Nov. 21 - 27 2011 ~~ Southern Oaks Weekly Recap~~

I am sure having fun doing this blog and I hope that you enjoy reading this..   A few more days and we will have been here a month.  It seems as though we have been here longer. 

Nov. 21st  Monday

It is 80 degrees here this morning at 8 AM and it is sunny. I went for a walk with Susan this morning, didn't do the 1 1/2 miles as my back was really hurting today..  Dan and I went to the Bakery for breakfast, which was good and the price is right.  Then we took a ride over to Ransom Road RV to see our friends Joe and Elaine and their new addition.. Dee-O-Gee.. The cutest ever black and white 9 week old Shih-shu.. Oh just so so sweet.  Made me melt just holding him and my mind started that I need to get another companion for Mr. Herbie.. Then the thought of training one again and going thru the terrible two's..I sort of changed my mind.   Dan and I then went to Portland to Bealls as we had some good coupons and we got some really good sales.  82 degree's at 3:40 PM and windy

Nov. 22nd  Tuesday
76 degrees at 7:45 AM

Dan went and got his haircut today.. He likes the way Dobie cuts his hair.  It was craft day today and I took my stuff over and showed Mary (from Wisconsin) how to make a flower pin. Otherwise we did not do too much today.. A cool front came around about 8 PM..  YIP-P-E-E-E !!!

Nov. 23rd   Weds

59 degrees at 7 AM           Nice and cool for a change when I got up.  I had a Dr. appointment today at 11 AM and then when I was done we went to Jason's deli for one of their famous sandwiches. Came home and went to Happy Hour and then made a pecan pie for dinner tomorrow.

Nov. 24th   Thursday    HAPPY THANKSGIVING
Fog in the morning.. it seemed strange to see that, after all that sun that we had. 

We had our morning coffee and I peeled the potates for the cheesy potatoes that I was bringing to dinner.  We watched the parade and I went through the paper with all the Black Friday ads. It is just crazy how these people are when the stores open so early.

We had dinner at 2 PM and there were about 83 people and lots of food.. Baked turkey, Smoked Turkey, 2 big spiral hams and prime rib, with alot of side dishes...and of course delicious desserts.

Heather, Park Manger serving the meat.

Came back home and Herbie and I took a nap and Dan was sleeping in his chair...  Later in the afternoon it got cooler again.. 

Nov. 25th   Friday

55 degrees at 7:30 AM (Cool Morning Again)   Dan went for coffee with the guys aat the clubhouse, and then later we went to The Bakery Cafe' for breakfast again.  We went to Rockport afterwards so Dan could wash his truck and then we took rides through other RV parks. Just hung around home for the rest of the day.  We were still full from Thanksgiving dinner so I made a light dinner for us.

Nov. 26th   Saturday

It was over cast this morning..
When I woke up this morning my left ankle was so sore and swollen. It hurt to put pressure on it.  I hobbled down to my chair and waited for Dan to come and make coffee and wait on me...  I had my foot up for a few hours along with 2 Aleeve, and then the pain seemed to subsided. I got dressed, Herbie wanted to go for a ride, so I  hobbled to the truck and we went and got our mail in Portland, then we stopped and seen our friends Gene and Linda and Kolby.  Kolby was happy to see Herbie.   The wind was starting to pick up...

Ron and Joe came over to work with Dan on trying to figure out the wiring that Direct TV did when they installed our DTV dish.  After a few hours it was Happy hour and they will return tomorow.  In the meantime we had a spagehetti bowl of wires hanging ..LOL  

We went to Pizza Hut for dinner as it was close and the wind was picking up..  By the time that we were going to bed, the wind was so strong the trailer was rocking.   Good  Night ~~~~

Nov. 27th   Sunday

50 Degrees at 7 AM    Lost our windsock from the wind last night, Dan was out watering the grass, Jackie our neighbor came over with her I-Pad and showed me the site on the new German Bakery in Port Aransas.  I had ordered  KINDLE FIRE and can not wait to get it.  Dan was outside testing connections for atennas and satalittes, then Ron and Joe came back and the 3 of them were cabitzing over the wiring situation..  The wind was really bad again.    We went to China A for dinner and we decided that it isn't as good as it use to be...  Well that means we won't be going back there.. 

Vocabulary Word for the Day......LIQUIDITY Definition: Liquidity is when you look at your retirement funds and wet your pants!

Just wondering what next week will bring...????

