Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Gay July-30-13

6:08 AM |

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I went our early and started washing the truck. I am not sure what all Cheri did today, I do know she went for the pool exercise class. I worked on the truck until 12:30 pm and then took a break for lunch. I wanted to sit down and rest after lunch but I knew that if I did I wouldn’t get up. By mid afternoon I had the truck washed and started waxing it. I quit at 3:30 pm getting ready for the pot luck at the club house at 5:00 pm. I see Cheri spent a lot of time in her sewing room trying to get some of it organized. The pot luck was good but was surprised there weren’t more people; think Cheri said there were only 23 people. I know there is a lot more people that stay year around here than in Baker Acers and we would have 40 to 50 people at the pot lucks there. After the pot luck I went back to work on doing some more waxing on the truck and Cheri continued to put things away. We finally quit at 7:30 pm. It was a long day but we did get a lot done.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Gay July-29-13

6:54 AM |

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It was another busy day at the Sharp’s house. It was nice to have a day of rest yesterday but back at it today. I worked putting some stuff back in the shed this morning while Cheri continued with her unpacking and putting things away. At 9:30 am we headed over to Baker Acers so Cheri could do her exercise class. I mowed Bud’s lawn and started the sprinkler. I went back to the 5^th wheel and loaded the bike barn and some scrap medal I had on the truck. As I was on my way out of the park I see Norm was sitting out so I stopped to visit for a bit. Then Mike came home and came over. I was about ready to leave when Cheri, Marlene, and Mary came back from the pool. I finally did leave and headed to the scrap yard to get rid of the scrap that I had, got a whole $5.10 for it. When we got home I unloaded the bike barn and had lunch. Then it was time for me to start cleaning the truck, worked on it until 5:00 pm and had enough for the day. I came in and took a shower, eat supper. Cheri fixed some more of our Alaskan halibut; think we have enough for a couple more meals. Each time we have some, it brings back some great memories of our Alaskan trip. After supper I sat down and went through paper work and sorting out the paper work that goes with the truck and 5^th wheel. Cheri had already gone through a lot of it. At 8:00 pm I had enough and sat down and watched a little TV before calling it a night.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Gay July-28-13

5:57 AM |

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Mike and Pam picked us up at 9:00 am and we headed to the Family Worship Center in Lakeland for church this morning. Dr. Rodney Browne delivered the message. We thought we were going to hear Rev. Paul Chase but there was a change that we didn’t know about. The message Dr Rodney delivered was more for the church members but was still very good. After church we went to Fred’s for dinner. Cheri and I had been there once before and loved it. It is all from scratch Southern cooking. Mike and Pam hadn’t been there before. We were lucky that we got there when we did because there were a least 40 people come in for a reunion right after us. The food was great and we plan on going back again. When we left there must have been at least 20 people waiting to get in, I would say that is a testament to how good the food is. When we got back to our place we played a game of Hand, Knee, and Foot. Cheri and Pam won big time. Mike and I never really had got into the game. After three hands we were behind by over 16,000 points and decided to concede and not play the last hand. After Mike and Pam left I settled in to watch the NASCAR race that I had recorded. Cheri watched some, read some, and napped some. Cheri and I are still trying to catch up on our rest and went to bed early again this evening.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Gay July-27-13

6:15 AM |

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Cheri, Norm, Marlene, Mary, and Mike

Right on the beach with a volley ball game

No it wasn't any of us.

Cheri and I were both hurting this morning when we got up. The last two weeks have really caught up to us. It is a good thing that today was a play day as Cheri and I wouldn’t have gotten much done today. Norm, Marlene, Mike, Mary, Cheri, and I went on a road trip today. We left at 9:00 am. We all piled into Norm and Marlene’s van and Norm did the driving so the rest of us could relax and enjoy the trip. It was really a day for the girls but we guys went along. Our first stop was at the museum in Dunedin. They were having a quilt show. It was pretty interesting but some of the quilts were pretty far out, would have to have a special place to display them. Our next stop was the Rainbow Ends quilt shop in Dunedin. We guys stayed in the car with the air conditioner running. After a while the girls came out all smiling and each had a bag. Our next stop was the Rockaway grill right on the beach in Clearwater. 90 percent of what they serve is sea food. Cheri and I have been there before and Mary wanted to be on the beach and this was as close as you could get because it was right on the beach. Mike drove us home for Norm. It was a fun relaxing day with lots of laughs and stories. We got home a little after 4:00 pm. Cheri and I crashed in our recliners, Cheri tried to read and I tried to watch the NASCAR race. We both dozed on and off and finally went to bed a little pass 8:00 pm. Cheri and I really needed the day off.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Gay July-26--13

