Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Gay Nov-29-16
6:45 AM | 
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We had to get around this morning and be ready
to leave the house by 8:00 am to take Jan’s daughter Sherry to the airport. I
wasn’t looking forward to the trip as there was going to be a lot of traffic as
people would be heading to work. The trip took about fifteen minutes longer
than normal which wasn’t too bad. On the way back home we stopped at Bob Evans
for breakfast as Jan said that Sherry gave her money to buy our breakfast. It
was 11:30 am when we got home. After Jan left we headed out to shop at Ollie’s
Outlet. It is the first time I have been there. Cheri had gone the day they
opened with Pam. The only thing I found was some coffee and M&M’s for
Cheri. We were back home by 12:30 pm.
Cheri worked all afternoon in her sewing room. I didn’t feel all that great
today, think I was stressed from the trip to the airport. Anyway I spent the
afternoon in the recliner napping and trying to watch a little TV. After supper
we both settled in for an evening of TV.
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Gay Nov-28-16
6:41 AM |
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Cheri was busy putting the final touches on
her Christmas decorations and then she was back in the sewing room working on
another quilt project. I did some Bible study this morning before going out and
installing the slides on the new rollout drawers. I called Ron and Sandy to see
if I could install the two rollout I made for them. So at 1:00 pm Cheri and I
head over to their place. The first rollout wen in without any problems. But I had
all kinds of problems with the second rollout. For some reason I couldn’t get
it to line up properly. I finally gave up, have to go back to the drawing board
to see if I can figure out where I went wrong. On the way home we stopped to
check on Larry and Denise’s house. Being we are having cooler weather there
hasn’t been any air movement in the house so I turned on the heat so there
would be some air movement. I was exhausted when I got home and headed for the
recliner. Jan and Sherry had left some fresh green beans, tomatoes, and some strawberry’s
while we were gone. So Cheri fixed the green beans to go along with the ham she
had planned for supper. She also made us strawberry short cake. This evening
was a late night for me as the Green Bay Packers were playing the Philadelphia Eagles
and the Packers won the game. Cheri went to bed just before half time of the
game. It was 11:30 pm when I crawled into bed.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Gay Nov-27-16
6:34 AM |
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Grandma went to church with us today. Pastor
Randy’s message was “What Kind of Prayer Brings Revival” using the book of
Daniel 9. Sunday school class study was "On Guard” from 2 Peter 2:1-3 and
Jude 16-25. After Sunday school we all went over to the church where we had
lunch together from all the food that was left over from yesterday. We got a
chance to get to know more of our Sunday school class friends. After we dropped
of Grandma we headed home to relax and rest. We tried to watch some TV but we
soon we were both sleeping. I think I was also going through withdrawal today
because NASCAR racing is over for the season and the Packers don’t play until
tomorrow night. I did watch the last couple of minutes of the Tampa Bay Bucks
game which they won. It looks like they are starting to turn the corner and win
a few games. After our naps we were back to watching TV for the evening. We had
our usual pizza for supper.
Sunday, November 27, 2016
Gay Nov-26-16
6:13 AM |
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It was a busy morning. I helped Cheri put up
one of her Christmas quilts that she hangs every Christmas. She put out a few
more Christmas things and then worked on making a potato casserole to take to
the church for a funeral dinner. I did get the other three rollout drawers
painted, so happy to have that done. Next week I should be able to get them
installed. We left at 11:15 am and headed to church to help set up for the meal
and then cleaned up afterwards. All of the food was furnished by our Sunday
school class except for the meat and buns which were furnished by the church.
On the way home we stopped at Lowe’s as they had a sale on saw blades and I was
in need of some new ones. Also went to Wal-Mart to pick up some groceries and
medicine for Grandma. I think it was around 3:00 pm when we finally got home.