Nov 14 - 20 2011 ~~Southern Oaks Weekly Recap~~

Nov 14th  Monday

Another week is here and it will be interesting to see how this week turns out.   It was warm when I got up. Dan wants to go to Corpus today and buy a new printer. The one that we had didn't want to print.  .. What an ordeal looking for a printer that took the same number ink that we spent a fortune one in ink..

While we were out we ate at the Golden Corral and then stopped at Bealls to use some 30% coupons that we had.  Got back home to see that park was hydro seeding some areas..  I made some flower pins and Dan went to Happy Hour.  Made a sandwich and got ready to watch THE PACKER game... YEH PACK!!!!! 15 - 0

Nov 15th Tuesday

74 degrees at 6 AM.. Dan went and had coffee with the boys, I decided it was a good day to stay inside and try to keep cool.. Made some more flower pins.  Dan and I went to What-a burger for lunch.  The awnings that Dan ordered for 2 of our outside windows arrived and he stopped and  picked them up at the office. Went to happy hour and back to the trailer, made dinner and then after it was dark and the sun went down Dan and I sat outside to enjoy the evening.  the sun and the heat is just too much for me to live here all the time.. I really like my cooler weather in Northern Michigan.

Nov 16th  Weds

59 degrees @ 6am in the morning. What a cool morning it was.   Now that is alot better than 74 degrees.  Dan volunteered to help make picnic tables today.  They were going to make 24 of them and they had an assembly line set up.  2 were cutting the wood, and the rest  of them all worked in different stages and they got them all made.,

The rest of them are inside the building as they are using them until the Community building is done.

Nov  17th Thurs
58 degrees this morning.. Nice and cool, I decided to take a walk today, and my friend Susan is walking with me.. I walked a mile and half..  which I have not done that distance for some time. I felt good and my bones did not ache when I got done.  Called and ordered the paper today. Dan helped assemble the last 4 tables and then he went to Corpus with the boys.  Harbor Freight ,Pet Smart and then the B-B-Q man for lunch... he had a great day with the boys. I made a Rhubarb Torte and then got ready to go out for PIZZA HUT.. We met HOC (Heartland Owners Club) friends there. one couple we just met last Sat and the other couple we seen on the forum and they drove from George West to join us.  Another couple who own a SOB (some other brand) came in and we had them join us. We had lot of laughs and decided to do this again Dec. 1st.   Hopefully some more HOC will be here and they can join us.  We are going to meet at the BOILING POT in Rockport.

Jim and Bette McGee (jimtoo)

John & Carol Zurn  (zurn)

Jim & Nancy Renuld  (SOB)

Dan and Karen  (herbiesrig)

I was happy to get home and get jammies on....

Nov 18th  Friday
55 degrees and sunny at 7AM.. It was a nice cool morning and I decided that I was going to walk with Susan this morning   I did not do the mile today, maybe a half of mile.. 
Dan decided that he was going to install the vertical blinds in the back window today.. Oh how I did not like those day night shades..they were hard to pull down and when you put them up the bottom rod bowed and looked like you know what???  Susan came to my rescue and asked me to go shopping with her... So off to Rockport we went and look through some of those cute little shops. I bought a few little things and tried on another pair of yellow box sandals,... I bought one pair already and put them away for my cruise and sure want another pair.  When I got back, everything was done and cleaned up.

GREAT JOB DAN

                                  Went to happy hour and then grilled out and settled in for the night...

Nov 19th  Sat
Another nice morning with warm breeze coming in the windows. There was coffee and doughnuts in the community room at 9 am. We met some more people and the owners in the gated area. We laughed and enjoyed the morning.. Late afternoon it got warmer and humid so I closed the windows and turned on the air.. Dan installed one of the window awnings and that took most of the afternoon.. boy does that make a difference. That sure makes a difference when that sun is beating in on the window. He will install the other window tomorrow.

I watched the last race of the NASCAR NATIONWIDE it was a good race. Dan went to Happy Hour and we made steaks and then went to the Community Building for a dance. Gary Propuck was the DJ and did a wonderful job. We made it an early night. 
Nov 20th  Sun

59 degrees and breezy.  Dan made breakfast this morning and then later I went and washed clothes.. It was a lazy day . NASCAR

Temp was 77 degrees at 9 PM.
Dan and I went to Chili's for dinner and when  we got back the race was still on and had 25 laps left. Tony Stewart won the race and the championship. Tony and Carl Edwards sure showed what good sportsmanship is all about.  It was a long day and a close of a long week.