DeBary, FL.
68 deg. overcast, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms and rain showers. High of 84F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the WNW in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80%.
So far, the storms down here in Florida have missed the area I'm in. A couple days ago there was a tornado touchdown about 25 miles from here with about 30 homes being damaged, but nothing here but a lot of rain.
I think I told you that Linda had finished wrapping all the presents. Well yesterday, Jim and Linda got them all boxed up in those "if it fits it ships" boxes. Then it was off to the Post Office to get them sent on their way!! Both Jim and Linda said that it was a big relief to have that project finished. ; )
Now, Linda can concentrate on baking cookies, making TV mix and getting things ready for Christmas.
They're still putting up more Christmas Decorations here in the park. They've decorated the office and the clubhouse, the bridge going over the spill-way between the pond and the river, and have put up other decorations throughout the park.
Very nice!!! : )
Laura and Lindsey were out and about so they stopped by for while yesterday, Jeff called from Portland OR to let Jim and Linda know that they had received their first package and Joe also called from Virginia Beach for the same reason. Both seemed to be doing well and are really busy getting ready for the holidays.
Don't have much else to write about, so I'll let you go. If anything of any importance happens, I'll be sure to let you know right away. ; )
A Point to Ponder : You can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, making a wrong turn with an RV, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
Showing posts with label present. Show all posts
Showing posts with label present. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Linda Goes To Jacksonville and Electrical Research
DeBary, FL.
59 deg. light fog, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 88F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Hasn't been a whole lot happening around here lately. Linda has been working on getting the presents ready to send. She had quite a bit more sewing to do than I had thought, but is finally finished with that and has been busy wrapping them up. That is, except yesterday!!
So, "what did she do yesterday", you ask?
Well, after lunch, Laura came by and picked her up and they they drove up to Jacksonville to see Anna!! : ) You see, Laura needed to go up there to take some papers and new license plates to Anna, so she asked Linda if she wanted to ride along. Needless to say, Linda jumped at the chance to see Anna and her apartment.
And besides that, Linda got to ride in Laura's new car!!!!
The trip up there went well, and after visiting for a little while, the 3 of them decided to go to a movie. (I think it was that new Hobbit movie). Then after the movie, they headed to a Pizza place called Al's, where they had a very good pizza and talked some more. Then after taking Anna back to her apartment, Laura and Linda headed back here.
It was about 9:00 when they got back here, so it was a long day, but Linda had a great time. ; )
While Linda was gone, Jim did a little research of my 120 vote electrical system. You see, he's been trying to figure out which outlets are on which circuit breakers. The breakers are vaguely marked and the only real way to find out which breaker controlled which outlet was to shut each individual breaker off and then go around and find the outlets didn't have power.
Well, I suppose that they had a reason to wire the outlets like they did, but many of the outlets that Jim and Linda use the most and have the heaviest loads on them, were all on the same 20 amp breaker, and they're not even in the same area inside of me!!!! So, some of the things that were plugged into those outlets were moved to different ones that are on a different circuit.
Jim says that he's amazed that they weren't tripping that breaker with all the things that were running off of it!!!
Oh, and Jim also found out that every outlet inside of me is hooked up to my inverter. That means that if the power goes off, anything plugged into me will operate off of my batteries. This is a good thing except if a heavy load like a space heater is plugged in, it will drain the power out of my batteries pretty fast.
Jim also took a photo of my little Christmas tree. It's not the best photo in the world, but you can see how it sits on my dash. I also have some wreaths and bows in different places inside of me, so I look pretty festive. : )
Did you know that on this date in 1817 - Mississippi was admitted to the Union as the 20th American state?
59 deg. light fog, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 88F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Hasn't been a whole lot happening around here lately. Linda has been working on getting the presents ready to send. She had quite a bit more sewing to do than I had thought, but is finally finished with that and has been busy wrapping them up. That is, except yesterday!!
So, "what did she do yesterday", you ask?