Cheri settled in with I-Pad and then took a nap while I watched the Wisconsin
Badger football game. I was worried that the Badgers were going to get beat but
in the fourth quarter they finally got it together and pulled out the win. No
supper this evening because of the big meal at church.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Gay Nov-25-16
6:39 AM |
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I was up before 5:00 am not sure why but
couldn’t get into a sound sleep. Cheri pretty much had the same problem. Today
we were busy getting all the Christmas decoration out and putting them up. My
job was to put the tree together and replace some of the lights that had burned
out. While Cheri continued putting up decorations I went out and did more
painting on rollouts. I only have three more left to paint and hope to get them
done tomorrow. This afternoon we headed over to Tractor Supply to pick up a
couple of toys for Wyatt. Then over to Wal-Mart to get a few things for
Grandma. But after getting to the parking lot we decided not to go as the
parking lot was full and knew that it would be really crazy in the store. So we
stopped at Winn Dixie to get the things Cheri needed to make a casserole for a funeral
at our church tomorrow. We were invited over to Mike and Pam’s for supper this
evening. Pam had a lot of leftovers from Thanks Giving. We had a very good meal
along with some Bible study and then two games of cards and three games of Aggravation.
It was a great time with friends.
Friday, November 25, 2016
Gay Nov-24-16
7:14 AM |
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Wishing everyone a happy Thanks Giving. Our
country isn’t what it once was but we still live in the best country and should
be very thankful for it. Please take a few minutes to just sit and think about
how God has blessed us. This morning I sat and watch the highlights from the
NASCAR race that I had recorded Sunday. Cheri was busy getting laundry done,
had a lot of it from our trip. Later I went out and put up the Christmas
lights. Grandma wanted to go to Golden Coral for dinner today. So we picked her
up at 1:30 pm, decided to go later so it wouldn’t be so busy. Well was I wrong
when we pulled into the parking lot there were at least 40 people waiting to
get in. So we decided to go to Bob Evans down Tampa way. We did have to wait
about five minutes to get seated as they were also very busy. They had a
special Thanks Giving menu which was ok and got a lot to eat. On the way back
to Grandma’s we went by Golden Coral there was still a long line of people
waiting. We played a couple games of cards with Grandma which Cheri won. I
guess I need her to buy a lottery ticket as she is very lucky. After we got
home we settled in for an evening of TV and I did more napping than watching.
Thursday, November 24, 2016
Gay Nov-23-16
6:55 AM |
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Cheri and I still trying to recover from our
trip to see the kids. Jan arrived here at 11:00 am. We took her car to go and
pick up her daughter (Sherry) who is flying in to spend Thanks Giving with her.
The traffic was heavier than normal going to the airport. On the way out it was
like rush hour traffic with stop and go traffic. It was a sure sign that people
were heading out for the Thanks Giving holiday. On the way home we stopped at
Bob Evan’s for lunch. They have a new menu, $10.00 for a three course meal.
Slow roasted pork with mushroom, green beans, and onions all in a dark gravy
over mashed potatoes. Along with soup or salad, bread, and ice cream sundae for
dessert. It was an excellent meal and I know Cheri and I will be going again.
When we got back to our place Sherry and Jan came in to see the latest projects
we have been working on. They left around 3:00 pm. Cheri and I spent the rest
of the afternoon and evening in our recliners napping and watching TV. No
supper for us as we were both full from Lunch. I got a call from Ron and also
Mike wanting us to meet them for supper this evening but we were too tired and
full from our lunch to go out.
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Gay Nov-22-16
6:55 AM |
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We were up at 5:00 am so we could spend some
time with Wyatt and Brooke before she left for work and to drop Wyatt off at
the day care. Darren left about half hour after Brooke because he only has
about a 10 minute drive. He will be coming back home at 11:30 am to pick up
Nikki and take her to the airport. I did get two more coats of plaster on the ceiling
in the loft. The finish work will have to wait until we make another trip to
see Wyatt. Darren decided he wants to add one more can light in the loft. Last
time we were at Darren and Brooke’s we left at 8:00 am and the traffic was
really bad getting out of Roswell and Atlanta. So this time we waited until
9:30 am and traffic wasn’t as bad getting out of Roswell and moved pretty well
down through Atlanta. After getting out of Atlanta the traffic was light until
we go about 100 miles from home and then had about 60 miles of heavy and slower
moving traffic. It seem to always be the same with heavy traffic around Ocala. It
was also nice to see the fall colors up around Atlanta. It has been a few years
since we have seen any fall colors. It is a wonder thing how God paints the
fall colors. We got home at 4:45 pm, nice to get home before dark. I was
surprised when I walked in the house and found that it was only 59 degrees. It
didn’t take long to get the heat going. We didn’t get to watch Dancing with the
Stars last night so we had four hours of watching this evening. We had pizza
for supper. It is always nice to see the family but is good to be back home.
