Sharp's Travels

I have extended my morning walk and am now up to just over two miles. It was a warmer morning around 51 degrees. Cheri was busy with house work and going for groceries. I worked out side doing a Honey Due project and some more work in the shop area. By noon I had done all I felt like doing. This afternoon read and napped. At 4:00 pm we went over Donna Perkins to for a visit. When we got home Cheri fixed us BQ pork on toast for supper. Cheri watched more Hallmark movies while I read. We went to bed around 9:00 pm and watched AFV before calling it a night. Thank you God for keeping us healthy and safe.

It was another good walk with Dennis and no wind. We left the house at 9:00 am heading to Dade City for church. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “Growing up into Grace” from  Galatians 4:1-11. Our Sunday school lesson was titled “Restoration” from Philemon. Believers forgive others since they too have been forgiven. Normally after Sunday school we order pizza and an Italian sandwich from Domino’s. Today we ordered the same pizza but a Philly cheese steak sandwich. We settled in with the pizza while watching a Hallmark movie. After the pizza I napped while Cheri watched the movie. When it was over I watched the Tampa Bay Bucks football and Cheri read. After the football game Cheri watched another Hallmark movie while I read.  After that movie it was time for me to watch the Green Bay Packer game which they won. After that was over it was time to called it a night. Thank you God for time spent with you and friends today.

It was 47 degrees this morning and no wind for a nice walk. I was able to walk farther this morning with very little back pain. Cheri worked on getting the rest of her Christmas decoration put out and then we got all the container put away. I did some computer work this morning. We left the house at 11:20 am to pick up Lou Kerwood and took her out for lunch. She is in the process of moving to Brooksville to live with her sister. Tuesday will be her last day here as she will be closing on selling of her house. When we got home Cheri continued doing her Saturday work and ironing. I went over to the neighbor’s where I had installed their new kitchen to pick up my cabinet door and drawer template. I had a nice visit with them. On the way back Mike was out and stopped to visit with him. When I got home Cheri and I sat down to watch a movie but I slept through two movies before waking up to watch the Wisconsin Badger football game that they lost. We didn’t have any supper because of the big lunch. With all the reruns we are running out of things to watch on TV. Thank you God for helping us through this day.

The tree is up.

Again the temp for the morning walk was in the low 50”s and no wind. Cheri and I went out for breakfast at Sunrise Eatery. After breakfast we made a stop at the pharmacy to pick up meds and then a stop at Walgreens for some things we needed. When we got home Cheri and I got all the Christmas decorations down and the tree and set up. Now Cheri will be spending a couple days with decorations. I worked outside. I put a new cabin filter in the car and also a new air filter. I got our grill we bought well over a year ago set and ready to use. Taking a long time for me to get things done. I also started the generator and let that run for a while. I went Lowe’s and bought 4 pails of DamRid for Kacey’s house. Later this afternoon Larry and Denise brought back the truck as their car as been repaired. Cheri fixed us pork and gravy over toast for supper. This evening we went over to Larry and Denise’s to play cards and the girls were the big winners tonight. Thank you God for a blessed day.

Our Christmas lights are up.

I wish all had a very happy and blessed thanksgiving. The temp was in the low 50’s this morning and no wind making for a wonderful walk. Cheri worked on putting away all of her fall decorations and is ready for me to get the Christmas things out of storage for her. I worked on getting some Christmas lights up outside. I got the new relay I order for the golf cart battery charger. I installed it and the charger now works. I spent $15.00 for the relay and saved over $200.00 not having to buy a new charger. This afternoon we picked up Larry and Denise as we were invited to have dinner at Dick and Linda. There were 14 of us for dinner. Dick and Linda prepared the whole meal and didn’t want us to bring anything. We had ham with all the trimmings. They had pumpkin and apple pie along with candy and cookies for dessert. We all visited for a while and then we guys retired to the living room to watch football while the ladies cleaned up the kitchen. Dick also played some Christmas songs on the organ. When we got home we received a call from our daughter Nikki wishing us a happy thanksgiving and a good visit. We went to bed early as we were both tired and watched some TV there. Thank you God for all the fiends we are blessed with. 

