Sunday, December 31, 2017
Gay Dec-30-17
6:13 AM | 
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I were up early
this morning so we headed out at 7:15 am for breakfast at Sunrise Restaurant,
still the best place in town to eat. They have such a following that there were
only a few tables left. By the time we left people were waiting. After
breakfast we headed over to Wal-Mart to pick up groceries for Grandma. We were
still back home by 9:00 am. At 9:45 am we headed over to Larry and Denise’s to
check out the concrete work that we did yesterday and then the four of us
headed to Plant City to pick up our new bed. We were happy with the color as
that was the problem when looking for a bed. It turned out to be an almost exact
match to the old bed. When we got home Larry and Denise helped us on pack it
and get into the Sunroom where it will stay until we get the new mattress
delivered which should be the end of next week. Later this afternoon I made a
trip up to Jan Hughes to install the new oven element that came today, another
project done. Late afternoon we tried to watch a movie but both of us napped
through it. This evening wasn’t much different. I did stay awake to watch half
of the Orange Bowl game which Wisconsin Badgers were playing Miami and will
watch the rest of the game tomorrow. Thank you God for guiding us through
another day.
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Gay Dec-29-17
6:08 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I was out the door at 6:10
am for breakfast and Bible study with my accountability group this morning. Had
a good study and visit. I was back home by a little after 8:00 am. I got
cleaned up and headed over to Larry and Denise’s at 9:00 am. Larry and I are
framing the step landing and mixing the concrete for it. We got the framing
done about 11:30 am. Cheri and Denise went shopping today. I also got a call
that our truck was ready to pick up. So after lunch Larry took me up to get the
truck and was very disappointed as it has the same clunking sound from the differential
and a managed to put 432 miles on it and I wanted to know why and said that
they did a lot of extensive testing. Makes me think someone needed a truck to
use while they had it. This afternoon Larry and I mixed the cement and got the
step landing poured, looks nice. I headed home to put the new tailgate lock in
the truck and cut the paddle lock off the spare tire as we weren’t given a key
for it, something the dealer was supposed to do while they had it. This evening
I did a Google search on the truck problem and found out it is a known problem and
GM will not do anything to fix it. So the new name for our truck is “Clunker”.
Larry and Denise came over to play cards this evening and Larry and I won the
game of Hand, Knee, and Foot. We also played a game of Phase Ten which Cheri
won. All in All it was a good God made for us.
Friday, December 29, 2017
Gay Dec-28-17
5:36 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Another busy day.
Cheri busy with Thursday laundry and housework. She also made a trip to the
post office to mail a birthday card to Brooke. She didn’t know how much postage
it would be to send to Mexico. I don’t remember what she said cost but know it
was over a dollar. I left at 8:45 am for work. Today I installed six can lights
in a kitchen and removed the fluorescent lights. Things went well until I went
to install the cans and realized I brought the wrong ones. So I had to take
time to make a trip to Lowe’s for the right ones, really disappointed in myself
for the mistake. I finished at 3:45 pm and made a stop at Larry and Denise’s to
see if he got the ceiling panels, still no panels. So it was near 5:00 pm when
I got home. Cheri had made a crockpot of chili which really hit the spot. I
still haven’t heard anything more on the truck.
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Gay Dec-27-17
5:52 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy getting all
the Christmas decorations down. I got the Christmas containers down so she
could get things packed away for another year. The only thing we have left to
do is remove the outdoor Christmas lights and I usually wait until after the New
Year. So now Cheri has all different home decorations set out. I did work
outside in the shed and my new storage area moving things around and still not
sure if I got things the way I want them, time will tell. I also went to Lowes
to get a new fan remote transmitter and receiver for a client I am doing work
for. While I was out I stopped by Harbor Freight, was looking for a pocket electric
tester so I wouldn’t have to get the meter out all the time, no luck on that. I
also took the car through the car wash. After a late lunch we headed to the
Tampa airport to pick up Jan who was arriving at 3:15 pm. Well her plane was
late and took a while for them to get a wheel chair and someone to push her to
the baggage claim. Long story it was near 6:00 pm when we got back home. I also
got a call on the truck and it may be done tomorrow. Thank you God for guiding
us through another day.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Gay Dec-26-17
6:16 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Our day planning turned
out to be a little different than I thought it was going to be. I had planned
on going out and clean up Bob’s truck this morning. But being on the cold side
with a little wind we decided to do our shopping first. Our first stop was Hobby
Lobby to check on a Christmas tree but there wasn’t anything that Cheri wanted.
