Wal-Mart and Halloween

John started his day waiting on the Direct TV man.  We were having problems with the dish for the camper so he replaced it.  I slept until 9:00 a.m. and John cooked waffles.  I think I got the better end of the deal this morning. LOL 

I made a Wal-Mart run today for groceries as the cupboards were bare and I do believe everybody and their cousin was in the store.  It was a mad house trying to get in and out of there.  I guess everyone waited until the last minute to get the Halloween stuff.

John worked at the mall 3-11 today so I went over to Mom and Dad’s to play 10 Penny.  Dad beat us both games.  He is getting his practice in before Joe comes back. LOL

I had one large group of trick or treaters tonight.  Still have a lot of candy left.  Need to get it out of the house.

Laugh everyday.  Happy Trails.  Stay Safe.

Rain, Rain Please Get Out of Here

John off at 8:00 a.m. from FD today.  Yeah!  He finally got his hair cut.  I think they almost scalped him. LOL  He also took the truck for a estimate on the truck bed damage and went to the insurance office to get the insurance cancelled on the van he sold back in September.  While he was in the office our agent asked him if I would be interested in a part time job.  I will call him on Monday but I don’t want anything that will get in the way of our travel. 

I met with my former TSC co-workers at a local Mexican restaurant for lunch.  As I pulled into the parking lot a storm moved thru here changing the temperature from 80 degrees to 62 in a matter of 20 minutes.  It has rained so much that the officials may cancel the Golf Classic that is scheduled for this week.  (For some reason it rains during the golf classic every year) The rain is supposed to be out of here tomorrow…..we can only hope!  Oh well,  once the rain finally stops I will be unloading some things from the camper to the house.

Laugh everyday.  Happy Trails.  Stay Safe.

Back to Work

John went back to work at the Fire Department today.  I spent the day doing chores around the house.  How much fun can a person have. LOL  I met my sister for dinner and we went out to eat Chinese.  My parents came over later and learned how to play 10 Penny.  My mother beat us all.  Could it be beginners luck? LOL

Sure wish we could be on the road again.

Laugh everyday.  Happy Trails.  Stay Safe

Back to Mississippi

Started getting the camper ready for the long ride back to Mississippi around 9:00 a.m. John and I walked over to Joe’s to say farewell; Mike was there and Leslie came over a few minutes later. We said our sad goodbyes (Joe even took pictures) and went back over to run the slides in and hook the trailer to the truck. We got away around 11:15 a.m. The ride back was uneventful and we arrived home around 6:00 p.m. After unhooking the camper we drove over to Pizza Inn for some dinner. John is going to bed early tonight as he has to work at the fire department tomorrow. I guess I will be cleaning out the camper refrigerator. Oh happy joy joy. LOL

We already miss our friends and hope to see them again down the road real soon. The ladies must have a rematch on 10 Penny as the men beat us on the last game. LOL

Laugh everyday. Happy Trails. Stay Safe

Last Day at Lake Tawakoni

No rain today! Yea!!!!! Last night Mike, Leslie, John and I had decided if it did not rain today we would go sightseeing and shopping in Rockwall today. Around 11:00 a.m. we loaded up and headed to Rockwall. After dropping off a prescription at Walgreens we drove over to Soulman’s BBQ and Mike bought everyone’s lunch. Thanks Mike. There was a sign on the front of the building as we entered that said, “We are not stingy with our meat.” They really do load you up with meat. Mike and Leslie chose BBQ pork sandwich plates, John chose a rib plate and I opted for BBQ beef sandwich. It was delicious. After finishing lunch we all agreed to go over to Kohl’s to look around. Of course we all bought stuff. Who can go to Kohl’s and not buy something. LOL John ventured over to the kitchen section of the store and found a set of Simply Lite Corning Ware. This stuff is perfect for RV life as it weighs 50% lighter than regular corning ware. John bought a set and so did Leslie. Leslie and I found some items in the clothing section that we just “could not leave in the the store cause the price was so good” as well as finding new purses. Even Mike found a couple of real good bargains. He is now sporting a nice new hat. Leslie and I also purchased three special picture frames that say, “Friends (noun. plural) 1. those cool people with whom you can be yourself, act silly and laugh out loud 2. the people with whom you always have tons of FUN!” We thought it would be cool to take a picture of all of us together and have one of these frames for our campers. We have had such a great time with our RV buddies it is very hard to say goodbye… only if it is just goodbye for now.

Around 4:00 p.m. we decided to head back to the campground to finish getting things ready for dinner. Leslie had cooked a pot roast in the crock pot while we were away and it sure smelled good. John and I headed over to Mike and Leslie’s around 6:00 p.m. with corn and Texas toast to add to the meal. Joe Sherri, and Kris arrived right after us and we all discussed the events of the day. Besides the delicious pot roast that Leslie cooked she also had noodles and salad. Sherri had to work today so we wanted to have the meal ready when she got off so we could all sit back and enjoy our last night with them for a while. After dinner we enjoyed German Chocolate cake, ice cream and key lime pie. Yum Yum. Then it was picture time. Joe set the timer on the camera and jumped into into place just in time to get the snap shot. He is so talented. Go Joe!

Dream Team

Joe, Sherri and Kris left early as she had to get up early to get to work tomorrow so we said our goodbyes to her tonight. It was hard. We will say our goodbyes tomorrow to the rest of our friends. Hopefully we will see them again real soon on the road. Of course we had to stay and play just one more round of 10 Penny with Mike and Leslie. The ladies were doing so well until the second half then the men caught us. We will definitely need a rematch the next time we meet. LOL

Laugh everyday. Happy Trails. Be Safe.

Rain, Dinner and 10 Penny

Woke up to rain, rain and more rain. Sure will be glad to see the sunshine again! Spent all day inside catching up on laundry, watching satellite TV, reading blogs and playing bejeweled on the computer.