Thank you God for a good trip to spend time with family.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Gay Nov-21-16
7:22 PM |
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It was 36 degrees here in Roswell GA, time to
head back to Florida. Today was supposed to be an easy day putting four can
lights and removing the two lights that were in the loft. But things went
really wrong right after I started. I took the first existing light down and
removed the existing electrical box. Now all I have to do is make the hole
larger for the can light. But checking there was a gas pipe right about the electrical
box with no room for the can light. So I move the spot for the new can light it
came right next to the air and heating duct. So of course I had to do the same
with the other existing light so they would be in a row. I did get all new
holes made for the new cans. Next came the problem of fishing the new electrical
wire. It took a while before I was ready to put the cans in. I finally got the
lights in and working. Next I had to close up the existing holes. Had to make a
trip to Home Depot to get the materials to plaster the existing holes. I got
one coat plaster on and hope to get another one in the morning before we leave
for Florida. I guess the last coat of plaster and sanding will have to wait
until we get back up here to see baby Wyatt.
Gay Nov-20-16
6:23 AM |
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The first thing this morning Darren and I went
to Home Depot to get dust masks to use in the attic while doing the wiring for
the back yard security camera. Also picked up a few additional wiring things we
forgot to get yesterday. It was a long day drilling and trying to fish
electrical wires for the camera. We didn’t get done until 4:00 pm but did get
the camera working. I was really tired and was ready for a hot shower. After I
showered I put the heating pad on my neck and back. Then later Cheri gave me a
very good massage which really helped. We had turkey and homemade dumping’s
that Cheri and Nikki made. Cheri and Nikki spent most of the day taking care of
Wyatt while Brooke went with her mother to see Chris. I guess he is coming home
late this afternoon. This evening we settled in to watch the Green Bay Packers
football game and they played a really bad game. They have so many people hurt
that they just can’t get it together. I am ready to write them off for the
season. It was midnight when Darren and I finally got to bed.
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| Darren and Wyatt multi tasking eating and watching football |
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Gay Nov-19-16
6:49 AM |
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Darren and Brooke were up a couple different
time during the night with Wyatt has he has a cold. The rest of us was up by
6:00 am as we all could hear Wyatt fussing. Around 9:30 am Darren, Cheri and I
headed to the hospital to visit Chris (Brooke’s dad). He had back surgery
yesterday and was in good spirits and with no pain going down his leg. He was
in hopes that he will be going home Sunday. He will have a six to eight week
recovery time. When we got home Brooke had gone shopping for some things for
Wyatt. Nikki put a turkey breast in the cock pot to have for dinner this
evening along with all the Thanksgiving trimmings. Darren and I took a load of
cardboard to the recycle center and then when we got home we worked on
installing security cameras. We got one installed and working in front of the
house. Also got the one mounted in the back of the house. It was a job as I had
to crawl through the attic and insulation. I now have to find a way to get
power to the back camera which means more crawling in the attic. But that is
going to wait until tomorrow as I we beat and not able to do any more. The
Thanks giving meal was really good and will have leftovers for tomorrow. Later
we watched the Wisconsin Badger football game that Darren had recorded and a
couple other shows before it was time to call it a night.
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Gay Nov-18-16
6:19 AM |
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We were up by 5:00 am and on the road at 6:20
am heading to Roswell to see Darren, Brooke, Wyatt, and Nikki. Traffic wasn’t
bad until we got into Atlanta and had a major slow down. All and all we had a
good trip with a stop in Perry Ga for lunch and then there were also two bathroom
stops. Our trip took 7 ½ hours. We were really surprised how much Wyatt has
grown in the last two months. He sure is a happy little baby and always moving
when he is awake. Was good to see everyone and catch up on what has been going
on with everyone. Darren worked from home today so when we got there Darren and
Nikki went to get groceries while Grandma Cheri took care of Wyatt. Brooke didn’t
get home from work until around 4:00 pm. Darren showed me where he wants to
install two security cameras outside. He also wants some can lights installed
in the upstairs loft. So after supper Darren and I went to Home Depot to get
the material we needed for the two projects. Looks like there will be work
tomorrow.