Well, after lunch, Laura came by and picked her up and they they drove up to Jacksonville to see Anna!! : ) You see, Laura needed to go up there to take some papers and new license plates to Anna, so she asked Linda if she wanted to ride along. Needless to say, Linda jumped at the chance to see Anna and her apartment.
And besides that, Linda got to ride in Laura's new car!!!!
The trip up there went well, and after visiting for a little while, the 3 of them decided to go to a movie. (I think it was that new Hobbit movie). Then after the movie, they headed to a Pizza place called Al's, where they had a very good pizza and talked some more. Then after taking Anna back to her apartment, Laura and Linda headed back here.
It was about 9:00 when they got back here, so it was a long day, but Linda had a great time. ; )
While Linda was gone, Jim did a little research of my 120 vote electrical system. You see, he's been trying to figure out which outlets are on which circuit breakers. The breakers are vaguely marked and the only real way to find out which breaker controlled which outlet was to shut each individual breaker off and then go around and find the outlets didn't have power.
Well, I suppose that they had a reason to wire the outlets like they did, but many of the outlets that Jim and Linda use the most and have the heaviest loads on them, were all on the same 20 amp breaker, and they're not even in the same area inside of me!!!! So, some of the things that were plugged into those outlets were moved to different ones that are on a different circuit.
Jim says that he's amazed that they weren't tripping that breaker with all the things that were running off of it!!!
Oh, and Jim also found out that every outlet inside of me is hooked up to my inverter. That means that if the power goes off, anything plugged into me will operate off of my batteries. This is a good thing except if a heavy load like a space heater is plugged in, it will drain the power out of my batteries pretty fast.
Jim also took a photo of my little Christmas tree. It's not the best photo in the world, but you can see how it sits on my dash. I also have some wreaths and bows in different places inside of me, so I look pretty festive. : )
Did you know that on this date in 1817 - Mississippi was admitted to the Union as the 20th American state?
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
St Johns River
DeBary, FL.
59 deg. overcast, E. wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with rain showers in the afternoon. High of 79F. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Since I really don't have much to write about, I thought I'd post some photos of the St. Johns River that Jim has taken over the last few days. The River runs right along side of the Highbanks Marina and Campresort and is accessible from a few different spots in the park.
These first two are taken from a small "public" area between the sites that are located on the river. The first one is the view looking South.
The view looking North.
Highbanks Road dead ends at the River at the South edge of the park, and if you follow it all the way to the river instead of turning into the park, you come to the boat launch and the marina.
Looking off to the right from the road, you'll see all the boats parked at the Marina
The next 2 photos are taken from the boat launch area. The first one is the view looking North,
and this one, the view looking South.
From the Marina, you can rent a pontoon boat or you can take a guided tour of the River. Jim and Linda have never done either one because it's pretty expensive, but I hear that the river is quite scenic.
Linda has been busy, busy, busy!!! She's pretty much finished with the sewing and embroidery part of getting the presents ready and has now been busy wrapping them. Soon they'll all be ready to be boxed up and sent to family. : )
Jim has just been trying to stay our of her way and to help out whenever he can. Today, he's planning on going to the Post Office to pick up some of those Priority boxes, ("If it fits it ships"), and then he and Linda will start packing the presents into them.
I'll be glad when they're finally shipped. Right now, I have presents stacked everywhere inside of me!!!
Did you know that the St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida? It's 310 miles long and is one of the few rivers in the United States that runs from the South to the North.
59 deg. overcast, E. wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with rain showers in the afternoon. High of 79F. Winds from the NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Since I really don't have much to write about, I thought I'd post some photos of the St. Johns River that Jim has taken over the last few days. The River runs right along side of the Highbanks Marina and Campresort and is accessible from a few different spots in the park.
These first two are taken from a small "public" area between the sites that are located on the river. The first one is the view looking South.
The view looking North.
Highbanks Road dead ends at the River at the South edge of the park, and if you follow it all the way to the river instead of turning into the park, you come to the boat launch and the marina.
Looking off to the right from the road, you'll see all the boats parked at the Marina
The next 2 photos are taken from the boat launch area. The first one is the view looking North,
and this one, the view looking South.
