Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Gay Dec-30-19
6:15 AM | 
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We were on the slow side
getting ready this morning. I didn’t have any work away from home today. Cheri
had a heart doctor’s appointment this morning and I went with her. She got a
good report with no changes in medications. Her heart is still in A-fib but has
a more steady rhythm and not jumping up and down. When we got home Cheri did
ironing and worked in her sewing room. I went outside to clean the rain gutter
and just got a good start when it started to rain. It was a short shower and
went back to work on the cleaning when the rain stopped. It was a gloomy day
and just didn’t feel like doing any work. I also got a call from a party here
in our park that wants their bathroom remodeled. I told them that I wasn’t
doing bathrooms anymore. I do enjoy the remodeling but is getting to be more
than my body can handle. Maybe if I get to feeling better I could handle it. I
did some computer work this afternoon checking out state campgrounds here in
Florida. From what I am looking at it is almost impossible to get a reservation.
People who have a reservation rebook them the day they leave so they will have
it for the next year. I thought a short trip to a state campground would a good
shake down with the new camper before heading out for a long trip. I still have
to finish the caulking on the camper but the weather hasn’t cooperated. It was
a normal evening of TV, still watching Christmas movies. Thank you God for
blessing us with a restful day.
Monday, December 30, 2019
Gay Dec-29-19
6:25 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
At 8:30 am we headed to
Dade City for church and Sunday school. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “Developing
a Good Appetite” from 1 Peter 2:1-3. Our Sunday school lesson was titled “God
Calls”. God calls His followers to
represent Him and His purposes in this world. We were later getting home as I
was busy in the kitchen getting the coffee pots cleaned up. Plus we move some
furniture around in the lunch room. I really wanted to watch the Packer
football game but couldn’t get it so watched some of the Bucks game. The last I
checked the Bucks game it was tied and wanted see how it turned out. The overtime
lasted only a few seconds as the Bucks tried a pass and got intercepted and was
run back for touchdown, game over. Then they showed the last few seconds of the
Packer game which was an exciting finish with a win. We watched a few movies
and shows this afternoon as well some napping for me. It was a rainy gloomy day
but was nice and warm. Thank you God for time spent with you and friends today.
Sunday, December 29, 2019
Gay Dec-28-19
6:13 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I just realized this
morning that we are back to gaining more day light each day. We all say that
the days are getting longer but we still only have 24 hours in each day. Cheri
and I were out the door at 7:20 am on our way to the Hole-in-Donut shop for breakfast.
I had a call yesterday to check out a project at 10:00 am this morning. It was
to repair the plaster and wall board around a skylight in the house. It had
leaked and there was a lot of damage. The guy has the house up for sale and
wanted it patched up instead of repaired. He said he just wanted it to look
nice for the sale. I told him that I wouldn’t do the job because that isn’t the
way I do things. If I can’t do it right I am not doing it. He wasn’t very happy
with me and I told him that I had a repetition that I don’t do shabby work. I
was going to finish the caulking on the camper but it was too windy. I almost
lost the camper cover the other day when I was caulking. I ended up doing a lot
of computer work plus ordered a couple of things for the camper. Cheri was busy
with getting the house back in order from the Christmas decorations. We got a
call from Pat and Roger (friends from Maine) that want me to keep doing the
blog and also got a couple of e-mails with support to keep doing it. Later this
afternoon it started to rain not much but enough to be miserable and was still
raining when we went to bed. We had leftover spaghetti and garlic toast for
supper. Just another normal evening of TV. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Gay Dec-27-19
6:21 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri started the laundry
this morning and then at 7:15 am Cheri and I went out for breakfast at the
village inn. When we got home I got the containers down so Cheri could pack up
all the Christmas decorations. I helped her take the tree apart and get it boxed
up and back in the storage room. Cheri continued with laundry and housework. I
went out and got things I needed to work on the camper. I removed the bad caulking
from around the front cap of the camper. I got one side done before I got
rained out. I was hoping I could get this project done today. Maybe it was good
thing that the rain came because I was getting pretty tired. When I got home I
showered and headed to the recliner to join Cheri who was watching a movie. I
couldn’t stay awake to watch the movie so I had an hour and a half nap. Cheri
fixed us spaghetti and garlic toast for supper. Later in the evening we had a
bowl of ice cream for a treat while watching TV. Thank you God for helping us
have a productive day.
Friday, December 27, 2019
Gay Dec-26-19
6:28 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy this
morning with laundry and removing Christmas decorations. I have to get the
containers down so she can start packing them up. I worked at place here in the
park repairing a leaky shed roof. Then I stopped to check out a floor installation
project which I will be doing in late January. So with the afternoon off and a
new camper what should you do? Yep we made a trip to Camping World to pick up a
few things for the camper. It has been seven years since we had a camper and
surprised at all the new and different things that are now available for
campers. The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent in our recliners
napping and watching TV. Thank you God for a blessed day to be out and about.
PS. On another note I have
been doing the blog for fifteen years. We started the blog so our children and
family could follow along as we traveled and could share our experiences and
also for my mother (Grandma) who was death and was able to see what we were doing.