6:09 AM |

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Today was the day to move the shed. The guy that is going to move it was supposed to call me yesterday to let me know what time he was coming. Well this morning I called him and he told me he would be here in 30 minutes. So I headed over to the 5h wheel. By 11:30 am the shed was all set in place at the new house. I was really happy the way it turned out. I still have to install the tie down anchors and get the electric hooked up. Mary called this morning and said the pool pump was broken and the pool was closed. So Mary and Cheri went down to the pool here in our park. They got to meet some new ladies and Cheri said that they did a lot of the same exercises that Mary and Cheri had been doing. After lunch Cheri continued cleaning and putting things away. I went back to the 5^th wheel and washed off the top of the slides and put them in. Everything is done inside the 5^th wheel. All that is left to do is give it a quick wash job before we take it to be sold. I still have the truck to wash and wax. I made a trip to Lowe’s and picked up a new door bell button. So now we have a working door bell. I took a shower and got cleaned up and was ready to sit down and rest when Norm & Marlene and Mike & Mary stopped by for a visit. Nobody felt like cooking so we went to Dade City to have Mexican for supper. When we got home Cheri and tried to watch some TV but that lasted less than a half hour, so we were in bed a little before 9:00 pm.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Gay July-25-13

6:42 AM |

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It was another busy day. After a little work here at the new home it was time to head over to the 5^th wheel. While Cheri was at the pool I work on getting things out of the shed so it can be moved tomorrow to our new house. Mike came with his truck and we made two trips with stuff from the shed. Cheri went Wal-Mart to get Grandma’s medicine and when she got back we filled the van with stuff and headed home. After lunch we headed back to get the last load out of the shed and to clean the 5^th wheel basement. We had rain showers off and on most of the day and we were able to get everything done between showers. We got back to the house around 3:30 pm. Cheri rested while I unloaded the van. Cheri helped me mount the new cabinet in the bathroom. I worked on getting the new TV mounted in the kitchen/ office area while Cheri fixed supper. It was 7:30 pm when we got done eating and decided we had enough for the day. I still have to get some wire mold to cover the cables to the TV. We got a couple of hard rains this evening. I can only remember three days in the last six weeks that we didn’t get any rain. Sure has made the grass grow and hard to get it mowed as it never gets dried out.

Living room fan before

Living room fan after

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Gay July-24-13

7:03 AM |

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Well I got more sleep last night then I thought I would. Things settled down so a little after midnight I went to bed. At 6:40 am we headed to Tampa for my colonoscopy which wasn’t until 8:00 am. I wanted to leave early because I wasn’t sure where I had to go. On the way I stopped and got Cheri a cup of coffee and a donut. Cheri had to go with me as she had to be there so she could drive me home. I actually got in at 7:40 am and was all done and on our way out of the hospital at 9:30 am. I got a clean bill of health and don’t have to worry about that for 5 plus years. I felt good enough to drive so on the way home we stopped at Bob Evan’s for breakfast. It sure was good to be able to eat again and breakfast is a treat for me. After breakfast we headed to h h Gregg to buy a TV for the kitchen/desk area. Then we stopped at Home Depot to get a cabinet for the master bathroom, Cheri wanted something to put her girly stuff in. We also got towel racks, door bell, and a blind for the kitchen sink window. We also stopped at the bank and VA to get our address changed. We also stopped by the 5^th wheel and got a load of stuff out of the shed. When we got home I was going to put up the new cabinet for Cheri but didn’t have my stud finder here and didn’t want to make additional holes to find the stud, so that will wait until later. So I thought I would mount the new TV, that didn’t work either as I need some shorter mounting screws. Well I guess I could put up the new door bell, it plays the same tune as the clock and that’s not a good idea. No problem all I have to do is change a couple of jumpers and we have a ding dong door bell. Well we got the ding and no dong. So we left early for Bible study and stopped at Home Depot to return it. Bible study was great and Pastor Dean does a good job of explaining things. After Bible study Mike, Pam, Cheri and I headed to the Village Inn for the free Wednesday night pie. God blessed us again today.

Before

After

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Gay July-23-13

10:41 PM |

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I must start this blog entry on yesterday at 4:00 pm. I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy on Wednesday morning in Tampa. So any way at 4:00 pm I was to take six little bisacodyl pills, this is the beginning of the clean out. Everything was ok until around 10:00 pm when all hell broke loose. I jumped out of bed and headed for the main bathroom so I wouldn’t disturb Cheri. From the bathroom I only went as far as the recliner. All night long it was back and forth from the recliner to the bathroom. The toilet has become my best friend. I was afraid to go to sleep as your muscles relax when you sleep and there was a part of me that I didn’t dare to relax. I sure would like to ship a couple of bottles of them little pills to Washington DC for all the politicians. After a good cleaning maybe they could think straight and get our country back on track. I decided to put up the new fan in the living room so I could be close to the bathroom. At 10:00 am I had to start drinking an eight oz glass of Golytely every 15 minutes for two hours. Well that speeded up the number of trips to the bathroom. My fan project which should have taken about an hour turn out to be four hours as I now have the carpet worn out between the living room and bathroom. Cheri wasn’t able to do her pool exercise because she had to take Grandma for her doctor’s appoint because I couldn’t be out of the sight of a bathroom. Finally by 4:00 pm the bathroom trips have slow down. Then at 6:00 pm it starts all over again, drinking an eight oz glass of Golytely every 15 minutes for two hours. It is now 10:30 pm and things are starting to slow down again. After today I think I should have bought stock in toilet paper as I have use almost two rolls today. I wonder how the 45 minute trip to Tampa tomorrow is going to be, depends, yep that’s probably what I will need.