From the Marina, you can rent a pontoon boat or you can take a guided tour of the River. Jim and Linda have never done either one because it's pretty expensive, but I hear that the river is quite scenic.
Linda has been busy, busy, busy!!! She's pretty much finished with the sewing and embroidery part of getting the presents ready and has now been busy wrapping them. Soon they'll all be ready to be boxed up and sent to family. : )
Jim has just been trying to stay our of her way and to help out whenever he can. Today, he's planning on going to the Post Office to pick up some of those Priority boxes, ("If it fits it ships"), and then he and Linda will start packing the presents into them.
I'll be glad when they're finally shipped. Right now, I have presents stacked everywhere inside of me!!!
Did you know that the St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida? It's 310 miles long and is one of the few rivers in the United States that runs from the South to the North.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Moncure, NC
40 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Clear in the morning, then overcast. High of 72F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Almost the whole day, Friday, was spent going through old picture albums. I didn't know that there were so many photos of Jim, Linda, their kids, grand kids, parents and ancestors!! Altogether, there are 5 large boxes of albums with probably, on an average of 12 to 15 albums per box!!! Some of them are very large with many pages and some are smaller with fewer pages. Most of the photos are from the 1940's to present but there are some with photos going way back to the time of Jim and Linda's great grandparents!!!
Of course, not all the photos are labeled, so then they have to try to figure out who the people in the photos are. This is especially hard with the very old photos, and there's really no way to find out because there's no one left who could identify them. : (
So far, Jim and Linda have gone through 4 of the boxes and have just the one more to do.
So what do Jim and Linda do with the photos when they find some that they want to use? Well, first they tried scanning them, but that was taking forever and was almost impossible to do without destroying some of the older albums. Then Jim got the idea of taking digital photos of the photos with his camera. This seems to work pretty well. They are laid on the kitchen table where there is natural light coming in through the window, and then as long as he can rest his arms/hands on something to steady the camera, the digital photos come out quite well.
Of course if they don't turn out well, he can quickly delete them and try again.
Once he gets the photos, he downloads them onto the computer using Picasa, crops and edits the photos if necessary, and then saves them in a file for Linda to use later in her Family Tree program.
Yesterday, Mike and Dillon came out here to the RV Park to see me. Jim forgot to take pictures again, so these photos are from earlier in the week and taken at Mike and Gina's house.
Friday, was Dillon's birthday, so Jim and Linda gave him the "Batmobile" that they had bought and a book.
He seemed to really enjoy both presents and even had Mike read the book to him while they were here. ; ) They also walked over to the little playground that they have here at the park so that Dillon could swing on the swings and bang the tether ball around. ; )
Today, the weather is supposed to be nice, so Jim is planning on doing some things outside. He needs to check me out to make sure I'm ready to leave here on Wednesday, check the air pressure in CLT's (Cute Little Truck's), tires and check on a leak up at my front clearance lights.
Then, this evening, the plan is to meet Mike and his family at the Perkins Restaurant in Apex for dinner.
Did you know that on this date in 1926, the book "Winnie-the-Pooh," by A.A. Milne, made its debut?
40 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Clear in the morning, then overcast. High of 72F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Almost the whole day, Friday, was spent going through old picture albums. I didn't know that there were so many photos of Jim, Linda, their kids, grand kids, parents and ancestors!! Altogether, there are 5 large boxes of albums with probably, on an average of 12 to 15 albums per box!!! Some of them are very large with many pages and some are smaller with fewer pages. Most of the photos are from the 1940's to present but there are some with photos going way back to the time of Jim and Linda's great grandparents!!!
Of course, not all the photos are labeled, so then they have to try to figure out who the people in the photos are. This is especially hard with the very old photos, and there's really no way to find out because there's no one left who could identify them. : (
So far, Jim and Linda have gone through 4 of the boxes and have just the one more to do.
