Sorry..........I goofed

I should post more often. I forgot a step when I made my Web Album and that was to share with everyone. So I had to go back and delete albums and do them over again. The links to those albums on my last post are no good now. Hope this works better......the say practice makes perfect. LOL

Mexico Photos:

From Trip to Mexico

Our Texas Home:

From Our Texas Home

Remember, you can either click on link at bottom of picture or click on picture. Do and and see what the inside of our home looks like.

Hope this works this time....................Happy Trails

Our Texas Home

Wow, moving is a lot of work when you get old. We started moving in on Thursday and I think.....I have most things sorted and put away. I had to make a list of what I borrowed from the motor home, so I can return it in the Spring. I am hoping to get new things for here...........so I can replace motor home items before that, but we will have to see how that goes. This place has a lot of storage so that is no problem. It is just finding where I put everything now........and poor Roger, he is always asking me where something is. I didn't like the recliner that was in here.....so we went to another park for their in park garage sales and I found a different one. It seems to be much better. We had picked up one before and brought it over here before we moved in. That one was suppose to go into bedroom so one could watch the TV in there in comfort. Surprise..............It wouldn't go thru the door. Now we have one of our folding lawn chairs in there..........at least it fit thru the door. There was no TV in bedroom, and there was plenty of room in cabinet over closet so that is where it is going. Got it put up there yesterday and now it is ready for the Direct TV guy when he shows up tomorrow. We took the 26" HD TV out of the motor home and have it in new home now. We will be getting another TV for motor home after the first of the year. Think it will be a 22" this time.

I got a phone call from my daughter, Kim in California yesterday. She wanted to know how the move was going and she was wondering about the pictures I had promised in my last post. Well, I finally got them all taken..............edited on Picasa..........and put in my web albums. I am posting them here, but if you click on any photo it will take you to My Web Albums.

The first ones are from our short trip to Mexico a few weeks ago.

From Mexico

Now for the Texas home photo's. Remember to view all of the photo's and take a look inside.......click on photo and it will take you to rest of Album. Enjoy

Happy Trails

Moved in

Today was the big day............we have been waiting for it for some time. I am soooooo tired tonight.........this old body just is not use to all this hard labor. We are slowly getting things sorted out and our things in place. When one buys a furnished place down here, that means, dishes, pots and pans, linens, and much much more. Needles to say, we are filling up the trash cans and sorting and making a list for things needed. Brought my sheets from the RV and washed them and the bedspread today. Got the bed made and a lot of unpacking and sorting done. Tomorrow, Roger is heading to Wal-mart in the morning for groceries and I will stay here with Keota. Will be making another trip to old park to get more from RV. Sure wonder were we had it all, seems like we have moved an awful lot over here. Hope to have some time to take some photos tomorrow and get them posted. Tired so will close now and look for another post real soon.

Happy Trails

Mexico

We got a phone call from Dick and Darlene on Sunday and they were headed for Mexico and wanted to know if we wanted to go with them. Seeing as we have never been, thought this would be a good time to go, they could show us around. We both want to go there and get some dental work done and pick up some of Keota's pills. For those of you that don't know, we park on the US side ($2) then walk across the Rio Grande River. We made a potty stop before crossing, then there is a turn stile which you have to deposit 25 cents in. When we got to the Mexico side, there were little arms sticking thru the cracks in bride railing wanting hand outs. Then we came to the Mexico Army standing at end of bridge, holding guns. I stopped to take a picture of one of them and another one came over and told me I couldn't. I thought he was going to take my camera, but he didn't and I did get a picture. The sidewalk is lined with vender's and it is hard to walk thru there, they are all asking you to buy something. We just kept on walking and shaking our head NO. Darlene and Dick wanted to show us where they go to dentist, so did that. Then went into one shop and looked around. Roger got some cinnamon and Dick got some cookies. Wow we are big spenders. We walked around looking for the guy that paints the satellite dishes, but he wasn't there (Sunday). We did stop in a store and picked up some Heartguard for Keota. It is about half price from what we paid before. Plan on going back for more and the Frontline, also check into getting his heart meds there before we leave. It was interesting going over there, but can't say we see any real need to hang out there.

Took Keota to vet yesterday as the vet in CR wanted him to be seen when we got down here. I brought a CD with his Xrays and report from Vet for them. They took blood work and sold us more pills and bill came to $200. This is going to be expensive every month. Vet wanted to see him in a month for another blood test. Seems like this last one showed there may be a problem with his kidneys. The meds are probably causing that.

Don't laugh but I bought my Christmas cards today, going to get started on them, so everyone can have our new address. We love to get mail, and not bills. I went to my settings and set it up so some of you will be getting an email each time I post. If you don't want it, be sure to let my know and I will take your name off the list. Hope you enjoy hearing from us.

