A couple of days at home! Today was 4 years since we lost MA...

Sunday, Sept 29th...We were home, Ken unloaded the Jeep, got it in the garage..he then worked on the piers for the cover over the front deck.  We've decided not to do too much in that area until after inspections are done on the water service, if we find out when that's happening.  

I decided to paint the closet in the guest room..turned out nice!  It had that same 80's panelling that i'm sure came with the house when it was built.  I didn't paint it when we did the bedroom last spring, as I thought..it's just a closet..but this looks so much better!  

We decided to sleep in the fifth wheel because we had howling winds, so we went out there and spent the night. It was really nice, kinda like being on vacation! 

Monday, Sept. 30th...Today was 4 years since we lost mom...hard to believe it's been that long and we sure do miss her..there's such a void in not having your mom..Love u Momma!!  

I painted the shelf that was in my room as a girl and put it in the closet in the guest bedroom, it holding my sewing stuff..so it'll make it easy to get too!  

Ken worked on the sewer hookup for the fifth wheel and got it done! So now we'll have our own little rv park out back if anyone wants to visit and stay there!  Love that fifth wheel.

He also worked on the piers out front..tomorrow we head for Fernley to pick up stuff to expand the back deck a bit..

Eric posted, they bought a Nissan Versa for him to drive to work and back.  The Mazda pick up having tranny problems again so this little one gets 38 highway..nice!  

Can't believe how the days fly!

My man checking his new trees

The well house..daddys gate, Arkansas plate (Seth got me)..
over the door we will have the Escar and Hermine Phillips sign
that hung at the Stanley Ave house forever..Ken's going to linseed oil it

The Jeep...looks good

Interior...it'll work with a seat cover....

September 27th...I got up and decided to head for Gardnerville to get a new camera..headed for Walmart got some groceries (of course)...drove the 9 miles to Target at the edge of Carson City and got a new Nikon just like what we had but this years model...so really nothing to learn, which is they way I like it! Visited Ross and came home with groceries and camera...I really am finding I don't like shopping..guess that's what living 50 miles from the nearest store does for ya...Ken dug and buried about 20 feet of sewer pipe and it looks good..

Had a dinner of veggie burgers and zuchinni fries!  Awesome..

September 28th...a day at home..we decided where to put the deck cover I cleaned and talked on the phone for hours it seemed like.  Talked to Wendy and Diane...great to talk in person!  Ken unloaded the jeep and worked outside..he also vaccummed all the vents in the house for the heater..Spaghetti for dinner and now we are watching Arkansas Razorbacks vs Texas A and M...

Life is good!! 

2 great days in Winnemucca....now back in Yerington..

September 24th..We left Yerington, heading for Winnemucca and timed it for lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant in town...Las Margaritas..yummm!! Then we headed out to the property and unloaded..had a nice afternoon and enjoyed the quiet beauty out there.  It was cold!  That night a storm blew through, of lightning, thunder and blowing winds and rain! Cool!! 

Woke up yesterday, and took our time..Ken went out to the containers, got the jeep loaded up and a few other things.  Our friends Ron and Deanna came over to visit so that was great seeing them. Ron had to leave because they had someone over there looking at fixing some pipes that froze last year, so they need to get that fixed as winter is coming!  Deanna came back and visited awhile so that was really nice. We were nice and toasty in the little fifth wheel.  

The day wound down, and we had a nice dinner and a little tv..got up this morning, (26th) and got ready, headed to town with the jeep in tow on the 20foot trailer.  We had lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant, Wonderful House and then headed out.  

WE stopped at Lowe's in Fernley and picked up some piers and cement for the deck cover Ken is going to start!  Then we decided it'll be time to replace the front door as the door is too small for us to get our dining room table through. After that the livingroom and then the fireplace..not sure exactly when but we have our plans!! 

No pictures as my camera is broke and we'll have to go to Walmart in Gardnerville to get another...bummer, finding out how much I miss it already!!

Eric and family came to visit!

Spent the day Friday cooking up enchiladas, coleslaw and some macaroni salad so I wouldn't have much to do on Sat while Eric, Christina and kids were here..Saturday, just about 1200 they arrived in their new Subaru Forrester, nice car!  We visited and the kids played so it was a really nice afternoon.  The weather changed, wind whipped up a big windstorm, we watched as our outside umbrella blew up and away...and now it's in the dump area for the next trip to the dump...Ken took Eric, Seth and Mason for a ride to the BLM area in the Dodge..thinking that's something that would appeal to those boys for the next time, some quad riding and shooting guns..does it get any better?!