Our next stop was Lowe’s so I could get the materials I need for my electrical
job Thursday. Then it was on to Wal-Mart to get groceries and a new coffee pot.
On the way home I filled the car with gas and got a couple of lottery tickets.
After lunch we decide to go shopping for a new king size mattress for the new sleigh
bed that we had ordered. We had five places we were going to check on and the
first place was Famous Tate’s where we check out the Black Beauty Rest series
Simmons (an early Christmas present for next year). We had heard some good reports on them and after checking everything
they had we decided to get the Black Beauty Rest along with the adjustable bed
frame. It was around 4:00 pm when we got home. I went out and cleaned up Bob’s
truck and got some of the things I need for Thursday ready to go. When I came
in the house Cheri was busy putting away Christmas decorations. Dinner was a
bowl of soup as Cheri had fixed us a pizza roll for lunch and wasn’t that
hungry this evening. Although we did have some of Nikki’s Christmas candy that
she sent us while watching TV. We were ready for bed early as we were tied and
stressed out from buying the bed.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Gay Dec-25-17
6:35 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Merry Christmas to
everyone. I pray that you celebrated Christmas in the true meaning of what
Jesus did for us. Darren called us on a video call and got to see Wyatt unwrap his
Christmas presents which was fun. We had a good visit and fun watching him
play. He is always on the go and never sits still while he is awake. We called
Nikki and also got to talk to Cece. We missed Coz as he had to work today. We
also tried to call Kari and still couldn’t get through not sure what the
problem was. Cheri did text her and didn’t hear anything from the text but she
did send us an e-mail. I worked outside this morning assembling the other steel
cabinet I had bought some time ago. At 2:30 pm we headed over to Larry and
Denise’s for Dinner. We had been invited along with several of their friend. At
4:00 pm I went and picked up Grandma and brought her over. We eat dinner at
5:00 pm and everyone brought something to add to the dinner. We had turkey and
ham along with all the fixings. It was an excellent meal along with good
fellowship. After dinner we played a game of SOB which lasted until 9:00 pm.
After the card game we headed for home. Thank you Larry and Denise for a
wonderful time of friendship.
Monday, December 25, 2017
Gay Dec-24-17
7:14 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Wow! Sunday and Christmas
Eve Day, what could we better for being in church and Sunday school learning
about Jesus today. Grandma went to church and Sunday school with us. Everyone
brought some cookies, candy, pies and many other things to Sunday school, not
only did we learn about Jesus but had some great treats. It was near 1:00 pm
when we got home. I watched the rest of the Green Bay Packer football game and
was hard to see them lose. We picked up Grandma again at 4:15 pm to go to
church candle light service. I was disappointed as they had some candles lite
on the stage but we didn’t do the traditional candle lighting. We were back
home by 6:30 pm. We tried to call Kari but got a recoding that our call couldn’t
be completed and to try again which we did with the same results. Then we tried
to call Darren but got no answer. We didn’t try to call Nikki as we knew that
she was with Coz’s family for the evening. So we settled in and watched some TV
before calling it a night. Thank you God for blessing us with Jesus to save us
from an eternal death.
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Gay Dec-23-17
6:15 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I made a quick trip to
Lowe’s this morning before going to work. I thought that I was going to need
some additional materials for the patio roof I was working on today but as it
turned out I had enough so I will be taking back some materials. I was done with
the roof by noon and thought I was going to be done for the day. But received a
call to do the light switch and towel bar install, not knowing I would be doing
that today I had to go and get the materials for the job which was a 30 plus mile
round trip. I also got a call from the people where I will be doing some
carpentry work and electrical work and stopped by their place to check things
out and made an appointment to do their work. On the way home I stopped by
Larry and Denise’s to see the ceiling panels for their new addition but they
hadn’t been delivered. It was 5:00 pm when I got home. Cheri did some grocery
shopping along with some other shopping today. This evening the Green Bay
Packers were playing the Vikings and planned on watching it but couldn’t stay
awake so we gave up and went to bed.
