Monthly Archives: November 2011
A Big Winner . . .
We decided to have breakfast out this morning so about 10 we headed up to Seabrook to the IHOP. As usual for a Sunday morning, we had a 20 minute wait before we got seated.
After breakfast we went next door the Home Depot to look at their Christmas ornaments. Jan was looking for some that might be Landon-proof for him to hang on the tree.
Next we stopped by Michael’s Craft’s in Webster to get a large wicker ball to wrap with LED lights to make a large ornament for the rig.
After Michael’s we headed over to Brandi’s for the afternoon. They just got back last night from their Thanksgiving in Oklahoma with Lowell’s parents.
And apparently Christmas came early this year for Lowell.
After winning over $700 at the slots, a little later he won an additional $3230.
A very nice Christmas indeed! And this is not the first time he’s won like this.
Jan, Brandi, Landon, and Lowell’s sister Sherry were going shopping while Lowell and I held down the fort (i.e. watched football).
They came back several hours later with a lot of new clothes for Master Landon
A little later we headed home with a stop by Kroger’s for some lottery tickets. Maybe Lowell’s luck will rub off on me. Jan says she wants to take him with her the next time she plays Bingo.
Getting back to the park about sundown, the tide was out and with the offshore wind, the bayou was pretty empty with a lot mudflats showing.
Still a pretty view.
——————————————————————————————————————–
Thought for the Day:
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."
asdfds
Moving Day . . .
After our coffee and a quick drive past the site to be sure no one had come in and parked there overnight, we moved the rig a little before 11 and got settled in at our new home.
Hooking up backwards wasn’t as much a problem as I anticipated. I had thought I might need another length of sewer hose, but as it turns out my two pieces were just enough.
Power was no problem since whoever originally purchased our coach ordered the extra-long power cord, and that’s been a big help several times.
As it turns out, the only problem was with the water connection. The previous tenant had left one of those silver 2-way hose connectors like this.
The problem was the threads on both sides were so messed up that I couldn’t connect my hose to it. And worse, I couldn’t get the splitter off, either. It was stuck good.
The pipe is PVC and when I tried to use a wrench to twist it off, the PVC started to bend. Just what I want to do – break off the pipe.
My solution was to call the park office and let them fix it. We’ll just stay on internal water till they get it fixed.
Here’s a couple of views out our front window. As you can see we’re only about 20 feet from the water.
By the time we got parked the thunderstorms were rolling in and the formerly blue skies were turning gray and dreary.
jkhkjh
This shot shows Jan’s favorite island. A lot of birds make this area home and it’s one of her favorite sights.
asdf
After we got settled in, a little after 12, we headed up to Seabrook to have lunch at Hooters, our (my) favorite hot-wing place. Really like their XXX hotter sauce.
After lunch our next stop was Wal-Mart for a few things. It looks like the Black Friday madness has subsided to a dull roar. They were busy, but not overly so. We didn’t even have to wait in line to check out.
Coming back into the park, we saw our newest resident, a Roseate Spoonbill, hanging around with a paddling of wild ducks.
When we first saw it a few days ago, it was resting on the bank, facing away from us, and we thought it was a Flamingo. But these shots proved different.
It was still pretty cloudy, so he looks a little colorless, but in the bright sun, the pink really stands out. A beautiful bird.
I’ll try to get some better shots later.
sfgf
We still haven’t seen the Great Blue Heron that was here our past three winters. Hope he’s OK.
Getting back to the rig about 2, the rainy weather made a perfect setting for very nice nap. The rain on the roof of the rig made it very easy to fall asleep.
Supper was leftovers of Mexican and BBQ with cookies for dessert. Nice and simple.
Our friend Nick Russell called about 7:30 to bring us up to day on his latest misadventures. And believe me, Nick attracts misadventures like nobody else.
Tomorrow I want to dig out my truck manual and see what I can do about the broken window lifter.
If the weather cooperates, that is.
——————————————————————————————————————-
Thought for the Day:
I’m working on my second million . . . I gave up on the first.
asdfdsf