Sunday am, I made some biscuits and gravy and added extras for a nice big breakfast. Pancakes for Seth and Mason.  Before we knew it they were on their way back to Cool, CA.  Loved seeing them and it was a great visit!  

Monday, cleaned a bit and Ken fought with the new tv trying to get it hooked up to satellite etc..finally he had to go to town for some screws and I called Emerson, and let them tell me how to do it..so it's working now.  He's in the bedroom putting the 26" up..yeahh...big time tv in the bedroom!!  

Either tomorrow or Wed we'll head for Winnemucca for a few days to bring the jeep back with us and some other stuff...probably stay 2 nights just to get a few things done..

Still waiting on the water service, but hopefully soon...

Shopping in Gardnerville and Ken finished painting and got the basketball hoop up!

How the house looked before painting

Our new upgraded tv...whohoo!

The house after the painting...love it!

Basketball hoop and backboard for the grandkids...regulation 10 foot!
Great job Papa!!

Got up and went to breakfast at the casino in town, as i was heading to Gardnerville to do shopping for the weekend!  Thought I might get to Carson City too, but that didn't happen.  We have this old sewing machine that we thought we might get consigned, but they want 50% to do it..nahhhhh..we'll figure something out! 

Got home later this afternoon, and Ken had finished the painting, and got the basketball hoop and backboard up...looks awesome!  

I got groceries (lots of them) and while in Walmart saw they had  29" Emerson tv for $148.00...called Ken and then I bought it!  We used to only have 19" tv's and then when we moved here I bought a 26"...so we'll move that to the bedroom and put the 29" in the livingroom...whoohoo...moving up in the world!  

Today is my good friend Vicki's 50th birthday..hard to believe..haven't seen her since before we retired..but I know she's the kind of friend who would be there in a heartbeat if u needed her...Love u Vic!!

Looking forward to our visitors this weekend! 

99.9% Finished painting "my little ugly house"...don't think I can call it that anymore!

How it looked this am!

This afternoon!

This afternoon!! Love it!

Got up this am and got the day started...it was much cooler than any other days!  It stayed that way too..sun was really bright, but it wasn't too hot!  We started with the front door side of the house (trailer)...and were done by lunch...all we had left was the little funny area between the original house and the add on, our master bedroom and laundry area.  Have just a little bit to do tomorrow and we are done!  

Thinking we are going to breakfast early in the am in town and then I'm going into Carson City and Gardnerville to do the shopping for the weekend and our visitors! 

Feels good to have another project done!  Tomorrow Ken plans on getting the painting finished, the basketball hoop up and then we'll see about the sewer pipe..

We sat outside this late afternoon, it was so cool we had to come in .....come on Fall!!

Quick trip to Winnemucca....

Woke up at 0430 and got ready..left the house at 0600 or so..I made some egg sandwiches for us so we ate while watching the sun come up over the Nevada horizon..beautiful and oh so quiet!  

We got to the Winnemucca property and I took a few pics of the containers (I mean really, what kind of pics can u take of 8x20 containers..)..anyway, we are going to try and list one of them anyway on Craigslist and see what happens..I think people want them, they only problem is hauling them away..and someone is going to have to do that..can't hurt to try..

We stayed about 45 min or so, checked the mail and were out of there about 1030..we wanted to have lunch in town at our favorite Mexican place, Las Margaritas..but it was just too early..we figured we'd b in Fernley around 1300 so we decided to head for the Wigwam...got there at 1315 and had a great lunch..I had veggie burger and fries..Ken had the Big MO...I gotta say it looks so awesome!! 

Headed home, stopped at Scolari's for a few things and then home...I didn't do much after that...Ken put up a new wall mount for a tv in the bedroom..we have a 19 inch but now need much bigger! I'd say 26"...or so..Nice...

Talked to Bryan, Cheryl and Eric tonight...Looks like Eric and Mason will b coming on Saturday..as Seth and Mason are attending a funeral of a young man in Cool..so sad..He was a junior at Adam's school and died of Lukemia, if my sources are correct..We will look forward to Eric and Seth's visit!  

Planning on getting up early and getting going on the painting of the entrance of the house!  Pics tomorrow!!