June 17, Monday Morning
FIRST OF ALL, HOPE ALL OF YOU HAD A GREAT FATHER’S DAY. I am lucky to have a great step-Dad, and have
such great memories of my Dad.
We had a nice day yesterday.
I got up earlier than Chloe. She
had done such a good job of getting everything ready to go, that all I had to
do was disconnect the AC and pull in the Kitchen slide. We were off.
We needed a few groceries, so our first stop was Walmart. That was the first grocery store place we
found. I got everything on my list
except beer and wine, cause it wasn’t noon yet.
Texas law prevents sales on Sunday without a meal before noon, Oh well, maybe later.
Our next stop was a McDonalds to get breakfast and return
some Red Box videos Angie had rented for Chloe.
Got breakfast, but no Red Box there. It was 9:30 am, so we decided to
look some up on the internet. Went to
the address shown, and it was a Title Company.
If they had one, it was hidden inside.
Moving on….. we decided to fill up with gas while Chloe looked up a
different Red Box. We found the cheapest
gas at a grocery chain, Brookshire’s.
Since they were shown at other locations as having an inside Red Box, I
made Chloe go in. Again, no Red
Box. We went to the address for the
Brookshire’s, and they did indeed have one inside. They also happened to be next door to a Taco
Bueno. Chloe was hungry. I mean, it had been at least 20 minutes since
she’d eaten her hotcakes and sausage. I
agreed to go to Taco Bueno, but while driving thru the parking lot, she saw a
Shipley’s Donuts. She’d changed her
mind. Fine with me. Off we go.
About thirty minutes later, she had her donut, and I had a cinnamon
twist.
We enjoyed the drive, but as we approached Kilgore, she saw
another sign for Taco Bueno. It was out
of our way, but what difference does it make?
Off we go. Unfortunately, about
100 yards before the Taco Bueno, we saw a Mazzio’s pizza. She decided she wanted that instead. We went in and got her a “personal size”
pizza to go. While she munched on that,
I realized it was now noon, so I stopped at a
grocery-gas station. No wine, but
I did buy Corona beer and ice. We were
finally ready to camp!
We arrive at our destination Caddo Lake State Park, and the
ranger checks us in. I was advised that
they were completely full, and my spot
hadn’t been vacated yet…. They guy had 20 minutes left. No big deal.
We head out, but one little lady behind the desk softly says “If you can’t
pull into that spot, 22 is available.”
Huh? I am wondering what is wrong
with her…. The guy will leave in a few minutes.
We decided to drive by it anyway…. It is an ugly spot, and right next to
the camp host who has everything he owns set up outside his cab-over camper
that is sitting on blocks. Ugh… nasty
view. We race back to the ranger station
and I smile and say…. I am afraid to use that spot, it’s too narrow and I’m
afraid I’ll hit a tree. The little old
lady just smiles sweetly and says, I didn’t figure you could drive thru without
hitting something. Well, I got the primo
spot…. #22. It’s huge, and on the
end. Honestly, the trees were no
problem, but if they think a woman can’t drive thru…. Who cares. Let them think it.
I then took Chloe on a tour of the park, She loves it, but says she’s going to call
Papa and ask him to buy a boat and bring it down so she can ride and fish. Know what’s sad? She probably believes he’ll do it. Know what’s pathetic? I’m not sure he won’t. I met the ladies across the road. I have my antennae set up, and they couldn’t
figure out what it was, so they came over to find out. They were impressed. One was even more of a talker than me, and
she stayed quite a bit. Chloe beat me in
two games of Hand and Foot. That girl
can draw more doubles than anyone I’ve ever seen. We went to bed about midnight.
Tuesday
Right now, it’s 8am, and she’s still sleeping, I think I’ll go in and start breakfast, which
should wake her up. She has planned on
going out in canoes or kayaks today.
We’ll see how things work out.
Well, so much for well laid plans. We decided to go on a boat ride today. We also decided to eat breakfast out. Off we go to Uncertain, TX. Yes, they have boat rides available. We were discussing prices when it started
pouring down rain. Do you go out in
rain, I ask. Nope. Just come back tomorrow. Well, so much for that. We went looking for a place to eat. We tried 4 different locations, and none of
them are open on Mondays or Tuesdays.
