Another week of workamping

Boy oh boy does time seem to be going fast. Already another week done and 2 days off are here and gone again. It has been a lot more like typical Amarillo weather this week with temps from 64 in the mornings to 90 in the afternoon and not so much wind. Took the girls to the beauty shop at Petsmart and they looked so cute as you can see in the picture with Honeybunch. Justin has been making a killing helping out in the KowPoke Cafe delivering meals to the camp sites. He is averaging around $10 a night in tips and spending it all before the next night. He is having such a good time. Everyone says they will miss him when we take him home on the 4th. We will be back home for 2 days and then drive back up here and go to work Thursday afternoon. All and all having a good time and missing all of our friends back home. Hope to see y'all on the 4th and 5th. Till next week, see y'all

A Night at the Drive-In

Last night Justin and Papa went to a real old fashioned Drive-In. The gates opened at 8pm and the movies started around 9:30pm. It was called the Tascosca and here is the link http://www.drive-ins.com/theater/txttasc. We stopped and got some fried chicken, iced down some drinks and took some popcorn and chips. It had a playground, concession stand and the sound was on your car radio. We saw a double feature (http://tascosadrivein.com/) and it was $10.00 a car night with their bumper sticker on your car. There was around 50 to 75 vehicles there. They even played the old "10 minute get your favorite drinks/treats countdown between movies" clip. Brought back a lot of memories and of course Justin had a blast. He said he even liked it better than the movies that he goes to now. There were a ton of kids playing at the playgrounds and a lot of pickups backed in with chairs in the back to watch the movies. Some people even spread out blankets and laid back enjoying the movies. We all had a great time.

Here is a good Fable that was sent to me


An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.

After 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house." The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?" "That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them." "For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."

Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them. So, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day. Justin made me a cute picture frame and picture of his self. Today we work a split shift; 8am to 11am and 5pm to 10pm. Oma will work in the Kowpoke Kafe this evening. She really enjoys working there, making the meals and then delivering them to the camp site. She is meeting some real nice folks from all over the world. Here is a link to some pictures at the campgroundhttp://community.webshots.com/photo/551473679/2798813120075441303vuYGzG

Cadillac Ranch

Today went to Cadillac Ranch on the west side of Amarillo. Justin got to spray paint all 10 Cadillacs. The wind was blowing about 25 to 30 mph. He had a good time and went thru 2 cans of spray paint. Here is a link to more pictures





http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=551369759

1st week of Workamping

Well made it through our 1st week of workamping. Honeybunch is actually using the computer in the office. It will take a little time but she is starting to get the hang of it. She is also working in the Cafe preparing the meals to be delivered to the campsites and learing to drive in the golf cart. She has met a lot of people including some from Germany. I am doing the outside work which involves escorting campers to their sites, driving the hay wagon, watering and whatever else comes up. It is a lot more work than what we wanted; around 40 hours a week; but as this is our first job we will go along with the flow. The next job will be only about 20 to 30 hours. Justin is helping me out with all the outside duties. He has his own KOA shirt and hat. He is really having a good time. He has met a girl that lives in Amarillo and even got her phone number!! Jan, Bobbie's daughter is taking him out to the baseball game this Thursday. It has really been dry up here and have only gotten a few sprinkles since we have been here. The good thing is the humidity is really low and the temp drops down to the upper 60's at night. Our days off will be Tuesday and Wednesday's. We will go visit Palo Duro Canyon today and Cadillac Ranch wednesday and let Justin spray paint them. I will try and start posting some pictures for everyone to see. Here is a link to the photos at Palo Duro Canyon http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=551369776&security=xzHZLA

Arrived at Amarillo KOA

Well made the 350 mile trip from RV Ranch in Burleson and Arrived in Amarillo at the KOA Friday 2 June. After leaving Wichita Falls; a whole lot of nothing to see except for a few towns that really monitor the speed limits. It is warm up here but cool at night, around 65 to 70 Degrees. A lot of wind up here as there is really nothing to stop it. Usually blowing around 15 to 20 mph from the south. Got all set up and met Tim and Bobbie, the owners along with Chuck and Nancy, Sid and Coleen, Tami and Don the fellow workampers here. We are scheduled to start working Tuesday 6 April and really looking forward to it. Justin is meeting new friends every day and having a good time.