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Gay Dec-22-17
5:48 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I left the house at 6:10
am like every other Friday morning to have breakfast and Bible study with my accountability
group in Dade City. We shortened our visit this morning as we all had places we
needed to be today. So I was back home at 8:00 am. Time to change clothes and
be over to Larry and Denise’s by 8:30 am. I am helping Larry build concrete and
block steps for their back entry to the house. Larry already had a good start
on the project. Larry did all the block laying and I cut blocks and mixed mud
for him. I had to quit a noon as I had a doctor’s appointment in Tampa this
afternoon for a C-scan which was going to take three hours. Long story short
they got me in earlier and was back home by 5:00 pm. Cheri was busy with
laundry and her Friday house work. She spent time fixing a new recipe of pork
chops in the crockpot for dinner. It really smelt good when I came into the
house. She also worked on Christmas letter to send out. I got a call today from
the dealership and they have finally taken the truck differential apart and
have found a problem with one of the axels. We also got a call that the new bed
we ordered has come in and now have to find time to go and pick it up. Larry
and Denise came over this evening to play Hand, Knee, and foot which Larry and
I won. It was a good day spending and helping friends, thank you God.
Friday, December 22, 2017
Gay Dec-21-17
5:48 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
I was off to work at 8:45
am. My first job was to install a bidet attachment to the toilet. I must say
this was a first for me. My next stop was a place where I had a 2:30 pm appointment.
It is a house that no one is living in and going to be sold. I needed to repair
the screen door and also put new screen in the side window. I was done with
that at noon and after lunch I went to a place where I had to repair a concrete
windowsill. After that I headed back to the place where I had the 2:30 pm
appointment. I was still early and had to wait an hour for them to come. I reinstalled
shelfing in the closet and was hard to do as the electric and water were turned
off by the renter that had moved out. I will have to go back as I need some
additional materials to finish the job. On the way home I stopped by Larry and
Denise’s to see how the building addition is going. They were gone but could
see Larry had been working on building the steps to the back entry. It was a
little past 5:00 pm when I got home. Cheri was busy today as it was laundry day
with her other Thursday house work. She also went and returned the rental car
and picked up our car from the body shop. It looks like a new car again. I also
heard from the dealership and they are now in the process of taking the truck differential
apart to see what the problem is. It has taken them four days to get this far.
Thank you God for guiding us through another day.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Gay Dec-20-17
6:13 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
We left at 9:15 am to pick
up Jan Hughes and take her to the airport. On the way home we stopped by
Parkesdale Market to have some of their famous strawberry short cake which they
started serving the first of December. The berries where not as sweet as they
usually are, maybe because it some of the early berries. While we were there Cheri
bought some vegetables. After we got home I changed clothes and went up to Jan’s
to fix her water shutoff and turned out that the handle wasn’t pushed on far
enough. From there I stopped at the dealership to get my GPS out of the truck.
They are giving me the run around on what needs to be done. They have had it
for three days and still haven’t done anything (not a happy camper). I also
made a stop to check on the car and it will be done tomorrow. Then a stop at
Lowe’s for some materials I need for work tomorrow. Also did some work on one
of the projects I will be doing tomorrow. This evening we were invited along
with Mike and Pam over to Ron and Sandy’s for dinner. It was been a long time
since the six of us has been together and had a lot to catching up to do.
