Preparing for a New Style of Travel

Yup, were still alive, even though it's been a couple of weeks since hearing from us. Just living day to day life and preparing for a big move. Big Move you say?? I'll explain. With Sheryl's back issues, we've decided to give up the truck and 5th wheel and move to a Motorhome. The 3/4 ton truck has just been beating poor Sheryl (and me) to death, especially when just running around town.

Of course the first step was to find a Motorhome we liked at a price with in our budget, this meant an older one, but of course in good shape. After weeks of scouring the Internet and visiting dealers, we settled on one we found in TX. After working with the dealer by phone, a deal was struck and financing approved. Now we just have to take a trip down to look it over and if all is good, make the purchase. I'll save the type and pictures for after we pick it up.

Next on the agenda was a tow vehicle. Sheryl contacted her brother in KS, as he had acquired their mom's car after her death a few years back. He was not really using it, so they struck a deal and we made a mad dash to pick it up this week. Overall the car is in good shape and just needs alittle TLC. It's a 2002 Chevy Cavalier and the good thing is, it can be towed 4 down.

So we are on our way to a new to us rig and way of travel. The motorhome and car should make traveling and exploring the country much more comfortable.

We'll be heading out on Wed to look at and hopefully buy our new home, if so, we'll be coming back here to OKC for a week then back down to Dallas for the birth of our new grandson, fixing to be a busy few weeks, and much more to write about.

Ok, that's it for this episode, we'll see you next time right back here.

Downtown OKC

Downtown OKC is split into two main areas, the actual business district with the tall skyscrapers and the old warehouse district known as Bricktown. The new glass building of the business area are a sharp contrast to the older Bricktown area and each with it's own flavor. While the business district shuts down in the evening, Bricktown is just getting started. The other day I took a walk around both with camera in hand, you can see a few of my favorites on the Photo Page Here

Our Naughty Little Boy!

As our little boy grows up, 7 months now, he is becoming more and more mischievous. Of course most of the stuff he gets into is just down right cute, however on this particular day, it wasn't quite so cute to Sheryl. She is stitching a baby quilt for our new grand baby due in July. Well as you can see she left her bag full of thread, all neatly organized mind you, open one night. As you can guess, our naughty little toddler just couldn't help himself and he just had to go for it. The results, a big tangled mess, however he is just too cute to stay mad at, so all is forgiven, even though he still trys to sneak a thread or tow when the opportunity presents it's self.....lol. Sheryl has also learned a valuable lesson here, keep the bag zipped up and out of reach!!!

Our little boy has given us so much pleasure and hours of entertainment, I was hesitant at first about getting a dog, but now that we have him, he is just a delight to have around.

That was the big event of the day and I just had to share. Take Care and see you on the next go round.

Fun Day With Clara

 Yesterday Kaileigh and Josh were taking our little grand daughter Clara to a fun park and she demanded Gampa come along. We arrived around 3:30, just in time for the heat of the day, our first order of the day was Miniature Golf. It was fun watch Josh show Clara how to hold the club and hit the ball. However as most 4 year olds, she became board pretty quick, the heat was setting in also, so we hurried through the remaining holes for some inside A/C fueled fun.

 This place has all kinds of different things for the kids to do. Here Clara takes a ride on the Frog Hopper, an inside style carnival ride.

She had a great time playing all the games and that's what it's all about!!! After a couple of hours we all were pretty wore out, so it was time to head home. It was good to get out with the little one and of course with Josh and Kaileigh too.

Just a quick report on a fun day with our little Grand Daughter!!!

Box "O" Mattress

 With Sheryl's back seemingly getting worst everyday, we both have been noticing that the mattress that came with the rig is just to firm for our tastes. So, a new mattress was in order. After looking around abit we settled on the Mattress in a Box from Camping World. We had put one in our old trailer and remembered it being pretty comfortable. It still kills me that they can compress these things so small.

 You can see it here all rolled up, I remember from our other mattresses warning, stand back when you cut the plastic off. Seems they forgot that warning for this one.

 Glad I remembered, so with one last cut "SPROING!!!!" and our new mattress is ready to go. Well almost ready, you should let it poof up for a bit before actually using it. So here's too many a good nights sleep from our new Mattress in a Box!!!.

It was also time to fill up Ole Red with Diesel, something I dread every time I have too. But much to my surprise "WOW" it had dropped 20 cents since we had left for the lake earlier this week. Nice Surprised, we can almost afford to drive around now....lol

That's it for this quick installment, we'll see you next time as we keep Lovin Our Life!!!

Memorial Day Weekend at Lake Texoma, TX.

 We are back in Oklahoma City after a great weekend at Lake Texoma, TX. Family and friends started filtering in and out on Friday, staying one, two or all three days. There was lots of good food, good conversation and a whole lot of relaxing, especially for all the family as they still have jobs (poor souls...lol) The park doesn't have a real beach per say, but more of a low sandy area, it is still a great place to soak up some sunshine. You can see Sheryl, my daughter Kayla, Clara and the puppies enjoying the shallow water. At the end of this month we'll be headed to Dallas, as Kayla will be giving us a bouncing new grand baby.

Our Grand daughter Clara having tooooo much fun.

Even Scrappy got in on the action. I'll spare you any shots of us out of shape adults, besides kids and dogs are so much cuter.

The evenings were filled with campfire chat and smorers. Again we had a great time, it was nice to see everyone again and get everyone together as it doesn't happen very often.

That's all for this post, I'll post some more overview pictures of the campground in our next episode, should you wish to stop by this nice military campground. So until next time, keep Lovin Your Life as we do ours!!!

Lake Texoma, TX.

 We made in to Lake Texoma and the Sheppard AFB Recreation Annex. We got in a little later than expected do to a little RV drama (see below) We scored a nice site, right on the end of the row, so nothing but nice views out the front door. The park is pretty empty right now, but we are expecting it will fill up as the holiday weekend approaches.

 The Drama began as we exited I-35 to head toward the lake. I stopped at a truck stop to use the little boys room in the RV while Sheryl finalized our route to the lake. As I walked back to the door, I notice something a bit out of place. From a distance it just looked like dirt on the tire, but nope, I was greeted with the above..........choice word, choice word!!! We found a good ole Walmart and headed there for a tire, too our surprise the only tires they had in our size (standard LT235/85/16) as on most 5th Wheels were high dollar All Terrain tires. Luckily the tire guys directed us to a local tire shop who had just what we needed. The Tire Shop, had us back on the road in a jiffy, they were great folks and I'm glad we found them. Can't remember the name of the shop, but it was in Gainsville, TX. Another bit of drama and a quick Oh What The He%$ happened moment, somehow when making the sharp turn out the the tire shops lot, the emergency trailer brake pulled out of it's holder, not a lot but just enough to be lose. We were on our way and some how the pin popped out completely right in the middle of an intersection as we made a left turn. The brakes locked up and we were dead in the water blocking 4 lanes of traffic, Lets just say many unhappy people were showing there support!!! I quickly figured out the problem, replaced the pin and we were back on our way......quite the adventure for such a short trip, but we laughed it off and chalked it up to the RV experience.

The is no WiFi in the park, however they do have a land set up in the clubhouse, they even have the cords for you to plug in and get online. I'll get some more shots of the park up before long, but until then, I'll leave you with last nights sunset as seen from our rig.............ahhhhhh.