Gay July-22-13

7:52 AM |

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We left the house a little earlier so we could get more done at the 5^th wheel. I finished the waxing while Cheri buffed the cabinets. I had to put in the dinette slide in order to finish the waxing so Cheri couldn’t finish the floors until I was done. When Cheri left for her pool exercise I worked on the inside of the 5^th wheel doing some minor things that needed some attention. When Cheri came back she finished the floors and is all done inside the 5^th wheel. I started to mow lawn but it was too wet so I loaded up the van one more time with things from the shed. Then I did finally get the lawn done. Once again it was after 1:00 pm before we got home. After lunch I showered and felt much better. This afternoon we went to the post office to get our address changed. After filling out the mail forwarding card we talked to an employee as we thought we should have gotten mail at our new address already. He said did you fill out a new customer sheet, we said no and that is the reason we hadn’t received any mail. It is the first time we have ever had to fill out anything other than a mail forwarding card. After we got home I did a few odd jobs that needed to be done and Cheri is still putting things away. Cheri wanted the microwave moved to a different location so I moved it and it didn’t fit where she wanted it so we tried a different place and she didn’t like that so in the end it is back where it started. I had to move the refrigerator out to plug the microwave in. I noticed a water hookup behind the refrigerator and said to Cheri that the old refrigerator that was here must have had an ice cube maker. After looking a little further I could see it was hook to this refrigerator. I had never really looked at it only that it had a bottom freezer. After checking things out we found that we did have an ice cube maker, how dumb we are. I asked Cheri if she noticed the ice cube container and she said yes and thought it was just another container. Well you had to get down on your hand and knees to see the ice cube maker. We also have a small chest freezer that we had to get started so we could take some stuff out of the refrigerator freezer to make room for the ice. If Cheri hadn’t wanted the microwave moved we may have never known we had an ice maker, scary when you think about it.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Gay July-21-13

6:11 AM |

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Cheri and I both put in a bad night. We were awake and talking to each other at 2:00 am. I finally did go back to sleep but Cheri didn’t, her legs were hurting her. She got up and went to the living room to rest in the recliner. We had a guest speaker at church so Grandma didn’t go with us because she wouldn’t have a copy of the message, so she went to church with friends in the park. After church Mike & Pam and Cheri and I went to the Chowder House in Zephyrhills for lunch, it was excellent. On the way home we stopped by Big Lots as Cheri was looking for pillows to put on the bed. She did find what she was looking for so that is one more thing to cross off her list. As soon as we got home we changed clothes and headed over to the 5^th wheel to work. Cheri worked on vacuuming the carpet and washing the floor. I finished the waxing of the 5^th wheel. Then I took the lawn mower down to Buds and mowed his lawn and on the way back to the 5^th wheel it started to rain. So I couldn’t mow our lawn, so that is on the list for tomorrow. When we got home I took a shower as I was all sweated up from working at the 5^th wheel. Cheri is busy emptying tubs and putting more things away. I did some honey do jobs. Finally at 6:30 pm we decided we had done enough today and settled in to watch some TV.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Gay July-20-13

6:34 AM |

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Cheri and I are both wore out from all the work we have been doing. We had to force ourselves to go to the 5^th wheel to work today. All Cheri has left to do is wash and vacuum the floors and she is done. I needed about 15 minutes more and the waxing would have been done but the rain put an end to that project. I got everything out of the basement except for the generator. Another day of work and the 5^th wheel will be done. I still have to wash, wax, and clean the truck. We worked until 1:30 pm then picked up Grandma’s mail and took it up to see her and how she was getting along. She said that she was OK. We headed home to unload another load out of the van. Then we got cleaned up and went to Lowe’s shopping for towel bars and cabinets for the bath room. I think we will make a trip to IKEA before we make any decisions. After a stop at Wal-Mart it was time to head home to get the grill started to grill a steak we got a few days ago. Cheri fixed a bake potato to go with the steak. After we eat I put together a little stand we bought at Lowe’s to put on the dresser in the bedroom so we could have the TV set higher as it was hard to see it laying in bed. At 9:00 pm we called it a night and headed to bed.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Gay July-19-13