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| Now that is strawberry shortcake |
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Gay Dec-19-17
6:14 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was back to work
today. The project today was installing 18 feet of closet shelfing at the same
place where I reinstalled the closet shelfing that had come down. I started at
9:30 am and took me 3 ½ hours to complete the project. On the way home I
stopped at Jan Hughes to remove the burned out oven element and ordered a new
one when I got home. Cheri spent the day doing her Tuesday house work and then
worked in her sewing room. Larry and Denise stopped over for a bit to drop off
tools that Larry was using and had a short visit. I got a call from the
dealership and they are still working on the truck, there seems to be some sort
of a problem and the shop foreman is involved. Long story short I have no idea
when it will be repaired. This evening we picked up Jan Hughes and went to
church to hear the Voices of Mobile. They are a young group of college students
that attend Mobile University and travel all over the world singing their gospel
music. They have been invited to sing at Carnegie Hall early next year. Thank
you God for a productive day.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Gay Dec-18-17
6:05 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
This was not one of my
better days. I started the day with a headache and upset stomach. I am pretty
sure it was because I was stressed from having to take the truck to the
dealership to be repaired and all that I went through while I was there explaining
the problem with the truck and them wanting to charge me for a diagnostic check
when they sold me a truck with a bad differential. I had an 8:00 am appointment
and was told that it could take five or six hours to diagnostic the problem. I
worked on enough cars to know it only takes half an hour to know what the
problem is and another hour an half to take it apart. Well I didn’t hear from
them until 4:30 pm to let me know that there was a problem with the differential
and they would have to take it apart to see what was causing it. They did give
me a ride home. Next I had to take the car to the body shop to be repaired from
where the guy run into the back of the car a few weeks ago. Things went well
with the body shop but the experience with Enterprise car rental place was
something else. The body shop called them and told them I was ready to be
picked up and was told they would be right over. Well right over was a very
long wait. After several problems I finally got the rental car and headed home.
I found Cheri working in her sewing room. After lunch I headed to Lowe’s to
pick up materials I needed for work tomorrow. When I got home I needed to rest
and took a nap and felt some better after that. I headed out to the shop to get
the tools together that I need for tomorrow. I will be using Bob’s truck as I
don’t know how long it will be before we get ours back.
Monday, December 18, 2017
Gay Dec-17-17
6:08 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Grandma didn’t go to church with us as she said that it was too
cold to be out and I don’t blame her. They got the new sound system in the
church and it made it a lot better to hear. We met a new couple in church this
morning and invited them to Sunday school but said they couldn’t today but
would next week. We are always happy when we can get more people closer to God.
After church and Sunday school we made a stop at Wal-Mart on the way home as
Cheri wanted to see if the Christmas tree she wants was on sale but they didn’t
have any left. So we picked up a few other things we needed and headed home.
Cheri spent the rest of the afternoon reading her novel. I went outside and did
some cleaning and organizing in my new work area. I also got one of my new
cabinet put together. It took me longer than I thought it would but I am very
happy with it. So it was 5:45 pm when I got in the house. We also went out at
6:01 to watch the space station go over. A couple of people came by and we show
them as they never seen it before. Then it was time for Sunday night pizza and
TV. Thank you God for teaching us more about you.
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| Yes it is a cabinet |
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| done and ready to fill |
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| Now I have to fine a place for it, happy it is on wheels |
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Gay Dec-16-17
6:32 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
No work for Cheri and me today. Cheri and Denise left at 9:00 am
to spend the day shopping in Lakeland. Larry and I left at 8:30 am to look for
precast concrete steps and concrete step treads for the new addition Larry and
Denise are building. Larry and I must have drove at least 150 miles looking for
a place that builds them or has them on hand. Larry did talk to a contractor
that is coming Monday to look at what he wants and will show him some other
jobs he has done. After all the driving we did find a place about five miles
away that builds them but they were closed. Larry is going to check it out
Monday. I was home around 3:00 pm and Cheri got back around 3:30 pm. She said
that all the stores where very busy with long checkout lines. She did buy a
couple pair of shoes for the cold weather. The only other thing I did was get
the truck unload and ordered another tailgate lock for the truck. Cheri fixed
us an omelet and English muffin for dinner. The rest of the evening was spent
on our Sunday school lesson and some TV.
