These are my favorite photos from this part of our tripThese are my favorite photos from this part of our trip
Select from Reet's daily journal entries below.This page provides access to journal pages from Jan 2003 through Feb 2005. Just click on the dates below to see each page.
02-24-2005 Cold Rain, The Boiling Point and lost in Yonkers
02-23-2005 Errands in the Rain in Lafayette, LA
02-22-2005 Golf at Acadian Hills Country Club, Lafayette, LA
02-21-2005 Lagniappe Too Cafe' and Laundry Day
02-20-2005 Cleaning Day at Maxie's
02-19-2005 A Long Drive for Lunch at Sicily's
02-18-2005 Movin' On to Broussard, LA
02-17-2005 Propane Hell
02-16-2005 Golf at Ricewood in Oberlin, LA
02-15-2005 Movin' On to Kinder, LA
02-14-2005 St. Valentine's Day Hike
02-13-2005 Rain Delay in Jasper, TX
02-12-2005 Hiking the Hen House Unit Trail at Martin Dies, Jr. State Park, Jasper, TX
02-11-2005 Movin' On to Jasper, TX
02-10-2005 Movin' On at Last!
02-09-2005 Our Last West Wing
02-08-2005 Taxes, Housework, Meatball Minestrone and The Village
02-07-2005 Abuelo's at Barton Creek
02-06-2005 Super Bowl Sunday with Glenda
02-05-2005 Ritz University
02-04-2005 Cheating at the Driving Range
02-03-2005 Wasting Away in Pleasant Grove
02-02-2005 Rain on the Groundhog
02-01-2005 Stark's Boat Shop, Morella Mexican Cafe and O'Brother Where Art Thou?
01-31-2005 Boats, Golf Clubs and Johnny Carina's
01-30-2005 City Cafe, HEB and I, Robot
01-29-2005 Eastside Cafe, Austin
01-28-2005 A Rainy Friday
01-27-2005 Laundry and The Melting Pot
01-26-2005 Decadent Chocolate Torte in the West Wing
01-25-2005 False Hope
01-24-2005 Annual Downsizing
01-23-2005 Peaches, Bass & Jelly Pie on "Big Paper Day!"
01-22-2005 Happy Birthday Jeff from the Twilight Zone
01-21-2005 IHOP, Air Lifts and Driving Range
01-20-2005 Lunch at Razzoo's with the gals
01-19-2005 Virtual Golf at the Driving Range
01-18-2005 No Plans on Tuesday
01-17-2005 Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes!
01-16-2005 Another 'Pleasant Grove' Sunday, Here in Status Symbol Land
01-15-2005 Mama Mia's with Marilynn
01-14-2005 Driving Range, Movies and Moo Shu Pork
01-13-2005 EDS 'Class Reunion'!
01-12-2005 Dental, Optical, Photography and West Wing
01-11-2005 First Good Hair Day in Ten Months
01-10-2005 Trading Shafts
01-09-2005 Housecleaning and Fireworks at the Driving Range
01-08-2005 Monster Chocolate Chip Cookie at Cheddar's
01-07-2005 Bear Country Driving Range, Bastrop, TX
01-06-2005 Show-and-Tell at the Quilting Bee
01-05-2005 Doctors, Oil Change and West Wing
01-04-2005 Good Luck Dad!
01-03-2005 The Driving Range at Golfsmith
01-02-2005 Eric Turns 40-Something!
01-01-2005 Happy New Year 2005
12-31-2004 Happy New Year's Eve
12-30-2004 Mail Call
12-29-2004 Golf at Shadow Glen; West Wing on DVR at Glenda's
12-28-2004 Mama Mia, Bastrop, TX
12-27-2004 Warm Weather at the Driving Range
12-26-2004 Christmas Is Over!
12-25-2004 Merry Christmas 2004!
12-24-2004 Our First Christmas Eve in The Beauty!
12-23-2004 Cookies with Liz!
12-22-2004 Holiday Housecleaning, City Cafe and Blockbuster
12-21-2004 Checking out new equipment; Golf Clubs and Cell Phone
12-20-2004 New Wal-Mart in Taylor, TX/A>
12-19-2004 Happy Birthday Greg!/A>
12-18-2004 Big-Body Bings! (a.k.a. Christmas Mice)/A>
12-17-2004 Doctors and Driving Range
12-16-2004 Getting a Grip!