Headed over to Mike and Leslie’s for dinner around 5:30 p.m. Leslie served up the yummy left over Bleu Cheese Chicken and rice, carrots and bread. John and I brought over the left over salad and Joe and Sherri brought over a German Chocolate cake and Ice Cream. We all enjoyed the meal and lively conversation. Joe and Sherri left early as Sherri has to work tomorrow.

John and I stayed to play some 10 Penny with Mike and Leslie. The guys won the first round but the ladies mopped the floor on the second round. You just never know how the cards will go. It was fun. Time just flies by when you have fun and by the time we finished playing it was around 12:15 a.m.

Before we left we made plans to go sightseeing tomorrow afternoon. There is no telling what we may get into. I am sure it will be entertaining.

Happy Trails. Stay Safe

Windows Live Writer

Fred woke me up at 8:06 a.m. for his morning walk and bowl of food.  I stayed up and tried to get a higher score on bejeweled but…..no such luck.  John decided to get up around 10:00 a.m.   After he ate breakfast he went over to see Joe about using Windows Live Writer to publish our blogs.  This is the program that Joe uses that allows you to write your blog off line and publish it at a later time when you have an internet connection.  Leslie, Sherri and I drove to Wills Point to Brookshires for a few groceries to complete our dinner menu.  I cooked Cajun Red Beans and Rice and prepared a salad (with help from Leslie), Sherri baked a cornbread and Mike prepared Bananas Foster while we looked on patiently waiting for a taste of this delicious dessert. Everything was yummy.  Joe and Sherri left early as Sherri has to work tomorrow so Mike, Leslie, John and I decided to play a couple rounds of 10 Penny.  The ladies won one round and the men won the other.  It was fun and we shared some laughs.  

It has started lightening here and it looks like we may be in for some rain.  Hope it doesn’t rain too long.

Happy Trails.  Stay Safe.

Bleu Cheese Chicken

Fred woke me up around 7:00 a.m. for his morning walk and bowl of food. John rolled out of bed around 9:15 and we slowly started our day. Made a run into town for diesel and, of course, Walmart. We took a stroll around the park so John could get some pictures of this beautiful park. Around 5:30 p.m. we loaded up the Banana Cream Brownie Squares dessert and drinks and headed to Mike and Leslie's for dinner. Joe, Sherri, Sarah and Kris arrived a few minutes later. Mike and Leslie served a delicious dish called Bleu Cheese Chicken with rice, salad and steamed baby carrots. We were able to eat outside until the mosquitoes started coming out then we moved inside to Mike and Leslie's for dessert. After we had all stuffed ourselves it was game time. We chose to have another rematch of 10 Penny hoping the women could beat the men this time. Yes!!!! The ladies were successful. Who knew you would have so much fun with a card came. We had all laughed so hard our sides were hurting and realized it was 12:45 a.m. so we all decided it was time to go home and get some shuteye. Don't know whether it will be a rematch on 10 Penny or Mexican Train tonight but I am sure there will be lots of laughter.

Happy Trails. Stay Safe.

Awnings, Chili Dogs and 10 Penny

Fred woke me up at 7:48 for his morning walk and bowl of food. While I was out I saw Joe from across the park and waved good morning to him and as I was turning around I noticed pieces of our slide awning all down the street. Oh no! That was not good. Our slide awnings are old and we plan to replace them real soon. When we attended the rally in Kerrville a strong storm came through and ripped the already torn awnings so when the heavy winds came through last night it took a few more pieces with it. After taking Fred back inside I walked up down the road picking up pieces of the awning. What a way to start the day.

John got up around 10 as he is still recuperating from cough and congestion since Kerrville. In the afternoon he cut away the bad pieces of the awnings so it wouldn't look so bad.

Sherri and Leslie came by and picked me up and we made a Walmart run for our meals we plan to have this weekend. John, Joe and Mike went to Joe's barn and Joe did laundry.

We all met for dinner at Joe and Sherri's at 5:30. Sherri and Joe had chili dogs with all the fixins. It was yummy. Leslie and Mike brought over a dump cake dessert. It was yummy too.
After dinner we decided to play 10 penny again tonight. We played two rounds and laughed alot. The women did not have as good a night as last night. Oh well, you can't win all the time.
Tomorrow night we might have a rematch of Mexican Train. It might be Joe's lucky night with the dominoes. He is determined to win. Go Joe!!

It is so much fun to have friends on the road to share meals and laughter with. Through RV Dreams we have found some great friends.


Happy Trails. Stay Safe.

They're Back

Kris and Poppa


Sarah


Bridget was up at 8 and I got up at 10. Bridget made Dutch Babies for breakfast as we waited for the rain to stop. Today was the day that Joe, Sherri, Mike and Leslie would arrive from Seagoville, TX. This park was booked full as the Boy Scouts had reserved an entire campground loop. I went into town and picked up a C clamp and fixed the broken dish arm, we now have TV, internet is still slow as we are in the middle of nowhere. They arrived around 4:30. Bridget and I threw together some BBQ and beans, chips, salad along with the snacks and food that Sherri and Leslie brought over after they set up, needless to say we all were full. After eating, Joe and Sherri's daughter Jennifer and her husband Frank came by and visited a while. There daughter Sarah would be staying with Joe and Sherri along with Kris. Joe and Sherri brought Kris with them. When they left Joe and Sherri took Kris and Sarah back to there trailer. Mike and Leslie stayed at our place and we played 10 pennies. 10 pennies is a card game played with 3 decks of cards, we played 3 rounds, the girls won 2 rounds and we won 1 round. It was around 11 when we finished. We enjoyed learning the new game 10 pennies, thanks Mike and Leslie.

Stay Safe