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Gay Dec-15-17
6:03 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri got to sleep in this morning as I didn’t have to go to work
this morning. I did leave at 6:10 am for my accountability group breakfast and
Bible study. I got back home at 8:15 am and time to get cleaned up to take
Grandma for her knee shot at 9:30 am. Once again it was a long wait for the
doctor. I got Grandma’s appointment set up for a cortisone shot in three months
and then forgot to set up the three appointments in six months so I had to go
back to the doctor’s office to get that done. After all was said and done it
was almost noon when I got back home. Cheri was busy with the laundry and
Friday house work plus I think she spent some time in her sewing room. After a
quick lunch I headed to work to reinstall the closest shelf that had come down.
I also had to move another shelf and they showed me where they want some
additional shelving put in the closet. On the way home I made a quick stop at
Lowe’s to return some materials I didn’t need because of the change in the
shelving. I also got the truck filled with gas. After dinner Cheri and I went
over to Larry and Denise’s to play Hand, Knee, and Foot which Larry and I won
by a very narrow margin which made for a good game. God blessed us with another
productive day.
Friday, December 15, 2017
Gay Dec-14-17
5:44 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy doing laundry along with Thursday’s house work. She
also went out to the bank and then dropped off a package (tuck tailgate lock)
that I was sending back, not sure but she may have done some other shopping. I
left for work a little earlier as I had a 9:00 am appointment to check out a
stairs that a guy wants to put the ceiling of the garage so he can get into the
attic. The stairs were too big for the opening and I showed him what had to be
done to install them and he decided he was going to return them. Next it was
back to my garage lighting and can lighting project. While working outside on
the lights a lady stopped by and asked me for my number because she has some
electrical things she wants done and said she was going to make a list and call
me. Just as I was finishing the garage lighting the guy from across the street
where I did the garage lighting last week stopped by and wants me to put can
lighting in their kitchen. His wife had been over to see the can lighting that
I put in and decided she had to have the same thing in her kitchen. On the way
home I made a stop at Lowe’s to get materials for tomorrow’s project. I also
stopped by Larry’s to check out his progress on the room addition he is
building. He had two guys there helping him. I had planned on helping him too
but with my other work it is going to be hard to help him. I am free Saturday
and plan on helping him put in the steps which will be made out of concrete
blocks. Thank you God for helping us through another day.
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Gay Dec-13-17
6:23 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I had a 9:00 am work appointment this morning to remove an old
microwave and install a new one. Of course none of the old mounting would work
for the new microwave. I didn’t know that it was going on an outside wall which
is concrete. I didn’t think I had the right concrete screws for the project.
Well when I checked my screw box there was the exact screws I needed. I don’t
ever remember buying them. This is an example of how God works to help us. My
next stop was to remove a blanket that was stuck under the agitator of the
washing machine. I first thought that I would have to remove the agitator but
with a little work I was able to get the blanket out. The next stop was where I
worked yesterday on the kitchen can lights. I finished installing different diffusers
and now look much better. Next I plastered the holes from the old lights. Next
it was working on install the outside garage lights. I didn’t get that project
done and will go back tomorrow to finish. On the way home I stopped to check
out a ten foot wire closet clothes rack and shelf that came off the wall. All
of the anchors where pulled out of the wall. I plan on getting the materials
tomorrow on my way home and will be reinstalling it on Friday afternoon. Cheri
was busy with her Wednesday house work and also made a casserole for dinner
with fresh baked biscuits. It was 5:00 pm when I arrived home and ready for a
shower before dinner. After dinner I had paper work to do and packed up the
tailgate lock that wouldn’t work and got it ready to send out tomorrow. The
rest of the evening was spent watching our TV shows we had recorded. Once again
I want to thank God for all the blessing he gave us today.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Gay Dec-12-17
6:07 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
The temp was six degrees warmer this morning, 37 degrees. Cheri and I were both up earlier than we normally are. I couldn’t
sleep and Cheri knew I had to leave at 7:15 am for my eye appointment at the VA
eye clinic. They wanted me there 15 minutes before my appointment time but didn’t
tell me why. But ended up waiting an hour past my appointment time, so much for
being early. It was 11:00 am when I got back home. Cheri and I had a sandwich
for lunch and then I headed to the GMC dealer to see about getting an
appointment to have the truck differential checked and couldn’t get an
appointment until Monday at 8:00 am. When I got home Cheri said that we got an
e-mail that the insurance company approved the estimate to get the car
repaired. So I headed to the body shop to see when they can get it in and got
an appointment for Monday at 1:00 pm. The insurance company also made arrangements
for us to pick up a car to use while ours is being repaired. The tailgate lock
came for the truck and doesn’t work right and can’t get the key out of the lock
when it is locked, so I need to send it back. While I was working on it the bed
liner and tonneau cover came. Good timing as I was ready to do the install. I
got the bed liner in and had Cheri help me with the tonneau cover. I am very
happy with both the bed liner and tonneau cover. It was near 4:00 pm when I got
done and then made a trip to Lowe’s to pick up some more materials for work.