It was 43 degrees this morning with a stiff wind for the walk, the wind made it for a cold walk. Cheri was busy with Wednesday house work and putting a pork loin in the crockpot to have for supper. I did some computer work as I am having a problem with PayPal returning only $4.48 of a $68.46 refund I am due. It shows on my PayPal account that it has been retuned. I messaged them and now waiting for a message back from them. They said that it would be within a couple of hours but by the end of the day I still haven’t heard anything. We left the house at 11:30 am heading to Dade City for church. Pastor Randy message was on Psalms 57. After we got home and having lunch we got a call from Larry and Denise that their car was broke down, need a new alternator and battery. I went to pick them up and then to Lakeland car dealership as the parts and labor should be covered with their warranty, but was told that their Canadian warranty wasn’t good here in the US. So they will have to call back home to get an authorization to have it fixed here. The pork loin that Cheri fixed was excellent and along with fresh green beans fixed with garlic and Parmesan cheese, then a piece of lemon pie for dessert. We had trouble staying awake to watch TV so we went to bed early. Thank you God for time spent with you today and able to help good friends.  

When I woke up this morning and looked at the clock it was 4:18 am. I hurried around when I got dressed and looked at the clock again and it was 3:30 am. Too late to go back to bed so I had extra quiet time with God. I had another good walk this morning and less pain in the back.  Cheri and I went over to Lou Kerwood’s for a visit and to install the new battery in her key fob. Then got a call from Larry and Denise wanting to know if we wanted to go to Costco with them as they are looking for a new computer. On the way we stopped at Best Buy so they could check on computers there. Cheri went to Bed, Bath and Beyond to buy new sheets for our bed to replace the ones I order wrong. When we were at Costco Larry and Denise bought an Apple computer along with other things. Cheri and I bought a few groceries, sure was a lot people there. When we got done shopping we had a hot dog and drunk before leaving the store. When we got home Cheri started putting the groceries away and Dennis came to ask me to come and look at their bathroom faucet as it would squeak when turning it on and off. We took it apart and cleaned up and back together and that took care of the problem. When I got home I settled in to read but ended up taking a nap. Larry and Denise came over to play cards this evening and we were all winners. Thank you God for a blessed day.

I was pretty soar for my morning walk, think it was from the work on the sink and plumbing yesterday. We left for church at 9:00 am. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “Law or Christ?” from Galatians 3:23-29. Our Sunday school lesson was titled “The Gospel and Relationships” from Colossians 3:18-4:6. Believers live and relate differently as a result of the gospel. On the way to Zephyrhills we ordered our pizza from Domino’s so it was ready when we got there. We settled in with the pizza and watched FBI Most Wanted. Then it was time to watch the Green Bay Packer game that I was recording. But caught up to live TV at halftime. So we watched an episode of Dateline and then went back to the football game which they lost. For supper we just snacked because of the pizza for a late lunch. We watched Magnum and some home improvement shows before calling it a night. Thank you God for time spent with you and church friends. 

I had a good walk this morning and not much trouble with the back. Cheri and Denise went to a craft fair here in our park this morning. I left the house at 9:00 am to remove a  kitchen sink for Dennis and Sue as they got a new farm house sink. Some friends were coming tomorrow to do the install and plumbing. Well as it turned out I did the whole project. I had to do a lot of cutting to make it fit as the cabinets in these houses are not a full 24 inches deep. Long story short and two trips to Lowe’s for parts it was 4:00 pm when I got done. At 4:30 pm Dennis and Sue picked us up to go out for supper at Culver’s. This evening Cheri read while I watched the Wisconsin Badger football game which I thought they were going to loose but in the end they pulled out a win. Thank you God for helping us through this day keeping us healthy and safe. 