12-15-2004 The Driving Range, City Cafe and West Wing
12-14-2004 Off with the Old Grips
12-13-2004 First Trip to Austin in Quite Some Time
12-12-2004 Headache, Groceries, Christmas Decorating and Jouraling
12-11-2004 Pine Forest Couples Golf Tournament and Christmas Party in Bastrop!
12-10-2004 Movin' Back to Elgin!
12-09-2004 Laundry, Propane and Antiques in Jacksonville, TX
12-08-2004 Golf at Oak Hurst Golf Course, Bullard, TX
12-07-2004 Movin' On to Jacksonville, TX
12-06-2004 Raining All Over the Worlk
12-05-2004 Rain Delay in Paradise, a.k.a. Ruston, Lincoln Parish Park
12-04-2004 'Loose' Tire and Frothy Monkey
12-03-2004 Journaling and the Campground Cat
12-02-2004 Golf at Calvert Crossing on the Audobon Trail in Calhoun, LA
12-01-2004 Hiking Lincoln Parish Park
11-30-2004 Laundry and the Bus Stop Diner in Ruston, LA
11-29-2004 Timber
11-28-2004 Frothy Monkey Mugs
11-27-2004 Big Dog Run, Puzzle and Monjuni's
11-26-2004 Smoke Gets In Your Eyes!
11-25-2004 Happy Thanksgiving
11-24-2004 Return to Monroe, LA
11-23-2004 Fishin_Food_Floods
11-22-2004 Roamin' Around Ruston, LA
11-21-2004 Movin' On to Ruston, LA
11-20-2004 Housework in Hampton, AR
11-19-2004 Laundry, Mail Call and BBQ in Hampton, AR
11-18-2004 Clinton get a Library and the Monats get Coiffures in Arkansas
11-17-2004 Launching the DeLorean at last!
11-16-2004 Golfing at El Dorado Lions Club, AR
11-15-2004 Doing El Dorado, AR
11-14-2004 Movin' On to Hampton, AR
11-13-2004 Fixin' to Move On South
11-12-2004 Goin' to Graceland, Memphis, TN
11-11-2004 Veteran's Day
11-10-2004 Memphis Zoo and Beale Street
11-09-2004 Golf at Stonebridge Golf Course, Lakeland, TN, near Memphis
11-08-2004 Laundry, Propane, Battery and Memphis
11-07-2004 Movin' On to Marion, AR
11-06-2004 Hiking at Trail of Tears State Park, MO
11-05-2004 Wasting away on Wireless
11-04-2004 Golf with Travis at Bent Creek in Jackson, MO
11-03-2004 Hanging around Cape town with Travis and Flo
11-02-2004 Movin' On to Cape Girardeau, MO
11-01-2004 Rain Delay in Eureka
10-31-2004 Halloween with Mid and D.C.
10-30-2004 Eureka-We found Zia's
10-29-2004 The Arch and The Chicks
10-28-2004 Laundry and Meatball Minestrone
10-27-2004 Game 4 of World Series with Felix and Lucille
10-26-2004 Game 3 of World Series with Mid and D.C.
10-25-2004 Movin' On to Eureka, MO
10-24-2004 Loading up the DeLorean
10-23-2004 Turkey, Fish, Shopping and Cajun Chili
10-16 through 10-22 Golf, Shopping, Rain and Queen of the Waterways!
10-12 through 10-15 Wet and Cold in Jeff City, MO
10-11-2004 Happy Columbus Day!
10-10-2004 Irregular Deer Camp
10-09-2004 Movin' On to Mari-Osa Delta, Jeff City, MO
10-08-2004 Maintenance on The Beauty & The Beast
10-07-2004 The Great River historic Loop; Keokuk, Nauvoo, Fort Madison, Montrose
10-06-2004 Movin' on to Keokuk, IA
10-05-2004 Deja Vu Golf in Manchester, IA
10-04-2004 'Fall' takes on a whole new meaning in Mineral Point, WI
10-03-2004 Sunday Bar-Be-Que in Sauk City, WI
10-02-2004 Columbus Antique Mall and Museum
10-01-2004 Dryers from Hell at The Soap Opera
09-30-2004 Golf at Bridges Golf Course, Madison, WI
09-29-2004 Natural Bridge and Devil's Lake State Parks
09-28-2004 Taleisin
09-27-2004 Golf at Odana Hills Golf Course, Madison, WI
09-26-2004 Sky Captain and Biaggi's
09-25-2004 Get Lost in the Corn at Treinen Farm!