So what do Jim and Linda do with the photos when they find some that they want to use? Well, first they tried scanning them, but that was taking forever and was almost impossible to do without destroying some of the older albums. Then Jim got the idea of taking digital photos of the photos with his camera. This seems to work pretty well. They are laid on the kitchen table where there is natural light coming in through the window, and then as long as he can rest his arms/hands on something to steady the camera, the digital photos come out quite well.
Of course if they don't turn out well, he can quickly delete them and try again.
Once he gets the photos, he downloads them onto the computer using Picasa, crops and edits the photos if necessary, and then saves them in a file for Linda to use later in her Family Tree program.
Yesterday, Mike and Dillon came out here to the RV Park to see me. Jim forgot to take pictures again, so these photos are from earlier in the week and taken at Mike and Gina's house.
He seemed to really enjoy both presents and even had Mike read the book to him while they were here. ; ) They also walked over to the little playground that they have here at the park so that Dillon could swing on the swings and bang the tether ball around. ; )
Today, the weather is supposed to be nice, so Jim is planning on doing some things outside. He needs to check me out to make sure I'm ready to leave here on Wednesday, check the air pressure in CLT's (Cute Little Truck's), tires and check on a leak up at my front clearance lights.
Then, this evening, the plan is to meet Mike and his family at the Perkins Restaurant in Apex for dinner.
Did you know that on this date in 1926, the book "Winnie-the-Pooh," by A.A. Milne, made its debut?
Friday, October 12, 2012
Reservations, Groceries and Dillon's Birthday
Moncure, NC
38 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Clear. High of 70F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Did you happen to notice the temperature posted this morning for Moncure? Yep!! 38 degrees!! You know what that means??? It's time to start heading to a warmer area of the country!!!!
I'm hoping that it'll be a little warmer in Virginia Beach, when we head over there on Wednesday, since it's right on the coast.
Jim and Linda didn't go get groceries Wednesday so I really didn't have anything to write about. They did go to Mike and Gina's for dinner though and did enjoy an very nice pork roast meal. The only other thing that I could possibly have written about was Jim dumping my tanks, and who wants to read about that?
Oh!! I almost forgot!!! Jim called the RV Park that we stay at down in Florida and made reservations for me to arrive there on the 14th of November. But, , , , I also heard him ask the lady if it would be OK if we came in a week earlier than that if we could get down there sooner.
From what I heard Jim tell Linda, the lady said that it should be OK, but to be sure to call as soon as possible to let them know if we were wanting to come in early.
Hmmmm!!! I wonder what Jim has in mind now????
.Yesterday, Jim and Linda did finally go to the Food Lion Grocery store down in Sanford, and I couldn't believe how many groceries they bought!! I was sure that they wouldn't be able to get everything put away in my cabinets and refrigerator, but they did!! : ) Then after resting up a little, (Jim took a nap), they headed over to Mike and Gina's for another nice meal and more visiting.
Today is Dillon's Birthday, (he's 5 years old today), and Mike and Gina have a party planned for him, (and 16 of his friends and classmates), tonight at one of those places where the kids bounce and play on different things. There's also going to be pizza served for the kids and I'm sure he'll have a great time. ; )
Jim and Linda have decided not to go though, as both Mike and Gina said it would probably be pretty wild with all those screaming kids running around and playing.
So, instead, Mike is planning on bringing Dillon out here to the Campground tomorrow!! : ) Dillon has been asking questions about me, so Jim and Linda don't think he really remembers me too well from last year. This'll also be an opportunity for Jim and Linda to give him the birthday present they bought.
The plan for today is to get me cleaned up inside and go through some more of those photo albums to find pictures of family members. There's still one more box of albums at Mike's and he's going to be bringing it out here tomorrow. That means that Jim and Linda will need to be finished looking at these albums so he can take them back home with him.
Did you know that on this date in 1920, construction of the Holland Tunnel began? It opened on November 13, 1927. The tunnel links Jersey City, NJ and New York City, NY.
38 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Clear. High of 70F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Did you happen to notice the temperature posted this morning for Moncure? Yep!! 38 degrees!! You know what that means??? It's time to start heading to a warmer area of the country!!!!