Before

Old sink removed

New sink in place

Plumbing done

Project done

It was a very nice cool morning for the walk, It was a beautiful day and I felt really good today. Cheri and I left the house at 8:00 am and headed to Brooksville to have breakfast at Florida Cracker Kitchen, one of our favorite places to eat. After breakfast we took a long ride out through the country side heading home. Cheri was busy with laundry and her Friday housework. I went outside and worked on doing some cleaning in my work area. I actually got a work bench cleaned off and a few things put away, at lease I can now walk in there. Later I worked on the golf cart battery charger. When I got the golf cart I knew the charger didn’t work. I got on line and found a wiring diagram for it and did some testing and think I found a bad relay, so went on line and ordered a new relay. Lou Kerwood called me this afternoon as she had a few things to give me. She also has a problem with the car fob and I need to get a new battery for it. Cheri fixed us a ribeye steak and baked potato for supper. This evening we went over to Larry and Denise’s to play cards. Larry and I were the winners this evening and now the girls have won three games and we guys have won three games. Thank you God for a blessed day and helping us have a good day.

I walked the same distance as I walked yesterday. We had a misty rain this afternoon most of the night. After breakfast Cheri and I headed out at 9:00 am to Save A Lot for some groceries as they had some good buys on sale things. At 11:45 am we headed over to Tampa County to have lunch with Bob and Ida Mae Conover, church friends. They both have health issues and aren’t able to be out and about. We had a good visit with them. Only home for a short time before it was time to leave for the Prime Timers Thanks Giving church dinner. I would guess there were around 50 or 60 people. It was a good time and was home around 7:10 pm. We settled in and read some and a little TV before calling it a night. Thank you God for time spent with friends today.

I headed out for my morning walk at 5:10 am, I got my walking up to 3/4 of a mile, so far so good with the back. Cheri was busy all day making cranberry salad to take to the Prime Timers dinner tomorrow and making a batch of chocolate chip cookies for me. I read some and took a nap this forenoon. After lunch I headed to Tampa VA for my eye appointment, all is good and was back by 2:15 pm. I did some more reading and another nap. Cheri fixed us something like sloppy joe on garlic Texas toast with melted cheese on top for supper. The evening was watching recorded shows, nice that we don’t have to watch the commercials. Thank you God for a blessed day keeping safe and healthy.

It was another cold morning for the walk. I left the house at 6:15 am for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study. We studied the first part of Romans chapter 5. There were 11 of us today. Our Sunday school ladies were doing a thank you lunch for the church food pantry volunteers and we set up the tables and chairs after our Bible study for the ladies. Cheri was busy cleaning floors when I got home. I did a little computer work this morning. Cheri left at 10:45 am to help with the food pantry lunch. It was after 1:30 pm when she got home. She even brought me a plate of food to have for supper. I thought I had an exhaust leak in the truck so was crawling around under it but couldn’t find any leak. This evening Larry and Denise came over to play Hand, Knee, and Foot. It wasn’t a good night was us guys as Cheri and Denise won both games, still a lot of fun. Thank you God for a blessed day keeping us healthy and safe.

It was 43 degrees for the walk this morning, Cheri and I headed out to Wal-Mart at 9:00 am to get ahead of all the people but the parking lot was pretty full when we got there. Usually there isn’t many people that early. I got a call from Lou Kerwood that she had a light bulb she needed changed. So went over and did that and had a cup of coffee and visit with her. I also got a call from Kacey Barker and said that she had fallen and broke her arm and won’t be back until sometime in December. She asked me to look at her walk in tub that the water drain shuts off when the tub is training. She doesn’t have the manual or any information on it. So I went over to find out what make the tub is and then did an internet search to see if I could find a manual on line. I found out that the drain stem could be adjusted so it would open farther. It was later in the afternoon when I got done. After my shower and getting cleaned up I headed to the recliner to read where Cheri joined me. This evening we picked up Dennis and Sue and went out for supper at Chipotle’s which just opened up a week ago. It was ok but on the pricey side. We did learn that if we go back we would spit a meal and still have enough to eat. When we got home we settled in to watch a little TV. We went to bed early as I couldn’t stay awake to watch TV. Thank you God for helping us through this day.