7:12 AM |

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Cheri put away a few things before she headed for her exercise class. I stay home to wait for the new recliners to be delivered. They told us they would be delivered sometime between 10:00 am and Noon; well they were here right at 10:00 am which was good. As soon as they left I headed for the 5^th wheel to do more waxing. After Cheri’s class she continued to clean in the 5^th wheel. We worked until 1:30 pm and I couldn’t stand the heat any longer and Cheri was at a good stopping point so we headed back home for lunch. Then it was time to get cleaned up again. I worked on getting the Direct TV remote to work with the new TV. Then I changed things around so the sound bar would work without building a platform for the TV, it looks nice and Cheri is happy. Then we rested for a while waiting for Mike and Pam to pick us up. We headed to Wesley Chapel where we met Ron and Sandy to see the movie Red 2. After the movie we went to Applebee’s for dinner but they didn’t have any electricity due a transform problem. So we went over to Sonny’s, the food was very good. When we got back to our place Pam wanted to see out new entertainment center, so they came in to check it out and visit for a bit. Cheri and I were very tired and were in bed by 9:30 pm.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Gay July-18-13

6:58 AM |

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Cheri still has the dishwasher, washing machine, and dryer going pretty much all the time. I think she can see an end to that part. This morning we headed back to the 5^th wheel. I did some more waxing, with a little luck I think I can have it done in a couple more days. After Cheri’s exercise class she started washing things done in the 5^th wheel. At 1:30 pm we stopped to see how Grandma was doing and then to the furniture store to about getting our new recliners delivered, they told us we they will deliver them tomorrow between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm. We were invited over to Norm and Marlene’s for home made bean soup and skillet fried corn bread at 4:00 pm today. Then we got a call that our new TV was going to be delivered between 3:45 pm and 6:45 pm. So I told Cheri she could go and I would stay here and wait for the TV. Cheri was telling Marlene about the TV being delivered so Marlene said they would bring the dinner over to our place. So at 4:00 pm we had this wonderful dinner with all the trimmings at our place. Mike and Mary also came and brought a dish of kielbasa with a special sauce that Mike made. The new TV arrived around 5:30 pm, got it set up to make sure everything worked before the delivery guys left. We watched TV a little while and then had dessert and visited until around 7:00 pm. After our dinner host and quest left Cheri and I sat down to watch some TV but in a short time we both were sleeping, so we called it a day and headed for bed.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Gay July-17-13

6:56 AM |

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It was another busy day at the Sharp’s house. I was up before 6:00 am. A short time later Cheri was up. Things are crazy around here. I start to do something and before I know it I am doing something else. Cheri and I moved the big entertainment center out of the living room into the sunroom. Then it was time to drop Cheri off for her pool exercise class and for me to take Grandma for her doctor’s appointment. We waited almost an hour before we got to see the doctor. It was after 11:00 am before I got Grandma back home and Cheri was waiting for me to pick her up. We came home and Cheri change and then we headed to Plant City to pick up our new cabinet with a fire place to put our new TV on which is supposed to come tomorrow. When we got home we washed the wall and vacuumed the floor where the old entertainment center was sitting. I called Mike and asked him if he could come over and help us get the cabinet in the house. After getting it in place we visited for a while. Thanks for the help Mike. Cheri worked on cleaning the desk area getting a place for the computer and printer so we could get it on the dinner table, now we have a table to eat from. It wasn’t long and it was time to head to church for our Bible Study. Another great night with Pastor Dean talking about God’s chosen people coming out of Egypt and about all the laws he put to them and why God did this, it was very interesting. After Bible Study six of us headed to the Village Inn for free pie. Before we got served Mike and Pam came. They weren’t able to make it to Bible study this evening as they had another commitment. We are so tired tonight that I think we will sleep until noon tomorrow.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Gay July-16-13

6:30 AM |

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Cheri and I went down to the Rec hall at 8:00 am here in the new park for their $3.00 per person breakfast of scramble eggs, fried potatoes, sausage, orange juice, and coffee, it was very good. It gave us a chance to meet some of the new people. After breakfast we headed to the hair solon to have our hair cut. We were there right at 9:00 am when they opened so we were the first to get our hair cut. Then we headed to the 5^th wheel to pack up another load. While Cheri was at the pool doing her exercise class I did some more waxing on the 5^th wheel. It was much better as now I am working on the side that is in the shade in the morning. It was near noon when we got back to the house. Cheri put a few things away and started another load of laundry. The dish washer, washing machine, and the dryer have been going steady since we got in the new house. This afternoon we decided to take a break and do some shopping for towel bars, curtains, TV, and DVD player. Cheri couldn’t find any curtains she wanted and couldn’t find the towel bar that we wanted; I think we have to go back to IKEA. We did buy a new TV, sound bar, and blue ray player. The park managers were having free pizza at 5:00 pm in the Rec hall. We had signed up for it and thought that we would get a chance to meet some more people. We had spent so much time looking at TV’s that time got away from us and we were 20 minutes late for the pizza, but there was still plenty for us. While we were gone shopping there was a bad rain and wind storm come through so after pizza and visiting we went over to the 5^th wheel to check on the awning, I should have put it in before we left earlier today, well everything was ok. After we got back to the new house we continued to put a few things away and at 8:00 pm I told Cheri that that was enough for the day.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Gay July-15-13

