Catching up

Day 9:

Happy to report that although the temperature on Friday night got even lower than Thursday night, we were prepared. Although Friday night at 8:00 we didn't know how prepared we were. After the frigid Thursday night that found us seeing our breath Friday morning, the sun going down was a concern all day long. After a cold night at Friday Night Lights at the soccer complex, and several very good offers of accommodations of warmer resting places we decided that we could handle the cold. . . . but just in case we picked up a space heater at Dollar General (which probably means it will last us 3 days worth).

By the time the Ranger's were out of the World Series-3rd inning maybe-at least we were warm. Not only were we warm we were on the verge of hot which lead to Brandi getting up in the middle of the night and turning down the heater. Saturday morning brought frost to the ground and windows which was barely noticable, until the the door opened to let the dogs out. Also Saturday morning brought a cold morning of soccer and losses for both Adam and Alle's team (bummer). If a couple of humbling losses is the worst for the day. . . it's a good day in our book.

In a brief, but not quite unrelated sidebar, this is where I express my amazement in my wife. On Saturday, in spite of all the craziness in our lives right now, she threw a kick-butt Halloween party. Sure we didn't do it at our house as has been customary over the last couple of years rolling or otherwise, but it was still a lot of fun and all 19 kids in attendance seemed to have a good time. You rock babe!!

Day 10

Double digits!!! After our first day experiences last Friday I must say I'm a little surprised about how well we are fitting into a schedule here. Fitting in the the RV is a completely different topic, but fitting into a routine is going well. A second Sunday commute to church, a great time of worship, teaching and great fellowship means only 3 more weeks of fielding Jeremiah's "did you drive your house" questions. It also proved that there actually are some people following along here which is fun. As in many things when a certain amount of accountability exists its easier to stay motivated! (not to mention I'm actually having fun documenting out the days).

Today actually looked as much like a typical day as any that we have had here. After church and a bag of burgers from Brahm's (2 actually- amazing how much Adam eats!) it was back to the ranch for some relaxing and a nap! Just like back on Parkside I got to nap in living room with the TV on. Only this time the couch was the bed I sleep on every night. After my nap (honestly I have no idea what anyone else in the house did while I was out cold), we ran some errands and then enjoyed homemade pizza. Of course that homemade pizza was made in the Graham home and we are so thankful for all of our friends and their generosity.

As we prepare for week two tomorrow, everyone is tucked in and I'm debating if I should watch the Cowboys or turn in. . . . easy choice - I'll check the score in the morning!

Keep checking back. On top of our daily (not so interesting) updates I have a couple other things that I need to address in this space, such as:

The difference between an RV Park and a trailer Park
My goal to make cornhole the official game of the Texan RV Ranch
My fear of using the propane (yes we have a furnace in here)


Nitey.