It was 47 degree when I left at 5:10 am for my morning walk and was able to walk a little farther this morning. Because I am not walking the whole route I meet Dennis in a different place. We left the house at 9:00 am heading to church. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “Do this in remembrance of me” from Luke 22:19. After his message we had the Lords Supper. Our Sunday school lesson was titled “The Gospel Lived” from Colossians 3:1-17. Believers are to reflect Christlike character in their daily lives. Last Sunday we had 37 for Sunday school, don’t know how many had today but think it was more than last Sunday. We ordered pizza and pick it up on the way home. We settled in to watch a movie while having our pizza. After the movie I watched the Bucks football game that they lost and then the Packers football game which they won. No supper as we just snacked because of having the pizza for a late lunch. After the games we watched Dateline and called it a night. Thank you God for time spent with you and friends.

I managed to walk again this morning, about the same distance as yesterday. Cheri was busy with some ironing and cleaning out her closet. I got a call this morning from Dennis and said that the bathroom exhaust fan quit working. So I went over and checked it out and had to get a new motor for it. Dennis took me to get the fan motor as he also wanted to go to Lowe’s to pick up some landscape stones. After fixing the fan I headed home and trimmed the mums as they are done blooming, hoping if I trim them back that maybe they will bloom again. After lunch I settled in to watch the Wisconsin Badger football game while Cheri read and napped. We had leftover chicken noodle soup for supper. This evening we watched some shows we had recorded. Thank you God for helping us through this day.

I tried walking this morning and went better than I thought it would. I met Dennis and walk a ways with him, sure felt good getting out to walk as its been several months since I last walked. Cheri was busy with making us French toast for breakfast, laundry, ironing, and making chicken noodle soup in the crockpot to have for supper. I did a little work on the computer and then spent the rest of the day in my recliner We had the soup for supper and was ok but nothing special, it was a new recipe and Cheri said that she wouldn’t make it again. This evening we went over to Larry and Denise’s to play Hand, Knee, and foot. It has been over a year and a half since we last played any cards. Everyone was a winner and also a loser. Thank you God for a blessed day keeping us healthy and safe.

A big thank you to all the veterans that served to protect our freedom. We were slow getting around this morning. Cheri was busy with the laundry and I did some computer work. At noon we went over to Dennis and Sue’s. Cheri and Sue went to South Port for lunch and Dennis and I went to Denny’s for lunch. Being it was Veterans Day our lunch was free and a big thank you to Denny’s for providing lunch for the veterans. After lunch Dennis was looking for the water seal strip that goes on the bottom the shower door. We went to Lowe’s, Rural King, Hynes, and Ace Hardware, no luck finding it. When we got back to Dennis and Sue’s the lady’s where back so we sat down and had a nice visit with them. When we got home it wasn’t long before Cheri and I were both napping. There wasn’t any supper this evening because of the big lunch we had. We watched some of the Chicago shows and other shows we had recorded. Thank you God for a blessed day spending time with friends.

It was in the low 60’s this morning more to my liking. Not much going on today. Cheri fixed us French toast, bacon, and juice for breakfast. I did hang Cheri’s new picture we got framed a few days ago. I unloaded some things out of the truck, set out the recycling materials, and fill the water softener with salt. Cheri was busy with her Wednesday house work. We left the house at 11:30 am heading for the noon church service. After church we went to see Larry and Denise. It has been over a year and half since they were here. They weren’t able to come down from Canada because of the virus. Sure was good to see them, took a while to get caught up. We even went out for supper at Sunrise Eatery. We stopped at Ollie’s as Larry wanted to get some air conditioning refrigerant for their car but they were out of it. It was after 6:00 pm when we got home. We settled in to watch some TV but neither of us could stay awake so we called it a night. Thank you God for time spent with you and friends.