6:43 AM |

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Cheri and I didn’t get to have the best nights rest, going from a king to a queen and a harder bed then we are use to made it quit the challenge, in time I think we will be ok. This morning when I got up to make coffee I looked in three different cupboards for the coffee and filters with no luck. I laughed and said to myself this is just like a scavenger hunt, three more cupboards the lost coffee and filters were found. Ok that is done, now where is the computer, then the challenge of finding my shaving equipment and tooth brush. Cheri had some of the same problems. We finally got ourselves together and were ready to face the world for another day. I dropped Cheri off at the pool for her exercise class and I went on to the 5^th wheel to do some more waxing. I just finished waxing the front cap when Cheri came. I took pictures of the motorcycle lift so I could put it on Craigslist to sell. We loaded up another load and headed for the new house. I also brought the motorcycle over this time. After lunch we did more cleaning and putting things away. I made one more trip back to the 5^th wheel to get a tarp out of the shed. There is a couch and love seat in the living room that Cheri wants in the sunroom and the couch that is in the sunroom has to be put in the living room. So I figured the best way would be to lay them on the tarp and pull them from one room to the next room, it worked out really well. I also stopped and bought some ice cream and cake as Norm & Marlene and Mike & Mary said that they were coming over this evening to see how much we have done. It was another fun evening visiting with them in our messy new home.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Gay July-14-13

7:23 AM |

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It was another wonderful Sunday in church spending time with God. Pastor Dean had an excellent message which makes the time go by so fast. After church Ron & Sandy, Grandma, and Cheri & I went to eat at Red Robin, I wasn’t happy the last time we were there so wasn’t sure about this time. Well the food was average and the cost is too high. This afternoon Cheri and I took another load of stuff over to the new house. Cheri put away most of the stuff we brought over today and worked in the kitchen. I worked on the dryer as I thought it took too long to dry things so I took it apart and gave it a good cleaning. When I moved it from the wall I could see the floor need a good cleaning also, plus under the washing machine. Cheri and I made up the bed and decided to spend our first night. Not sure how it is going to work out as we are going from a king to a queen size bed. Then we headed to Wal-Mart to get some more shelf liner and a pizza to bake in the oven at the new house. Then we went back to the 5^th wheel to get another load of stuff. I never knew how much stuff you could have in a 5^th wheel until we started to move. At 6:30 pm I told Cheri I was done working and was ready for pizza. I sat down and watched the NASCAR race I had recorded. Cheri kept working and finally made her sit down at 8:00 pm. At 9:30 pm we crawled into bed and tried to watch some TV but within a short time we were asleep.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Gay July-13-13

7:12 AM |

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The first thing this morning we went over to Wal-Mart to pick up Grandma’s medicine and also had to pick up some shelf liners and more cleaning supplies for the new house. Cheri packed up more tubs and I got them load in the van to take over to the new house, it was around 10:00 am by the time we got there. Cheri continued working on the kitchen cabinets and I cleaned up the washing machine as Cheri was ready to do all the bedding. After lunch I headed back to the 5^th wheel to mow lawns. I got Bud’s done and just got started on ours when it started to rain. I figured that I was all ready all wet with sweat that I would keep mowing. Well I finally had to quit because the mower was getting plugged up with wet grass. So after taking another shower I was ready to head back to the new house. Cheri had a couple of loads of laundry done and was still working on washing all the dishes, nice to have a dish washer. I helped her line the cupboards and scrubbed some of the pots and pans before they went into the dish washer. We move some of the furniture around in the living room to see how it would fit. Now we have to move the davenport and love seat out into the sunroom and bring in the davenport that is in the sun room. At 6:45pm we called it a day and headed to Subway to have a sub for supper. When we got back to the 5^th wheel Cheri did some more packing and I finished mowing the lawn. At 8:00 pm we said we had enough for the day. We have both found some muscles that we haven’t used in a while as we both are hurting.

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Gay July-12-13

7:08 AM |

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I woke up at 2:30 am and couldn’t get back to sleep; my mine was working overtime and couldn’t get it to settle down. So I was up around 3:30 am and Cheri had the same problem and was up a little after 5:00 am. I went up to Grandma’s to get the tubs from under her park model so we could pack some stuff and take it over to the new house. I had to wash all the tubs and that took a couple of hours. Cheri did get a few tubs filled before she went for her pool exercise. I was still washing and drying tubs when she got back. I loaded the van with everything Cheri got packed and got done just as it started to rain. It was around 11:30 am when we got to the new house. The rain didn’t last long, sure nice to have a car port to park under. Cheri gilled a couple of sandwiches for lunch and then we went work on the kitchen cabinets. We took everything out of the cabinets and cleaned them inside and out. I also took the broom and sweep the ceiling, can’t wash it because it is a popcorn ceiling. Mike and Pam stopped by around 4:30 pm, sure was glad to see them as it gave us a chance to sit down and rest for a bit. After they left we continued to clean and pretty much have all the kitchen cabinet washed. Cheri still has 4 drawers to clean and under the kitchen sink. We have sorted through the stuff that was in the cabinets. Most of the stuff we can use and don’t have to buy much. We got back to the 5^th wheel around 6:30 pm and had left over pizza for supper. We got very little rain at the new house today but when we got back to the 5^th wheel I see we got an inch of rain here, strange because our new house is only about a mile and a half as the crow flies.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Gay July-11-13