Now with her gone and us not traveling I think it may be time to close the
blog. As I look back it is pretty much the same each day. I would like to hear
from you. Just drop me an e-mail at sharps@sharpstravels.com.
Just put blog in the subject line so I know
it about the blog. I do try to take pictures of my work but forget to take them
when I start or when I finish a job.
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Gay Dec-25-19
6:28 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I pray everyone had wonderful
Christmas and got to spend time with family and celebrate the birth of Jesus.
This is our first Christmas without any family being with us. We did have a
good day as we were invited out for dinner at Dick and Linda’s as there were
eleven up us. We got to meet some new friends and had fun time playing a game
that got everyone laughing. It was around 6:00 pm when we got home. We got a video
call from Darren, Brooke, and Wyatt. Wyatt was able to show us all of the toys
he got for Christmas. It was fun as he was showing us how everything worked. We
also got a call from Nikki and it is her first Christmas without any family.
She said that she was sick and stayed home. We tried to call Kari but the call
went to voice mail so could only wish her a Merry Christmas. We tried watching
some TV this evening but we both ended up falling asleep so we headed for bed
where we did watch another show before calling it a night.
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Gay Dec-24-19
6:56 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I headed out at 7:00 am
for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study. We finished John chapter
11. Cheri started to do some house work this morning and I told her no work today.
Around 11:00 am our neighbor Jean came over for a visit and to wish us a Merry
Christmas. The rest of our day was spent in our recliners watching TV and a lot
of napping for me. We went to candle light service this evening and then to friend’s
house for a Christmas Eve party. There were twenty of us and had a very good
meal with all kinds of food and lots of deserts. We played a couple of games
and then had a White Elephant exchange which was fun. It was close to 10:00 pm
when we got home. It was a gloomy day with no sun and a misty rain most of the
day. We did have a high temp of 66 degrees. Thank you God for time spent with
you, celebrating the birth of Jesus, and Christian friends.
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Gay Dec-23-19
6:03 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I checked and we received
2 ¼ inches of rain over the last three days. Cheri fixed us a breakfast of
scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, toast, and coffee. After breakfast I was
feeling really tired and went back to bed for another hour and a half. I didn’t
have any work today but did go to check out another job but the people weren’t
home. I did some computer work and then to the recliner to relax. Cheri was
busy in the kitchen making some spinach & artichoke dip for tomorrow night.
We left the house at 1:30 pm heading to Tampa VA as I had a follow up
appointment for my lung scan. Nothing as change in the last six months which is
good news. We got more rain this afternoon and was rainy drive home. We watched
a few shows that we had recorded which I napped though most of them. Cheri
fixed us waffles for supper which were good and hadn’t any for some time. More
TV this evening along with watching the Green Bay Packer football game which
they won. Thank you God for blessed day with safe travels and a good doctor
report.
Monday, December 23, 2019
Gay Dec-22-19
6:42 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We have rain. It stated
Saturday afternoon and has continued to rain all day Sunday and has I write the
blog for yesterday it is still raining. I haven’t checked the rain gauge and
will wait until is over. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “God with Us!” from
1 Peter 2:4-5 and Luke chapter two. Our Sunday school lesson was titled “God
Saves”. Jesus came to earth for the purpose of saving all people who will turn
to Him. We had a large verity of cookie and candy for Sunday school. After everyone
got the fill there was enough for a cookie and candy exchange. We had a
relaxing afternoon watching some Christmas movies. After our normal Sunday
night pizza we headed back to church for the Eirinn Abu concert which was very
good. We had seem him last year when he was here. Click here to learn more
about him http://www.eirinnabu.net/. It
was close to 9:00 pm when we got home. Thank you God for a blessed day with
church friends.
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| Eirinn Abu |
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Gay Dec-21-19
6:23 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I did the
Hole-in-One donut shop this morning for our usual Saturday morning breakfast.
Cheri was busy this morning making cookies to take to Sunday school tomorrow.
Everyone is to bring some of their home made Christmas cookie to share. I made
a change to our outside lights. They were coming on in the evening and not
going off until the sun comes up in the morning. They now come on at dusk and
then off four hours later. That was the only thing I did today. Well I did have
a nap while Cheri was baking cookie. When Cheri was done with the cookies we
watch some Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel. I learned something today.
I have heard about yule logs and thought it was log that was put in the
fireplace on Christmas Eve. I now know it is something good to eat. I guess I
need to get out more. Later this afternoon Cheri and I headed to Lakeland to
get a picture stick for her phone. She needs to download all the pictures she
has on her phone. It will be another new learning process for us. After we got
the photo stick we went to Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grill for dinner. It is
still our favorite place to eat. We were back home by 5:30 pm and settled in
for our evening of TV. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Gay Dec-20-19
6:29 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Our day started with Cheri
getting the laundry started and then fixing us a breakfast of eggs, sausage,
toast, juice, and coffee. I didn’t have any work scheduled away from home
today. So we left the house at 8:30 am with a stop at the bank. Then we headed
to Land of Lakes to meet the couple we bought the camper from at the DMV. We
were finally able to get the title transferred to us. Then we went to Dade City
to get some stock that Grandma had with the power company transferred into our
name. Then a stop at Wal-Mart for a few things we needed. Having had a big
breakfast we skipped lunch. This afternoon we installed the new cover on the
camper. It was a big job and took a lot longer than I thought it would. I could
never have done it without Cheri’s help. We had planned on going to Lakeland to
do some shopping and going out to eat at Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grill but
after the camper we were too tired. After getting cleaned up we decided that
the recliners were a good choice for the afternoon. Cheri fixed us pork chops,
potatoes, and green beans for supper. It was normal evening of TV with popcorn
and some candy for a snack. Thank you God for helping us through this day.
