Catching up-June 29, 2013

I haven't had time to post so I am going to try to catch up. Thursday night part of the Colorado crew ate at Henry's in Loveland. It's always been good. They have changed their menu but it was still very good. Friday night we decided to go to the Rib House in Longmont. They do have very good barbecue there. It is in the midst of a housing section which has fabulous houses and beautiful trees. It rained a little while we were eating. Then as we started to leave, the skies opened up and it poured both rain and hail. The two of us and Hannah had to stop to let the hail pass. Those on motorcycles had to find shelter at a McDonald's. We came on home. They arrived safely a little later.

Here are "my boys". From the farthest out, JD, Josh, Shawn and Derrick.

 

 

I took this near Longmont. I liked the sun shining through the clouds in one spot

while it rained in other spots. It was much brighter than it shows in this picture.

 

Today begins the moving of the 20,000 pounds of rock. I am thinking I will stay inside and work. I don't think I would be a good rock mover.

 

In case I don't have time to post tonight, please let me take this moment to wish you a very blessed Sunday. Rest and enjoy it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rocks and more-June 26, 2013

Derrick had rocks delivered today so he could put them around the new building and also change the driveway leading to it.

It doesn't look like a huge pile of rocks, does it? That's 10 tons.

A mere 20,000 pounds. Jerry says they will know how much it weighs when they start moving it.

 

We had coffee with the neighbors this morning. We were so busy talking it almost became lunch! We had lots of good laughs.

 

As we were bringing Hannah to our coach to play tonight we saw a great sunset in its early stages. You know me and sunsets. Bear with me as I share another picture.

 

When I was young that streak was called a vapor trail from an airplane. Then it became a contrail. Now it is a chem trail. Call it what you prefer, it is still interesting to me to see them appear and disappear across the sky.

 

It was a very hot day today but we survived it. It was not a record breaker, but still very hot.



Super Moon-June 25, 2013

Jerry took this picture of the super moon at 4:00 AM on Sunday. No, I don't know why he chose to do that. I slept through it. I will say that is points out how dark it is out here in the country. I think you can see one light from a distant city toward the bottom. It was actually like daylight here. We have really enjoyed watching this super moon.

 

Update on the new memory foam mattress: We are going to be able to adjust to it! It is quite different but very nice.

 



Another update: We have a new microwave installed. The ones that go in coaches are a microwave/convection oven combination so they cannot be bought at Wally World. Duh. Very expensive. We ordered one several weeks ago. It was badly damaged. Returned and ordered another one. When the second one arrived a man at the store called and said not to bother coming in. It was destroyed beyond use. A third one was ordered. It has a few dents and dings on it, but they are not where other people can see them, so we kept it. It was quite a strain for two grown men to hold that 85 pound oven almost above their heads while trying to get it bolted to the wall. It was very hard work, but they succeeded. It looks nice. It is different from the original one so I have to read the book before I use it. Life is just one challenge after another. That way we don't get bored.

We are still alive and kicking in Derrick's side yard. Working hard but enjoying our stay. Surely one day we will get bored and become tourists once again. Ya think??

A wedding-June 22, 2013

Today we attended a wedding for Jerry's nephew's son. It was west of Longmont and it seemed to be miles from humans. But it was really only 48 miles from here. It was a most unusual wedding but we really enjoyed it. The setting was very pretty. The bride and groom were glowing with joy and happiness and they made a really good looking couple. At the reception we had the opportunity to visit with family that we only see once a year or so. Hannah had a blast at the reception. She stood on Derrick's lap and danced and clapped her hands to the music. The bride sang a song to her groom and Hannah was almost thunderstruck if that makes sense. Then when the song ended Hannah decided it was her time to sing. So much fun to watch!

Alex and Jenny

 

This adorable little ring bearer tripped on the aisle runner, bless his heart,

but he never dropped the ring pillow. He never cried. He picked himself up and continued forward.

What a cute little boy.

 

On the way home we were fortunate enough to see this year's super moon.

This is the largest full moon this year because the moon is closer to the earth than at any other time.

Very pretty.

 

 

I hope tomorrow is a wonderful day for you and yours.

 

 

Mattress update-June 21, 2013

The first night with the new memory foam mattress was the longest night of our lives. It was like sleeping on stacked logs. We were grumbling and contemplating bringing the old mattress back. We walked the floor and sat in the dark in the living room. Last night was so much better. Thank goodness! We will probably love this thing in a few short days. The old one is gone for good, headed for the county dump soon. I am trying to get ready to go across the street and help the neighbors with their garage sale. I'm not fond of garage sales but I am fond of the neighbors so I said I would try to help with collecting the money. This afternoon and evening we will keep Hannah. Tomorrow more garage sale. Then in early afternoon we head for a family wedding west of Longmont. We have a busy weekend on tap. It sure makes the time fly. Enjoy your day and plan a fun weekend.

New mattress-June 19, 2013

We made sure we started setting up our new memory foam mattress before 9:00 this morning. It takes a minimum of 12 hours for it to plump up to its fullest. An RV king size mattress ships from the factory in a box that's about 2 ft x 2 ft x 4 ft. It weighs 85 pounds. So we tugged and pulled and got it out of the box. The minute we cut the shrink wrap off of it, we could hear it taking in air. Very quickly it started getting full. The real work was getting the old one out of here. We were determined and once it started going down the steps there was no stopping it. The new mattress looks wonderful and we are excited to get rid of that custom made mattress that was in here when we bought the coach. That was a back breaker. Will let you know tomorrow if it was worth the wait and all the hard work.

Another sunset-June 18, 2013

Please allow me to share yet another sunset picture with you. I simply cannot resist taking these pictures. We were headed into the house to say "Night, night, sleep tight" to Hannah when this caught my eye.

 

We are all going to a family wedding this weekend so today was our first day to go shopping. We took care of Hannah while her mother shopped. We walked her through so many stores that little girl should know how to shop by now. It was really hot today and some of the stores were too hot to stay in, so we had to seek shade outside so we could feel the breeze. We grabbed a bite for lunch and came home and dropped in our tracks. We will spend the day tomorrow setting up our new mattress which arrived late yesterday. It is a process. I'll explain it tomorrow.