CONSTRUCTION EVERY WHERE IN HOUSTON..…EVEN AT THE WEAVER’S

Tuesday, December 14 - The fellow came to claim the washer/dryer this afternoon. He sent his brother to check it out about ten days ago. His brother left the cash so I would hold it. Thank goodness both guys came to help get it out of the MH and into the their truck. That sucker is HEAVY! Once again, we used the emergence escape window behind the driver's seat to pass it out. The door is too skinny and of course the passenger seat is in the way. If you ever need to get a big item in or out of a MH, that window is the route to go!

Sorry no pictures. Marsha was busy watching Bella. She had her outside and just about the time we started to move the washer, the garbage truck came. She HATES those trucks. She was running all over trying to get out of her leash. After that truck pulled out, for some reason this other BIG truck pulled in the parking lot. She AGAIN freaked out and Marsha had to contain her. Bella was glad when the guys left! She ran for the door and spent the rest of the day trying to recover from those BIG, NASTY trucks.  What a wuss!
Now we are going to convert that washer/dryer cabinet into clothes hanging and storage.



We really want a nice area to hang coats. That's one thing missing in most motor homes, a closet for coats.


Wednesday, December 15 – Paul did the closet conversion project today. He hung a closet rod in the former Washer/Dryer cabinet. We now have a nice place for coats and other odds and ends. Looks like it could have made a nice “dog house” for Paul…..ha ha!!






Finished and full! Those aren’t all coats. There are some shirts in there too.



Marsha did some laundry today. We went to a different Washateria. She is so glad we did. If we didn’t, she would have missed the next shot.



You say…”What the heck?” We too thought the same thing. We watch a lady put in a twin size comforter in this BIG washer and add about 2 CUPS of detergent. Marsha was going crazy! She said, “Let’s see what happens.” Well, the picture says it all.



Do you see any signs of a comforter? I told Marsha, “You better stop taking pictures. If that lady catches you, she will break your camera.” Marsha just stood there laughing. She again said, “Watch this.” This time the rinse water started and again NO SIGN OF A COMFORTER. The entire machine had suds. Thank goodness our dryer went off and I could get Marsha out of there. Doesn’t take much to humor her!
We then headed out to Outback Steakhouse to meet up with Carrie for dinner. We enjoyed dinner and visiting with Carrie AND she picked-up the tab! THANK-YOU!

Friday, December 17 – We are going to celebrate Christmas with the girls on Saturday, so that meant Marsha needed to get the Wedding Soup cooking today. We went over to Kelly’s early so she could get it on the stove. Boy did the apartment smell good! Good eatin’s tomorrow.

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OFFBEAT TOURIST ATTRACTIONS…HOUSTON

We went on an interesting drive this afternoon. After consulting Roadside America, a Guide to Tourist Oddities, we decided to go see a couple unique things here in South Houston.

On our way to our first stop we saw Reliant Stadium, Home of the Houston Texans.

A beautiful stadium with a movable roof.

The roof was open, and the area was preparing for Monday Night Football. We drove all around, pulling over frequently for photographs. The security officers were taking their places. There are tons of parking areas each with a special color code for special events such as tailgating parties.

Our second stop was The Giant Cross.

Over 170 feet high Sagemont Church Cross , taller than the Statue of Liberty (not counting its pedestal).  it is in the yard of one of Houston's “mega” Churches, Sagemont Church. The horizontal beam is 60 feet long. The cross is lit at night and is visible for miles. At the base is a 2,500 square foot platform for special events such as weddings.

Can you find Marsha in the picture? She is small small compared to this cross.

Baptism area.

Church officials say they want the cross to serve as a symbol of hope. Man was it HUGE!

Our third and final stop was a field full of metal sculptures.

It is located at Texas Pipe and Supply, Highway 288 and Belfort on the southbound side of 288 just south of Bellfort Blvd. The Texas Pipe and Supply call this "The Eclectic Menagerie Park". This was something to see! We pulled over on the entrance ramp and turned on our flashers to wander among the large metal sculptures. There is lots of detail in many of these sculptures.

There was a soldier,

Snoopy,

a rocket ship,

a modern fighter plane,

Armadillo

 

Close up of some of the detail.

Why they picked this one of do…who knows.

We called this Monster Man.

Keep your fingers out of his mouth.

If you look real close, you can see a bird standing on the motor.

This spider was pretty neat. The eyes were HUGE.

Marsha was attacked by one of the sculptures.

This was our favorite. Check out the bling on the legs and head band of the middle cow.

There were lots more. What an interesting adventure. Be sure to check out Roadside America for interesting and unique oddities in your area!

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OOOOO…THOSE PESKY WASPS!

Monday, December 13 – Brrrrrrrrrrr!!! Woke-up to 32 degrees this morning in Houston. How cold was it where you live? I see on my weather watch that it was 16 degrees in Canton, OH (our former hometown) and 45 degrees in Mission, TX are next destination. Much of the Nation is firmly in the grip of Old Man Winter....pretty early I would say!

Last night Paul turned on the rear furnace. When the forecast calls for COLD weather, we turn on the rear furnace. It distributes heat to the holding tanks and the basement storage areas. Don't want pipes and such freezing now do we! Well, much to his surprise it sounded like the furnace fan was full of rocks! Ahhhh.....those darn mud-dobber wasps were at it!!! This morning, Paul raised to door covering the furnace area and removed the furnace blower fan and cleaned it out. Just a small nest, but what a racket it made.

In the pictures, you notice the furnace on top.

Below the furnace on the right, the smaller of the two black tanks, is called the “black-water” tank. It is for holding waste water from the toilet and holds about forty gallons of.....enough said on the subject... :=)

The larger of the two black tanks, is called the “gray-water” tank. It is for holding waste water from the three sinks and shower. It is approximately sixty gallons in size.

Finally, the largest tank, the white tank on the bottom, is our fresh water tank. It is for holding our “on-board” fresh water supply. We use this when NOT hooked up to city utilities. It holds approximately 100 gallons of water. Look closely and you might be able to see we have about a half tank of water.

Hope you enjoyed the tour of our holding tanks. When full, there is quite a bit of weight here. That explains why they are located just in front of the dual rear wheels.

Let’s see. It is December 13…8 days until the first day of Winter. Look at the pictures below and see what is going on here in Houston.

Your eyes do not deceive you. THEY ARE MOWING! It doesn’t matter how long we are here or how many times, we just can’t get over the weather.

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