Monday Meanderings.

A short post today, coffee with my bride this morning, then a trip to Shop & Save,nothing much to do today felt guilty as I even got a nap this afternoon when I fell asleep watching a train movie. Rigg’s and Sadie played all day and are crashed on the rug.
Be safe out there. Sam & Donna..

Sunday Notes.

Up early again, Donna & I had coffee, she has a shift today at the restaurant, by a special request from a party so she is going in at 09:00AM and hopes to get off between 04:00 and 05:00 PM, so at least we can have dinner this evening together. Adam stayed here until about 01:00PM and then his Mom picked him up to go to his other Grandpa's Birthday party.

One of my commenter's asked about a new header photo of the House without snow, he said surely spring has arrived, Well it might be close , but nothing is green yet and the temps are still in the 40's during the day. so I will have to wait and see for a green picture, maybe I have a brown one out there someplace.

I Want to WELCOME two new follower's, the first is Gord, couldn't see a blog for him so if he has one let me know Gord and I'll pass it on. The second is REDPHOTOG, Red has the blog in the link it's called RED'S MID LIFE CRISIS and is starting a new career as a truck driver, I wish you luck Red, I know I enjoyed driving over the road in the motor coach, but I retired when I found out I was making to much money and social security was taking half of it. Your blog is very informative and I look forward to hearing from you as you make your travels. I hope both of you guys enjoy reading about the going's on hear at the Weeb Ranch, we will keep you up on any travels we make in the 5th wheel and of course the adventure's of Rigg's & Sadie.

Speaking of them, I guess all the guard duty this week watching for the UPS Truck. tired them out because as soon as Adam left today they crashed in front of the back door.

 

            Rigg's&Sadie guarding the back door.

Sadie is a trip, she likes to lay in the square of sunlight, while Rigg's prefers the shade, when the sun moves in the sky Sadie will adjust her spot so she is always in the sun.

That's about it for today, I hope we get a warmer day during the week, I have a front axle shaft on my truck that is making noise so I want to replace it soon.

Be safe out there. Sam & Donna...

Saturday Mumblings

Saturday started out fine, Donna got to sleep in until 06:00AM , I was up at 05:30AM had my coffee and hit the blogs for an hour or so, It had rained heavy most of the night,so everything was wet and outdoor play was out of the question so Adam occupied his time with the Saturday kid shows and then some Xbox war games.

He asked if I wanted to go to a movie this afternoon so I said sure, and brought up the movie listings on the laptop. He picked Rango, which is is an animated western with animals doing the acting.He seemed to really enjoy it but even with my juvenile mindset, it seemed to drag a bit.

My sister Wendy in PA. got another good report at the doctors this week, she is going to have a little pain, but it is arthritis and not related to the surgery so she will deal with that later. Samantha also continues to feel better and heal so the medical problems in the family are seemingly on the decline.

Adam’s Mom called and said his other Grandfather Russell’s birthday party was changed from Sat to Sun so he is staying tonight and she will pick him up in the morning. Grandpa & him are happy about another night together.

Not much else going on here at the Weeb Ranch, Be safe out there.. Sam & Donna….

TGIF

Well I overslept this morning , and didn’t wake up until 06:00AM, Donna was long gone to work, Rigg’s was snoring away next to me, and even when I dressed and left the bedroom he stayed for another half hour nap, must be something in the water, as he usually hit’s the floor running when I head to the kitchen. Waited again all day for UPS, AL-THE BAYFIELD BUNCH, had a paragraph in his post today that he wrote to Joani Jones who is running the promotion for Microsoft, and she sent him an e-mail that they were still out of product and would be mailing some thus week, I had sent her one on Feb23rd and basically got the exact same e-mail response. so the drawing is on hold until they send the prizes.

I want to emphasize, that it should be worth waiting for because the bloggers that have been using the earlier versions say it is a great program, I have not used one since I have had several version of Delorme and up to now I haven’t had a GPS hitched up to the laptop. Supposedly these programs come with the GPS Module so I will be as anxious as the rest of you to test it with the laptop.

I just got back from Warrenton MO. after picking up Adam, we stopped for three of the basic essentials in the food chain at Shop & Save, Beer, Donuts, and Dog food, that ought to get us through the weekend all right.

For those of you that don’t have easy access to Grandkid’s, they provide a great excuse to have neat stuff in the house that you would probably not buy if they weren’t there.

Donna is at the Restaurant so it will be just Adam & I for pizza, night he said he might have some Mozzarella Stick’s too, is that my little Italian stallion or what.

That’s about it for today, Be safe out there. Sam & Donna…..

Thursday Happenings.

