RVing Fulltime with Tom and Ella

2018 October 26 Friday in Liberty Hill and Leander, Texas

49° and mostly clear sky with a full moon at 5:30 this morning. It reached 75° for the day. We were gone all day and the trailer was shut tight with the window shades open. It was close to 90° inside. I ran the AC for a while to cool it down.

We had lunch and played Rummikub at the Leander center today. Our friend Larraine Miller was there today also. She lives in Waco so we seldom see her unless we’re traveling between winter and summer homes.

The next stop was at the Leander United Methodist Church. Once a month the 50+ group gathered to play games. We took our Fast Track board and showed new friends Bill and Karen how to play. Each team won a game.

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The laundromat was the next stop. This is one of our chores where Ella takes the lead and does 99% of the work. I carry the bags in and out and see the soap to the machines. It goes in the top and is difficult for Ella to reach.

Supper was z at DQ. We shared a four piece chicken strip basket.

Then it was home to put the laundry away. There was nothing much on TV so we played games and/or watched shows on our phones.

My order of twenty super bright LED automotive-type bulbs arrived from Amazon today. I had previously changed the lights that were use most often to LEDs. Today I changed out the remaining twelve.

G’nite y’all!

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2018 October 25 Thursday in Liberty Hill and Lampasas, Texas

53° and 95% cloudy reached a high of 65° and 50% cloudy. NO RAIN!

I grabbed a shot of the sun coming through the trees and I’m glad I did because that’s the last I saw of the sun until about 10:30.

When we arrived at our church at 8:30 this morning, there were two squad cars with their lights flashing. No worry, it was just to draw attention to Donuts With the Chief.* Do you see the skeleton in a police uniform?

Today’s topic was Domestic Abuse. The guest speaker from a local shelter agency didn’t make it. However, various people shared their experiences, questions and answers. It was valuable.

We left the meeting a little early so that we could begin our trip to Lampasas. We were going to pick up some aluminum cans that my ex wife had saved for us. (Our Grandies group collects cans and takes them to a recycling plant.) As a thank you, Ella and I took Becky and Dave to a local BBQ place for lunch. We arrived at their home strong 11 and visited until 1:30. We went to the restaurant and visited until sometime after 4 before returning home.

The sunset was mesmerizing. I sat and just watched the slowly changing shapes and colors until it was nearly dark.

*Liberty Hill Police Department continues its community engagement initiatives “Donuts With The Chief,” a monthly information meeting between law enforcement officers and the general public.

G’nite y’all!

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2018 October 24 Wednesday in Liberty Hill, Texas

53° that reached 57° and light rain that lasted all day.

We attended Grandies* this morning.

Lunch was at Jardin Coronas with some fellow Grandies.

The picture below that looks like a hill rising from a field of wheat,

It’s really a close-up of the bump on my arm. About a week ago I stumbled and feel against the sharp corner of the wall. It must be healing because it itches. But it hurts to scratch it.

Still raining at sundown? But look what is in our ten day forecast

G’nite y’all!

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2018 October 23 Tuesday in Liberty Hill and Georgetown, Texas

52° and completely overcast again.

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Ella is taking online training to work with Cherry Hill on the Santa set with me this year. We will be working the same hours which will make it nice.

With Ella taking her online training, we didn’t play games at the Georgetown center today. While she was busy, I watched Daniel Boone and Gunsmoke.

There was a good size crowld for lunch but none stayed to play bingo. I’m not a big fan of bingo but, now that they’re not playing it, I miss it.

Tuesday evening means Prayer meeting in the Cross Tracks Chapel.

G’nite y’all!

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2018 October 22 Monday in Liberty Hill and Georgetown, Texas

Yesterday’s sunshine had gone away. It was completely overcast in the morning and 49°. If you look closely, you can see the faintest tint of pink on the horizon. That’s as close to a sunrise as I saw today.

We had lunch at the Georgetown senior center today. We also played several games if Fast Track and one of Rummikub. We keep hoping that someone will join us in a game.

It started sprinkling on us as we approached home. Rain showers continued to passes through the rest of the day. This is not good news for those who are trying to do cleanup from the recent flooding in nearby locations.

In addition to the flooding there is so much sediment in the water that Austin, the Texas capital city, has issued a “boil water” order. The local stores quickly realized out of bottled water. It doesn’t affect us at our RV Park because its water comes from an on-site well.

G’nite y’all!

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2018 October 22 Monday in Liberty Hill and Georgetown, Texas

Yesterday’s sunshine had gone away. It was completely overcast in the morning and 49°. If you look closely, you can see the faintest tint of pink on the horizon. That’s as close to a sunrise as I saw today.

