Tuesday, December 23, 2008
All Decorated
New Bedroom Look
Monday, December 22, 2008
Carthage Wins State
Ornament Party
Jan Miller (above) and Louann Wiggins (below) prepare to steal
the one that they want.
The whole gang.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Christmas Luncheon
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Frank ( in the hat) decorated the ALL STUD TABLE. Frank and I used to teach 5th grade together---what a character!!!
Our group--Earlene, Jan C, Jan M (my neighbors) and Rosa, a friend from my teaching days.
Rosa and I with one of my neighbors, Sherry, in the background.
Sherry and her sister, Kathy (another neighbor) decorated one of the tables.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Fred's Eye Surgery
Monday, December 1, 2008
More of Barbados
Thanksgiving in Barbados
Girls Night Out
These girls get together each summer and fall and attend musicals in Garland. Just before Thanksgiving, we went to see FOOTLOOSE.
It was great--before, we went to Babe's Chicken Dinner House for some home cooking. We always enjoy that place and have been going ever since we worked together in Royse City. It was a quiet night---only the wait staff dancing to the Hokey Pokey and not once did they do the chicken dance. But we enjoyed ourselves.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Neath the Wreath
Kenslea with her mom--I don't think she was put in her bed the whole time we were there. She just got passed around to all of us who don't have a baby at home to cuddle .
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Dallas Arboretum
We had lunch at the Cafe in the DeGoyer House----delicious tea sandwiches, muffins, and soup. The scenery was beautiful---of White Rock Lake and downtown Dallas. Afterwards, we went for a drive around White Rock Lake looking at all the remodeled parks and houses. This was a beautiful area. With both of us being from East Texas (Linda is from Longview and I am from Carthage), we both agreed we are so lucky to have ended up in the Dallas area where there are so many great things to do!!!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Girls' Trip: Tuna Does Vegas
Sunday, October 19, 2008
End of the Trip
Traveling is so much fun--we have been to 10 states on this trip and have seen some fantastic sights---the rugged Oregon coast, Olympic NP and the Yakima wine valley of Washington, Redwoods NP of California, Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada for mountain drives and gambling, Couer d' Alene to visit friends, Salt Lake City to see Temple Square and all the little things you find along the way and all the great people that you meet. We really live in the greatest country in the world!!! We are so thankful that we have been able to travel these past 9 years in a motorhome and hopefully we will travel many more.
For those of you who think that traveling in a motorhome around the country is troublefree, just take a look at these pictures.
The steps went out the 2nd day on the road even though we had had a new motor put in the week before. We went to a shop but no parts. We ordered parts from factory in AL to be delivered to our friends' home in ID. Then we carried the part to Camping World to be installed but they would not install a part that they did not order. The next place we contacted in WA said they were backed up for a week so we decided to use the ladder and enjoy our trip
While camping in our friends' drive in Idaho, we had a flat tire on the new tire we had put on before we left. The roadside service came to fix it and told us that we needed a new one on the other side. But of course, they didn't have any in stock. (RV tires are specialty tires and not easy to find.) So we drove on to WA and called a Les Swabb tire store. They had them in stock so they put them on and gave us trade-in credit on our practically new tire. We were very impressed with this company as we read the history of the co. inside the waiting room. He sounded a lot like Sam Walton and the Wal-Mart story except as a tire co. and they are only located in the West. Wish we had them. They were so customer oriented and really went out of their way to answer your questions.
Later in the trip, our carbon monoxide alarm went off and made Tex a nervous wreck for several days. We disconnected it and worked on it and finally got it monitoring again.
Then the Washer-Dryer went out with a load of wet clothes inside. The next time I tried, it wouldn't even turn on. Got out the manual but whatever the problem, it is more than I can handle.
Our air bags won't air up properly the first thing in the morning so we start out with a Very Bumpy ride which improves as it all warms up.
A couple of compartment doors on the side (storage compartments) will not open so we have had to make do without the things in those.
Our front windshield now had three cracks from rocks, one of which is spreading and is now about a foot long.
A couple of days, we have had jacks that would not come up--the RV sounds an alarm and the MH will not move when this happens, so Fred has to get underneath and oil them. Some of this may be because of the dust and fine gravel that we have traveled through. But we will have to have them checked along with all the other things. We have an appointment at the factory in AL in February to get things repaired where they will have knowledgeable people and the parts on hand. So we will take it to the shop at home for the steps and get everything else done in Red Bay. We have definitely had more problems on this trip with the MH, but there are always problems just like with a house and we always end our trips with a trip to the shop.
We can't wait to be home again!!!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Temple Square---Salt Lake City
This statue of Jesus is in their new visitor center.
Thursday nights, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir rehearses and it is open to the public. What an extra treat to hear them. Stacey, you would have broken out in song when they sang "The Sound of Music". The orchestra has approximately 100 and the choir over 300 members. It is so moving to hear them.
When we left Reno on our way home, we had 1900 miles to home. Now we have 1400. Can't wait to get back to Texas.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Elko and Lamoille Canyon
We did go out into the high desert to rock hunt and to see the canyon. It is 12 miles long and is one of Nevada's state scenic byways. It was gorgeous and we spent several hours as we are such rock lovers. (as you can tell by looking at our landscaping) We have collected a Jeep full of new rocks from the states of the Northwest. Today was the best--we should have thrown the others out and just filled the Jeep from this canyon.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Homeward Bound
We saw this sign on the interstate. Wonder what this is all about ???