Friday, December 20, 2019
Gay Dec-19-19
6:09 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was another cold
morning and needed a long sleeve shirt and a jacket this morning it wasn’t so
much the cold but the wind made it very cold. Cheri already had laundry going
early before I left for work in Tampa Bay country. I installed 5 new smoke
detectors and large picture for one party and installed a new light fixture for
another party. I was back home by 1:15 pm. I had lunch and then headed to the
recliner to relax a bit. The bit turned into a two hour nap. Cheri went out for
lunch with Ron & Sandy and Mike & Pam to celebrate Mike’s birthday. I
couldn’t make it because of work. After lunch Cheri went for her haircut and
then shopping in Dade City at the fabric shop. I was still asleep when she got
home. We watched more of the shows we had recorded and then had leftovers for a
late supper. After supper we continued watching TV. Thank you God for guiding
us through this day.
Thursday, December 19, 2019
Gay Dec-18-19
6:09 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Our high temp for the day
was 67 and that was at 4:30 am. By 8:00 am it was down to 54 degrees along with
a stiff breeze. The sun didn’t come out until later in the day which helped get
the temp back up to 60 degrees. I was back at work in Tampa Bay country this
morning. I had planned on finishing the work for the couple I have been working
for but Patty had to leave this morning. I had a light fixture to hang in the
entry way and needed her to tell me how high it needed to be. So I will be
going back to hang the fixture and then I will be done working there until late
January when I remove kitchen cabinets. It was after 5:00 pm when I got home. I
needed the hot shower to get warmed up. Cheri worked in her sewing room and has
started another new project so now she had two project she is working on. Cheri
made a green bean casserole for supper along with some garlic knots which was
very good. It was a late night with TV as we wanted to see the final episode of
Survivor. It was a very interesting season with a lot of twist and turns. Thank
you God for a blessed day.
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Gay Dec-17-19
6:24 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I left the house at 7:00
am for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study. We studied John
11:1-37. The plan for the day was to do some cleaning in shop and get the truck
organized. Well so much for plans. I got a call at 9:00 am from a party here in
our park. The floor in their pantry with is above the air return broke and fell
into the air return. I ended up building a new frame and floor for the pantry.
I also got a call from Ron and Sandy Sharp wanting to come and see our camper
but told him I was on a job. Things went well with the pantry job and called
Ron and Sandy to see if they still wanted to come. They were still in
Zephyrhills so they came over to see the camper. After they left I headed for
the shower to get cleaned up for my eye appointment in Tampa this afternoon at
3:30 pm. We were going to do some shopping afterwards but got a message from
Pam that she had taken Mike to the ER with chest pains. So after my appointment
we headed back and Pam said that they were still waiting for the results on
some test and he was going to be admitted. He had failed a stress test last
week and was waiting for a heart cauterization procedure that was to be done in
January. Pam said he was resting and not to come because there were a lot of
people with the flue in the ER. We did stop and get Pam something to eat and
she came out to the car to get it. We had a hard rain come through this evening
and got 2 and 1/4 inches. We are still trying to get caught up on TV shows we
have recorded. Thank you God for our day and be with our friends that need
help.
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Gay Dec-16-19
6:34 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I was back to work in
Tampa Bay country still working for the same people. It seems like every day I
work there they have something additional for me to do. Today I finished the
plaster and applied the texture coat and is ready for paint. I got the grout
installed around the vanity back splash, hung a large mirror in the master
bathroom, installed two towel bars, and installed the vanity sink faucets and
drain. I was done at 3:30 pm and headed for home. Cheri did here Monday house
work and then went shopping. She is having fun shopping for things to put in
the camper. Today she bought a foot stool for in front of the couch with
storage in it. This evening we met Larry and Denise at Culver’s for supper and
then back to our place to play one game of Hand, Knee, and Foot that Cheri and
Denise won big time. They are leaving for Canada in the morning to spend
Christmas with their family. Thank you God for guiding us through this day.
Monday, December 16, 2019
Gay Dec-15-19
6:24 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We left the house at 8:30
am heading for church and Sunday school. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “The
Gift of Love” from 1 Peter 1:22-25. Sunday school lesson was titled “God
Requires” from Numbers 20:1-13. On the way home we stopped at Beall’s. Cheri
saw a lawn chair in Beall’s advertisement this morning and thought it would be
nice for the camper. Well they didn’t have any but I did buy a new belt to
replace one Cheri bought for me back in 1970. We decided to take the rest of
the day off and just chill out to watch some TV, reading, and of course some
napping for me. I am going through withdraw, no football or NASCAR racing to
watch. A little after 8:00 pm we called Nikki to see how she was doing. She
said that they didn’t have any snow but was 19 degrees for the day. Just makes
me realize why we are in Florida. It may have been 54 degrees this morning but
warmed up to 76 for a nice day. Thank you God for time spent with you and
friends today.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Gay Dec-14-19
6:19 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I headed out at
7:15 am to the Hole-in-One donut shop for our usual Saturday morning breakfast.