I'm hoping that it'll be a little warmer in Virginia Beach, when we head over there on Wednesday, since it's right on the coast.
Jim and Linda didn't go get groceries Wednesday so I really didn't have anything to write about. They did go to Mike and Gina's for dinner though and did enjoy an very nice pork roast meal. The only other thing that I could possibly have written about was Jim dumping my tanks, and who wants to read about that?
Oh!! I almost forgot!!! Jim called the RV Park that we stay at down in Florida and made reservations for me to arrive there on the 14th of November. But, , , , I also heard him ask the lady if it would be OK if we came in a week earlier than that if we could get down there sooner.
From what I heard Jim tell Linda, the lady said that it should be OK, but to be sure to call as soon as possible to let them know if we were wanting to come in early.
Hmmmm!!! I wonder what Jim has in mind now????
.Yesterday, Jim and Linda did finally go to the Food Lion Grocery store down in Sanford, and I couldn't believe how many groceries they bought!! I was sure that they wouldn't be able to get everything put away in my cabinets and refrigerator, but they did!! : ) Then after resting up a little, (Jim took a nap), they headed over to Mike and Gina's for another nice meal and more visiting.
Today is Dillon's Birthday, (he's 5 years old today), and Mike and Gina have a party planned for him, (and 16 of his friends and classmates), tonight at one of those places where the kids bounce and play on different things. There's also going to be pizza served for the kids and I'm sure he'll have a great time. ; )
Jim and Linda have decided not to go though, as both Mike and Gina said it would probably be pretty wild with all those screaming kids running around and playing.
So, instead, Mike is planning on bringing Dillon out here to the Campground tomorrow!! : ) Dillon has been asking questions about me, so Jim and Linda don't think he really remembers me too well from last year. This'll also be an opportunity for Jim and Linda to give him the birthday present they bought.
The plan for today is to get me cleaned up inside and go through some more of those photo albums to find pictures of family members. There's still one more box of albums at Mike's and he's going to be bringing it out here tomorrow. That means that Jim and Linda will need to be finished looking at these albums so he can take them back home with him.
Did you know that on this date in 1920, construction of the Holland Tunnel began? It opened on November 13, 1927. The tunnel links Jersey City, NJ and New York City, NY.
Monday, December 26, 2011
A Great Christmas Day With Family
DeBary, FL.
62 deg. overcast, no wind.
Forecast = Considerable cloudiness with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 %.
I hope all of you had a great day yesterday. : )
Jim and Linda took CLT (Cute Little Truck), and headed over to Laura and Lindsey's yesterday morning. Before they went though, they had a bunch of stuff to pack into the back of CLT. There was a bag of gifts and a box and a bag of food. That seemed like a lot of food to me, but Linda said that she wanted to make sure that there was enough for everyone.
Once they got there, all the food was placed on the kitchen counter, (and anywhere else there was space), and everyone helped themselves. As you can see by the photo below, there was plenty for everyone. ; )
Jim took a few photos of Laura, Lindsey, Ashley and Anna opening presents, but I can't show them here because being that some of the family had just gotten up, Jim was assured bodily harm if he allowed me to post them on this blog! ; )
Anyway, everyone got lots of presents and had a good time being together.
About mid-afternoon, Jim and Linda came back here. There was quite a bit of food left over, so that had to be put away, but once that was accomplished, both Jim and Linda took little naps. .
Marv and Inez had invited Jim and Linda, Laura and her family and Lindsey's brother, Danny, for tacos, so a little after 4:00 they headed to their house in Deland. Inez makes very good tacos, so everyone enjoyed a very good meal and great conversation.
Thanks Marv and Inez!!!! : )
It was about 7:30 by the time CLT brought Jim and Linda back here to the park. It had been a great day with great people, but by this time, both of them were tired, so they watched TV for awhile and then went to bed.
Another great day!!!! : )
Did you know that child singer Jimmy Boyd was 12 years and 11 months old when he sang the Christmas favorite, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus?" The song hit the top of the pop charts.
62 deg. overcast, no wind.
Forecast = Considerable cloudiness with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 %.