Thursday, November 17, 2016
Gay Nov-17-16
7:46 PM |
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Cheri was busy doing the rest of the laundry
and packing for our trip. She also got another quilt project done today. I
spent the day painting two of the rollouts. I did some shop cleaning while the
paint dried and was ready for the next coat. It took three coats on the bottoms
and got three coast on the top and inside. I think I will have to do at least
one more coat. I also took the car to have it washed and then filled it with
gas. By 4:30 pm I quit painting as I needed to get things put away. Actually it
didn’t seem like I got much done today but was busy all day. After supper Cheri
and I were busy packing all the things she had laid out for us to take
tomorrow. It is going to be nice to see baby Wyatt, just not look forward to
the drive. I decided to do the blog this evening because I want to be on the
road early in the morning.
Gay Nov-16-16
6:44 AM |
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It was 64 degrees in the house this morning
time to turn on the heat for the first time this season. Cheri was busy doing
laundry a day early as she is getting things ready for our trip to see Darren,
Brooke, and baby Wyatt who will be five months old in a few days. Nikki is
coming down from Wisconsin to be at Darren’s while we are there. Will be nice
to see her again. I worked outside on the rollouts. I had to build a frame for
one of the drawers that will be going to Ron and Sandy’s. I now have all of
them sanded and ready for paint which I hope to do tomorrow. It was around 3:00
pm when I got done today. Cheri was working in the sewing room when I came in.
it was time to head for the recliners to rest and yep we both had a short nap.
Cheri fixed us chipped beef gravy over scrambled eggs on toast for supper. New
friends we met the other day came over this evening to play cards. We taught
them how to play Hand, Knee, and Foot. They had a good time and caught on to
the game quickly as they do play Hand and Foot. We also had a good visit
getting to know them better. Thank you God for bringing us together.
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Gay Nov-15-16
6:29 AM |
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This was the morning I was dreading as it was
doctor day for Grandma’s knee shot. Once again we were the first appointment at
9:30 am and didn’t see the doctor until 10:30 am which was better than the last
two weeks. On the way back to Grandma’s we made a stop at the bank. It was near
11:30 am when I finally got home. Cheri cleaned all the floors while I was gone
and found her in the sewing room when I got home. We had an early lunch and
then I went out and detailed the inside of the car, something that should have
been done a long time ago. Funny how we keep putting off the things we really
don’t like to do and car detailing is close to the top of my list. I was going
to do some sanding on the rollouts but was exhausted after getting the car
done. While Cheri worked in the sewing room I decided to take a nap. After
about a half hour I got a robocall that woke me out of a sound sleep. So that
was the end of a good nap and couldn’t get back to sleep. I called Ron and
Sandy to see how their trip to California went. He said that he just got out of
the doctor’s office and is asthma is bad again and was on his way to pick up
some antibiotics. Cheri came out and joined me in her recliner and we watched a
couple of shows before supper. It was another evening of TV.
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Gay Nov-14-16
6:44 AM |
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We were slow getting around this morning, nice
that we didn’t have to be anywhere today. Cheri fixed us pancakes for breakfast
along with orange juice and of course coffee. Cheri headed for her sewing room
and I finally forced myself to get back to work on the rollouts. I got the
final sanding done on five of them and got the other three ready for sanding. I
also got the new windshield wiper installed which I bought yesterday. A few
weeks ago Ken Burdell came by to talk to me about a Veterans club he wants to
start here in the park. We visited for a while and seemed to hit off. So early
this afternoon I went over to see about inviting him and his wife Peggy over to
play cards Tuesday or Wednesday night. Peggy wasn’t home and said that he would
talk to her when she got home and let me know. Well around 3:00 pm they showed
up and visited with us for an hour and a half. We had a good visit and they are
coming over Wednesday night to play cards. We are going to teach them how to
play Hand, Knee, and Foot. Cheri made some homemade soup from a recipe that I
found on line. It was pretty good and have enough for another meal which is
fine with me as I am a soup lover. This evening we watched Dancing with the
Stars. Cheri was wrong on who got voted off tonight, first time she has been
wrong this season.