Cheri's new picture

I headed out at 6:15 am heading to Dade City for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study. We studied Romans chapter four. There were nine of us. When I got home Cheri was already busy with her Tuesday housework. I worked on getting the sheets we ordered packaged up to send back. I just finished when I got a call from Bill McCaffery that his outside water valve wouldn’t shut off. So I headed over to see what needed to be done. It turned out that it was a sillcock valve something you don’t find in the South. We ended up getting a normal valve and a pipe extension to do the repair. It was after 1:00 pm when I got home for lunch. I had stopped at Lowe’s to pick up a few things and couldn’t find my driver license for my VA discount. When I got home I looked everywhere with no luck in finding it. I was trying to remember the last time I used them. The only thing I could come up with was about three weeks ago I had show them at Home Depot. So I gave them a call and they looked and said they weren’t there. I then said that it was about three weeks ago and said to wait. After about 15 minutes they said yes that they had them. So I made a trip to Home Depot to pick them up. On the way home I dropped off the return sheet package to Fedex. After all of that it was time for me to get ready and head to Dade City for our mens night out. I was something I was in charge of getting everything ready. We had 22 men and had a very good pot luck meal. It was around 8:30 pm when I got home. Needless to say I was pooped and needed to sit down and unwind before bed. Thank you God for guiding us through this day.

I am still trying to get use to the new time. After breakfast and our Bible study Cheri and I went shopping. Our first stop was Rural King to get a shop light for Kacey’s shed. Our next stop was Hobby Lobby to have a picture framed that Cheri had me order for her. Then a stop at Big Lots to get some new Christmas light for outside the house. Then on the way home we stopped and filled the car with gas at $3.23 per gallon. It was lunch time when we got home. After lunch I went over to Kacey’s to install the new shed light. Cheri went grocery shopping. The rest of the afternoon was spent reading, napping for me, and watching TV. Cheri fixed a new chicken recipe for supper, it was ok but nothing special. Cheri said that she wouldn’t fix it again. It was a normal evening of TV. The sheets we ordered came this evening. We thought we ordered two compete twin bed sheet sets and only received two fitted sheets. Something I will look into tomorrow. Thank you God for getting us through this day.

It was another cold morning 53 degrees but not as cold as yesterday. I was up really early this morning, going to take a while to get use to the new time change. We left for church at 9:00 am. Pastor James delivered the message to day. Its title was “When in Doubt” from John 20:24-31. Our Sunday school lesson wast titled “The Gospel’s Freedom” from Colossians 2:16-23. The gospel gives believers the freedom to live a God honoring life. After Sunday school we went out for lunch with Dick & Linda and Skip & Joy at Beef O’ Brady’s, we had a good lunch and visit making plans on a date day. It was around 2:30 pm when we got home. We watched a Hallmark movie before I went to the bedroom to watch the NASCAR race and the Packers football game. Cheri fixed us a sausage and egg biscuit for supper. Cheri continued watching more Hallmark movies while I watch my sports. Thank you God for time spent with friends and keeping us heathy and safe.

It was cold this morning and started the heat in the house for the first time this season. Normally this time of the year it is heat in the morning and air conditioning in the afternoon but not so today as the high for the day was in the low 60’s. I had a 10:30 am appointment to do a bathroom sink repair. I went to Lowe’s to get the parts I needed but couldn’t find what I needed so I went downtown to Hynes Mobile Home Repair and found the parts I needed. After I was done with that I went to Kacey’s to check her house and replaced some Damprid’s. It was after 1:00 pm when I got home for lunch. After lunch we went over to Lou Kirtwood’s for visit and she had some books for us. After our visit we went to Larry and Denise’s to check out their house and plug in the refrigerator as they will be one day next week. It will be good to have them back as it has been over a year since we have seen them. After that I took Cheri to Chick-fl Lay for supper. When we got home we settled into our recliners with Cheri reading and me napping. It was around 6:30 pm when we turned on the TV. I forgot that I had the Wisconsin Badger football game to watch. I watched the first half and then turned it to Dateline because I know Cheri isn’t into football. After Dateline Cheri went to bed and I watched the rest of the football game. Thank you God for a blessed day taking care of us. 

