Author Archives: Tom

September 14th We got on the road shortly after 4 a.m. and headed to Colorado for Santa University. We made our first pit stop about 5. We crossed into Nebraska about quarter after 6 and stopped for coffee outside of outside of Lincoln Nebraska at 6:45 for coffee. The sky was just beginning to glow orangeContinue reading “2017 September Santa University Day 1”

Do you ever think about what the events in lives mean in the greater ebb and flow of our existence? As I’m writing my blog, I am for the most part, chronicling “events”. Mostly they are small events … the everyday events like “Ate breakfast and then went to the Cafe for coffee with friends.”Continue reading “Just Thinking about Journaling”

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 having 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 firstContinue 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”