When I walked up to the counter the young lady looked at me and said good
morning and you want a sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich, two cinnamon rolls,
and two coffees. I just looked at her and said yes. I was surprised and had a
good laugh. When we got home Cheri went to work in her sewing room. I decided
to go do some work for a lady here in our park to check out a shed roof as we
had rain yesterday and wanted to see if it had leaked. Sure enough there was
some water on the floor. So when roof dries up I will do some patching on it. I
also did some work in the house. I installed some baseboard, vent diffusers
over the cooling and heating vents, and some trim work around the kitchen
counters. It was around 3:30 pm when I got home. I really needed to clean out
the truck and get it restocked for Monday but was too tired to get it done.
Cheri and I talked for a bit and showed me what she got done on her quilt project.
It is a project with a lot of detail work and is going to take her a while to
get it done. After I showered and got cleaned up we watched a couple of shows
before Cheri fixed supper. We watched a few shows we had recorded. One we
really like is Building off the Grid, fun to see all the different ideas and
how they do things. We each had a bowl of ice cream while watching TV. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Gay Dec-13-19
6:33 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Friday the 13th,
several people think it is a bad day. I did some searching and found that there
are several things that may be why people thinks it is a bad day. I really don’t
think any of them hold water. Cheri was busy with laundry and Friday’s
housework. I think she also spent some time in her sewing room. I worked over
in Tampa Bay country today. I put on which should be the final coat of plaster.
I work on installing a backsplash around the new vanity. I was installing glass
tiles and had a hard time cutting them breaking in the wrong place. (I was beginning
to think maybe there is something to the Friday the 13th). After
cutting several tiles I finally got some that would work. I also had some
trouble with the pencil tiles. It was a long day and didn’t get home until 5:15
pm. I headed for the shower to let the muscles soak under some hot water. Cheri
was busy getting supper ready as we were invited over to Larry and Denise’s for
cards this evening. Larry and I came out the winners this evening. It was
around 10:00 pm when we got home. We tried to watch some TV in bed but that
didn’t last long before we were asleep. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Friday, December 13, 2019
Gay Dec-12-19
6:16 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I was up at 4:00 am this
morning as I had to leave at 5:30 am for a 7:00 am C Scan at the VA in Tampa.
Of course they wanted me there 30 minutes before my appointment time. I was
done with the scan by 6:45 am. I waited around until 7:30 am so I could get a
second scan canceled as they had me set up for another scan for the same
problem. From there I went to see about getting one of my hearing aids
repaired. They will be sending it in for repair and will have to go back to
pick it up and have my hearing aids readjusted. After all was said and done I
was back home at 9:30 am. Cheri saved me some coffee and fixed me some
scrambled eggs with bacon and cheese for a late breakfast. Cheri was busy with
the laundry, ironing, and Thursday housework. I went outside to straighten up
the shop while waiting for Mike to bring is van over for me to work on. He got
new license plate and one of the bolts broke off. I had to take the rear door
apart so I could do some drilling and cutting to get the broken piece out. It
took a couple hours to get it fixed. I decided that I was done for the day was
resting for bit before taking a shower. So much for the rest as I got a call
from a lady here in our park that said she was having trouble with her toilet
and that it wouldn’t fill with water. So I headed out to check it out and found
the trip chain for the fill valve was caught on another part of the fill stem.
With some readjusting I got it working again. When I got home I headed for the
shower. Pam called and wanted to know if we wanted to go out for dinner with
them. It sounded like a good idea so we picked them up at 4:30 pm and headed
for the Abbey in San Antonio. We had a good meal and then headed back to Pam
and Mike’s for a bowl of ice cream and visiting. Pam bought out the Christmas
candy she had made. I eat more than my share of it and Pam sent some home with
us. Thank you Mike and Pam for a wonderful evening. Thank you God for good
friends and helping us through this day.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Gay Dec-11-19
5:16 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy with her
usual Wednesday house work. Plus a lot of miner things she needed to do. I
headed to Tampa Bay country for work. I installed a new vanity cabinet where I
had taken out a new that I had installed a few weeks ago. The new vanity top
has a built in sink and the faucets from the other new vanity will not fit so
they will have to get different faucets. I did some more plaster work,
installed a glass shelf in the bathroom, Installed new toilet paper holders in
both bathrooms, installed a new medicine cabinet, and installed a cabinet over
the toilet. I got home a little after 4:00 pm. Very tired and ready for a hot
shower. Cheri fixed us BQ from the left over beef roast we had a couple of days
ago. It was a normal evening of TV watching Chicago Med, Chicago fire, Survivor,
and Building off the Grid. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Gay Dec-10-19
6:41 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I left the house at 7:30 am heading to Tampa
Bay country to help Don & Dee Langston load a U-Haul truck and a trailer as
they are moving to northern Florida. I have done work for them the last couple
of years and have become good friends. We could only work until noon which
might have been a blessing as I was really tired at noon. We had to head for
home and get ready for Larry and Denise to pick us up at 2:30 pm. We went to
St. Pete to see Enchant Christmas. We had tickets to get in at 4:00 pm. It was
a nice displace of lights, walking maze, venders, and ice skating rink. We did
enjoy it but cost too much for what we saw. With all the advertisements as it
was played up to be something special, maybe we expected too much. We wouldn’t
go again. On the way home we stopped at Bob Evan’s for supper. We had a really
good meal and a wonderful waitress who really took care of us and even made reconditions
on what we might like. It was 8:00 pm when we got home. We were both tired from
the moving work this morning so headed to bed early.