I’m not sure what’s up with that, but we finally decided to eat
cereal. Did that, then came home, and it
was once again beautiful. We decided on
a bike ride. We did that, and took some
great pictures. If it’s raining
tomorrow, we’re going to paint something in oils.
I made Chloe a snack of “Frito Chili Pie” in the afternoon,
then tacos for dinner. That girl sure
can put away the food. Then, she made 1
minute brownies. I think she’s finally
tired. She does have energy. She is quite the texting teen now. I know there is probably a boy involved, but
whatever. She is a teenager. She also called Gary and told him to buy a
boat and bring it down. Not sure she’ll
get her way on that one…. She better not.
However, she wants Gary to come down and enjoy this place with us. She thinks he’d love it. He’ll probably come down Wed or Thurs. She has given him a list of things to bring. We’ll see how it unfolds. Right now, I’m pooped and going to bed. She had great plans for tomorrow.
Tuesday
So much for the best laid plans. It is raining. I expect to see Noah and his crew floating by
any second. It probably isn’t raining as
much as it seems like, but the RV does tend to magnify sounds. We WERE going to go for a boat ride, but she
did have alternate plans…. Painting, should it rain. Well, raining it is! Out comes all the stuff. We had taken quite a few pictures of scenes
we’d like to paint. We both wanted to
paint Hell’s Half Acre, the name of a canoe trail on the bayou. We had breakfast first, and that took quite a
while to fill Chloe up. Man…. She can
eat me under the table. How does she
stay so thin? Oh yeah, I’m old and past
menopause. Ah…….. I remember… never
mind. Too long ago to get the facts
straight.
We worked at a fairly good clip. Come 4 or 5 pm, we have to stop. Her painting is beginning to get too
wet. (Joyce will know what I mean) Not mine, I’m too stingy with the paint. However, the girl is starving. I make her a snack of beef nachos, no cheese,
no jalapenos…. I know…. Why does she call them nachos? Then, we decide to enjoy the brief respite
from the rain. Off we go on our
bikes. We both attempt to make it up one
road that is like STRAIGHT up hill, and I actually went up further than she did
before I ran out of steam. I wonder if
the 21 speeds had anything to do with it?
NAW! She has a regular old
fashioned Huffy bike, exactly like one she saw in a movie. Anyway…. Her bike has fenders, mine
doesn’t. She took a picture of me. Gawd…. I’ll get even with her yet. She didn’t understand that when you have no
fender, tire spray gets you. To make
matters worse… she took a short cut thru the woods, which I wouldn’t do. I guess I rode about 2 miles, then walked the
last ¼ mile or so…… only because I had a flat.
Wow… what a day I was having.
I managed to cook smoked sausage, 8 chicken tenders, 2 ears
of corn, salad and green beans for dinner.
I ate half the smoked sausage, she the other half, I had one chicken
tender, she ate 6…… I am amazed. I
thought only teen boys ate that way.
Anyway…. She also had cookies for dessert. She decided not to make her famous 1 minute
brownies. We then spent the evening
watching The Voice… boo hoo…. I wanted the Swon Brothers to win. Not that they were the best singers, but I
liked their personality. If I had wanted
the best singer to win, it would have been Sasha, who was booted off last
week. Then, it was Hand and Foot
time. We played our fourth game since
arriving. She beat me every game, until
last night. I FINALLY WON! She is so used to winning, she was pretty
much depressed about it. Kept trying to
figure out what she could have done differently. At least I don’t brag when I beat the crap
out of her.
Finally… bed time.
Wednesday
We hit the sack around 11 pm last night, and when I got up
for the 5th time to put air in the air mattress, I noticed her TV
was still on. It was like 3am, so I
turned it off. Note to self….. GET BACK
UP MATTRESS OUT AND REPLACE THE CURRENT ONE!
I had a terrible night. I will
probably not mess with trying to find the air leak… if Gary wants to, then he
can. If not, I’ll just replace it. Sure makes for a long night, that’s for sure.
It is a misty morning, or foggy….whatever. If it clears up, we’ll do the boat ride. If not, we’re painting again. Another chance to make a beautiful memory
with Chloe.
Later…..
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