Following the Barkers

Following the Barkers

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Tuesday July 26 and Wednesday July, 27, 2011

Tuesday
Never knowing when it might be time to work on the coach we were up at 7:30.  Gerri says I made a mistake telling Kevin we could be in Celina through Saturday.
Not much was happening today.  Kevin and John installed the new Multi-state antenna for regular and HD TV off the air.  Kevin also determined that the surround sound DVD player wasn't working and I needed a new unit.
Gerri went to a local laundromat and did laundry.  She had trouble with the machines and some of the clothes didn't come out right.  This has been pretty common with commercial Laundromats.The washer dryer in the coach may be slow, but it is sure and the clothes come out clean.
Later we went to Walmart but I wasn't sure what unit to buy.  I wanted to stick with Samsung but Walmart didn' have a home theater system in that brand.
We tried out the Wii with a bowling  game and I beat both Glenna and Gerri.
Supper was Perch fillets.  After some TV and computer time we called it a night.

Wednesday
I talked to Kevin about the DVD player and he said any that I liked would do.  I went back to Walmart and bought a RCA unit that plays Blue Ray, DVD and CDs.  It doesn't have FM radio which we had never used anyway. 
At three Gerri and Glenna went to a local beauty shop and had their hair done.
Kevin got the DVD player installed and working.  Now he has to figure out the wiring to make the new TV antenna and park cable work with the whole system.
We went to the La Carreta for dinner.  Gerri and I shared a fajita dinner for two that had shrimp, beef, chicken and chorizo.  Glenna had a shrimp quesadilla ala carte.  The big surprise was that Glenna cleaned her plate and Gerri and I had left overs.
Same drill as other nights, some tv and computer time and then to bed.
Tomorrow we plan to go to Decatur to pick up the the concrete items Gerri ordered and to pickup my computer.  In the afternoon we plan to go to Lima for produce and Skyline chili.  No one in Decatur is selling corn yet, due to rain the crops didn't get in until after the start of June.
Gary the cabinet maker will be here tomorrow to start installing the valances.  Some of the LED ceiling lights and the correct shades for the entry door are still on order.  Hopefully I won't need to make a trip to Quartzsite or Palm Springs next year.
Gerri sent an e-mail to her cousin Bob Barnhart who is on a motorcycle trip with his wife, Joyce, around the four corners of the USA.  The last we heard he was en route to Maine from Florida.  Gerri asked for his itinerary since we will be wondering around the mid west until the third week of August.  If we can it would be great to hook up with them for a visit.
We also have altered our return trip plans to include a stop at Fun Valley in South Fork, CO to visit with our friend Alan Howeth.

2 comments:

  1. Hay, That is good news. When do you think you will make it to Fun Valley?

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  2. If our plans go right we will be there on Friday Aug. 26th through Aug 30th if we can get a spot. We will try to stay where you are.

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