Monday we met with the people we are buying new place from. Did all the paper work, and called the electric company. I spent close to an hour trying to get that worked out. They kept transferring me to someone else. What a pain. We are getting excited about moving. We had already paid for our spot at this park, so we are going to leave our RV here and pick up our mail here that is being forwarded. Too much of a pain to get it changed, would take forever to get to us.

Everyone stay warm.........drive safe.........and...............Happy Trails

Another day closer to our move.

We have been a little busy the last few days. Met up with Dick and Darlene and took them to Gonzella Burger. They have been coming down here for 7 years and have never been there. They liked it an plan on returning. We got to see their place they just bought. It is nice, 2 bedrooms, 1 and 1/2 bath, Texas room, and two sheds. Dick is working on a place to put washer and dryer in trailer. Right now it is in one of the sheds. The place has some wild wall paper and so needles to say, they have some painting to do. They have furniture in storage in Colorado so plan on making a trip there to pick it up. It just makes me anxious to get into our place.

Today we went to one park for yard sales, not much there. I did buy a few books and Roger got 2 movies. After that went onto Bentsen Grove to a craft sale. That is the park we are moving to. Got to look around and stayed and had lunch. The people we are buying from sat with us for lunch so had a nice visit with them. They introduced us to some of the people at the park. Seems like they have a few activities that will be a nice addition for us. They have a computer club, which I plan on going to and they told us about a bike club. I am hoping Roger might try that out. Seems they take outside bike rides, have even gone into Mexico on one. They put all the bikes in a trailer and transport them to site of bike ride. I know I can't do it with my 3 wheeler bike, but Roger could do it. The guy we are buying from volenteers in the kitchen and it sounds like Roger might do that. I am really happy about that, I think it will help him to get involved with more going on in park. This park also has an outside and inside pool plus an exercise room. We are hoping to visit them and start getting a little more exercise.

Till later.................Happy Trails

Bought a place

Well, we did it..........went looking today and found a place down here in Mission. It is not at this park, but we are excited about it. It is a two bedroom (trailer) with front kitchen and a nice deck. The park rent is a little more there, but they have more activities. The couple who where selling are giving up and heading back to Ohio on the 20th so we can have it after that. Everything is included, dishes, furniture, sheets, towels, everything one needs. There is even a computer desk in living room for me. There is also a washer/dryer so no more trips to the laundromat. It is an older trailer, but well worth the price and looking forward to getting settled in at the end of the month. I will be sure to post pictures soon as I take some. The name of the park is Bentsen Grove Resort.

I signed up for Thanksgiving diner here, but Roger said to cancel them and we will sign up for that park, good way to meet our new neighbors. Think we will like it there, but going to miss some of the great people we met here. And the good news is we will have room for company now if anyone should want to come see us.

I will keep you posted...............till then.......................Happy Trails

Made it to the RGV

Well, after 3 days on the road and some cold nights, we made it here and are soaking up the warm days. Left Iowa on Sunday morning and drove to Kansas City and spent the night at a Wal Mart. It was a nice one also, had a parking lot off to the side of the rest of parking and when Roger went in to check, they said that was were the RV's parked. We were only ones there till a small travel trailer pulled in right before bed. Boy was it COLD that next morning. It got down to 31 and we weren't running any heat.

The next day (Monday) we drove from Kansas City to Fort Worth and were going to stay in a campground, but when we got there, it was full. We pushed on down the road thinking we could find another campground, but didn't and ended up staying in back parking lot of a Cracker Barrel. Once again it was cold that night as well. We dove on all the way to Mission on Tuesday and when we got ready to park in our place, the tree needed trimed..........too low, so we stayed in site across from it. This morning we got up and went to office to see if they could trim the tree before we parked and get 50 AMP installed, the tree was a go, but they can't put the 50 AMP in. She gave us some site numbers to check out that had 50 Amp but we decided to go back to same site we had last year. We had picked the other site out as it had more afternoon shade, but I guess you can 't have everything.

Well there is one thing to say about buying an older RV, we are always fixing something. On way down here, found out there was a leak under bathroom sink. Every time we would turn pump on, it would leak. Called a guy to come fix it and right before he got here, the refer started making a clicking sound and the little lights on front were blinking (elec, gas). Had him look at it. He spent alot of time working on it and decided he will have to get a new circuit board, so will be back. Then this afternoon, I sat down at table with lap top, plugged into outlet and lap top kept blinking from battery then elec. I moved to a different outlet and let Roger know, he checked it out and outlet will not reset, so another thing to check out.

I am posting pictures from the Surprise Birthday Party for son Matt. We went to it on Saturday night before we left Iowa. Remember you can just click on photo and it will take you to web site to view all in he album. You can also view all my other albums by going to My Web Albums.

From Matt's Surprize 40th Birthday Party

Till later....................Happy Trails