Monday, November 14, 2016
Gay Nov-13-16
6:52 AM |
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Grandma went to church with us today. Pastor
Randy’s message was on discipleship from Acts 8:26-31. Our Sunday school lesson
“Being Useful 2 Peter 1:3-11” went right along with Pastor Randy’s message.
After we dropped Grandma off at home we went to visit with Jan as she wasn’t in
church today. She is having problems with her legs. Then we made a stop at
Wal-Mart to pick up medicine and a few other things Grandma needed. It was
close to 3:00 pm when we got home. The rest of the afternoon was spent watching
TV. I watched the NASCAR race which had a surprising ending. Cheri spent time
on her I-Pad. We had our usual Sunday evening pizza for supper and then more
TV.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Gay Nov-12-16
7:04 AM |
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We
met Mike and Pam at the Kitchen Station at 8:30 am for breakfast. None of us
had any plans for the day the four of us decided we would take a trip to St
Pete with Mike doing the driving. Cheri and Pam were in the back seat googling
different things we could do and see. We ended up at Chihuly’s to see his
collection of glass blowing art. To see pictures of some of the things we saw
click on this link. http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=chihuly's+to+see+his+collection+of+glass+blowing+art.&qpvt=Chihuly%e2%80%99s+to+see+his+collection+of+glass+blowing+art.&qpvt=Chihuly%e2%80%99s+to+see+his+collection+of+glass+blowing+art.&qpvt=Chihuly%e2%80%99s+to+see+his+collection+of+glass+blowing+art.&FORM=IGRE.
We also did the Glass Studio & Hot Shop.
The studio was a collection of all the different things that were made in the
Hot Shop. We got to go into the Hot Shop to watch a demonstration on glass
blowing which was very interesting. Next we walked through the Morean Art center
to see many things made by different artists. Our next stop was the Haslam’s
Book Store which has been in existence for over sixty years. Our next stop was Mazzaro’s
Italian Market. This is the second time Cheri and I have been to these places
but was fun doing it again with Mike and Pam as they had never been before.
Then Mike and Pam took us to Sloppy Joe’s on the gulf which was a place Cheri
and I have never been to. While we eat dinner we were able to watch all the
kite’s flying from the beach. I was able to count 18 of them flying a one time.
It was around 6:30 pm when we got back home. What a wonderful relaxing day it was
with good friends.
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| Pam and Mike heading for the beach |
Saturday, November 12, 2016
Gay Nov-11-16
6:42 AM |
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Yesterday
Mike asked me if I want to go to Harbor Freight today, of course I couldn’t say
no to that. So Mike picked me up at 9:00 am and Cheri said that I could shop-
shop-shop and I told her I was only going for moral support, she said I know
better. Mike wanted to get an air compressor along with the hose and fittings. All
I needed was to get some sandpaper. We were back home 10:45 am. When I came
into the house I found Cheri in her sewing room. She said that she couldn’t get
her cell phone to turn on. So I checked it out and even removed the battery and
reinstalled it with no luck. So we headed for the Sprint store to have them fix
it. Well it turned out the only fix was a new phone (not happy). Her phone was
only a year and a half old but was told it was out of warranty and couldn’t be
fixed. We spent a lot of time getting her a new cell phone and figuring out a
new plan that would work better for us and maybe in the end our payment won’t
go up much. When we got home it was too late to start anything plus we hadn’t
had any lunch. I needed to rest for a while and Cheri was busy installing all
the contacts she lost in the old phone. We left the house at 4:00 pm and headed
to church to ride the bus to see Tony Evans and music by Selah at Idlewild
Baptist Church in Lutz. I did hear someone say that the church holds 5,000 and
every seat was filled as we were told that the event was sold out. For me the acoustics
weren’t very good and wasn’t able to enjoy the music. But not much trouble
hearing Tony Evans speak as he has a voice that is much easier for me to hear.
He had a great message on how to bring our country back together again. It was
a little past 11:00 pm when we finally got home. Thank you God for Tony Evans.