I hope all of you had a great day yesterday. : )
Jim and Linda took CLT (Cute Little Truck), and headed over to Laura and Lindsey's yesterday morning. Before they went though, they had a bunch of stuff to pack into the back of CLT. There was a bag of gifts and a box and a bag of food. That seemed like a lot of food to me, but Linda said that she wanted to make sure that there was enough for everyone.
Once they got there, all the food was placed on the kitchen counter, (and anywhere else there was space), and everyone helped themselves. As you can see by the photo below, there was plenty for everyone. ; )
Anyway, everyone got lots of presents and had a good time being together.
About mid-afternoon, Jim and Linda came back here. There was quite a bit of food left over, so that had to be put away, but once that was accomplished, both Jim and Linda took little naps. .
Marv and Inez had invited Jim and Linda, Laura and her family and Lindsey's brother, Danny, for tacos, so a little after 4:00 they headed to their house in Deland. Inez makes very good tacos, so everyone enjoyed a very good meal and great conversation.
Thanks Marv and Inez!!!! : )
It was about 7:30 by the time CLT brought Jim and Linda back here to the park. It had been a great day with great people, but by this time, both of them were tired, so they watched TV for awhile and then went to bed.
Another great day!!!! : )
Did you know that child singer Jimmy Boyd was 12 years and 11 months old when he sang the Christmas favorite, "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus?" The song hit the top of the pop charts.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Packages Sent and Visitors To The Park
DeBary, FL.
57 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
About 9:30 Jim took those packages to the Post Office to mail them. He said that he was really lucky because when he got there, there was a parking spot right in front of the Post Office and when he went inside, there were only about 5 or 6 people waiting in line.
But, by the time he left the Post office, (about 15 minutes later), the parking lot was completely full, there were about 30 people waiting and they were lined up all the way out of the door!!!
Linda spent much of the day yesterday writing out Christmas cards and getting them addressed. She and Jim also worked on a grocery list of stuff they needed that Jim didn't pick up the other day when he went to Winn Dixie for some necessities that they were out of.
About 4:00, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed first to the Post Office to mail those Christmas cards that Linda had finished, then to Walgreen's to pick up a prescription and finally to Arby's for sandwiches for dinner.
So, all the presents and cards are mailed and both Linda and Jim were talking about how good it felt to get that done. Now, the pressure is off and except for doing some baking, all they have to do is wait for Christmas to come. : )
Oh, we had some visitors to the park yesterday. As you can see by the photo below, there were 4 blue herons looking for bugs/ insects/ or whatever it is that they eat in that grassy "island" area where the park has all the decorations set up.
I didn't mind them being there, but they sure were noisy at times.
Today, I think Jim and Linda are going to go to a grocery store. Linda wants to buy some stuff for baking cookies and some other goodies for Christmas. She also needs to get all the "makings" for the TV mix that I understand she makes every year.
I'll bet it's going to be smelling really good inside of me when she's doing all that baking! ; )
Did you know that on this date in 1854 - In Philadelphia, the first street cleaning machine was put into use?
57 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
About 9:30 Jim took those packages to the Post Office to mail them. He said that he was really lucky because when he got there, there was a parking spot right in front of the Post Office and when he went inside, there were only about 5 or 6 people waiting in line.
But, by the time he left the Post office, (about 15 minutes later), the parking lot was completely full, there were about 30 people waiting and they were lined up all the way out of the door!!!
Linda spent much of the day yesterday writing out Christmas cards and getting them addressed. She and Jim also worked on a grocery list of stuff they needed that Jim didn't pick up the other day when he went to Winn Dixie for some necessities that they were out of.
About 4:00, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed first to the Post Office to mail those Christmas cards that Linda had finished, then to Walgreen's to pick up a prescription and finally to Arby's for sandwiches for dinner.
So, all the presents and cards are mailed and both Linda and Jim were talking about how good it felt to get that done. Now, the pressure is off and except for doing some baking, all they have to do is wait for Christmas to come. : )
Oh, we had some visitors to the park yesterday. As you can see by the photo below, there were 4 blue herons looking for bugs/ insects/ or whatever it is that they eat in that grassy "island" area where the park has all the decorations set up.
