WORKAMPING AT GRAND LAKE

WE STARTED WORK ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012. OUR FIRST JOB WAS TO WASH DOWN TWO BUILDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR PAINTING. ON THURSDAY, WE STARTED PAINTING A GARAGE THAT HAD NOT BEEN PAINTED IN 20 YEARS. HERE IS A "BEFORE" PICTURE.

AND AN "AFTER".

WE WERE PRETTY PROUD OF THE WAY IT TURNED OUT AND KATHI AND IRV WERE QUITE PLEASED WITH THE RESULT. THEN WE MOVED ON TO THE RV  PARK BATHROOM BUILDING. HERE IS THE "BEFORE".

AND AN "AFTER."

WE ARE WORKING 10 HOURS EACH FOR OUR SITE. THE SOFFIT HAD NEVER BEEN PUT ON THE GARAGE, SO WE STARTED GETTING THAT CUT AND PAINTED.

AND THEN IT STARTED RAINING, IT RAINED   FOR FIVE DAYS. WE ENDED UP WITH EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN BEFORE IT WAS DONE. WATER STANDING EVERYWHERE!

THE TREE OUT THE BACK WINDOW WAS STARTING TO DROWN!!!

WE TRIED TO FIND WORK TO DO INDOORS......KATHI HAD DARRELL CUT AROUND A SIGN FOR HER.

SHE WAS GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP!!

ONE OF THE RAINY DAYS WE WENT DOWNTOWN SHOPPING AND  SAW THIS SHIRT, WHICH   WAS CLOSE TO HOW WE WERE FEELING ABOUT OKLAHOMA.

OUR WALKING PATH ALSO DISAPPPEARED INTO THE WATER!!!

THIS IS  NOT EVEN CONSIDERED "FLOODING" HERE, I GUESS THE LAKE FLUCTUATES YEAR AROUND.  KATHI AND IRV WANTED TO TAKE US OUT TO EAT, SO ONE OF THE LESS RAINY DAYS WE WENT TO PENSACOLA DAM AND ATE AT PENSACOLA PIZZA. THE DAM WAS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD.

SO MUCH WATER!!!

THE PIZZA AND SPAGHETTI WAS GOOD TOO!  

SO, WHEN THE RAIN STOPPED, AND THE SUN CAME OUT AGAIN, WE PUT THE SOFFIT UP ON THE GARAGE. IT LOOKED REALLY NICE. 

IRV HAD ROOF VENTS HE HAD NEVER PUT ON, SO WE PUT THOSE ON FOR HIM.

AND FINALLY THE GARAGE WAS FINISHED!

THE FLOWER BEDS STILL NEED WEEDING, SO WE GOT RIGHT ON IT!!!

IN PREPARATION FOR LEAVING FRIDAY, APRIL 6, WE TOOK DUALLY OVER TO VINITA TO BE SERVICED. WHILE WE WERE WAITING WE WALKED OVER TO CLANTON'S CAFE, WHICH WAS A CAFE THAT GUY FIERI  SHOWCASED ON DINERS DRIVE-INS AND DIVES.  WE REMEMBER WATCHING THAT EPISODE ON FOOD NETWORK WHILE LIVING IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

WE HAD A DELICIOUS BREAKFAST, VERY REASONABLY PRICED, AND LARGE PORTIONS!!

WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE VISITING WITH THE GAL AND SHE ASKED US IF WE HAD SEEN THE LARGEST MCDONALD'S  IN THE WORLD.......WE SAID, "NO, WHERE IS IT?" SHE GAVE US DIRECTIONS AND WE WERE SO GLAD WE WENT, BECAUSE WE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!! 

BUILT ACROSS  INTERSTATE  44!!! OF COURSE, WE HAD TO GO IN AND LOOK AROUND, IT IS HUGE!!

INSTEAD OF BEING A "DRIVE THROUGH", IT'S A "DRIVE UNDER!" WE DIDN'T SEE THIS ADVERTISED ANYWHERE, AND WERE SO GLAD SHE TOLD US ABOUT IT!!  WE'VE BEEN FANS OF MCDONALD'S SINCE HIGH SCHOOL!!!
WE FINISHED UP OUR WORK AT GRAND COUNTRY LAKESIDE RV PARK AND SAID OUR GOODBYES TO KATHI AND IRV ON FRIDAY APRIL 6.

 

WE DIDN'T REALIZE WE WERE ONLY 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY FROM BRANSON UNTIL AFTER WE ARRIVED AT GRAND LAKE. IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO PASS UP....SO WE SAID HELLO TO MISSOURI!!