Cheri was busy with her Tuesday house work and then relaxed reading her novel.
She also fixed us a taco salad for dinner. It was another wonderful day God
made for us.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Gay Dec-11-17
6:15 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was even colder this morning with a temp of 31 degrees. When I looked
outside and saw the ground all white it reminded me of the old days up north.
It did warm up to be a nice day. My first stop today was to separate a ceiling
fan so the light could be on a separate switch from the fan. My next stop was
to change smoke detector batteries. Next was where I spent most of the day
installing four can lights in a kitchen. I have to go back on Wednesday to finish
up the lighting and do some ceiling hole plastering where the old lights were.
I will also be putting in lights outside of their garage door. My last stop was to put some Black Jack sealer
on a roof repair I worked on last week. It was near 5:00 pm when I got home. Cheri
had dinner ready and waiting for me. After dinner I headed to the shower to get
cleaned up. Cheri spent the day at home and visiting our next door neighbor
Jean. The evening was spent watch shows we had recorded. Thank you God for guiding
us in our projects today.
Monday, December 11, 2017
Gay Dec-10-17
5:58 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
It was 37 degrees this morning and that is cold for Florida. Grandma didn’t
go to church with us this morning as her knee is hurting her. I don’t think she
would have gone anyway because it is cold out. It did warm up later to be a
pretty nice day. After church and Sunday school Cheri and I did a little
shopping as I needed to get a few things at Harbor Freight that were on sale
and Cheri went into Ollie’s which is right next door to Harbor Freight. Also
made a stop at Lowe’s for additional materials for work. I went through
withdraw this afternoon because the race season is over and I couldn’t get the
Packer game. This evening we picked up Grandma and Jan Hughes and took them
with us to our church Christmas Party. There were 120 of us which made for a
good time and good food. We sang Christmas songs and head Pastor Mike’s testimony.
We were back home by a little pass 8:00 pm. Thank you God for the day and spending
time in your house.
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Gay Dec-9-17
6:32 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Normally I don’t work away from home on Saturday but I had a few
odds and ends that I needed to finish, but I did start later as my first stop
was at 10:00 am. So today I installed a shelf, picture, and check out a leak in
the lanai roof. My next and last stop was to repair a garbage disposal and hang
a shower door. I also checked another project that I have to repair an outdoor
concrete window sill that is broken. Cheri was busy in the kitchen making barbeque
bean soup in the crockpot to have for dinner. She also went for her haircut and
then to get groceries and medicine for Grandma. So we both had a busy Saturday.
Plus it rained all day which made it miserable plus the cold front was moving
in for a cold night. The bean soup really tasted good and good to have on a
cold night.
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Gay Dec-8-17
6:15 AM |
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Sharp's Travels
Cheri put in a very bad night as her knee was really hurting. I
knew she left the bedroom during the night and found her in the recliner when I
got up. I was out the door at 6:10 am to attend my accountability group for
breakfast and Bible study. It was near 8:30 am when I got home and then half
hour later I headed over to Grandma’s to take her for her knee shot
appointment. We still had a long wait for the doctor but not as long as last
Friday. I also made some calls to see if I could do some work, got no answer on
two and left a message on another but never heard back. Probably was a good
thing as I had to pick up paper work that Grandma needs to fill out to see a
foot doctor. I also got her telephone and computer working again, had to reset
the modem. Then I dropped off my air compressor by Larry and Denise as he is installing
the baseboard at his sister’s place. My next stop was to get an estimate on the
car to see about getting it fixed from the accident where Cheri got hit in the
back. Then I made a stop at Home Depot and Lowe’s to get materials for another electrical
job next week. My last stop we to get a haircut. So it was 4:00 pm before I got
home. Cheri spent the day in the recliner with hot and cold heat on her knee.