09-24-2004 From Hair Salon to Hiking; Parfrey's Glen and Devil's Lake State Park
09-23-2004 Golf at The Meadows of Six-Mile Creek, Waunakee, WI
09-22-2004 Barber in Sauk City, WI
09-21-2004 Golf at Yahara Hills in Madison, WI
09-20-2004 Movin' On to Sauk City, Wisc.
09-19-2004 USA trounced in Ryder Cup
09-18-2004 Exploring Spook Cave
09-17-2004 Laundry and Boat Clean-up
09-16-2004 Golf at Prairie du Chien Country Club, WI
09-15-2004 Shihata Apple Orchard and Stark's Sport Shop
09-14-2004 Same Pike, Different Peak!
09-13-2004 Effigy Mounds National Monument
09-12-2004 Movin' On to McGregor, IA, Spook Cave
09-11-2004 Our last day in Independence
09-10-2004 Dinner with new friends in Oelwein, IA
09-09-2004 Golfing with the Firemen at Manchester Golf Club
09-08-2004 Bob and Reet Rent a Power Washer
09-07-2004 Don Bosco Junior Varsity Football in Tripoli, IA
09-06-2004 Hiking Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area
09-05-2004 Hiding for the Holiday
09-03-2004 Bill's Pizza and a Scavenger Hunt
09-03-2004 Laundry, a day late!
09-02-2004 Golf at Manchester Golf Club, Manachester, IA
09-01-2004 Good Day to Defrost the Frig
08-31-2004 John Phillip Sousa Alarm Clock!
08-30-2004 Backbone State Park, Dundee, IA
08-29-2004 Golf with the Iowa Monats in Jesup
08-28-2004 Cedar Rock State Park, Quasqueton, IA - The Walter Residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
08-27-2004 Barbeque and DQ
08-26-2004 Fire and Brimstone, Waterloo and Cedar Falls, IA
08-25-2004 Movin' On to Independence, IA
08-24-2004 Galena Golf Course, Galena, IL
08-23-2004 Chores and Bar-B-Que
08-22-2004 Apple River Canyon State Park, Apple River, IL
08-21-2004 National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
08-20-2004 Stuck in the Palace
08-19-2004 Movin' On to Galena, IL
08-18-2004 Galesburg Library
08-17-2004 The Celebration Belle Cruise
08-16-2004 Golf at Highland Springs, Rock Island, IL
08-15-2004 Another Pleasant Valley Sunday!
08-14-2004 PGA Golf at home
08-13-2004 Quad City Botanical Center and Credit Island
08-12-2004 Clean Stove; Golf at Hawthorn Ridge Golf Course, Aledo, IL
08-11-2004 Hiking at Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park
08-10-2004 Moline_IL
08-09-2004 Galesburg and Laurel Greens Golfers Club, Knoxville, IL
08-08-2004 Movin' On to New Windsor, IL
08-07-2004 Braidwood and Morris, IL
08-06-2004 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (Amici Ristorante, Oak Ridge Golf Club-Lasalle IL, and Reet's Haircut)
08-05-2004 Hiking Starved Rock State Park, IL
08-04-2004 Golf at Pine Hills Golf Club in Ottawa, IL
08-03-2004 Antiques in Peru, IL
08-02-2004 Birthday Dinner at Captain's Cove, Starved Rock Marina, Ottawa, IL
08-01-2004 Movin On to Marseilles, IL; Happy Birthday Dad!
07-31-2004 Three Sisters Antique Mall, Blue Island, IL
07-30-2004 Adler Planetarium; Surprise Greg & Lana Visit
07-29-2004 Laid Back with the Laundry
07-28-2004 Art Museum, Navy Pier and Nathaniel & Maria
07-27-2004 Our first Metra ride to Shed Aquarium & Millenium Park
07-26-2004 Movin' On to Chicago, Chicago!
07-25-2004 Trapped in Kentuckiana Kamp so we golfed at Ironwood in Normal, IL
07-24-2004 Hiking Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area; and Opry Music in the Evening!