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| leaving St Pete |
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| Leaving Tampa |
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Gay Dec-9-19
5:52 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was a warm morning and didn’t need a jacket today.
Cheri put a beef roast along with carrots, onions, and potatoes in the crockpot
to have for supper this evening. She also did her normal Monday house work. I
am not sure what else she worked on today. I headed out at 8:30 am to Tampa Bay
country to take apart an entertainment center so it would be ready to move. I
didn’t take any lunch with me because I thought I would only be there for an
hour or so. Well I helped them do a lot of packing to get ready for their move.
I didn’t get home until 4:00 pm. I was really tired and ready for a nice hot
shower to relax the muscles. After a good supper we settled in for a normal
evening of TV or I should say Cheri did as I napped most of the evening. Thank
you God for guiding us through this day.
Monday, December 9, 2019
Gay Dec-8-19
6:32 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was a nice morning that we could got out without a
jacket. It did take a while for the clouds to give way to the sun for a beautiful
day. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “Thankful for the Cross” from 1 Peter
1:18-21. Our Sunday school lesson was titled “God Judges” from Numbers 14:5-19.
Refusing to trust God and His promises leads to judgment. When we got home we
got Cheri’s Christmas quilt out and hung up. I headed out to check out a
flooring job which I had planned on doing while the couple is up north for
Christmas. But after talking to them they want to wait until they get back. I
found several soft spots in the floor that will have to be repaired before
installing the flooring. When I got home Cheri and I took a few things over to
the camper and plugged the brake cord into the truck to make sure it would work
with the new brake controller, everything checked out is ready to use. I also
did some computer work before settling in for late afternoon of TV. Which didn’t
work for me as I napped for through a couple of shows. Then we watched a couple
Building Alaska shows which I really like and that keep me interested so I
stayed awake. Cheri fixed us the normal Sunday evening pizza and later a bowl
of ice cream. Thank you God for time spent with you and friends today.
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| Cheri's Christmas quilt |
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Gay Dec-7-19
6:41 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
There isn’t that many people living that can remember
what happened on Dec 7, 1941. But we must learn the history for what happened
on that day and pray nothing like that happens again. Cheri and I did our
normal thing of going to the Hole-in-One for our breakfast. Today we were a
half hour late getting around. After breakfast we made a trip to Wal-Mart to
pick up some things we needed. Cheri bought me a new watch for Christmas. When
we got home I sat down and read my Bible along with Cheri. I waited for it to
warm up some before going out to work on the truck. I did get the brake controller
installed. I couldn’t find what was wrong with the factory wiring so I run a
new lead. Now all I have do is hook the truck to the camper to set up the
controller. This evening was our Sunday School Christmas party. I would guess
there were around 50 of us. We had a good time and one of the things we did was
picture contest. We all had to give Charlie a picture of us when we were young.
Charlie and Jan laid them out on the table with a number beside each picture.
Then we all were supposed to write done who we that each person was. There were
27 people that participated and the most anyone got right was 11. Cheri got
second place with eight. It was after 9:00 pm when we got home. Thank you God
for a blessed day and time spent with Christian friends. I have posted pictures
of Cheri’s Christmas decorations.
Saturday, December 7, 2019
Gay Dec -6-19
6:18 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I got a call this morning at 7:15 am from the lady I
worked for yesterday telling me she didn’t have power in half of the house. So I
knew from yesterday what the problem was. She had called the power company and
they got there just before me. I told them what was wrong. So they checked out
things on their side of the meter. I asked them if they could leave the meter
out for me to change the breaker. Which they did and ask me to call when I got
the breaker installed. When I got the call this morning Cheri and I were just
about to leave for breakfast at the Village Inn. We went ahead and had
breakfast as the place where I had to go to get the breaker wouldn’t be open
that early. So after breakfast we picked up the breaker and headed home to get
the truck and my tools to install the new breaker. When I got done I called the
guy to come and install the meter. Within half an hour I got a call from the
lady saying she had power again. The brake controller I order for the truck
came so I worked on installing it. I am having a problem with the power wire to
the controller. I finally had to quit for the day and get cleaned up. We were
picking up Larry and Denise at 4:00 pm to head to Tarpon Springs to see the
boat parade this evening. On the way we stopped at Calver’s for supper. We
needed to leave early as we knew the rush hour traffic was going to be bad. We
got there around 6:45 pm. As it turned out we were about five blocks from where
the parade was going to start. But saw a lot of boats in the canal and found
that it was staging point for all the boats that was going to be in the parade.