Friday, November 11, 2016
Gay Nov-10-16
6:13 AM |
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Mike
picked me up at 8:00 am and we went out for breakfast at the Breakfast Station.
It has been a couple years since I have been there and they do have a good
breakfast. After breakfast we headed over to Lowe’s to get the plywood I need
to finish the rollout drawers. After Mike dropped me off with the plywood Cheri
and I headed out to the Patriot flea market. It just opened last week for the
season. I didn’t find anything I needed but Cheri found watch and also got some
fresh vegetables. When we got home Cheri finished the laundry she had started
and then went to the sewing room. I headed out to work on the rollout drawers.
I got the plywood cut and finished assembling the last three drawers. When I got
done with that I didn’t feel like doing anymore for the day. Cheri also said
that she had enough for the day. So we settled in to do some Bible study and
watch some TV. Please pray to bring our country together to make us strong and
to be a God fearing nation again.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Gay Nov-9-16
6:40 AM |
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We
were really surprised when we found out the results of the election. I found
myself spending a lot of time today watching the news and watching a lot of
news outlets eating crow. Now is the time for all of us to come together and
make our country strong and something to be proud of again. There is a new
store in town called Ollie’s Outlet which is a little like Big Lots. Well today
was the grand opening and Pam and Cheri went which was a place I wouldn’t want
to have been. I don’t like to fight through crowds. I did get the five rollouts
done with the first round of rough sanding. I need to do some wood filler and
then a final sanding before they will be ready for paint. I did make a trip to
Lowe’s to see if they have the plywood in stock that I need to finish the other
three rollouts. I found that they did in deed have a new shipment. So I called
Mike to see about him hauling a sheet home for me, made plans to go out for
breakfast in the morning and then to get the plywood. Cheri spent the afternoon
in her sewing room. I could hear her talking to herself, something must not be
going right. We got a call from Ron and Sandy wanting to meet us at Tokyo Grill
& Sushi for supper. We had a nice
visit while eating and of course the election was the main topic. We were back
home a little before 7:00 pm and ready to settle in for an evening of TV.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Gay Nov-8-16
7:01 AM |
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Today
I took Grandma for her knee appointment and just like last week we had a 9:30
am appointment and didn’t see the doctor until 10:40 am and we were the doctor’s
first appointment. It is so frustrating that the doctor can’t start on time and
we still have one more appointment with this doctor next week. After I was done
with Grandma I headed home to pick up Cheri so we could go and vote. We got
right in with no waiting to vote. After voting we headed over to check out
Larry and Denise’s house and things were good. Then we headed toward Wesley
Chapel and stop on the way to have lunch at Tokyo Grill & Sushi, a very
good meal for a reasonable price. I dropped Cheri off so she could shop while I
got the car serviced. While the car was being serviced I checked out the new
Honda Ridgeline pickup. I have been excited about seeing one. After checking it
out it is something that wouldn’t work for what I would like to do. It was 2:30
pm when I got back to pick up Cheri and then went the theater that was is close
by to see the movie Hacksaw Ridge. The movie has a lot of emotions and a man
who struggles with his strong Faith. If you do go, make sure you stay and watch
after the movie ends as there are updates. After the movie we stopped at
Wal-Mart and picked up groceries for Grandma and then stopped by her place to
deliver them. It was after 7:00 pm when we got there and she had the door
locked and the drapes close for the night. We got her groceries put away and
headed for home. It was 7:30 pm and had some snacks for our supper while
watching TV.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Gay Nov-7-16
6:50 AM |
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I was slow getting around
this morning not feeling like doing anything today, just tired. I think Cheri
felt pretty much the same way. We both spent most of the morning in Bible study
preparing for Bible study this evening with Mike and Pam. Cheri did go to her
sewing room to work on a couple of new projects. I continued in Bible study
from the message at church yesterday. This afternoon we spent time on the
computer trying to find some Easter fabric that Cheri wants for one of her
projects she is working on. But didn’t find anything that she wanted. Later
this afternoon we went to Tampa for an appointment and things went well and
even got in on time and didn’t have to wait. When we got home we had time to
rest for half an hour before heading to Mike and Pam’s for supper and Bible
study. We are using Dr. Larry Ollison book “Holy Spirit”. Studying the nine
gifts of the spirit. Mike and Pam are so good at breaking things down so we can
understand it. Thank you for our time together. The rest of the evening was
spent watching Dancing with the Stars. Once again Cheri told me who was going
to get voted off before the show started. I think she could be a judge. I
always stay up and watch it with her or should say I try to stay awake and
watch it.
