Cripple Creek, CO

Well, we left Dumas, Texas, this morning and headed for Cripple Creek, CO..We saw a lot of antelope in the fileds on the roads between Dumas and Raton. It was a beautiful day, with a clear very blue sky. So different from Arkansas. After we got to Pueblo, CO, we got off the Interstate and went over to a little dirt road we have always traveled when we come to Colorado. It took us two hours to travel the road up to Victor, CO and then on over to Cripple Creek. The aspens were so pretty on the dirt road. It was just a very relaxing ride through the country side. We are staying at Midnight Rose Hotel and Casino in Cripple Creek and it is very nice. We walked the streets a little tonight and played the slots. I did better at the newest casino in town called the Wildwood. We are hoping to sleep better tonight than we did last night, but that still remains to be seen. Sometimes you can be too tired to sleep good, but if you take enough drugs(for Kristi's benefit) you can sleep very good. Goodnight to all.

Day One of Vacation

Day one of vacation, was about the same as usual. Today is our 41st wedding anniversary. We left home at 5AM and had breakfest at McDonald's by the Alcoa overpass. Once we got on the road, we didn't stop again until we got out of Arkansas. After leaving Arkansas, I had a nice long nap, first one of the day and then about 25 miles from Oklahoma City, we stopped at a casino called, Fire Lake Grand Casino. We spent a couple of hours there and had a nice lunch. Once back on the road, I drove for a few hours and then let Bobby drive the rest of the way to Dumas, TX., where we are spending the night. I went swimming for a little while and sat in the hot tub and that was really nice, considering that I had the whole place to myself. Well, that is about it for today. We are off to Colorado tomorrow for a drive through woods to see the aspens and end up at Cripple Creek for the night.

Day One of Vacation

Well, since we have gotten settled in our new home, there is not much happening. I am quitting my job on Sept. 20. We have decided that it is time for me to stay home for a while and enjoy being a housewife. I am looking forward to being at home and enjoying the house......
Kristi and her family are doing okay. Kristi is working part time for Hospice as a nursing assistant and is really enjoying her work. When mother was in the hospital last year, she was great with her and found her niche. She went to school in the spring and I am really proud of her.
Kirk was laid off from his job, after 11 1/2 years, which was a shock to us but not to him. He has been off for the last month, so we have gotten to see him often which is nice. He has gotten another job at the Air Force Base in Jacksonville, with a company called Tybrin. His job title is contractor and it deals with top secret stuff which is what he has been doing in the Air Force for 22yearsee. In order to take this job, he will need to retire from the Air Force, so he is just waiting on his papers from the government so he can get out.
Well, back to the house, we still have stuff in the storage unit, but removed the winter clothes today and got them moved to the house. We didn't realize we had so many winter clothes.
We will probably need some of them for vacation next month. I will try to keep my blog going while we are on vacation so everyone can keep up with us.signing off for now.

Living in now house

Well, we are all moved in and I am still putting up stuff, so therefore I have gotten behind in my blogging. We moved in to our house on August 13th. I have felt at home ever since the furniture was moved into the house. I have put up most of the stuff we brought directly to the house and everything is about full and we still have STUFF in the storage unit we have rented. There are still things that I can not find, but with time I will get to that certain box and find those items. We moved both cats and Lady, my Silver Point Persian, went out last Wednesday after living here for a week and has not come back. We feel that he was sick and has gone off to die somewhere, which is what cats do. I miss him, but Jack, our orange tabby, is keeping my entertained.
I haven't found much time to rest when I am at home, because I want everything put up and done, but that is not the way it works. I have worked my self down to the very tired point, so I am going to have to learn to sit down and let things happen as they will. Once the drapes are hung and all the pictures are put up, I guess I will sit down and rest.
I am going to quit my job and stay home for a while and get rested and get the house in order. WE are planning a vacation the first couple of weeks in October, so I am looking forward to a nice time away. We think right now, that we are going West, as we usually do, but that is fine with me. I know that Bobby and I both need a nice long rest.
Well, now that I have updated this, hope everyone reading is doing okay.

FF

Well, tonight, I am finally taking a moment to get you caught up on the move. I have packed, and packed this week and still have more to pack. Thursday and Friday, with the help of Bobby and Kristi we got ready for a Moving Sale. We sat up table after table and kept filling them with STUFF and more STUFF. Today finally got here and we sold the majority of all the stuff we had. I am so glad this day is over and now we can continue on the prepare for the actual move.
Bobby and I both are tired, but seem to be holding up pretty good at the moment and will just be glad when all of this is behind us. The woman buying the house has not been one of the greatest people for the realtor or us to deal with, but it will soon be over and behind us.
I will try to continue to update. The big move is this next Wednesday and the closing is on Friday. The buyer wants us out on the same day that we sign, so we are meeting her wishes.
Keep us in your prayers this week!!!

HOT, Hot weather

Well, I know, that I have fallen behind on reporting, so since I am up early on this nice warm Saturday morning I though I would send out a report. The weather has been awfully hot this week and will continue into next week. I hope bu August 13th that the air is a little bit cooler outside. It would make it easier to complete the move. Everything is still on schedule, according to the realtor, so signing of papers should be August 15th.

We are progressing along slowly, I guess, but are getting things packed. The winter clothes have been taken down and are in storage. We rented a 10x10 storage unit to store STUFF in that we don't need right now and then we can slowly go through it and move it into the house box by box and not have 100 boxes sitting there looking at us, saying"Open me next, please"....

We had a nice trip to Dallas last weekend. Donna Jo and Kolby really enjoyed seeing their Daddy and getting to play with him. Of course, Kristi, was glad to see him, also...We stayed at a Hampton Inn and they had a nice breakfast each morning and a nice swimming pool. The kids swam and swam. We went to two malls on Saturday, one being the Galleria, which we used to go to when Kirk and Pat were stationed in Austin. Kristi and I reminisced a little, but couldn't remember a whole lot about what the Galleria looked like 20 years ago. Our brains aren't working as good as they used to work, especially mine. Anyway, we had a good time and enjoyed being away and were glad to get back to our traffic congestion in Benton and not the 6 lane freeway in Dallas. That is way too much traffic for me. I will take my little town of Benton any day.

Bobby and I mowed Aunt Emma's yard on Tuesday this week and guess what I found..You probably know, a little black kitten. He was half way up a tree, where I was mowing and had stopped to talk to Bobby and I went over and picked him up. When we started looking at him, he is missing a paw on the right back leg. We think he probably got hung up in a car somewhere along the way. We brought him home and he is gimping around on three legs, but does pretty good. He gets along with the two other cats very well. That is just what needed in the middle of a move is another cat, but I couldn't leave him out in the heat. The paw is healed up so it has been a few days that he has been out in the heat, trying to survive.

Well, I guess I have updated all I can update. I have the Habitat Resale people coming this morning to pick up the piano, so I guess I had better get up and get busy.

Hope everyone is doing okay. We are just tired and HOT!!!!