- up early
- another clear, calm, bright pleasant morning; temp 58
- final packing & closing of the home
- Dan & Candy & Irene drove us to Harlingen
- we stopped on the way and had lunch at the Longhorn Cattle Co
- flight was on schedule
- Dan met us at the airport & brought us home - thanks, Dan
- all in all, a most enjoyable 5 weeks
- Jim & Diane, thanks for sharing everything with me
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
- clear, calm, cool, beautiful morning; temp 63
- pack day
- Last day of wearing short pants for several months; ugh (haven't worn long pants for nearly 4 weeks)
- regular Thursday morning men's breakfast at Taco Fiesta
- Jim & Dan fixed Dan's bike tire
- Diane & I packed boxes of clothes & shipped them home
- while Jim went bowling
- late afternoon volunteers dinner for all who had volunteered on any Park event (we had worked at the TV Game Show) - 1st 2 pictures
- in the evening Candy & Dan hosted a very nice birthday party for Jim & Bob Schroeder complete with cake & ice cream (see pictures); and we had our own entertainment - play the video
- pack day
- Last day of wearing short pants for several months; ugh (haven't worn long pants for nearly 4 weeks)
- regular Thursday morning men's breakfast at Taco Fiesta
- Jim & Dan fixed Dan's bike tire
- Diane & I packed boxes of clothes & shipped them home
- while Jim went bowling
- late afternoon volunteers dinner for all who had volunteered on any Park event (we had worked at the TV Game Show) - 1st 2 pictures
- in the evening Candy & Dan hosted a very nice birthday party for Jim & Bob Schroeder complete with cake & ice cream (see pictures); and we had our own entertainment - play the video
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
- cool, calm, sunny morning; temp 59
- applicance store run with Dan
- lunch at Joe's Crab Shack (see pictures)
- Jim went to afternoon "Jam"
- while Diane & I napped
- J&D swam
- show tonight: "One More Time", a most enjoyable show of music & humor - no country - and even Jim enjoyed it (see pictures)
- applicance store run with Dan
- lunch at Joe's Crab Shack (see pictures)
- Jim went to afternoon "Jam"
- while Diane & I napped
- J&D swam
- show tonight: "One More Time", a most enjoyable show of music & humor - no country - and even Jim enjoyed it (see pictures)
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
- clear, cool, calm, sunny morning, temp 55
- while Diane & Jim went to play miniature golf, I help Eleanor fix her computer
- J&D went swimming this afternoon, temp 80 - beautiful day
- regulary Tuesday evening pot luck supper was simply delicious
- J&D playing bingo at the hall while
- I watch my 2 favorite TV shows: NCIS & NCIS LA
- lovely, calm, cool evening, temp 68
- (may go for a bike ride) I did & it was wonderful; nice, cool, calm, quiet
- only 2 days left; ugh :-(
- while Diane & Jim went to play miniature golf, I help Eleanor fix her computer
- J&D went swimming this afternoon, temp 80 - beautiful day
- regulary Tuesday evening pot luck supper was simply delicious
- J&D playing bingo at the hall while
- I watch my 2 favorite TV shows: NCIS & NCIS LA
- lovely, calm, cool evening, temp 68
- (may go for a bike ride) I did & it was wonderful; nice, cool, calm, quiet
- only 2 days left; ugh :-(
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
- cloudy, breezy, warm morning; temp73
- grocery run to Dollar General
- appliance repair info run in Donna
- warming up - 83 at 12:30 PM
- took back 2 dessert containers to people who we'd helped
- and received a container of chocolate chip cookies from Bob
- drove to Mexico where both Dan & Diane had dentist appointments
- while I waited, I had 2 first time experiences
- I had my first Mexican haircut
- And I had my first ever in my life manicure
- Took a few pictures - see below
- grocery run to Dollar General
- appliance repair info run in Donna
- warming up - 83 at 12:30 PM
- took back 2 dessert containers to people who we'd helped
- and received a container of chocolate chip cookies from Bob
- drove to Mexico where both Dan & Diane had dentist appointments
- while I waited, I had 2 first time experiences
- I had my first Mexican haircut
- And I had my first ever in my life manicure
- Took a few pictures - see below
Sunday, February 27, 2011
- gusty, cloudy, warm morning; temp 74; to be 95 today
- church service in the hall
- service call to Zimmerman's
- very hot afternoon; 90 at 12:45 PM
- with the pool temp at 90, and the air at 91, it was time to spend some time in the pool
- Diane made chicken dinner for supper and Dan & Candy joined us. . . delicious
- movie this evening is: "Life As We Know It" which I'm told is an excellent movie - it was - see it
- good night
- church service in the hall
- service call to Zimmerman's
- very hot afternoon; 90 at 12:45 PM
- with the pool temp at 90, and the air at 91, it was time to spend some time in the pool
- Diane made chicken dinner for supper and Dan & Candy joined us. . . delicious
- movie this evening is: "Life As We Know It" which I'm told is an excellent movie - it was - see it
- good night
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
- cloudy, light breeze, pleasant morning; temp 70
- warm day, 87 at 1:30 PM
- 2 computer service calls in the morning - both successful
- made grocery run to H-E-B
- in the evening, we went to Pharr South for supper of Reuben sandwiches & bingo
- beautiful, cool, calm evening, temp 73
- Candy's mom, Irene, won 2 jackpots; way-to-go, Irene
- finally, several of you passed our blog test yesterday; so today we have another test question
- around the pool, we heard the term, "F-W-B" and wonder what that means? Any suggestions?
- (Sorry no pictures tonight)
- warm day, 87 at 1:30 PM
- 2 computer service calls in the morning - both successful
- made grocery run to H-E-B
- in the evening, we went to Pharr South for supper of Reuben sandwiches & bingo
- beautiful, cool, calm evening, temp 73
- Candy's mom, Irene, won 2 jackpots; way-to-go, Irene
- finally, several of you passed our blog test yesterday; so today we have another test question
- around the pool, we heard the term, "F-W-B" and wonder what that means? Any suggestions?
- (Sorry no pictures tonight)
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
- up at 6 (King Ranch trip), another warm, calm, clear morning, temp 71
- left at promptly at 6:45 AM for Kingsville, TX
- arrived promptly at 9, tour started at 10
- very informative 2 hour tour of the famous Texas King Ranch (see pictures)
- did you see the baby alligators in among the reeds?
- how 'bout the new colt?
- went into town to visit King Saddle Shop & the King Museum, both very interesting & informative
- uneventful trip home by 5:30
- wonderful day, warm but not too hot
- Jim's to cards this evening; I went on the 4 mile bike ride
- and if anyone knows what a "tramp stamp" is, let me know (thanks)
- left at promptly at 6:45 AM for Kingsville, TX
- arrived promptly at 9, tour started at 10
- very informative 2 hour tour of the famous Texas King Ranch (see pictures)
- did you see the baby alligators in among the reeds?
- how 'bout the new colt?
- went into town to visit King Saddle Shop & the King Museum, both very interesting & informative
- uneventful trip home by 5:30
- wonderful day, warm but not too hot
- Jim's to cards this evening; I went on the 4 mile bike ride
- and if anyone knows what a "tramp stamp" is, let me know (thanks)
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