Monthly Archives: May 2014
Mister and his little buddy . . .
I didn’t finally get to bed until about 3 this morning, so I slept in until about 11. Then Jan and I headed out for our walk about 11:30. It was really nice this morning, mostly cloud with a nice breeze.
Getting back from our walk, we sat outside with our coffee and the last of the delicious blueberry buckle that Terry made the other day. Nick and Terry came over while we sat out, so Mister had a nice time with his ‘little buddy’.
At least, that what Mister calls him.
A little later, the wind picked up so Nick decided to try out his Snapshot kite.
The Snapshot is one of those aerobatic kites that is controlled with two lines and can make very precise maneuvers, but it really needs a lot wind to handle correctly.
But unfortunately, the wind died out after about 15 minutes and that was it for kite flying for the day.
About 2pm Jan and I headed out for some shopping. We are looking a small shelf unit or cart to go at the end of the kitchen part of the slide. But it has to be moveable so the slide can come in. I think I’ve found something on Amazon, but thought we’d check locally before we ordered it.
But our stops at Lowe’s and Menard’s didn’t yield anything we liked, so I’ll order it online when we get home. Should be here Thursday.
On the way home we made a quick stop at Martin’s for a few things for our get-together tonight. Then it was back to the rig so Jan could prepare her Twice-Baked Potato Casserole and Garlic French Bread for tonight’s meal.
She was also nice enough to tell me to go take a nap, but I think it was just to get me out of her hair for a while. ‘Me time’, she calls it.
I don’t care what she calls it. I got a nap.
Terry Russell had spent the afternoon smoking several racks of ribs in her smoker after marinating them overnight. She also made Black Beans (from scratch, no less) and pico de gallo.
And joining us tonight was Al Hasselbart, the official Historian of the RV Museum here in Elkhart. We’ve known Al for a number of years, and it’s always fun to get together.
And along with Jan’s Twice-Baked Potato Casserole and Garlic French Bread, we ate until we hurt. In fact so much that no one wanted ‘dessert, or even ask about it.
Finishing up for today, I found a new toy. It’s a set of 3 remote controllable AC outlets, and two remotes. Each remote can control any switch and it has about a 60 foot ranges.
Super Switch Indoor Wireless Remote Control
Each outlet can handle 1000 Watts so it should be pretty reliable. I’ve got some ideas about how I want to use them, so I’ll let you know how they work.
Tomorrow, Shipshewana, maybe? We’ll see.
__________________________________________________________________
Thought for the Day:
I didn’t say it was your FAULT. I just said I was going to blame YOU.
asdfdsf
When 38 won’t go into 34 . . .
After talking with Nick and Terry we decided to do hot dogs and brats on the grill this evening, so we will pick up some stuff for this.
About 1pm Jan and I drove over to the nearby Wal-Mart for groceries and stuff. And one of the ‘stuffs’ we picked up was a new Farberware Countertop Convection Oven like this one, except ours is black.
And it even has a rotisserie. Not that I ever think we’ll use it.
We tend not to do a lot of rotisseriering. But Jan is giddy over her new toy.
It’s also NOT digital which has caused us problems on the last two toaster ovens we’ve had.
Leaving Wal-Mart we stopped off at Martin’s Grocery to pick some other things. From there we got a couple of fresh salad items, i.e. Steakhouse Potato Salad and Broccoli and Cheese Salad. We also picked up a Coconut Cream Pie for Terry, Jan and I, and a Lemon Pie for Nick, who doesn’t like coconut.
For us, we got some of their fresh muffins for breakfast the rest of the week.
About 5:30 we headed next door and got the hot dogs and brats on the grill. It was a perfect evening for it, with most of the holiday rigs having left the park for parts unknown.
The food was great, and the dessert a little later inside, was really good too. All in all, a very nice day.
Here’s a couple of videos I thought ya’ll might enjoy.
Salut Salon. A really great quartet. And funny too.
sdasdasdfd
Why 38 won’t go into 34. Do the Math.
There is a rumor going around that Miss Terry will be smoking ribs tomorrow. We’ll have to see how that pans out.
__________________________________________________________________
Thought for the Day:
I have a mind like a steel…thingmabob…you know…doohickey.
asdfadsfads
