Another RV Couple Arrives

We woke to nippy temps.  It was 34 degrees .. brrrr the cold has found us   I got up this morning and needed to do some cleaning.  So that was done and right as i finished more RVer’s arrived.  Friends Tommy and Diane arrived.  We caught up and then they got settled in... the sun came out and it warmed up nicely to where a light jacket was needed.

We had a potluck for dinner, Jean made dumplings, fried corn bread and a upside down pineapple cake, Diane made fired and stewed squash, onions, peppers and tomatoes and turnip greens.  I donated to the cause.  They did the cooking and i helped clean up.  It was good, well except the greens.  I had never had fried corn bread but it was good.

After dinner we played cards and before we knew it, once again it was time to head home and get ready to call it a night. 

Shopping Day

I was woke up to another day of Roo’s  little adventures.  Hubby had let her out to potty and she came back in but he didn’t shut the door, he just pulled it to because i was still sleeping.  Well he went into the bathroom and Roo started barking and YESSS out the door she went.  She is gone in a flash of lightening.  I got  up, threw on some clothes and off to looking for her we went.  Well we didn’t find her and it was cold so i gave up.  I decided she chose to leave this good home, if she comes back okay and if not, then so be it.  Hubby was not happy with me.  about 20 mins later we saw her out the window, she was heading home.  At least this time she didn’t need a shower :)  Happy to be home even though she was scolded and knew she was in trouble. 

I re-dressed and got ready for my shopping day.  Jean and I rode into Alexandria to do some shopping.  First we went to Hancock’s Fabric and we both purchased some material that was on sale.  Bed, Bath & Beyond, Michael’s, Bath, Body & Works, Mac’s fresh meat market and before we knew it our day was full and it was time to get back home.

Dinner tonight was simple .. hamburgers and baked tators and then we played cards with friends Snuffy and Jean.  Before i knew it our day was over and it was time to get ready for bed.  Another great day here in LA

Happy Veteran's Day

To all those who have lost loved one, served and

 

without your service I would not have the freedom that i have to day.  I thank you for all that you have gave and may God Bless you all.

We got up and got ready for church.  Today we attended services at First Assembly in Alexandria, LA.  After church we headed out to eat some lunch at Piccadilly.  It’s different type place to eat as it’s like a cafeteria line and you tell them what you want and they fix your plate.  The food was great and reasonable.  For the 2 of us we ate for $11.53 cent plus tip.  We came out of Piccadilly’s and it was raining.  Just a drizzle so it’s going to be another lazy day. 

With the rain setting in and you all know what rain does to me .. it was a good day to retire to bed for a nap.  I slept a few hours and then i got up and made some zucchini bars.  I have several bags that my friend Wanda (thanks Wanda it made some great bars!) 

Dinner was just polish sausage as we had a heavy lunch.  Later Snuffy and Jean invited us to play cards.  Before we knew it, it was time to head home to surf the web and relax a bit before calling it a night.  I would like to close with this …. 

A Lazy Day

I was awaken early this morning to a licking dog!  Roo had to go potty and when nudging doesn’t get you up, she licks you in the face.  Needless to say that got me up.  I may have been up but apparently i wasn’t awake as I hooked her on her collar and not her choke chain .. YESSS you guessed correct, when i went to put her back in .. there was no Roo, she was gone!!  I hurried to get dressed and woke hubby up and he got dressed and took the truck to look for her and i took the golf cart.  She must of heard the truck or my yelling because she came running to me.  Of course she was a sand ball and so that meant straight in to the shower!  Barely awake and moving i’m giving a dog a shower!  Once that was done she got scolded and she knew she was a bad dog cuz she puts her head down. 

I decided it was going to be a lazy day for me because between the traveling, being busy and being woke up early i was exhausted which meant i was also grouchy and didn’t want to do anything.  I spent the day being lazy doing absolutely nothing. It’s an absolutely beautiful day with temp’s in the low 80’s.  It was a great day to have the door and window’s open as the humidity didn’t seem to bad and there was a nice breeze.  Later in the afternoon after lots of urging from the dogs, i took them on a walk.  While i was being lazy hubby worked on the satellite but with no avail, he finally gave up and i called to setup up an appointment with dish network, i do not have a happy hubby as they can not come until Thursday morning.  Several channels here just nothing on them on. 

We went out to dinner at Fuzzies with Snuffy and Jean and had some wonderful fried catfish!  Oh it was so good!  NOOO .. no star sightings tonight :)  Then we came back and the guys finished working on their fire place and then we played a couple games of 13 and before we knew it, it was time to head to bed. 

Cajun Pawn Stars

Twin Lakes Campground in Woodworth, LA

 

We woke to temps being wonderful and the sun shining.  I found warmth!  I spent my morning getting my home setup.  We are going to be here about 6 weeks.  We are all nestled in .. were surrounded by pine trees.  Very nice setting.  Temps reached 77 degrees!

later in the morning Jean took me on her golf cart to tour a bit more of the place and to pick up a golf cart for me.  YESS, i will have a golf cart at my disposal to get around in .. very nice huh?

