Happy Thanksgiving

Ah... the pressures of writing a blog.    While we were on the road, we had something relatively new to report almost everyday.    Now we are settled in at the "mobile home" and there is work to be done everyday.   We've had an interesting week.

We've been taping, cleaning, and getting the mobile ready to paint up through Saturday.

Saturday night was the first quartet "sing" at the Lake Gibson Church of the Nazarene featuring the Kingsmen Quartet.    Sheryl and I took a break from the work and went with Paul and Judy Purdy.  The Kingsmen are sorta like the Oak Ridge Boys, except they sing music with an emphasis on Jesus and how He works in our lives.   That might be the essence of quartet music.   The Kingsmen have been a quartet since the 1950's.

Monday we were back at it - ready to paint the mobile - the major job to be completed this fall before the renters come in January.

We taped and papered..  papered and taped AND removed various things we didn't want painted.  The weather man had predicted low winds for Monday of this week - a must for our park because the units are quite close together.   I got the Graco paint sprayer system all ready to be flushed out with water and I had a leak.   I tried to get help at Lowe's..  no way.   I finally called Graco.... and they offered to send me a new gun, no charge, overnight.  So the painting was put on hold until Tuesday.   My heartfelt thanks to Graco.

Now it seemed like a good time to grab the camera, the golf clubs and go have some fun.  But first, a stop at the alligator pond.

Yup.. that's right here in the park.  And not too far from the goat pen too. 

Tuesday morning 10:05 a.m.   The new paint gun arrived via UPS and 15 minutes later I was ready to spray paint.  Two hours later I had 3/4 of the mobile done but I was a gallon of paint SHORT!   So off to Lowe's I went.   I guess I finished up finally about 3 p.m. and Phil and I (Phil is my son) had the whole place cleaned up and the tape removed by dark.  

New carpet is coming on Monday.   It's going to look nice in the living room, all we seem to be doing most of the time is working.  We're going to have to get back on the road to get a break from all this work.   All in good time, all in good time.

We wish everyone a great Thanksgiving.   We are thankful for how God has provided for us and the life He allows us to live.