Monday, November 7, 2016
Gay Nov-6-16
6:44 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Grandma didn’t go to
church with us this morning as there wouldn’t be any message notes and no
Sunday school today. We had a guest speaker (Byron Paulus) from Life Action Ministries.
It was a revival on prayer and he preached a different message for each service
which is why there wasn’t any Sunday school today. It was very interesting, I
really wish I could retain more of what I heard today. On the way home we
stopped to check on Grandma and she said that she was doing better. It was a frustrating
afternoon for me as the NACAR race was in a rain delay and all of a sudden they
went to the evening news and what was coming on for the evening never letting
us know which channel race was moving to. I had to do some internet searching
to find out what channel it was. I wasn’t able to record all of it because the
channel lineup for it showed some other program. While I was recording part of
it I turned to watch the Green Bay Packer football game. Once again the Packers
forgot to show up, a very poor showing and got beat. In between the car race
and the football we did watch a few of other shows we had recorded. The race finally
got started around 6:30 pm and didn’t get over until 11:30 pm. Cheri finally gave
up around 9:30 pm and went to bed.
Sunday, November 6, 2016
Gay Nov-5-16
5:57 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Linda picked up Cheri at
9:00 am and headed to church in Dade City to meet up with other Sunday school
ladies. They had a bus trip going to Plant City to eat at Fred’s and then to
Southern Hospitality to shop. She got home around 3:15 pm and had a good time.
I worked on the rollouts and got two more assembled. I would have had three
done but made another wrong cut and now I need to go to Lowe’s to get another sheet
of plywood. I also worked on the motorcycle as the engine check light was
coming on. I did an internet search to see how to check the computer codes.
After learning how to check the codes I went out and found the code that was
causing the engine light to come on. Then it was back in the house to check out
the code on the computer and it gave me a list of things that could be the
cause. A couple of the faults could be loose spark plug wire or spark plugs not
gaped right. I had changed the spark plugs and wondered if that was the
problem. After checking I found a spark plug wire that was loose. So I am
pretty sure that the problem will be solved, won’t know until I take the nest
ride. Next I went and got a haircut which I should have done a week or so ago.
Then over to Lowe’s to check and see if they had any of the plywood I needed
and found that they are out of it right now so will have to wait for them to
get more in. When I got back home I sat down and started watching the Badger
football game I was recording. Later after Cheri got home we made a trip to
Dade City for the car show. It was a good show but not a lot of cars, I still
found a couple that I would like to have brought home. We were back home around
5:00 pm. Cheri fixed us a couple more hoagie sandwiches for supper. It was a
great day God made for us.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Gay Nov-4-16
6:46 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
This morning I had a
different idea about how to install the rollout drawers that Ron and Sandy’s so
I took the motorcycle for a ride over to their place to get some measurements.
While I was doing that Cheri drove over to Hobby Lobby to do some shopping. She
is looking for some Easter material and shamrocks for her next projects. She
came home disappointed that she couldn’t find what she wanted. I really didn’t
feel like doing any work out in the shop so I asked her if she wanted to go for
a ride. There is a new home décor store in Lutz that she has been wanting to
got to so I told her I would take her today. Our first stop was a quilt shop in
Wesley Chapel. Next was the home décor store. It was very interesting, had a
lot of new and old unusual things. Then we stopped at a quilt shop that Cheri
has never been to before. She did find a templet that she has been looking for
and was happy to get it. Our last stop was Sam’s Club. I wanted to get some
ribs but didn’t have any today. That was the only thing I wanted to get but we
still where able to spend $100. It was around 4:00 pm when we got back home.
Cheri fixed us hoagie sandwiches for supper. It was another evening of TV with
popcorn and M&M’s for snacks.