5:33 AM |

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Cheri had a 9:00 am doctor’s appointment for her knee and Grandma had a 9:15 am doctor’s appointment for her eyes. I first took Cheri and dropped her off and then went and picked up Grandma and took her for her appointment. After Grandma was done we went and picked up Cheri. We dropped Grandma off at home and then we went home and changed clothes. Then we headed over to the new house to start cleaning. On the way over we stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few things so we could have lunch at the new house. The first thing Cheri did was clean the refrigerator. Then we moved to the master bed room and master bath room. That is where we spent the rest of the day and got them cleaned and ready to go. Sometime this afternoon Direct TV was coming to move our TV service. I got an automated phone call that they would be at the new house within 15 minutes. 50 minutes later I got another call saying they would be there in 15 minutes. Well 10 minutes later they did arrive. They had to put up a new dish and it took about two hours to get everything done. I really like there new setup as I can record a show and watch it on any TV and even pause it on one TV and go to the next TV and press play and continue to watch the show, pretty neat. It was after 6:00 pm when we left the house and stopped at Pizza Hut for supper. Then we headed over to CVS to pick up one of Grandma’s prescriptions and then to Wal-Mart to pick up another one for her. The one at Wal-Mart wasn’t ready because they were out of that drug and had to order it. On the way into the park we see Norm, Marlene, Mike, and Mary setting outside so we stopped to visit. I have uploaded pictures of the inside of the house before we started doing anything. That way I can have some before and after pictures. Click on this link https://plus.google.com/photos/109645901863112014958/albums?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1#photos/109645901863112014958/albums/5897598002991135697 as I have added them to the New House album. Also this morning a knock came at the door and it was Verizon to install the fiber cable for our internet service. We told them that it was supposed to be at our new house. After talking to them we found out there isn’t any fiber cable in the park where our new house is. When I was on the phone with Verizon yesterday I told them I didn’t think there was fiber cable in the park. Well they assured me there was. So long story short we canceled the internet order. We have to check with Bright House to see what they offer and the price for internet service.

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Gay July-10-13

6:37 AM |

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There comes a time in your life when it is time to make a change and that time has come for Cheri and me. We didn’t do any traveling this summer as we were needed here in Florida to take care of Grandma. She is going to need us to help her so we have made the decision to close our chapter on traveling. We have done it for eight years and wouldn’t trade the experience we have had for anything else. We had planned on doing it for ten years, but that was just a plan we had in our minds. We have done a lot of praying on what we need to do and we feel that God has answered our prayers. The truck and 5^th wheel still have some value and think it is time to sell it and buy a home here in Zephyrhills so we can be near Grandma and help her. One day Cheri and I were on our way back from Wesley Chapel and I had remembered going by a 55 plus park with a sign that said open home. We pulled in and the sales center was closed so we picked up a paper that had the homes listed for sale and drove around the park looking at them. When we returned to the sales office we met Kathy (sales manager) and we told her we would like to look at three bedroom homes. We looked at one and didn’t like what we saw. Cheri was telling Kathy that it had to be a three bedroom so she could have a room for her quilting. Kathy said that she had a two bedroom with a nice den. So we looked at it and thought it was very nice. It was late in the afternoon and went back home and prayed about what we should do. That evening we went out to eat with Mike and Pam and then back to their place to play cards and were telling them about the home we looked at. After a long discussion the four of us prayed about it and if it was Gods will for us to have this home to have him open the doors for us and if we shouldn’t close the doors. The next day we drove over as I wanted to talk to the owner. Well he wasn’t home and so we drove down to the sales office and nobody was there, so started to drive up by the house again when we saw Don (manager) and asked him if we could see the house again. He said that he would get the key and meet us at the house. We called Mike and Pam and they came over to see the house and get their input. While we were looking at it the owner came back so I got to talk to him about things. After checking over the house again and finding out that it is fully furnished including dishes. We went down to the sales office and made an offer and it was accepted. We signed papers and Kathy sent an e-Mail to the bank. Of course this was on Saturday and would hear anything until Monday. Well when we got home we got a call from the bank and talked to them for a bit and told them what we wanted and told us right away that we were accepted for a loan. Now we have to wait for the appraisal which can take 4 to 6 weeks. Well the following Tuesday Kathy called us and said the appraisal was done and should hear something by Friday or Monday. Well we did hear from the bank on Wednesday and everything was a go to close on July 10. So as you can see it was God’s plan for us to bless us with this house. After we closed we went and got Grandma and took her over to see the house. We wanted her to see and know about it before anyone else in the park knew about it. Then we took Mike & Mary and Norm & Marlene over to see it. So as you can see we have been busy the last few weeks getting thing ready for the new house and didn’t want to put anything in the blog until it was a done deal. You can see pictures of the outside of the house by clicking on this link: https://plus.google.com/photos/109645901863112014958/albums?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1#photos/109645901863112014958/albums/5897598002991135697 Later I will post pictures of the inside.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Gay July-9-13