Today, I think Jim and Linda are going to go to a grocery store. Linda wants to buy some stuff for baking cookies and some other goodies for Christmas. She also needs to get all the "makings" for the TV mix that I understand she makes every year.
I'll bet it's going to be smelling really good inside of me when she's doing all that baking! ; )
Did you know that on this date in 1854 - In Philadelphia, the first street cleaning machine was put into use?
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Lunch With Laura, Groceries and Still Not Mailed
DeBary, FL.
61 deg. clear, light SW breeze
Forecast = Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
61 deg. clear, light SW breeze
Forecast = Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
A Trip To The Post Office
DeBary, FL.
62 deg. overcast, light NW breeze
Forecast = Considerable cloudiness in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Jim headed over to the Post Office yesterday morning to get some of those priority boxes. CLT, (Cute Little Truck), said that someone just pulled out of a parking space as he was pulling in so he got a pretty good parking spot, but once Jim got inside, it was another story.
There were so many people inside that he had trouble just getting to where they had the boxes. People were pushing and shoving and no one wanted to let Jim pass through the lines to get to where they had the boxes on display. He said that he thinks that some of the people were afraid that he was trying to cut in line and get ahead of them. : (
He did get the boxes though and soon he was back here putting them together and filling them with presents. : )
While he was doing that, Linda was busy working on the computer and doing laundry.
We had quite a bit of rain again in the afternoon, so Jim and Linda didn't go out to get the packages mailed, but hope to get them sent out today.
For diner, CLT took Jim and Linda back to Gram's Kitchen, and again, they had a very good meal.
Then, after they came back here, it was TV again until bedtime.
Did you know that in Florida a special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing?
62 deg. overcast, light NW breeze
Forecast = Considerable cloudiness in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Jim headed over to the Post Office yesterday morning to get some of those priority boxes. CLT, (Cute Little Truck), said that someone just pulled out of a parking space as he was pulling in so he got a pretty good parking spot, but once Jim got inside, it was another story.
There were so many people inside that he had trouble just getting to where they had the boxes. People were pushing and shoving and no one wanted to let Jim pass through the lines to get to where they had the boxes on display. He said that he thinks that some of the people were afraid that he was trying to cut in line and get ahead of them. : (
He did get the boxes though and soon he was back here putting them together and filling them with presents. : )
While he was doing that, Linda was busy working on the computer and doing laundry.
We had quite a bit of rain again in the afternoon, so Jim and Linda didn't go out to get the packages mailed, but hope to get them sent out today.
For diner, CLT took Jim and Linda back to Gram's Kitchen, and again, they had a very good meal.
Then, after they came back here, it was TV again until bedtime.
Did you know that in Florida a special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing?
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
No Idea
DeBary, FL.
63 deg. scattered clouds, NW wind @ 2 mph.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers through late morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Today is one of those days when I am starting to write this post and I have no idea what I'm going to write about. : o
I guess I could tell you more about this park, or about the great weather we've been having again, or maybe about how Jim got out some rubbing compound yesterday and removed some minor scratches on the rear of me. Or, , , , , maybe I could tell you that Linda has all the presents wrapped and now it's just a matter of getting them sent on their way.
I suppose I could tell you that Jim took a couple short bike rides yesterday, (one included a trip to the dumpster with the garbage), or that he spent some more time rearranging some stuff in one of my basement compartments.
I could also talk about Jim taking a nap in the afternoon or about the TV Dinners they had for dinner.
But, , , , all of those things are pretty boring, so I guess I'll pass on telling you about them.
Maybe I'll have something to write about tomorrow.
A Point to Ponder : Do birds pee?
63 deg. scattered clouds, NW wind @ 2 mph.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers through late morning...then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 10 to 15 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Today is one of those days when I am starting to write this post and I have no idea what I'm going to write about. : o
I guess I could tell you more about this park, or about the great weather we've been having again, or maybe about how Jim got out some rubbing compound yesterday and removed some minor scratches on the rear of me. Or, , , , , maybe I could tell you that Linda has all the presents wrapped and now it's just a matter of getting them sent on their way.
