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Our newest adventure

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Well, we have officially entered the world of Workamping.  What is that you say?  Workamping is just that, working while 'camping'. Here is the official description:  Workamping , a portmanteau, blending "work" and "camping," is a form of tent or RV (primarily) camping involving singles, couples or families who work part-time or full-time. The people who are  Workamping  can be called  Workampers . We were visiting family and friends in Oregon and trying to decide what our next step was going to be.  We had hoped to find a place to stay put in Central Oregon for a while or even SW WA so we could visit our family and friends throughout the summer months before we made a decision as to what we'd do come winter. We had always planned on going back to work with VCB but we found out, through our experience, that they mostly work in the Central part of the US....and being away from family for 7 months at a time was hard on me.  NOT that we won't...

Cowboy Church of Brenham, part two

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Shooter, is the dog that belongs to the Crew Chief, Jerry and his wife, Sandy.  Shooter would see me coming and she would come out and meet me for her belly rub!!  She definitely had my number!!! What a sweetheart.  She kept an eye on the guys as they worked.     One day, that first week, all the ladies carpooled into to Brenham,to go thrift store shopping.  There were about 4 more ladies in the group, but I could never seem to get them all together at one time.  What a great bunch of ladies!!!  I really enjoyed working with them. Two of them, goofing off!!! :-) I loved all the old buildings in dowtown Brenham.  Of course if you want more modern stores.....they have those, too,  off the service roads along the freeway.  Lots of different places and restaurants galore!! Another week, we all went thrift shopping, again, but this time in Navasota, TX about 23 miles away, give or take, in the opposite dire...