She said that it did feel better this evening. Thank you God for getting us
through another day.
Friday, December 8, 2017
Gay Dec-7-17
5:38 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
On
this Pearl Harbor Day, I hope you all are remembering the men and women who
died on that "Day of Infamy". If you have a flag, I hope you put it out in
honor of them. Cheri
and I were up early this morning and were sitting in Sunrise Restaurant at 7:20
am having breakfast. I had told Cheri yesterday we would go out for breakfast
today. Had plans to meet Larry at his sister’s place to remove carpet from her
bedroom and install plank flooring. While we were working on that Cheri and
Denise went shopping at Costco’s. They were back in time to make lunch for us.
Larry and I finished the flooring round 3:30 pm. All he has left to do is put
done base boards. When I got home Cheri had finished laundry and Thursday
housework. We the big breakfast and lunch so we settled for a ham sandwich for
dinner. Thank you God for the day to be with and work with friends.
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Gay Dec-6-17
6:10 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
No work today as we took a
day off. Larry and I left at 9:30 am for a motorcycle ride. It is the first
ride since Larry and Denise got here. Our last ride was back in April. We took
back roads up to Leesburg and made a stop at the Harley dealer. I have lost interest
in looking at the new bikes. After the 123 mile ride I am beginning to think by
motorcycle riding days are coming to an end as I don’t seem to get the thrill
out of the rides like I use to or maybe or maybe I just need to ride more to
get back into the routine. Cheri and Denise left for shopping at the same time
Larry and I left. Larry and I got home around 3:00 pm and a short time later Cheri
called and wanted to know if I wanted to go for dinner at Piccola Italia restaurant
for pizza. So Cheri and Denise pick me up and then went and picked up Larry. It
was the first time we have had pizza there. It was OK but could have been
better. After dinner we dropped Larry and Denise off and headed home to crash
as we were both every tired.
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Gay Dec-5-17
7:09 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was a busy day for the
Sharps. Cheri took the truck to the dealer early this morning to have a spot on
the tailgate buff out and to have the paint protection redone. The person that
had done it did a really bad job. The person that was supposed to have done it
wasn’t at work that day. Long story short they redid the paint protection. When
Cheri got home she had all of her Tuesday house work to do. I headed over to
Lowe’s at 7:00 am to get some additional conduit as I refigured and need an
additional piece. When I got back I loaded the tools into Bob’s truck and was
on the road for work at 8:15 am. My first stop was to check out a roof repair.
I got it fixed so it won’t leak but need to go back and do some sealing on the
spot that leaked. Then it was on the electrical project of installing and
wiring lights on the outside of the garage door. I did get that done but have
to go back and install a light control switch and make it separate from the
fan. Also a guy from across the street came over and wants me to put lights on
the outside of their garage door and install can lights in their kitchen. It
was after 6:00 pm when I got home. Cheri had dinner waiting for me. After
dinner I went out and unloaded the truck and then headed for the shower. It was
around 7:30 pm before I made it to the recliner. Thank you God for working
through our projects today.
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
Gay Dec-4-17
5:48 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We were more on the lazy
side this morning because we needed to wait for the insurance company to open
before we could go for the insurance on the new truck (it really isn’t a new
truck but is for us). We also made a trip to the bank and to Wal-Mart to pick
up medicine for Grandma. I dropped Cheri off at home and then headed to Lowe’s
to get materials for an electrical project I have to do tomorrow. After lunch I
got all the tools together that I need for my project tomorrow. I also did some
searching on the internet for truck box covers. After a lot of checking I ordered
a Gator Tri-Fold Tonneau cover. I also ordered a lock set for the tailgate.