I suppose I could tell you that Jim took a couple short bike rides yesterday, (one included a trip to the dumpster with the garbage), or that he spent some more time rearranging some stuff in one of my basement compartments.
I could also talk about Jim taking a nap in the afternoon or about the TV Dinners they had for dinner.
But, , , , all of those things are pretty boring, so I guess I'll pass on telling you about them.
Maybe I'll have something to write about tomorrow.
A Point to Ponder : Do birds pee?
Saturday, December 10, 2011
That One Last Present
DeBary FL.
61 deg. scattered clouds, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
61 deg. scattered clouds, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Another Beautiful Day, A Rough Time For Marshall and A Present For Linda
DeBary, FL.
60 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly sunny in the morning...then mostly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 15 mph becoming northwest late in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
It was another beautiful day here in DeBary yesterday, but Jim didn't spend much time outside because for the last couple days, the mosquitoes have been just really bad. Even though there has been a little breeze, they've still been out and biting anyone who is outside. : (
Jim did spend about an hour and a half talking to Marshall, (the man who lives in the park model behind me). Just one year ago today, he lost his wife due to sickness, and he was needing someone to talk to. Today and this whole Holiday season is probably going to be very rough for him.
Jim says that he remembers when it happened and it was a very sad time in this park.
On a brighter note, Jim gave Linda a present yesterday.
You see, when Jim and Linda got married back in 1985, neither one of them had any money. In fact, Jim likes to tell everyone that he married Linda for her money.
She had $12.95 in the bank. ; )
Anyway, there was no money for an engagement ring and all these years, Lind has worn just a wedding band. Well, they talked about getting her a ring but Linda said that she didn't want Jim to spend the money for a ring, so yesterday, Jim gave Linda his mother's diamond ring that he had since she passed.
Wow!!! Talk about happy!!!! Linda cried and cried and I thought Jim was going to have to get out a mop!! ; )
Later on, when Laura stopped by for a few minutes to bring Jim and Linda's mail, Linda couldn't wait to show her the ring. : )
Yep!! I think Linda really likes her present!!! : )
Did you remember that it was on this date in 1941 that Pearl Harbor, located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu was attacked by nearly 200 Japanese warplanes? The attack resulted in the U.S. entering into World War II.
60 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly sunny in the morning...then mostly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers. Highs around 80. Southwest winds 15 mph becoming northwest late in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
It was another beautiful day here in DeBary yesterday, but Jim didn't spend much time outside because for the last couple days, the mosquitoes have been just really bad. Even though there has been a little breeze, they've still been out and biting anyone who is outside. : (
Jim did spend about an hour and a half talking to Marshall, (the man who lives in the park model behind me). Just one year ago today, he lost his wife due to sickness, and he was needing someone to talk to. Today and this whole Holiday season is probably going to be very rough for him.
Jim says that he remembers when it happened and it was a very sad time in this park.
On a brighter note, Jim gave Linda a present yesterday.
You see, when Jim and Linda got married back in 1985, neither one of them had any money. In fact, Jim likes to tell everyone that he married Linda for her money.
She had $12.95 in the bank. ; )
Anyway, there was no money for an engagement ring and all these years, Lind has worn just a wedding band. Well, they talked about getting her a ring but Linda said that she didn't want Jim to spend the money for a ring, so yesterday, Jim gave Linda his mother's diamond ring that he had since she passed.
Wow!!! Talk about happy!!!! Linda cried and cried and I thought Jim was going to have to get out a mop!! ; )
Later on, when Laura stopped by for a few minutes to bring Jim and Linda's mail, Linda couldn't wait to show her the ring. : )
Yep!! I think Linda really likes her present!!! : )
Did you remember that it was on this date in 1941 that Pearl Harbor, located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu was attacked by nearly 200 Japanese warplanes? The attack resulted in the U.S. entering into World War II.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)