We had rain that started around 1:00 am and didn’t quit until around 5:00 pm. I checked the gauge and we received three inches. Normally we get just over an inch for the whole month of November. Cheri and I went to Dade City to have breakfast at the Black Eyed Pea. We were disappointed as it wasn’t nearly as good as it usually is. On the way home we stopped at Bealls outlet for Cheri to do some shopping. Then back home for a bit before going to Ollie’s so Cheri could look for more books to read. She did find one and I didn’t find any for me. No lunch today because of the breakfast we had. I had a call today to install a new garbage disposal which I turned down, too hard on my back to work under a sink in the cabinet. Later in the afternoon we got on line and ordered new sheets for our bed and some used books for Cheri and me. Cheri fixed us hamburgers for supper. It was a normal evening of TV. Thank you God for time spent with you and helping us through the day.  

I really have nothing to write about today. Cheri was busy with laundry. I didn’t do anything today. I spent the day in my recliner reading, Bible study, napping, and watching TV. This evening we went out for supper with friends at Culver’s and had a good visit with them. It was late when we got home and decided to go to bed and watch some TV there. Thank you God for a relaxing day and time spent with friends. 

We were lazy getting around this morning. Cheri fixed us scrambled eggs and sausage with an English muffin and orange juice. After I got cleaned up I headed to the recliner doing my daily Bible study. We left the house at 11:30 am heading to Dade City for noon church. Pastor Randy’s message was the study of Psalms 55. When we got home we spent the rest of the afternoon in our recliners reading and napping. No work today just being lazy. Cheri fixed chili for supper. This evening we watched the FBI shows and a Hallmark movie before calling it a night. Thank you God for time spent with you today.

I was out the door at 6:15 am heading to Dade City for my accountability group breakfast and Bible study. We finished Romans chapter 4. After Bible study I went over to Bill McCafferty’s to work on their air conditioner. They were having a problem with the heating not working all the time. After some checking I found that the breaker was the problem. We went and got a new breaker and problem solved. It was noon when I got home, Cheri was out shopping and got home shortly after me. After lunch we sat down and did some reading. Later I made a trip to the pharmacy to pick up my medications. For supper Cheri fixed us a couple of New York steaks she bought today. They were ok but not a lot of flavor. This evening we watched the NCIS shows before calling it a night. Thank you God for a blessed day taking care of us.

It seems like it was just the other day I was saying another month has gone, hard to believe it is November already. I had to get around as I had an 8:30 am haircut appointment. After my haircut I stopped at the pharmacy to check on my meds and they said they were waiting on the doctor for a new prescript. When I got home I removed the tools from the truck and loaded the rest of the stuff I wanted to take to the transfer station. I also load an old TV from our neighbor that she needed to get rid of. By the time I was done and the tools loaded back in the truck it was noon already. Cheri was busy doing her normal Monday housework. We watched a TV show while we eat the sandwich from Domino’s Sunday. At 1:00 pm we went over to Donna Perkins tor a visit with her and her daughter Kathy that came done with her. She will be leaving on Wednesday and we wanted to see her before she left. The evening we went out for dinner with Dennis and Sue. They took us over to Piccolo’s Italian restaurant. It has been a feel years since we were last there. It is under new management and had a very good meal. When we got home we settled in for a normal evening of TV watching a movie and the Rookie before calling it a night. Thank you God for guiding us through this day and time spent with friends.

It was a normal Sunday with church and Sunday school. Pastor Randy’s message was titled “The Basis of our Justification” from Galatians 3:6-14. Our Sunday school lesson was titled “The Gospel’s Forgiveness” Forgiveness of sin is four only through faith in Jesus. We stay after Sunday school visiting for a while. On Way the way home we picked up a Domino’s pizza, something we haven’t done for a few weeks. With the pizza we settled in and watched a Hallmark movie. After that I watched the NASCAR race and the Tampa Bay Bucks football game that they lost. Cheri spent the afternoon reading and a call to her sister Sandy. We all called Darren and Brooke. We got to see Wyatt but he didn’t want to do much talking. We would really like to go to Mexico but need to wait until next year, hoping things will get back to something more normal. Thank you God for time spent with you and our church friends.