We had lunch at the Georgetown senior center today. We also played several games if Fast Track and one of Rummikub. We keep hoping that someone will join us in a game.

It started sprinkling on us as we approached home. Rain showers continued to passes through the rest of the day. This is not good news for those who are trying to do cleanup from the recent flooding in nearby locations.

In addition to the flooding there is so much sediment in the water that Austin, the Texas capital city, has issued a “boil water” order. The local stores quickly realized out of bottled water. It doesn’t affect us at our RV Park because its water comes from an on-site well.

G’nite y’all!

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2018 October 21 Sunday in Liberty Hill, Texas

48° for the overnight low.

I saw something that I haven’t seen for a while, the sun!

Before leaving for church I started a large crockpot full of beef stew.

We arrived at church shortly after eight even though the first service doesn’t begin until nine. It’s my fault. I went outside to take a picture of the sunrise. While I was out I took some things to the truck. I noticed that the windshield was all fogged over. So I started the truck to let it warm and let the defroster clear the glass. Ella heard the truck start and hurriedly finished getting ready and came out to the truck.

After church and Sunday school we came home and got ready for Adam and family to visit. Ella did some cleaning and straightening inside while I sat up a table and chairs out side. The stew in the Crock-Pot was,. . nice and hot. I preheated the oven and put twelve frozen biscuits in to bake. The kids arrived before the biscuits were done.

Once the did was ready, we sat outside and ate. We visited for a while after lunch. Then with their help, the slide out went out. Yes, we’ve been living with the slide-out-room in for the last 17 days. It’s nice to have living space again.

Back outside we went and played Fast Track. The team of Leigha and Ella won. Adam and Emery took second place. The best looking and smartest team of Tate and Tom took third in a field of three.

I wish I had taken photos while everyone was here, but I didn’t think of it.

After the kids left, I got the side grinder out and cut about an inch from the edge of a pizza stone. I’d purchased it a few days ago but found that it was slightly to large for our RV oven. Now it fits.

My reason for using this stone isn’t really to bake on. (Though I make some bread on it one of these winter days) It is to even out the heat in the oven. Your typical LP RV oven heats unevenly. That makes baking an iffy proposition with burned spots and unbaked areas.

Almost forgot to look for a sunset today.

G’nite y’all!

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2018 October 20 Saturday in Liberty Hill and Austin, Texas

57° and overcast at 3:30 a.m. No. I did not intend to be up at that time of the morning. It was either a guilty conscience it more likely a full bladder that roused me from my slumber. Since I was awake, I worked on this morning’s MUSINGS©. I eventually went back to sleep and slept ’till after eight.

No rain in the forecast for today. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t wet. The puddles (our moat) still has lots of water and the trees are still dripping.

The annual Harvest Fest was busy for such a gloomy day. We (the choir) sang from 10:30-11:00.

The choir.

Lunch at China Spice. Not a large selection but good. The hot and sour soup was too spicy for me … and that’s unusual.

We watched Tate’s football game. There were some very good passes and catches. Unfortunately they were by the other team.

I got a shot of the sky that was almost a sunset. That’s as close as I’ve seen lately

G’nite y’all!

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2018 October 19 Friday in Liberty Hill, Texas

55° at 3:30 a.m. and rain that lasted all day.

I had the alarm set for 5:30 a.m. However, I was awake by 3:30. I needed to be at the VA clinic this morning by 6:45. I was anticipating heavy traffic and allowed 60 minutes for thel drive. As it turned out, traffic was light and we arrived 30 minutes early. I was the second one in the door. I only waited about an hour to be called back for a blood draw which was about right since I was a half hour early.

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IHOP was the perfect place to break my fast.

Next stop was Walmart for household items and a few non perishableable.

When we arrived at the senior center we were the only ones there who weren’t staff.

Eventually a few more arrived.

G’nite y’all!

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41° and cloudy with a flash flood warning until Friday morning.

When I tried to check my INR (blood clottingl factor) the meter did not work. I needed to replace the batteries. But I don’t didn’t have the 4 AAA batteries I needed.

We went to the Over The Hill Gang for lunch and games. The cooks there are aware of how severe my onion allergy is. So they always makes sure that there is some onions free choices for me. They are a blessing to me.

Canasta was played after lunch.

Before returning home we stopped at Dollar. General for AAA batteries.

At home, after installing the batteries, I tested blood. It was in the normal range.

So ends another dreary, doggy day.

G’nite y’all!

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