 

We snuck in to check on the guys and make sure they were not playing,  looks like they might be .. their taking the ceiling down to re-do it .. or they tearing things up?   Hmmmm … looks to me they are playing, hubby was pushing Snuffy around .. hang on Snuffy your taking life in the wrong hands!!

 

Later we rode with Snuffy and Jean to meet David and Amy for dinner at Sombreros and man did i ever get a wonderful surprise!! How is this for great waiter service?  Wait that is no waiter .. that is  Cajun Pawn Stars Jimmie “Big Daddy” DeRamus of …..

 

Silver Dollar Pawn and Jewelry Center, Alexandria, LA.  If you have never seen or heard of them check this link out … their pretty awesome to watch .. their on History Channel on Wednesday night at 9 PM Central .. here the link http://www.history.com/shows/cajun-pawn-stars  My friend Jean went and asked him to come take his picture with me (Thanks Jean, your the best)

 

After a fantastic meal we stopped by Hancock’s fabric while the men went next door to the Toy store .. oh yeah they call it Harbor Freight and then we came back to camp and played 13.  It’s been another wonderful day and I’m so thrilled to be living the ruff life of a Full-time RVer. 

Travel Day

We were up early to get an early start but we were held up by this. 

Roo is learning well .. i think she gets as excited as the other dogs on travel day. 

 

First on the list after leaving our campsite was to stop and dump the tanks. 

 

Leaving the camp ground was bitter sweet as we really enjoyed our stay here, yet were excited for our next adventure.

We were on the road by 8.40 AM

 

luckily we didn’t run into any fog and all looked good

 

until we saw this

We enjoyed the scenery and took our time on a beautiful sunny day

I thought this was pretty neat

we did hit a bit of traffic but not as bad as we’ve hit before

at Natchez we missed a turn and toured the business district .. we took our rig right by the court house!  I was a bit nervous as i wasn’t sure we’d get our rig through there.  But my husband did a great job and before we knew it we found our way back on track.

 

We crossed the Mississippi river

 

We found some flat land in Louisiana

Over more water and after another little detour we arrived around 3.45 PM at our destination Woodworth, LA.  7 hours and 345 miles worth of traveling.  We plan to be here around 6 weeks.

Friends Snuffy and Jean were waiting for us and after we got setup, we cleaned up and took a tour around place.

  

Snuffy took us 4 wheeling and we were having a great time until …. he forgot he didn’t have 4 wheel drive in his truck and YES your correct .. we were stuck and going to be late for our dinner invitation! 

Luckily David is a great hostess and got us some help with a 4 wheel drive tractor that pulled us out.  We finally arrived and had a wonderful meal at David and Amy’s home, thanks David and Amy.  We played Chinese checkers after dinner at their house and had a great time visiting.  Before we knew it was after 9 PM and time to head home. 

It’s been a long day but a wonderful day, it was time to say good night and head to dream world as i was exhausted!

A Blah Day

It’s a blah day .. we decided to do nothing but just lazy around.  When it’s cloudy out i become lazy and that is what today is with the sun hiding behind the clouds most of the day.  We decided today wasn’t a good day to travel so we paid up for another day, it looks as though tomorrow will be moving day.

I woke up around 7 AM!  It’s official my body is on it’s winter schedule. It wasn’t long after i was up the electric went off.  The camp host stopped by to tell us it wasn’t our camper the entire camp ground is without electric.  I decided it would be a good time to get some straightening up done and last night’s dinner dishes. 

The sun tries to come out and then the clouds covers it up, the wind is blowing and to me it’s a bit on the nippy side.  We decided since were without power we’d take the dogs on a long walk.  We headed over to walk around one of the closed part of the park.  This is a beautiful park and i can imagine families having a blast here in the summer months.  It was lunch time when we returned and still no power.  It wasn’t long after lunch that the power came back on.  So i got our dirty laundry going.  Plus using the washer will put more water in our black tank to help with emptying tomorrow :) 

After lunch we decided to take the dogs on a drive and we drove across the dam to Persimmon Hill campground.  They have a very nice paved walk trail around the wooded area.  The dogs love their walks and it was a beautiful walk about.  Unfortunately i forgot my camera :(  Would have been some great photo shots.  During our walk the wind picked up and the leaves were falling around us off the tree.  A reminder that winter is approaching and it’s time to move on to warmer climate. 

Everyone was wore out after our walk and so we came home to take a nice little nap.  After dinner we took the dogs on one last walk about and then got things to ready to roll in the morning.  After i got my work done of cleaning up the dinner dishes,  putting up a few things and securing  a few cabinets.  The rest of the evening is being spent relaxing curled up in bed reading a good book.  YEP .. I’m on winter time zone.

We’ve enjoyed our time here at Wallace Creek and we hope to come back when it’s warmer!  If all goes well we should be in Alexandria, LA tomorrow night.  We will be there around 6 –7 weeks depending on the project.  On Monday we will be off of R & R and to work being servants for Jesus Christ.