Author Archives: Tom

Friday 8th We were back on our regular schedule of coffee at the cafe and games and lunch at the senior center. After lunch we went to our storage trailer and brought home more things from there. Tom spent the afternoon rearranging things in our storage shed and getting the patio area clean and neatContinue reading “2017 September part 2”

Friday 1st Tom worked 8 to 2:30 while Ella did her normal routine of coffee with friends and then to the senior center for games and lunch. After picking Tom up from work, we went to a Visitation for Marion, a friend from Cutty’s, who passed away this week. In the evening, Ella played CardContinue reading “2017 September part 1”

Saturday 26th 62º at 7 a.m. and overcast. The sun tried very hard to shine through. Tom did not work at the fee booth today. Ella went to the great niece’s baby shower. While Ella was at the shower, Tom picked up some more items for his project of supporting our slide out rooms. ThisContinue reading “2017 August part 4”

Wednesday 23rd  56 degrees to start the day at 5:30. Tom went out in the very early light and put the awning up as well as the umbrella  over the patio table. We had breakfast at home: pancakes, bacon, and eggs. By the way, if you’d like to keep up on Tom’s sermons, you canContinue reading “2017 August part 3”

Saturday 19th In my last post I had said that I took the RV awning down because there were severe thunderstorm warnings for our area with possible 70 mph wind gusts. Well, when I awoke this morning and checked outside … nothing … no sign of having had either wind or rain. Now don’t misunderstandContinue reading “2017 August part 2”

  August 01 Tuesday was a normal day with nothing special going on. August 02 Wednesday morning while haveing coffee with friends at the Cutty’s Cafe, we made arrangements to gather at Village Inn at noon for “Pie Rush Wednesday”. Then we went to the Grimes Senior Center for lunch. We asked to be served first becauseContinue reading “2017 August part 1”

25th Tuesday  Tom worked 8-2:30.  After work we went to Walmart for groceries. Afterwards we went to shopping for a garden shed. The rules at Cutty’s Resort state that all sheds on Seasonal Sites must be no larger than 7’x7’, be resin (plastic), and removable. Home Depot and Lowes didn’t have much selection. We found aContinue reading “2017 July part 4”

Thursday 20th  We had a white elephant gift exchange at Grimes Senior Center today. Ella got an Easter egg themed candle holder and I got a bottle of foot spray with most of the information in some Aramaic language.In the evening John, Brandon, and Nathan came out and moved the hide-a-bed from the Hitchhiker toContinue reading “2017 JULY part 3”

Monday morning (17th) while I (Tom) was working the Fee Booth, the club receptionist called to say that there was a message on the voice mailbox for me. On Friday (after business hours) Mark from Methodist Hospital had called and said that a patient requested a visit from me. That and the phone number wasContinue reading “2017 July part 2”

Independence Day celebrations at Cutty’s Des Moines Camping Resort were hectic. I should explain a little about Cutty’s. It is a member owned club which means that only Cutty’s members and their guests plus Coast to Coast members are allowed in. It has around 500 sites located on over 80 acres at the northwest cornerContinue reading “2017 July”