So actually we saw all the boats line up and headed out for the 8:00 pm
starting point. Long story short we saw the whole parade and were on our way
home by 7:45 pm. Thank you God for putting us at the best place to watch the
parade and enjoy it with friends. I will post some pictures of the boats and
also a picture of some mice that Cheri made for a dessert for tomorrow evening
Christmas party.
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| Cheri's mice |
Friday, December 6, 2019
Gay Dec-5-19
6:36 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri was busy with the laundry this morning and then
went shopping with Denise. I worked here in the park today. I worked on a five
foot kitchen sink base. I remove the water damaged shelf and floor of the
cabinet. I cut out a new floor and shelf and installed it. It was a job cutting
around all the plumbing to get it to fit right and of course the cabinet was square.
Things were going well until this afternoon when I went to use the saw and didn’t
have any power. I figured it was just a tripped breaker. But all the breakers
were set in the on position. I found a ground fault breaker in the bathroom and
I couldn’t reset it so figured it was bad. When I opened it up and took a
voltage measurement I found there was any power to it. Next I went to the
breaker box and checked the power there and found that one phase coming into
the house was missing. Then I went outside to the meter box and checked there.
I reset the main breaker and then had the power back in the house. The lady
told me that last night at the power was off a little bit but only on one side
of the house which means the outside breaker was dirty or is going to need to
be replaced. Long story short the base cabinet is all back together and is
better than it was when it was new. It was close to 4:00 pm when I got home.
Cheri showed me the things she bought and where they went shopping. She proceeded
to get supper ready while I took a shower. She fixed us a hamburger helper
which I think was some kind of Mexican meal. It was ok but not the best. It was
a normal evening of TV before calling it a night. Thank you God for guiding us
through this day.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Gay Dec-4-19
6:35 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was a much better day than yesterday but still cold in
the morning but warmed up to the low 60’s. Cheri and I were both slow getting
around this morning. Cheri continued with her Wednesday house work and
Christmas decorations. I went to check out a job here in the park I will be
working on tomorrow. I needed to get some measurement as I will be installing a
new bottom base and self in the kitchen sink cabinet. I worked on cutting out a
new base and self and have them ready for tomorrow. Cheri and I went over to
the camper to measure it and found that it is 24 feet long and I thought it was
only 21 feet long. I needed the measurements because I ordered a cover for the
camper. I also worked on getting the truck loaded for work and some additional cleaning
in the shop area. I quit at 3:00 pm and had done enough for the day. Cheri was
also done for the day except for making supper for us. We watched a couple of
shows before supper. Cheri fixed us enchiladas for supper, it was very good. It
was another evening of TV with popcorn and a cookie for my snack and Cheri had
a cookie.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Gay Dec-3-19
6:44 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was only 38 degrees this morning, the coldest so far
this season and that is cold enough for me. The high for the day was only 54
degrees. I was out the door a little pass 7:00 am for my accountably breakfast
and Bible study. Today we studied John chapter nine. There were nine of us
today. On the way home I got a call from my best man. He was checking in on us
as he didn’t know that Grandma had passed away. I had a nice visit with him.
Cheri and I left at 9:00 am and headed to Land of Lakes to the DMV to get the
camper transferred into our name. We met the seller there. The lady at the
credit union told us we would have to wait 48 hours before we could get the
transfer down. We weren’t able to get it done as the DNV hadn’t received the
lean pay off. The seller called his credit union and they now told him it would
take seven to ten days before the DMV would receive the payoff letter. So we
headed home. Cheri busied herself with Christmas decorations and I worked
outside getting the truck bed wash out and trying to put things away in the
shop and shed. This evening was the Church Christmas Party and dinner. We were
disappointed as the ticket price went up by $5.00 to $15.00 per person and was
nearly as good as last year. We were home by 8:00 pm and cold from being out.
So we turned on the electric blanket and crawled into bed to watch TV. Thank
you God for getting us through another day.
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Gay Dec-2-19
6:03 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Our high temp for the day was this morning around 5:00
am. From there it went downhill all day with a stiff wind. It was nice in the
sun out of the wind but cold when out in the wind. Cheri and Denise spent the
day shopping. She came home with more things for the camper. I did some office
cleaning around my computer. Paper and other things pile up and it was time to
go through everything and get rid of things we no longer need. I made a trip
over to the VA office to see what upcoming appointments I have. I have two eye
appointments on the calendar and know one was cancelled and couldn’t remember
which one it was. I started to do some work out in my shop but I just couldn’t
get into it so I went back in the house and rested. I actually took a two hour
nap. Late this afternoon I went to Lowe’s and got some damp-rid for the camper.
The wheel covers I order came this afternoon so I went over and put them on the
wheels, hung the damp-rid, and paid for six months of storage. Cheri was home
when I got back. She showed me all the things she bought for the camper. I
think she is having fun shopping for the camper stuff. Cheri fixed us scrambled
eggs on toast with chip beef gravy. It was a normal evening of TV with a couple
of cookies for a snack. Thank you God for a blessed day.