After dinner we got a call from Larry and Denise inviting us over to play cards
this evening. We played a game and a half Hand, Knee, and Foot which Larry and
I won, not much fun for Cheri and Denise as it was a lopsided win.
Monday, December 4, 2017
Gay Dec-3-17
5:55 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Grandma’s knee has been
hurting and decided not to go to church today. As long as it was just two of us
we took the new truck as Cheri hadn’t rode in it. On the way home we made a
quick stop in Wal-Mart and still was home by 1:00 pm. It was time for me to
settle into the recliner and watch the rest of the Badger football game, felt
bad that they lost but was a good game. After the game it was time to watch the
Green Bay Packers play. They didn’t play very good but was good enough to win.
Cheri was busy reading and spending time on her phone. We had our usual Sunday
night pizza.
Sunday, December 3, 2017
Gay Dec-2-17
6:49 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I didn’t get up until 6:30
am, I had put in a terrible night and needed the extra sleep. Cheri fixed us
pancakes for breakfast. Cheri was busy with the Friday laundry and house work.
I headed over to Grandma’s to spray around the house and repair a leak in the
roof. It was around 11:00 am when I got home. For the last couple of weeks I
have been thinking about buying a truck. After a lot of internet searching and
praying we decided to go truck shopping today. I had been thinking about and
old truck because everything is so high priced. We had decided to go to several
dealers as I didn’t care what make it had to be. God directed us to the GMC,
Buick, and Chevrolet dealer on the way to Dade City. I told the sales person
that I wanted a used single cab truck. She had only one truck that fit what we wanted.
It was a 2013 GMC Sierra work truck and it was at a price that we felt we could
afford. Long story short we are now the proud owners of a fire red truck. We
didn’t get home until after 4:00 pm. I always get really stress out when it
comes to buy a vehicle but today was different as everything went so smoothly
and it was because of God directing us to this truck. After supper we settled
in to watch TV. The Badger football game was on but couldn’t stay awake to
watch the whole game. So tomorrow I will watch the rest of it.
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| Merry Christmas |
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Gay Dec-1-17
7:30 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
OK who ran off with
November? Can’t believe it is December already. I took Grandma for her 9:30 am
doctor’s appointment to have a shot in her knee. I dread going to this doctor
because she is always late and today was no different. We didn’t get to see the
doctor until 11:10 am. I talked to the nurse about her being late and she told
me she has work 22 years for her and is always late. So I guess it wouldn’t
have done any good for me to say something to her. It was 11:45 am before I got
home. I had made an appointment with Ron and Sandy to install a new WYFI thermostat
for them. Things went well until it was time to connect it to the internet. Ron
tried three or four time with no luck and about that time Sandy came home and
told him he was using the wrong password. So a short time later he had it
connected and everything seems to be working correctly. It was near 4:00 pm
when I got home and time to get cleaned up for the 6:00 pm Christmas party we
were going to this evening. We had a lot of good food and time for visiting. We
had a good time and was back home by 8:30 pm. Thank you God for a blessed day
to spend with you and good friends.
Friday, December 1, 2017
Gay Nov-30-17
5:47 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri started her laundry
and then took Grandma for her doctor’s appointment this morning. I worked
outside trying get my shop and work area cleaned up I worked until noon and
doesn’t look like I got much done. This afternoon I took Grandma for another
doctor’s appointment. Cheri finished the laundry and Thursday house work. When
I got home we called Larry and Denise and told them we would be over as we are
going to Sam’s Club. I am going to buy a couple steel cabinets to put in my new
work area. Being Larry and Denise have a truck they offered to haul them home
for us. Of course there were many other things that we bought while we were
there. It was 4:30 pm by the time we got things unloaded and ready to come
home. I knew Cheri wouldn’t feel like cooking when we got home so we stopped at
Jersey Mike’s and got a philly cheese steak sandwich to take home for our
dinner. Then settled in for an evening of TV. Thank you God for giving us a
great day.
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