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Jeanne & Joe

Rachel came over last night. Was great seeing her! She has been working 2 jobs to save up for a car. Joe will help her look for one in January 2012. I gave her a cool game to play with her friends.

We were supposed to go to his brother’s for Christmas to visit his family, but yesterday sister-in-law decided to take kids to see her mother. I’m upset about it; seems his mother got into a yelling match with her about it too. This is the first Christmas in 5 years Joe has had off and she decides at the last minute not to be there so he can see his nephews!

I hope Joe likes his Christmas gift! Peace, Joy & Love to all!

Gotta work tonight. I should be home to get some good sleep to start cooking and FOOTBALL!!!

Hope you and your family enjoys a wonderful day and meal!

My father died August 11th. Was unable to attend the funeral in Louisiana due to finances and distance. Then Joe’s grandmother died October 6th; exactly one month before her 92nd birthday! We were able to attend her memorial and funeral.

Rachel got a 2nd job also; but Michae’ls has made feelers about her going full-time. I told her to take it if offered. I’m working at Zibibbo 73 in Stafford. I was a bartender; but was taken off the bar because a woman complained I didn’t ‘pay enough attention to her.’ A co-worker said he saw her and she was on her iPad the whole time! Nice, eh?

I’ve had several regulars contact me to say they’ve been asking for me back behind the bar AND on Yelp! I had a review that said because me (Rio) they came back! So, lets see what the manager does!

I’ve been to ER twice since my dad died. Don’t know whether it’s my heart or gallbladder. Need to make some Dr appointments: a stress test for my heart and a sonogram for my gallbladder. *sigh*

Will let you know update! I promise!

Jeanne

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1998 Damon Camp-Lite
This model is the only one with BOTH a shower and Cassette toilet. It also has a hard door; which means it is additional support. If for some reason the wench should start to unwind; the door will hold the roof in place.

• Slide Out
• Title – Free & Clear
• Solar Panel Battery Charger w/Converter
• Plumbing recently serviced
• Lots of Storage
• Sleeps 7
• 3-Way Ice Box (LP gas, 12v, or 110v)
• 13 Gallon Fresh Water Holding Tank
• New Electrical Contact Under Sink
• City Water Hook-Up
• 2 Propane Tanks; soft cover is cracking
• 2 Deep Cycle Batteries (New)
• 2 Brand New Tires
• Skylight w/motorized fan w/reverse intake
• Removable Faceplate Radio w/CD Player
• Customized Air Conditioner
• Microwave
• Fold-down hook for hanging clothes
• Stabilizer Jacks
• Table Folds into a Large Bed
• Cassette Toilet AND Shower
• Roll-Down Awning and sides to make an outside room
• Camper shows wear
• Canvas in good condition; will need zipper & canvas work before too long.
• 3 Burner stove, Can be used inside or out
• 2 Queen beds
• Receipts of work done will be included

Uses a 2″ Ball & 7 Plug Wiring Harness. This model is an older model; it is sold AS-IS. The solar panel holds enough charge to power one item; i.e., a laptop. I just want the money back I charged for the upgrades.

Instruction Manual is a PDF that the manufacturer sent to me. I will forward it to your email. I will also send all information I found online for caring for a pop-up.

we are preparing the land for our retirement. I surprised Joe with 2 small black walnut and 2 6′ black walnut trees; also, 4 (different types) blueberry bushes, 10 hedge bushes, a pampas grass, horseradish and spearmint. I’ll get a list of plants later, but now it’s going to be wonderful! I’ve got two apple trees on order at Lowe’s there.

Gas right now is $3.93 a gallon! Joe is getting into stocks. He’s doing research. I’m so proud of him!

We’ve brewed our second batch of beer, Whiskey Barrel Stout. Joe has been sampling it. *sigh* I got another Witber kit, our first. I’ve copied the ingredients list. I plan on ordering the ingredients for future brews!

