Busy Busy Holiday Weekend in the Volunteer World

Wow. . .it’s been busy around here. . .

The Thanksgiving Day group totaled about 75. . .as did the group on Saturday. . .

waiting for today’s crew to show.

They’ve all done a marvelous job of cleaning up. . .

so all we need to do afterwards is swab out the bathrooms. . .

clean little hand prints, and nose prints off the glass. . .

Holiday Time

We are well into our second week in our volunteer position. . .

and all is well. . .we take care of the activities center.

Three big groups coming in for the holiday weekend. 

We’re all set for the group that will arrive tomorrow. . .

when they get done, we’ll set up for the next group

coming in on Saturday. . .and then a different group on Sunday. . .

All the folks have just been great. . .clean up, and pick up after themselves. . .absolutely wonderful. . .let’s hope that trend holds!

We wish you all a wonderful, thanks filled holiday with family and friends. . .

 

This Is What My Life Has Come To

This is not a complaint at all. . .it’s just that it’s sort of fall/winter in Texas. . .you know ~ the leaves are kinda falling. . .but we don’t have the overwhelming, magnificent fall colors of other places.  It’s still pretty. . .but everything has slowed down. . .

Dreary, Drippy Weather

Ughhh. . .I’m pretty sure the weather system we were expecting on Sunday pretty much caught up with us last night and today. . .a wee bit cool. . .but mostly just gray and dreary. . .a very good day to stay inside and do nothing. . .so after meeting with the Park Manager this morning for a list of assignments. . .that’s exactly what I did. . .

Dave left to teach a class. . .I cocooned. . .

Well. . .I did work on one little project. . .

the bedroom TV has always been a complete nuisance sitting on top of this bureau. . .it always hung off the edges. . .it needed to be fastened and strapped down on travel days. . .and heaven forbid we should actually need to use that emergency exit window located beside it. . .

so. . .a couple of weeks ago (when Dave was also gone to teach a class) I moved it.

Removing a drawer and doors from this chest made the perfect space for it to go. . .it’s all self contained. . .doesn’t need to have anything done to it on moving day. . .and is completely out of the way!  Yaa. . .my project for tomorrow is to paint the inside of this cabinet black, which will allow all of this to blend in. . .black paint is my friend!

We added the drawer and cabinet to the top of the bureau. . .can’t have one inch of storage going to waste. . .so once I realign the drawer, add one more little piece of trim and stain the bottom doors to match, that project will be complete. . .

maybe the sun will be back out soon. . .and we can get back to the important stuff. . .like fishing!

Fort Parker State Park is ALL THAT. . .and more!

awwww. . .Debi and Ed had to pack up and go home yesterday. . .too bad! 

We sure did enjoy their visit. . .and all the great eats. . .Debi cooked us breakfast and dinner. . .

now that’s what I’m talkin’ about. . .

We packed up bright and early this morning. . .(read 8:30. . .hello!)

to try and beat a severe storm system predicted for Central Texas. . .

I guess our plan worked. . .we arrived and got all set up in this

beautiful volunteer spot at Fort Parker State Park – Mexia TX. . .

seriously. . .this is why we do it. . .

we could never afford this view for two months. . .

We will have lots, and lots more to show you. . .

Janice

Full Time RV Travel–Texas Does So Have Fall Colors. . .

even if it is just silly old chinaberry trees. . .it still counts. . .right?  LOL. . .I rode my bike about a mile down the road from the park, just to photograph this patch. . .gotta have proof!

 

Our RV friends Ed and Debi brought their beautiful, new to them coach over to the Thousand Trails Park to spend a few days. . .everyone is sitting around having homemade pumpkin pie with praline topping, created by Judy  and Jerry. . .delicious. . .and coconut cream pie. . .created by Marie Callendar.  . . .the pie stuffing is going on after we’d already all had grilled burgers and fries. . .uggghhhhh. . .I need to go on another bike ride!

 

Dave and I have accepted a volunteer assignment at Fort Parker State Park. . .so we will be headed that direction soon. . .probably Sunday.  Looking forward to volunteering with fellow Workampers, Judy and Dick whom we met in Colorado. . .more about that later. . .see you down the road.

 

Janice

 

Life Goes On

Moving right along. . .this week has already flown by.

Dave taught at A&M Fire School for two days. . .arrived home Thursday evening.

I worked on projects. . .I always have a project. . .always!

 

Friday afternoon we met RV friends, Debi and Ed Hurburt,

in Conroe at El Bosque Mexican Restaurant for a late lunch. . .

Ed said he doesn’t really like Mexican Food. . .

but he made the sacrifice for the three of us. . .thanks Ed. . .

 

By the time we made it back from lunch, Amazon Prime. . .via UPS had delivered Dave’s bike. . .

so he got it put together, and we rode down to the dock. . .the lake looks so much better!

We made a quick drive over to College Station Saturday morning to see the

youngest grand, and her daddy. . .made me so happy!

my baby girl in action. . .braces. . .mouthpiece and all. . .

a ball took a nasty hop, and popped her pretty good

right on the collarbone. . .

she’ll be happy she has that mouthpiece in

if it hops a little higher. . .

 

I appreciated the officials putting safety first, and getting the girls

off the field due to lightning in the area. . .

and even more appreciative, when, about twenty minutes out of CS

we encountered this nasty thunderstorm. . .

 

Safely home. . .working on ANOTHER project today. . .

I’ll post before and after pics, as soon as I get it painted. . .

 

Later,

Janice