Today the temps warmed up a little bit--I think we might have actually seen the low 60's. The sun came out my afternoon and the wind has died down. The weekend is supposed to be warm, but windy and then another temp drop for next week. We actually thought about heading out, but looks like we will stay for another week. We have some family issues to sort through.

I talked to both my mom and my son today. Everyone back in Indiana is doing fine. They don't seem to be a bit sympathetic to my being COLD here in Texas. My Dad, who is in Florida, sent me an email today telling me it was 82----thanks for that Daddy.

Supper is cooking, a nice rump roast and baked pototoes. At least my insides will be warm!

No, Jenny, they have not worn out their bandannas. We put those on them mainly when we are in travel mode. They just love them, though, you can tell by that extra little prance in their steps.

We are still in Forney Tx and it is so cold. Last night we had sleet and temps dipped into the low 30's. Today is cloudy and still the temps have not risen above 31, but the wind is so nasty it feels even colder. We are all wrapped up in sweatshirts and blankeys. If things don't improve by next Monday, we are outta here. I only paid for one week so we can leave without loosing any lot money.

DH did get steel valve stems put on all the tires yesterday. He feels he got a great price. He got all 7 done for $65.00. The stems themselves ran $8.00 each so that was only $9.00 labor. DH was so impressed with the boys that did the work he gave them a $10.00 tip.

Today I'm working on transferring my files from my old computer to my new one. Then DH will inherit my old computer. It is still a great computer, just didn't have a fast enough processor for some of the photo programs I like to run. He usually just surfs the web so he should be fine.

We made it almost to Shreveport LA our third night out. Apparently there is some pipe line work going on there and we found park after park full up. Finally found a park that had one spot left and the park was full of construction folks--loud trucks and good old boys on a Saturday night. It was good to be stopped for the night, but the park left a lot to be desired. They charged us $29.00 for the night even though the sign said $26.00. They knew they had us, we had no where else to go. So sad that there are so many greedy folks in the world waiting to take advantage of folks in need. The name of the park is Woods Ranch RV Park, I recommend you NEVER stay there.

We arrived in Forney, TX around 2pm the next day. Bill's brother and sister-in-law were waiting by the exit ramp to the rv park. It is called Lakeside RV Park. The lake looks like more of a pond to me, but this will be home for the next couple of weeks. I will get some pictures and share with you later. It is close to Bill's brother and that is what makes it doable. It is also close to the interstate so we do have some road noise. The good news is we parked on an end lot so the area to the right of us is a nice big open space for the furballs to enjoy. When DH plugged in the surge protecter we found the wiring had been reversed, but the owners came by the next day and put in a whole new plug. Yeah! We also noticed the truck had a low tire. It was the outside tire on the driver's side. DH determined it was a bad valve stem. He wishes they would have put steel valve stems on these tires.

Today we will check out the nearby Wal Mart and look for a place to repair the tire. I think DH is going to have those steel valve stems put on all the tires. Merry Christmas to us!

The weather has been OK. It was warm yesterday, but windy. A cold front is on its way today, but the weekend is supposed to warm back up. I hope so---my little toesy are just itching to be back in flip flops..........

He is so cute! This is Bill upon our arrival at Cypress Lakes RV Park in Calvert City, KY. We arrived there last night around 5pm. It was so cold low 20's. We were afraid we might have to dry camp in a Wal Mart parking lot. We had checked with two parks before this one and one was closed and the other could not accommodate our large of a rig. It is an ok park, certainly fine for an overnighter. There is a small lake--- the pups and I took a walk the next morning to checked it out. I'm sure it is very enjoyable in the summer months. We were sure once we hit KY we would see the temps rise...........NOT!

We were up and back on the road around 10:30 today. We made it as far as Grenada, Mississippi. The temps a little better low 30's but still where is the warm weather!! The park is fine--again we are only staying one night. It is called Frog Hollow and the owners have put "froggys" everywhere. It is very close to the interstate so there is some road noise, but all our windows are closed and the furnace is a running so we are feeling or hearing no pain! Plus free Internet---always a good thing.

I wanted to also share about my new computer.......Which I am currently doing this entry on Yeah!! It seems the first two companies I had ordered from were both out of California. Apparently, there is a lot of fraud that is occurring there at this time. So, in an effort to protect us, our credit card company automatically blocks any amount over $200 coming from CA. It would have been so nice if they would have informed us of this before we tried ordering. We ended up ordering from Amazon. The had a good price and overnight shipping (which was a must at this point) was only $3.99 and no sales tax. Unfortunately, UPS managed somehow to leave my computer in Indianapolis the day it was to arrive. We had to postpone our get away for yet another day and hope the computer showed up the following morning. It did and life is again Goode!

I have to make this a short post.  We are finally finishing up our packing and unless the weather gets really ugly, we plan on being on the road first thing in the morning.  At our next internet connect I'll fill you in on all the details.............

Awoke to a beautiful blanket of white today. Seems we are to get around 2 to 4 inches of the stuff over the next couple of days. I don't mind to much, not sure how DH will feel when he wakes up and realizes he may actually have to shovel the drives and walks. I'm really hoping most of it melts. I'm picking up my brother at the Indianapolis airport this afternoon.

We did manage to get the garage straightened up yesterday. We didn't want to pay another years worth of storage fees so we moved what was left back to our garage. It is not to bad, next spring we should be able to finally purge what is left. Our son can still get his car in the garage, which makes him happy.

As to my new computer..........I'm very disappointed. MacConnection refused to accept my order due to the fact that my shipping and billing addresses are different. We have never run into anything like this before and I'm not sure what can be done about it. I have placed my order with another company and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it ships. The shipping address is to a house we still own, so you would think that it would not be a problem.

OK, so obviously the new software works and my entry was posted, but it did not do it instantly it took a couple of hours for it to finally show up. Not sure I like that aspect. I do like the idea of being able to post in my journal off line then export it to my blog. That way I can always post when things are fresh and then export it to the blog when I have Internet access. Anyway, you are all forewarned that I will be playing around with this a bit. Things may get weird!

Went up to the fiver today, DH cleaned out the basement and organized it for our departure on Tuesday. I did my work on the inside where it was much warmer!! We did pull in the slides and turn the thing around so we are pointed in the right direction! Turning it around always makes me a little nuts. The family river lot is full of trees. When we arrive it is a straight shot to the gravel pad, but when leaving we have to pull forward and turn around in a grassy area (that is no problem). After we are turned comes the hard part---weaving through the trees to get back to the driveway. DH does a fantastic job, but it just makes me nervous. He always warns me not to scream out unless he is actually going to hit the tree---not just closely pass it by! Poor guy.

Now that we are a bit more organized we can start moving the rest of our "stuff" on board. Most of our clothes are there, we just need to put the "kitchen" back together, my art supplies, computers.......... the list goes on.

Speaking of computers...........I ordered me a new one today. Unfortunately, there seems to have been a problem with my order. When I checked to see if it had shipped I found it had been cancelled. No reason listed. I called the place and they had no clue why it had been cancelled. So, they replaced the order and told me to check back in an hour to make sure it went through. The customer service rep I talked to suggested it might be due to the fact that my billing and shipping addresses were different. I explained we bill and ship differently all the time and have never had this problem. Keep your fingers crossed---I really want my new computer before we head out Dec 2