07-23-2004 Antiques in El Paso, IL
07-22-2004 Antiques, Lunch and Golf in Bloomington, IL
07-21-2004 Home Maintenance Day
07-20-2004 Pleasant Hill in East Peoria and Morton Antique Malls
07-19-2004 Happy 29th Anniversary! Golf at Quail Meadows in Washington, IL
07-18-2004 Hamilton Wins British Open; Monats Do Laundry
07-17-2004 Ron DeVore Headlines at Kentuckiana Opry
07-16-2004 Boat Drunks Concert on the Riverfront in Peoria
07-15-2004 Suicide Chocolate Cake and Peoria Chiefs Baseball
07-14-2004 Golf at Lick Creek Golf Course in Pekin, IL
07-13-2004 Exploring Peoria; Tornado and Hail in Nearby Eureka
07-12-2004 Catching Up On Correspondence; Wal-Mart in Bloomington, IL
07-11-2004 Movin' On to Kentuckiana Kamp & Opry in Mackinaw, IL
07-10-2004 Palmyra, MO and Quincy, IL
07-09-2004 Golf at Norwood; Antiques in Hannibal
07-08-2004 Movin' On to Hannibal
07-07-2004 Pre-move Checklist and Cleaning House
07-06-2004 Uncle Tom Visits The Beauty
07-05-2004 Ninety-nine Bottles of Wine!
07-04-2004 Happy 4th of July!
07-03-2004 Fishing at Tom Monat's Place Near Moberly, MO
07-02-2004 Marathon Journaling; Steve's in Russellville, MO
07-01-2004 Golf at Tanglewood in Fulton, MO
06-30-2004 Laundry, Haircut, Carwash and Fish Fry
06-29-2004 Patti and Rita are Tourists in Jeff City
06-28-2004 Merten's, Lowe's and Gumbo
06-27-2004 Day Trip to Herman Wineries
06-26-2004 Dufus & Clark's Tavern Creek II Expedition
06-25-2004 Migraine, Maintenance and Madison's
06-24-2004 New Journal Pages on the Way and Reetrving's New Web Space
06-23-2004 Online Access, Laundry and Fajitas at Tappels
06-22-2004 Rocheport, MO, Les Bourgeious Winery
06-21-2004 Mail Run at Henley
06-20-2004 Sunday at Monat Family Reunion
06-19-2004 Monat Family Reunion 2004
06-18-2004 Good to be Home; Monat Reunion Begins
06-17-2004 Happy Birthday Mom; Back to Brazito
06-16-2004 Visit with Bob's Folks in Pagedale; Mid's Birthday Celebration
06-15-2004 Homemade Tortillas
06-14-2004 The Guys Fix Shower and Chair
06-13-2004 The Chicks Return to St. Charles
06-12-2004 The Hens Go Shopping
06-11-2004 The Chicks go to Branson
06-10-2004 Dr. Eyeball, Big A's and House slippers
06-09-2004 Rita and Clark's Historic St. Charles Expedition
06-08-2004 Stinky Chores!
06-07-2004 New Golfing Partners at Redfield
06-06-2004 Smoked Fish
06-04-2004 Lounging and Leveling; 06-05-2004 Quilts and Porkloin
06-02-2004 Laundry and Barber; 06-03-2004 Shopping at the Outlet Mall, Lake of the Ozarks
06-01-2004 Memorial Day and Railwood Golf club
05-30-2004 Kyle at State Track Meet in Jeff City
05-26 thru 28-2004 Rain, Corned Beef, Manito & Hough Lakes, Oak Hills Golf Center
05-25-2004 RV Hell!
05-19 through 05-23-2004 Fishing at Rinquelin Trail, Chores, Redfield Golf Course, Native Stone Winery, Antiques in Holts Summit; Happy Birthday Dane! and Happy Anniversary Bernie and Patti!