Well, gotta run. Will keep you updated!

But I doubt as my hours were cut to cover the hours i could work as I have to commute with Joe. Tomorrow my new supervisor will be with me so I can talk to her about the hours. One of the co-manager said she expects one of us to be there 7 days a week; but the position is truly M-F! We’ll see.

Rachel got her day off to be Wednesday so Joe can use her vehicle on Wednesday morning.  If its not one thing it’s another!

I have a full-time job now. That’s been what’s eating most of my time. I was offered a job two weeks before our vacation, they were okay with it. We spent a week on our new property on my birthday week!! But….we got poison oak! Egads, but it was horrible! It took two courses of steroids to overcome it! ugh!

I had to quit school, my work schedule is very difficult. I change the prices in the grocery store I work at. That means I go in at 8pm on Tuesday night and am there until noon on Wednesday! That’s a 16 hour shift, with 30 minutes for lunch!

Been feeling depressed. One reason is Joe’s hurtful remark when we were watching a telly show and the gal said “he sang me a song.” I turned to him and said you’ve never sung me a song; his reply? “And I never will.” That hurt. I get tired of him telling of others he sang to, but not me. I’m not worth it. My other issue? I want a baby. I’ve tried bringing it up but he’s cut me off. I’m beginning to feel we’re just going in opposite directions. He wonders why I’m depressed. I try and bring it up, but he doesn’t want to hear it. *shrug*

Anyway, I got Joe a beer making kit for xmas. Our first attempt was Witber; kinda like a Blue Moon. We opened a bottle; now it’s supposed to be opened tomorrow, but we couldn’t wait. Carbonation was good; the aroma was strong. The alcohol content is high. Joe thinks he didn’t put in enough water to make 5 gallons. And, he thinks it would benefit from a secondary fermentation. For our first attempt it’s not bad. I’ve gotten him a Whiskey Barrel Stout for his next attempt. He wants to get a wort chiller and second carboy (fermentor) before trying the second batch. We did have a heck of a time trying to cool down wort!

Joe got me a pressure canner for xmas. I’ve been canning up a storm. Joe figured out we have almost 100 jars of food in our pantry. I’ve got turkey chili, salsa, chicken marsala, New Orleans-style red beans, black eye peas, ham broth and caramelized onions. Can’t wait for farmer’s market to open to start adding more to the pantry. I still have 6 2# tubes of Jimmy Dean Sage sausage I need to can. I’m waiting for Joe’s store to have their thick-cut bacon on sale again. I’ll can that too!

Well, we’ve got vacation time in for last week of April and first week of May to start working on our land. I’ve got to call the local nursery to see if they have or can get the trees we want. I’d like to start planting walnuts for him. PLUS it takes up to 5+ years to start producing. I’d like to put in some almond trees and blueberry bushes for this visit. I’m going to start putting some ginseng if I can, but I’m not sure if they’ll be available now. Someone suggested walking onions; going to look those up! I’ve got ramp bulbs on my list. I’m looking for plants I can let grow and when we move there they’ll be ready. Fruit trees will be next.

We’re going to talk to the old farmer we met. He used to own the land back in the 60′s. He’ll know the low spots. We’re going to mark off the low spots and try to figure out a spot to put in a pond. I’d like to have a spot to fish; both for pleasure and a food source.

Making a list of plants we can start planting. My only worry is the deer. Looking into some form of either enclosure or some deer off product. We found some at Lowe’s but it has to last 4+ months as we won’t be back until September-ish.

Well, that’s all for now! Got to start cleaning up for Rachel’s return!!

Now she really hates being in Louisiana. She’s stuck without a car in the middle of nowhere. Hopefully her sister will give her a ride to my brother’s so he can take her to and from her new job. She’s working in the framing department of Hobby Lobby (like Michael’s).

I start a new job on Monday. I was hired by Harris Teeter’s to do file maintenance (change price tags). Finally a full-time job!