The annual trip to see the doctor was today. It was nice, due to the weather no one was around. EKG came out normal, and blood work was drawn and we’ll have the results tomorrow. I always get a bit nervous for the annual physical. I guess it’s because that’s where a problem will get spotted one day. I mean it’s not even really a matter of if but when. It’s a reminder that you’re human and you’re going to die one day and you need to stop in to see if there’s anything we can do to delay the inevitable.

Other than that Sandy and I just laid around and dealt with the cold as we have been. Tomorrow we’re above freezing for a change.

We’re sitting at 26 degrees and that’s more or less the high for the day, dropping back into the teens this evening. Only issue so far has been the kitchen cold water tap, we have a heater pointed at it and it freed up the water so we should be good to go until the thaw on Wednesday.

It’s just stupid cold outside. Spent the entire day inside and at home. I was somewhat excited to be home bound with the crumby weather because there was going to be some football on. The Cowboys should be able to make short work of the Green Bay Packers BUT, that wasn’t the case. I’ve posted on here before about the curse that Jerry has hanging over the Cowboys and it was in full effect as they fell on their faces in the game. Pick six interceptions, wide open enemy receivers and the usual host of penalties doomed the boys to golf next weekend. I completely understand why they’re cursed but it’s hard to watch.

Something like 4 or so hours ago it was 63 degrees outside. I spent the day cleaning out the garage so the cars could fit in there and getting as much water out of the RV as possible. Now it’s 32 degrees and dropping into the 20s or so. We’re below freezing for the next couple of days but I think that we’re ready to roll with it. I’ve got 10 gallons of gas for the generator should the power go out. We’ve got like 100 pounds of propane in case we needed to occupy the RV and we know the battery works great too.

We’re thawing one of the cheesecakes we made so we’ll see how the quality is after the freeze and thaw. Fingers crossed it comes out well as that will be a boon for bringing desserts to gatherings. Also made blueberry muffins for giggles, they came out perfect considering I added half a bag of thawed berry’s to the batter.

Stay warm and more news tomorrow.

Well we had to make it back to the house and we did that today. We tried biking at Abilene but it was too cold to be fun. I did get the black tank cleaned out very well so that’s a plus. BUT I managed to screw up the a-frame jack by having it too low when backing it in and destroyed it. Grrr, I liked that one. I’m going to replace it with one from Harbor Freight that’s a top wind as opposed to a sidewinder that I’m used to. We’ll see how that goes. It’s time to drain and ready the RV and house for weather in the teens.

So the new year is here and it’s time to start looking for a new job but that may take a bit so I need to keep moving forward so I’m working on the website and photo galleries and I’m going to take an actual class on Linux to work towards my Red Hat certification, just for giggles. Sandy and I did make it to the rec center for 30 minutes on the track so still trying to stay active. Tune in tomorrow for the adventures of installing a new batter and box on the RV!

Sandy and I actually made it up to see the old year out and the new year in. We made our annual journey to Razoo’s and took our picture at the tree in Sundance Square. Went and saw the parents and made it home by sunset. Spent the first day of the year relaxing and enjoying doing nothing. Tomorrow the year begins in earnest and there are things to get done and goals to accomplish. Best luck to all in the new year!!!

So apologies for the delay in the current content. I’m still struggling with managing content that was developed in the last expedition. And honestly, there’s been a bit of a lag getting back on the computers. It will correct itself in time.
More soon.

We find ourselves docked at a KOA about 12 miles south of Livingston Montana. I’m not the biggest fan of KOA’s but they have full hookups and WiFi which after boon docking for 5 days is a treat. Offline posts will need to be published but it’s next to impossible while I’m still on the road. They’ll appear as time allows.

Today was a R&R day, we woke up late, Sandy went to town for coffee and her Montana Starbucks cup. I got showered and we went back into town for a Y splitter for water and groceries. We loaded up so should be set for the next week. We’re right by a tiny town called Pine Creek and went and hiked up to Pine Creek Falls. Very pretty. I got the tool bag organized and a few chores done, burgers on the grill and a sunset walk. Nice day! Off to Idaho tomorrow, FCFS at Farragut State Park.