6:51 AM |

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Once again Mike, Norm, and I worked on the Rec hall patio. Things are looking better each day, I think it will still be two more days has we didn’t get as much done today as I thought we would. It is good that this project is coming to an end as I need to get back to waxing the 5^th wheel. Cheri continued working on her quilt project today and finished the last block and now she has to put them together. We went out for a ride this afternoon and did a few errands and had a couple of appointments. We have had two days in a row that we haven’t had any rain. It is so nice to see the white fluffy clouds. But it is already starting to get dry from all the rain we have had. Being sandy ground it doesn’t hold the water very long. I probably have to water lawns tomorrow. This evening we went out for ride down by Lakeland and back and then stopped by Norm and Marlene’s to visit. It was another beautiful day that God made for us.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Gay July-8-13

6:28 AM |

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Mike, Norm, and I worked on the Rec hall patio again today. It really looked like we made some progress today. I think two more days and we will be done. Cheri went to the pool for her exercise class. Her knee is still not 100 percent but is doing better. Cheri did some laundry and worked on her quilt project, she is now working on the fifth and final block. Then it will be time for her to put them together. I thought it would take her a couple of months to do this project but looks like she will have it done in less than a month. Later this afternoon we made a trip to Wal-Mart to do some shopping and also took a little ride. I also did some computer work and did some more reading. I am reading a Clive Cussler book called Skeleton Coast. I have a hard time putting it down as it is so good. I think today was the first day in a couple of weeks that we didn’t get any rain, nice fluffy clouds and a warm 90 degrees. This evening we did our walk down to Norm and Marlene’s to visit with them and Mike & Mary. Bud & Verlin also stopped by. It was a beautiful day that God made for us.

Monday, July 8, 2013

Gay July-7-13

6:58 AM |

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Grandma went to church with friends here in the park. Our church had a guest speaker and there wouldn’t be a copy of the message for her to read. Our guess speaker was Naeem Fazal. He pastor of the Mosaic Church in Charlotte, NC. His message was titled From Allah to Jesus Christ. He was born and raised in Kuwait. He came to America after the Gulf war in 1990. He told us how he found Jesus Christ and how Christians and Muslims religions differ, it was very interesting. After church eight of us went to Olive Garden for lunch. It was excellent and was the same Olive Garden we went to a few weeks ago when we got such a bad lunch. I would like to think my e-mail to them helped make the change. When we got home Cheri worked on her quilt project and I went over to Ron and Sandy’s, Ron helped me recharge the air conditioner in the van as it wasn’t putting out cold air. Well now it works much better, thanks Ron for finishing the refrigerant and helping. When I got home I took a break and read for a while and then around 4:00 pm I went out and did some more waxing on the 5^th wheel, it is now half done. This evening we went down and visited with Mike and Mary and then the four of us went over to visit with Norm and Marlene. A few nights ago they saw a couple of flying squirrels and now have put out some corn for them; we got a chance to see them this evening. It is the first time I have seen any since I was a kid on the farm.

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Gay July-6-13

6:11 AM |

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We met Mike, Mary, Norm, and Marlene at Golden Coral at 9:30 am for breakfast. The best place around for breakfast but can on get it on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. When we got home Cheri went to work on her quilt project and I worked on cleaning the 5^th wheel awning and mowed the lawn. We skipped lunch today because we had a big breakfast. This afternoon we finally got to go see the movie White House Down after trying three times to see it. We finally got to see a good movie with action and a good story line. I was beginning to think there weren’t any good movies anymore. We stopped to see Grandma and drop of her mail and she is doing well. We got a call from Pam wanting us to go out for dinner as it is Jenny and Mason’s last night here before they leave in the morning for Tennessee. Ron and Sandy were also there. When we got home Cheri went back to work on her quilt project and I watched the NASCAR race. The race was pretty boring, but the last 30 laps things started to heat up and made for a good race.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Gay July-5-13

6:02 AM |

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The weather forecast said no rain until around 2:00 pm. So I decided today was the day to put the new CV joint and axle in the van. Cheri had to walk down to the pool this morning because I already had the van apart when it was time for her to leave. Things went pretty well with the van work until I was putting the brake caliber back on and cross treaded a bolt. That took me an extra hour and half as I had to run a tap though the housing and the go and get new bolts. It was 1:30 pm before I got done. I didn’t even take time to clean up the tools as it was thundering and the sky was getting dark. By 2:00 pm it was pouring rain. When I came in the house I had grease all over me and I thought maybe Cheri would want to throw me away and get a new man, but I did clean up pretty good. While I was cleaning up Ron and Sandy called and wanted to know if we wanted to ride down to IKEA in Tampa. Cheri and I had been talking about going for a long time so we met Ron and Sandy at Home Depot and rode with them. If you have never been through an IKEA store, it is an adventure like walking through a giant maze. On the way home we stopped at the Wing House for wings and salad. Ron had told us how good the wings were there. Boy he sure was right, some of the best wings we had. It was around 8:30 pm when we got home.