Monday, December 2, 2019
Gay Dec-1-19
6:19 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I left for
church a little earlier this morning as I was in charge of making coffee for
our Sunday school class. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “Thankful for the
Cross” from 1 Peter 1:18-21. In Sunday school we started a new lesson book
today. The lesson title was “God Leads” from Numbers 9:15-23. God leads His
people according to His will and purposes. After Sunday school I got the coffee
pots cleaned up and ready for next Sunday. I helped load chairs and tables to
be taken to Bill and Sharon’s place for our Christmas party Saturday night. Then
we went out for lunch with them along with Jerry a Cookie. It was a good time
and got to have some one on one visiting. Later this afternoon Larry and Denise
came over to help me get the truck hooked up the camper and showed me how to
hook up the equalizer bars. Things went well getting the camper into storage. I
did order some tire covers to keep the sun off the tires and also order a cover
for the air conditioner. After getting the camper in storage Larry and Denise
came back to the house. We played a couple of games of Hand, Knee, and Foot.
Cheri and Denise won the first game and Larry and I won the second game. After
the first game Cheri fixed us pizza for supper. Thank you God for time spent
with you and good friends along with all the help from them.
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Gay Nov-30-19
6:11 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We were out the door
before 7:00 am to meet Mike and Pam for breakfast at the Hole-in-One donut
shop. We had a good visit and then they came over to check out our camper.
After checking the camper Cheri and Pam went to Beall’s. I went over to Mike
and Pam’s to get Mike’s air compressor to pump up the tires on the camper. I
loaned Larry our compressor to do some floor work and never thought about
pumping up the tires before he took it. We made a stop at Lowe’s to pick up
some pavers to put under the tires of the camper when we put it in the storage
lot. The rest of the day was spent working with the camper. I got the hitch
installed on the truck and plan on using it tomorrow to put the camper in
storage. Larry and Denise stopped by this afternoon and asked them if they
would come over tomorrow and Larry to help me get hooked up and set up the equalizer
hitch on the truck. I have never used one before and Larry has had a lot of experience
them. Cheri was also busy putting away fall decorations and getting out some of
the Christmas decorations. I will be getting out more of them tomorrow. Thank
you God for a blessed day and good friends for helping us.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Gay Nov-29-19
6:15 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Larry and Denise picked us up at 9:00 am this morning to go and get the camper. Larry and Denise are going to pull it home with their truck because I don’t have a brake controller on our truck and didn’t want to pull the camper without brakes. I think it was around 11:30 am when we got it home and set up in front of our house. We can only have it here for 48 hours which is a park policy for loading or unloading and washing the camper. While Cheri was working on putting things in the camper I went to find a place to store it. There is a campground next door to our park and found a spot to store it which is close by to work on it. The rest of the day was spent doing some cleaning on the outside of the camper. I also removed a cargo carrier on the back of the camper. We spent some time showing the camper to neighbors and getting ourselves familiar with the camper. At 5:00 pm we locked it up and quit for the day. Cheri fixed us steak and eggs for supper. Cheri and I were both really tired this evening even though we didn’t work that hard. Think it was just the stress of getting the camper home. I want to thank God for blessing us with this camper, the help of Larry and Denise, and finding a place close by for storage. We haven’t had time to take any pictures but here is the link to the advertisement of the camper with some pictures. https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/rvs/7027105197.html
Friday, November 29, 2019
Gay Nov-28-19
6:06 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I want to wish everyone a
Happy Thanksgiving. We are so blessed to live in a country where we have freedom
and able to worship Jesus Christ our Lord. Cheri was busy with Laundry this
morning and I was doing more checking on the camper we bought yesterday. We
need to find a place where we can store it. We picked up Larry and Denise to go
out for Thanksgiving dinner at 1:00 pm. By going at 1:00 pm I thought the main
rush would be over. We had planned on going to Lakeland for Chinese but Cheri
had called and they were closed. So then today we planned on going to Golden Corral
but when we got there was a long line of people waiting to get in. So we decide
to go on down the road to Sonnies and found that it was closed. So we continued
down the road to Sunrise Eatery. There were several people waiting to get in
but not as bad as Golden Corral. We ended up waiting about 45 minutes. The meal
was good and then went back to Larry and Denise’s to play cards. It was a fun
afternoon playing and visiting. We got home a little after 8:30 pm. We got a
call from Nikki wishing us a Happy Thanks Giving and had a nice long visit with
her. We watched one show before calling it a night. Thank you God for a blessed
day and good friends.
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Gay Nov-27-19
7:04 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
I tried to sleep in this
morning but that only lasted until 5:15 am. It was cool 43 degrees this morning
but quickly warmed to the high 70’s. I did some internet searching looking at
campers. I found one that looked pretty good and texted them to see if it was
still for sale. Not hearing anything I went out to do some cleaning in my shop
and work area. Well I got a text back that it was still for sale. I called them
to see about checking it out and said that today was good for them. So I called
Larry and Denise to see if they would go with us to check it out and they said
that they would. So we picked them up and headed to Odessa about 35 miles away.