Up and at em at 04:30AM, had our morning coffee together and then Donna packed it off to the truck company and then to the restaurant.
I just waited for the temperature to warm up like they said it would and then this afternoon when it reached 63 degrees I took the trim piece for the back door molding and painted the first coat on it and let it dry outside, once it sets up I will bring it in the garage and then tomorrow put the second and final coat on it. When I had the Perkay flooring installed in the kitchen  the floor molding they used was made out of particle board, well after several years of water from the door opening and closing and walking in and out and it rotted and broke, I went to Lowes and got a piece of hard wood and some outdoor white paint and that should add about ten years to the life span of the new molding.
Want to take this opportunity to WELCOME two new followers, TERI, no blog listed, and I.M. at RV DREAMERS. Hope you all enjoy the going's on here at the Weeb Ranch as we wait for Donna to retire and then we head out fulltime in our 5th wheel. We will be making several trips before then when the winter finally leaves Dardenne Prairie MO. Rigg's and Sadie our mutso's will do all they can to keep things lively here also.
It's almost 04:00PM and still NO UPS truck, well she said next week and next week is here but not over yet. I am as excited as everyone else at the thought of having this drawing and it is all ready for when the shipment gets here. As Grandpa used to say Good things are worth waiting for. He also used to say good things won't hurt you but don't stuff a Lima Bean in your nose.
Dardenne Prairie was quiet today, except it is trash pickup day so I get to hear the truck stop, the banging of the trash thing that picks up your dumpster and empties it, and then usually by the time he empties mine it's time to squish, so the symphony is completed with the roaring of the motor as he compacts what ever is in the back of the truck. Makes you happy you don't work midnights anymore.
Thats the excitement for today. Be safe out there. Sam & Donna...

Wednesday Musings.

Well we were up at the usual 04:30AM for coffee, my bride left for the truck company at 05:30AM. She also has the restaurant tonight, so I will be batching it.

Waited all day for the UPS truck but it was a no show, maybe they still haven’t resupplied the gal running the promotion yet. She did say this week though. I want to Thank everyone for there comments and if I didn’t already have you on the list I do now, I still only have about 50 names, so the odd’s are still good. I want to thank the followers that let me know not to put them in the pot, as that increases someone else’s chances. I have to admit I am anxious to receive these items as I have prepared the slips and I am going to have the drawing as soon as they arrive.

I also want to welcome two new followers to the Blog, JOHN KITE, and LINDA, I didn’t see blogs listed for them, so If you have one, please  leave me a note in my comments so I can pass it along, I also put an entry in the hat for you guys, and I hope you enjoy the antics of the bunch here at the Weeb Ranch..

Rigg’s has developed a taste for a couple of fingers full of the foam off the top of my first Miller High Life at night. Donna says that beer isn’t good for a dog, and I would imagine if they were to drink in excess like some humans do there livers and kidneys would suffer just like their human counter parts. If anyone had knowledgeable advice on this let me know. I have seen many tavern dogs that lived to a ripe old age, but I hate to cut him off if he enjoys it and it won’t hurt him. My son Andy has banned Sadie from a taste so I will honor his wishes.

That’s about it for today, sorry about being so late for posting. but I gave UPS until 06:00PM  before I gave up on them. I know I didn’t miss them as Sadie & Rigg’s were assigned to the UPS watch today.

Be safe out there. Sam & Donna.

Tuesday Thoughts.

Today is a sunny and almost nice day, the temp is about 52 degrees and no wind, so walked down to the mailbox with just a long sleeve tee shirt and wasn't cold. I have been watching for the UPS truck. Last week I got an e-mail from the lady with the Microsoft Street & Trips offer and she said she had received my e-mail and that the were awaiting a new shipment and would be sending mine this week. So I have decided my giveaway will be a little different than Rick's , instead of giving a two day period, I decided all that would do is give a couple of days of inflated comments that I would have to sort through. so here is what I came up with. I went back to January 1st 2011 and I listed all the bloggers that have left a comment, this indicates a base of people who regularly read the blog, I came up with 42, I subtracted Rick and two others that won in his drawing and that left 38, if I get anyone new between now and whenever I receive the programs in fairness I will add them to the pot. So with 5 programs to giveaway that makes the odds 10-1 instead of over 20-30 to 1. If some of my regular readers don't know if they commented  just send a quick comment, I have a list to make the tags for the drawing and I can quick check and add or verify of you are on the list. I just didn't want this to be away of jacking numbers up for a day so this is what my thoughts are on it.Also if you already have the program and don't want to be considered drop me a quick post or e-mail, My e-mail is in the about us or weeb@centurytel.net , Ok now where is that dang UPS truck..

The week is going by slowly, but I am enjoying reading about our friends who are out and visiting such neat places, hopefully one of these days we will join them, or at least get into weather warm enough to take the trailer to the Lake or on a weekend out . I enjoy just taking it to Iowa and watching the trains go by the campground. Although now fuel will add to the cost of those junkets.

That's about it for today I will let you know when we have the drawing and who the lucky winners will be.

Be safe out there, Sam & Donna...