I march on!

I continue on my quest to get pictures in order.  These are cousins on Mom's side of the family.  I know Russell, Arlene, Ruth, Dean, Dean's brother (name?), Phillip Jr (?)-his wife (?) and I have no idea who is in the front on the left.  It was taken around 2004.  I know that at least two of the cousins are now gone.
In 2013 Terry and I stopped in CA to say hi to Ruth Gregerson who was 94 at the time.  It was a fun conversation.  She asked us if we would like something to drink.  We said a glass of wine would be great.  She laughed and said, "That is great, I enjoy a glass of wine, I am not like a lot of the Sampsons!"  She went into the kitchen, poured wine and then forgot about it!  Ruth is the daughter of Ansel, the oldest of Mom's siblings so she was a lot older than the Lee's.
Anyway, one of my goals for the winter is to get most of the prints on the computer.  Terry and I purchased a scanner for the job and so far it is working great.  Not sure how many hundreds of pictures there are but there is a lot.  AND my pictures are a drop in the bucket compared to Terry's!
Most things are now put away in the house.  We have now been in Naples a week so it is time to start to plan out the winter.  Not sure what but it is always good to start!
I get distracted with the picture stuff and my FP turned cold-that is all.

Late but only one excuse for two

Audrey turned 7 October 13--we were on the road

Cynthia and Mike celebrated their 9th anniversary yesterday, the 20th--no excuse to be late on it

Audrey, happy birthday
Cynthia and Mike, happy anniversary.
Life has taken a Naples turn since we arrived.  Of course, what would one expect???  We are adjusting to warm temps as the days since we arrived have been in the high 80's.  We are trying to resume activities that are only Naples but it seems that it takes us at least a week to settle in.  For the most part things are in order but there are still some things that need to be done.
I put out an e-mail Sunday afternoon to three guys to see if anyone wanted to hit the ball on Monday.  A guy that I did not e-mail showed up at 7:30 and we hit the ball for an hour.  Then on Tuesday I had a half hour lesson with the club pro and played a 90 minute match at 10:30.  The good things that happened in the match were:

• I lasted the entire 90 minutes!
• I did NOT fall!
• I made some good shots!
• I did not suffer from heat stroke!
• My serves were mostly in!
• My back was okay!
• I had fun!

There were some more good things and I will not get into the bad!  Actually I had one great shot but after the fact I had to admit it was luck.
No, I do think there is some work to do and the FP is down to the last 2 sips. 

88 today

You are correct, we are not in St. Paul today.  We arrived in Naples Friday evening about 6 after driving 600 miles for the day.  Our trip was uneventful which we were thankful for.  We had a night with Aaron and Amy, a couple of hours with John and Mary and two nights with Kim and Dave.  Kim and Dave moved into a different house this past summer and it is very nice.  Large house, on a lake and pretty much everything one would expect in that situation.  Dave and I spent a couple of hours fishing.  I caught my first every cat fish.
We were thankful for gas prices that were so much lower than in the past.  I am guessing that the gas bill for driving down here was $150 less than a year ago.  The lowest we found was in TN where we filled for $1.95.9  Kind of fun and a HUGE change from the $5.39.9 we paid in Coldfood AK in the summer of 2014!  Wow, it just occurred to me that if we were in MN I could use that $150 to buy a new tool for the shop.  I did purchase one for a project this summer and it saved me a LOT of time and I think it helped me do a better job too.

I am on our new Apple computer and I am trying to learn how to use it.  The picture did not load where I wanted it and I used it only to see if I could do it on the new computer.  The picture was taken in the late fall of 2009 when Travis and I traveled to Devils Lake, ND.  The snow, well it was late November!!!
We backed the camper into the garage Friday and waited until Saturday to unload.  By noon on Saturday pretty much everything was in the house, now to decide where it all goes!
I am hoping to get on the tennis court this week.  I had better as team play starts in two weeks.  If I don't get into half tennis shape I may have to be the none playing captain which does not sound like fun in any way.
I think it will take some time to get used to the FL heat.  It is not bad but for sure it is different than MN.  I will miss my woodworking but I think reading and tennis will be a good replacement.
Terry and I did not do a lot of physical exercise this summer so we need to get back into that.  It should not be too difficult to get those extra 8-10 pounds off but it is a matter of doing it.
I am sipping my FP out of my "End of the Alaska Highway" cup but it has turned cool.  Need to reheat the cup and then unpack some more.

Fall is here

No question, fall has arrived.  AND I have decided to follow the new way McDonald's is doing things.  I see by their sign that they now serve breakfast all day so I have decided to follow suit.  I had oatmeal for my afternoon snack yesterday!
I have experienced the saying, "don't hurry but be quick" over the last few days.  Many things to do before we head to Naples.  I try not to hurry but I try to get things done quickly.  Yesterday it was Terry and I in the yard mowing, taking care of the garden and in general getting the yard ready for winter. 
Today, so far, it was a quick trip to the clinic for some blood work as I need to get that done before we leave.  I think we will get a start on getting things in the camper today as our weather has been perfect for going in and out of the house.  Yesterday we got the spider spray inside and outside of the house so we are hoping that the webs decrease.
No, enough for now, I did not have my FP this morning as I stopped for an Americano at Starbucks on my way home from the clinic.

Happy October

The moon from our front yard

Our new addition

It needed a third shelf--it looks crooked but it is not!

I finally was able to finish something that was fun!  Bending the iron for the supports and shaping them on the old farm anvil was fun.  The final product, not perfect but it was okay.
Oh my, much to do today.  I think I am ready.
* I retrieved the paper, took out the sports and placed the rest of the paper on the bed for Terry
* then I ground the coffee and put on the hot water for FP
 *as the water was heating I wheeled the garbage to the curb and carried bags of compose to set beside it
*by that time the water was hot and the FP begin
*I cut a potato for hash browns and put the sasuage in the pan
*about the time the pototes were finished I cracked two eggs on top of them and put english muffins in the toaster
*after breakfast it was time to read scripture and write some down for Terry
*then it was get down on the floor and do the stretching so that darn back stays well
*needed to to open the garage as I forgot my thumb brace in the wood shop last night
*finally, after the daily supplements, there is some time to open e-mails and go to facebook for a short time
*NOW it is time to get out in the shop but I may be too tired!!!

Terry and I have this habit of cramming too much in too little time.  So here we are getting projects finished, starting to plan for the trip south and today we will have lunch and dinner guests!  It's all routine, right?
No more FP and no more time on the computer.