Cheri and Denise checked the inside and Larry and I checked the outside and
then went inside to check things out. After that we did a more detailed
inspection on everything inside and out. Larry did find a couple of places that
needed to be caulked. The camper is a 2018 Forest River. The model is a Prime
Time Avenger 21 feet long with one slide out. It looked like it had never been
used but the owner said that they used it three times. The reason they are
selling it is because of health problems. Long story short we are now the new
owners of the trailer. We will be picking it up on Friday. This evening we met
Don and Dee Langston at Plaza Mexico at 4:00 pm for dinner. They are a couple
we have met through my working for them. They have sold their house and are
moving north in the panhandle of Florida. They are a great couple and are going
to miss them. Thank you God for guiding us through this day and blessing us
with friends and a new camper.
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Gay Nov-26-19
6:54 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It has been in the low 40’s
the last couple of weeks and this morning was no different with a temp of 43
degrees. I left the house at 7:00 am for my Tuesday morning accountability group
breakfast and Bible study. There were only six of us as many are gone for
Thanks Giving or sick. We studied the last half of John chapter eight. I left a
little early as I needed to get home by 8:45 am so Cheri could leave for her
appointment. The truck is still in the garage for repair work. Hard to get
along with just on vehicle. The rest of my day was spent in my recliner I just
haven’t had the energy to do any work. I watched TV and napped the rest of the forenoon
while Cheri did her house work and a visit with our neighbor Jean. I did go for
a haircut at 12:15 pm. When I got home it was back to the recliner for more
rest. I slept the rest of the afternoon. At 4:00 pm we went over to Larry and Denise’s.
The four of us headed to St Pete to see the Enchant Christmas at Tropicana
Field. Well when we got there it was all quite. It turned out that it doesn’t
start until next week. Cheri and Denise both checked the dates and thought it
was this week. Some of the things in the advertisement were miss leading. We
weren’t the only ones as three other cars came and they were also confused and
thought it was on this week. So we headed for home with a stop at Applebee’s
for supper. Long story short it was after 9:00 pm when we got home. We were both
tired so we head to bed and watched some TV there. Thank you God for this day
and time spent with friends.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Gay Nov-25-19
6:19 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
It was 44 degrees this
morning and only got up to 68 degrees for a high. Cheri and I went for our dentist
appointments this morning. Mine was for 8:00 am and Cheri’s for 9:00 am.
Normally we would take two vehicles but with the truck being in the dealership
for repair we had to go together. When we got home Cheri busy herself with
Monday’s housework and then spending time in her sewing room working on a new
project. I put a few things I needed in the car and went to Tampa Bay country
to install the garage light and fix a couple of other electrical problems. I
also installed new water filters in their refrigerators. It was around 2:00 pm
when I got home. Cheri fixed us a late lunch and then I went to repair a roof
here in the park. I was done and home by 4:30 pm. After my shower we settled in
to watch some TV before supper. Supper was late today because of the late
lunch. I napped through a couple of shows. We got a video call from Darren,
Brooke, and Wyatt. It is so much fun talking and seeing Wyatt. They are doing
good and said that their weather is cooling off and all the snowbirds are
starting to arrive for the winter. Thank you God for blessed day.
Monday, November 25, 2019
Gay Nov-24-19
6:09 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
We left for church a
little earlier than we usually do as I had to make the coffee for our Sunday
school class. Pastor Randy’s message today was all about prayer. Our Sunday
school lesson was titled “Walking to Battle” from Ephesians 6:10-20. How we
need to put on the armor of God. It was around 1:00 pm when we got home. Cheri
and I were both tired and settled in our recliners to watch some TV. But we
both did more napping than watching. Larry and Denise stopped by to bring back
my tile saw that he had he used for a tile project. We had our usual Sunday
evening pizza for supper. Cheri went to bed at 8:30 pm and I stayed up to watch
the Green Bay Packer football game but ended up going to bed at half time as I
couldn’t stay awake. Thank you God for time spent with you and friends.
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Gay Nov-23-19
6:41 AM |
Posted by
Sharp's Travels
Cheri and I did our usual
Saturday morning breakfast at the Hole-in-One donut shop. We were there by 7:00
am. Cheri’s plan for the forenoon was to work in her sewing room. I planned on
getting the drone out and flying it again this morning. But got a call from
Tampa Bay country about a garage light that didn’t work so I headed over to
check it out. It turned out to be a bad ballast. So I headed back to Lowe’s to
get a new light and will be installing it on Monday. It was too late to get the
drone out as we were picking up Larry and Denise at 1:00 pm to go to Treasure
Island to see the sand sculptures and venders. We had a hard time finding a
place to park. They did have event parking but the lots were all full. After
much driving around we did find a spot. The sand sculptures turned to be a disappointment
as there were less than half as many has last time we were there. On the way
home we made a stop at Sam’s Club to get gas for the car and salt for our water
softener. We stopped at Culver’s for supper and all had the kid’s meal. After
dropping Larry and Denise off we headed for home. It was a little past 7:00 pm
when we arrived home. I settled in to watch the Wisconsin Badger football game
I had recorded. Thank you God for safe travels and being with friends.
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