What part goes where

Old and New

Bad CV Joint

Tools and part everywhere

Friday, July 5, 2013

Gay July-4-13

7:48 AM |

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Hope that everyone enjoyed there day as much as we did. Cheri was up early this morning in fact she was up before me. I think my snoring woke her up; anyway she was working on her quilt. This morning Mike, Mary, Cheri and I went to Lakeland. Mike and I dropped the girls off at Jo Ann Fabrics and then Mike and I headed to Harbor freight for their 4^th of July sale. I did buy a couple of things that I may use sometime down the road. Mike wanted to go to get one special tool that they had on sale and then after looking at he decided not to get it. It was around 11:45 am when we got home and was time to get ready to go down to the Rec hall for a potluck dinner. We had fried chicken and everyone brought a dish to pass. There were around 35 people and was a good time. We stayed and helped clean up and got home around 3:00 pm. Cheri and I decided to go see the 4:00 pm movie we were going to go to yesterday. It is White House Down. Well when we got to the theater parking lot it was almost full of cars and decided to skip the movie. We figured it would be very crowded and wouldn’t be able to get a good seat. It started raining again before we got back home and ended up getting ¾ inch of rain for the day. We didn’t go to watch any fireworks; the rain may have put a damper on it.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Gay July-3-13

7:13 AM |

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I went out early this morning to do some more washing on the 5^th wheel. Yah I am done washing the 5^th wheel!!(Look up stupid you still have the awning to wash) I guess that will get done another day. I went in and took my shower and got all cleaned up. Then I thought I better mow the lawns as it hadn’t started to rain. I got the lawns mowed and all the trimming done and everything put away just before it started to rain. Then it was time to take another shower, another two shower day. Cheri did her exercise class and is now working on her quilt project. I am done for the day, maybe a little reading and a nap. We decided to take in the 4:00 pm movie and were about ready to leave when we got company from across the street. We did go to Wal-Mart to pick up Grandma’s medicine and a few groceries. Cheri fixed some of our Alaskan Halibut for supper; don’t think we very much left. We have a road trip planned for tomorrow morning with Mike & Mary and Norm & Marlene. So we went to visit with them this evening to see what time we are going to leave. It was another wonderful day that God made for us.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Gay July-2-13

9:31 AM |

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We got more rain this morning and on and off the rest of the day. I went out and did some more washing on the 5^th wheel. I did get a little damp from the showers but it felt good as it was so hot and humid, one more day of washing and that part will be done. Then I have the rest of the waxing to do. Cheri managed to get her exercise class in before it rained. I took my second shower this afternoon and then Cheri and I went to see the movie Man of Steel. A couple of people had told us how good it was. Well Cheri and I thought it was terrible. I knew it was going to be a far out movie but the whole movie could have been done in 30 minutes instead of 2 ½ hours, think we are too old for the computer generated parts. We still have a couple of more movies we want to go and see, so if it keeps raining we will go for another movie, thinking about White House Down. At 6:00 pm Cheri and I went down to the Rec hall to help set up tables for the Fourth of July potluck dinner. I think there will be somewhere around thirty five people. Cheri finished another quilt block this morning and now working on number three. We lost power early this evening for about an hour. We ended up getting just under a 1 ½ inches of rain today.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Gay July-1-13

7:02 AM |

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It seem like it was just the other day that I was saying I can’t believe it is the first of June and now here its July, how time flies by when you are on the downhill side of life. It was another rainy day. I need a day without rain so I can mow lawns and it doesn’t look good the rest of the week. I dropped Cheri off at the pool this morning before the rain started and took Grandma to the doctor so she could get her B-12 shot. When we were coming back into the park it was just starting to rain and Cheri was starting to walk home from the pool so my timing was good. This afternoon we had a few errands to run and then we went see the movie The Heat. It had an R rating but was much worse than that. If they would have cut out all the bad language it would have been a silent movie, even the music was bad. It was the worse Sandra Bullock movie we have seen and we like Sandra Bullock. Late this afternoon Cheri did some more work on her quilt project. Between rain showers we walked down to visit with the gang this evening.

Monday, July 1, 2013

Gay June-30-13

7:03 AM |

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We picked up Grandma at 9:00 am and headed to church. Pastor Dean’s message was on Love and was a continuing message from last week. It was a great series. Get your Bible out and read 1 Corinthians 13 (your lesson for the day). Just think how much better we all could be. After church seven of us went out for lunch at Golden Corral, for me it was dinner because I always eat too much when going there. We had rain off and on all day so it was a stay inside and be lazy day which wasn’t hard for me to do. I watched the NASCAR race that got rained out last night. Cheri worked on her quilt project.

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