05-18-2004 Our First Barbeque
05-17-2004 Lunch with Patti, Shopping Trips and a new Tappel Grandson
05-13-2004 Shopping, Baking, Fishing and Relaxing
05-10-2004 Movin' On to Jefferson City, MO
05-06-2004 First RV Wash and Cow Incident
05-04-2004 Boats in Lebanon; Golf in Mt. Grove
05-02-2004 Movin' On to Mt. Grove, MO
04-30-2004 Midway, Bull Shoals and Twin Oaks
04-27-2004 Golf at Big Creek and Hiking Robinson Point
04-25-2004 Movin' On to Mountain Home
04-24-2004 Cozy Day at Crowley's Ridge
04-23-2004 Walnut Ridge, AR, and Classic Cup Coffee
04-21-2004 Lake Frierson and Tropical Smoothie Cafe
04-20-2004 Paradox in Paragould
04-18-2004 Crowley's Ridge State Park, Arkansas
04-17-2004 First Frig Defrost
04-16-2004 Golfing and Gawking
04-15-2004 Batesville and Searcy, AR
04-13-2004 Happy Birthday M.T. from Conway, AR
04-11-2004 Easter in North Little Rock
04-10-2004 Three Strange Days in Little Rock
04-07-2004 Pinnacle Mountain and Earthlink Connection
04-05-2004 Movin' On to Little Rock
04-04-2004 Chores and Maintenance
04-03-2004 Cane Creek State Park
04-02-2004 Goofing Off in Gould, AR
03-29-2004 Moving to Arkansas
03-27-2004 Golf Chennault and Biedenharn Gardens, Monroe, LA
03-25-2004 Winnsboro, Columbia and Monroe, LA
03-22-2004 Chore Day in Riverton, LA
03-21-2004 Bass Pro Shop and Move to Riverton, LA
03-19-2004 Natchitoches, LA
03-18-2004 St. Pat's and Ajax, LA
03-16-2004 Ides of March in Kisatchie National Forest
03-14-2004 Lazy Weekend in Leesville
03-12-2004 Golf Day, Moving Day, Golf Day
03-09-2004 Woodville Barber Shop
03-08-2004 Chores and relaxing on Sunday and Monday
03-06-2004 Wiener Roast and Trade Days
03-04-2004 Treasures in the Thicket
03-03-2004 Moving On!
03-02-2004 Rainy and Sick
03-01-2004 On the Road At Last!
02-29-2004 Leaping into the Great Unknown
02-25-2004 Rainy, Cold Day
02-19-2004 Jack Up House
02-16-2004 Going Away Party-Cedar Hills Gang
02-12-2004 Doctors, Laundry and Checklists
02-09-2004 More Real Life
02-06-2004 Real Life Sneaks Up On Us in the RV
02-01-2004 Super Bowl Sunday
01-31-2004 Household Routines
01-26-2004 Closing Day
01-21-2004 Utility Hell
01-19-2004 Laundry Day
01-15-2004 Last Haircut In Austin
01-13-2004 We're Now Residentially Challenged
01-09-2004 Invasion of the Estate Sale People
01-03-2004 Shutting Down
01-01-2004 Happy New Year
12-21-2003 Pre-Christmas Showing
12-14-2003 The Last Christmas Cookie Bake
12-11-2003 Our last holidays in Central Texas
11-19-2003 Dish Drainer
11-14-2003 Hobby Storage
11-12-2003 Winterizing The Beauty
11-09-2003 Megan Visits Pleasant Grove
11-08-2003 House Lookers At Last
11-07-2003 Realtor Hell
11-05-2003 Auto Dealer Heaven!
10-31-2003 St. Joseph Juicy Fruit
10-29-2003 Pleasant Grove Revisited
10-22-2003 Easy Come; Easy Go!
10-16-2003 Chairs and Vacuums
10-15-2003 Laptop desk for The Beast
10-13-2003 Random Thoughts
10-12-2003 Gadgets Galore
10-10-2003 Housecleaning
10-09-2003 Homeward Bound
10-08-2003 Hacking Around Hidden Oaks
10-07-2003 Antiques and Old Friends in Granbury,Texas
10-06-2003 The Open Road
10-05-2003 Pre-flight Checklist
09-26-2003 Packing For Our First Trip
09-19-2003 Traveling Sans The Beauty
09-04-2003 Labor Day Party
08-26-2003 You Can't Have Anything Nice
08-11-2003 The Hensley Hitch
08-10-2003 So Close But No Cigar!
07-18-2003 Trailer Accessories
07-15-2003 Bob says "Take this job and..."
06-22-2003 North Carolina in Texas
06-21-2003 Entering Realtor Hell!
06-11-2003 Side Projects
06-07-2003 Storage day, "For Sale" sign
05-30-2003 Pleasant Grove Rv Park
05-29-2003 Moving Sale
05-22-2003 Happy Birthday Dane; we had a garage sale
05-03-2003 Moving to Laptop Purgatory
04-07-2003 Insurance Hell
03-29-2003 RV Owners At Last
03-12-2003 Laptop Hell Revisited
03-05-2003 Online and into the next century!
03-04-2003 Looks like our house, but not our stuff
03-02-2003 SSA a Federal nightmare!
03-01-2003 Storing Memories
02-21-2003 Bob's Retirement Seminar
02-18-2003 We are in Laptop Hell
02-12-2003 Dentists and Electronics
01-20-2003 Bye Bye Casita