and put in. Before I put the motorcycle in the barn I took
it for a ride to fill up with gas and have it ready for the Wednesday ride. It was
my first ride with the new mufflers and I like the sound of them. I hung up
Cheri’s big cross cut saw in the sewing room for her and then I sat down with
the clock and after some work I got it to clime right with the time. It took me
a while to figure it out. When I change the time it for standard time I just
backed it up an hour. After reading the instructions it says that is a no no
but I did finally get it back in sink. We watched Dancing with the Stars and
Cheri said the wrong person got voted off and I had to agree with her. I
recorded the Packer game so we could watch Dancing with the Stars. So after
that was over I settled in to watch the Packers play, not a good game for the
packers as they lost.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Gay Nov-3-13
5:27 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
The
extra hours sleep didn’t help as I was up early; probably will take a few days
to get into sleeping an hour later. Grandma went to church with us and Pastor Dean
had another interesting message. We didn’t get a chance to talk to anyone after
church as everyone left right away. So it was just Grandma, Cheri and me. We
went to Next Door in Zephyrhills for lunch. After we dropped off Grandma we
stopped and visited with Norm and Marlene as they were sitting outside. When we
got home I changed clothes and sat down in the recliner, covered up with a
blanket and that is where I stayed the rest of the day. I tried to watch some
TV but slept most of the afternoon. Cheri continued working out in the sun room
sorting through books and trying to find a place to put them. When I changed the time on the clock last
night I must have done something wrong as the hour chime is off by four hours,
something to check out tomorrow.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Gay Nov-2-13
6:20 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I
got up to a rainy morning, it rained all morning and part of the afternoon, I
checked the rain gage and we got a 1 ¼ inches of rain for the day. When Cheri
came out this morning she asked me if I wanted to go out for breakfast, I had
thought about it before she got up. We headed to Golden Corral as they have the
best breakfast with so many different choices. Then we headed to Lakeland and I
dropped Cheri off at Beall’s which is right next to Joan Fabrics to shop. I
headed to the Harley dealer for the performance work shop I signed up for last
week. The plan had been to ride the motorcycle but the rain put a stop to that.
When I got back to Joan Fabrics I called Cheri and she said that she just got
done shopping, great timing. When we got home Cheri had a lot of pictures for
me put up that had been in storage, later while I was out in the shed I could
hear some hammering coming from the house, when I got back inside Cheri had
already made a change to some of the pictures. My neighbor called and asked me
if I would come over to help him install some wind deflectors on his
motorcycle. He had to move the signal lights to make them fit and wanted some
help with the project. He had wanted to do it without cutting the wires but
that wasn’t possible. I went back to my place and got him some heat shrink and
my heat gun for him to use. We had brats for supper and Cheri did them in the
oven under the broiler and you would have thought they were done on the grill. We
are looking forward to the extra hour of sleep tonight.
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