Friday, November 4, 2016
Gay Nov-3-16
6:57 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I took Grandma for her
10:00 am doctor appointment. I was dreading this appointment as we are always very
late getting in and have to wait a long time for the doctor. Well I was shocked
because we only wait five minutes pass our appointment time before be taken
back to the examination room and within a few minutes the doctor came in. Long
story short Grandma got a very good report and I was back home by 11:00 am.
Cheri was busy doing her Thursday house work and laundry while I was home.
After lunch I went out and adjusted the headlight on the motorcycle. Mike had
told me from our last ride that he could see my driving light but not the
headlight that was too low. So I adjusted it up higher to be the same as the
driving lights. On our next ride I will find out if I got it high enough. I
wasn’t in the mood to doing any wood working today so we made a trip to
Wal-Mart to pick up some ointment cream that Grandma needed and some damp-rids
for Larry and Denice’s house. Then went over to Larry and Denice’s house to
change out the damp-rids. I also readjusted the their thermostat to lower temp
so the air conditioner could run a little more now that we have cooler weather.
Need to keep the air circulating so there won’t be any mold. Stopped by Grandma’s to give her the ointment
cream and give her the report from the CAT scan she had yesterday that it didn’t
show any problems. This evening we were invited over to Ron and Sandy’s for
supper. It was wonderful evening spent with good Christian friends.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Gay Nov-2-16
6:48 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I had to get around this
morning as Grandma had to be at the hospital at 8:45 am for a CAT scan. I was
really surprised how quickly things got done. We only waited a few minutes
before they called her to verify her paper work and then took her back right
away. She was all done by 9:15 am and I was back home by 9:45 am. Cheri was on
the phone with Pam. I had another cup of coffee and headed out to work on
rollouts. When I came in for lunch Cheri was in her sewing room. After lunch I continued
working on rollouts. It wasn’t the best day as I made a couple of mistakes on
cutting the drawer bottoms. I did get three of them assembled before I quit for
the day. Late this afternoon I took Cheri for her hair appointment that was
supposed to be this morning but had to change it because of Grandma’s
appointment. When we got home we rested for a bit before Cheri fixed us supper.
We finished the evening watch some shows we had recorded. Cheri finished another
quilt hanging today and will post a picture of it.
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| Cheri's latest project |
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Gay Nov-1-16
6:23 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I feel like I am on a slippery
downhill slope as the months seem to pass faster and faster. Seems like it was
just the first of Oct the other day. I took Grandma for her 9:30 am knee doctor
appointment. We waited for forty minutes before we were call back to the examination
room and then we waited another forty minutes for the doctor. The worst part of
it was we were the doctor’s first patient and the doctor didn’t arrive until
10:30 am. It seems like every time we see this doctor we have to wait a long
time. On the way back to Grandma’s we stopped at the hospital to get the drink
that Grandma has to drink tonight and in the morning for a CAT scan she is
having at 9:00 am tomorrow. After all was said and done it was 11:30 am when I
got home. Cheri had her Tuesday house work done and was working in her sewing
room. After lunch I went out and worked on the new rollout drawers. I got all 64
pocket holes drilled and laminate on the edges of two drawers. It was 3:00 pm
when I got done and too late to get the saws out to cut out the bottoms. Plus I
was tired and ready to relax and take a nap in the recliner. Cheri was already
done and watching some old episodes of Fixer upper. After supper we settled in
to watch several shows we had recorded.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Gay Oct-31-16
7:04 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
There wasn’t any hurry to
get around this morning because I wasn’t going to get any work done today. I
did spend some time on the computer before Cheri and I took Grandma for her
11:00 am doctor’s appointment. Her old doctor left the clinic so she was seeing
a new doctor which took a lot longer because there were a lot of question that
had to be answered. It was around 12:30 pm when we got back home to have lunch.
After lunch it was time to take Cheri for her appointment. She was late getting
in and then we sat in the office and waited for over an hour before the doctor
came in. On the way home we were in rush hour traffic which took a little
longer. We made a stop at Walgreens to get the second pneumonia shot
and flu shot. It was around 5:30 pm when we finally got home. After supper we
settled in to watch Dancing with the Stars. Cheri also picked the couple that
was going to get voted off.
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