Christmas

Had to put the truck in the hospital in Aransas Pass at the ford dealer, Thank goodness it was a small thing.  I thought that the warranty had run out but I found out that it was still in force, Yeah Yippee.    They called and said that Ford would send me a check for the car rental since it was also covered.  Oh happy day.  We left Rockport on Thursday morning to have Christmas with Linda's sister in Austin, Had Friday to relax, well the main reason we came to Texas was for the warm weather in the winter, Well just what happened to it, we have had rain and 30 to 50 degree weather the time we are here.
ON Saturday we all congregated at Debi;s for Christmas.  Opened presents and both Linda and I got what we wanted, especially Linda.  (I did Good)  I got her a necklace from Kay's that is in the Jane Seymour line of open heart's.  This one is yellow gold encased with diamonds around it,  She loved it.  I got a new pair of cowboy boots from Cavendar's.  They are great black and plain for everyday wear.  Made by Tony Llama.  We went with Debi to Gidding Texas,(don't ask me where it is ) somewhere east of Austin to meet her boyfriend's family hmmmm sounds serious,  We like Blair he is good for her.  Then Linda and I found our way back to Austin to relax.  All in all it has been a great visit.  I will post pictures when we get back to the camper on Tuesday, also after we go to Cabelas and Camping world on the way back to Rockport.  I hope that all of you had a Blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year.  I Love this retirement life.  Until next time take care.

Busy Week

The last week has been rather busy, We finished up on our shopping, went out to eat with our heartland group, got a tooth pulled, got a new tooth, got Linda a present that I think that she will love, ate with our friends again for breakfast, Linda got her hair done, played card bingo, put the truck in the shop for some problems, (I hope that it isn't to bad).  Linda and I lazed around here today and did nothing but watch football and I cooked pork chops on the grill, Linda did scalloped potato's and cornbread stuffing.  We also went to Rockport Days downtown and it was great.  Sorry that this is so short and to the point but I promise it will be better next week.  Take care and have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Please pray for our service members and most important the "Reason for the Season"

Sunshine

We saw the first sight of sun today as it has been raining for 3 days.  We stayed inside and cleaned and got things back in order.  Rain when you are retired is a good thing.  Here in Texas they need as much as they can get.  I have caught a cold as the changes in weather has been to the extreme.  Today I feel much better.  Tomorrow I have to have a tooth pulled and we need to start getting things together to go to Austin to spend the Christmas Holiday with Linda's sister and family.  We will miss not being together with our own family.  This will be the first without them.  Went to the dance last friday night and the band was great.  They had breakfast this morning but I was still under the weather.  it is 77 outside now and the sun is still out.    until next time.

Christmas Shopping is DONE!!!!!!

Linda and I spent the day Monday shopping in Corpus Christi, What a great town.  It is about the same size at Chattanooga but they have so much more.  We upgraded to smart phones which we are still trying to learn everything about them.  Linda at first just wanted a simple phone but after seeing what I wanted she got one also.    We got the i phone 4 which will do anything.  I am still looking for the toilet paper holder for it.  We finished up shopping and ate dinner at the Ihop.  I went to the Dentist on Tuesday and will have a tooth pulled next Wednesday, it has been giving mw problems for a while and I have ignored it until it woke me up last week.  We rode over to Port Aransas for lunch on Wednesday and spent a litle time just looking around.  We finished up shopping on Thursday with the weekly run to Wally World where we found our new nephew a great gift.  Can't say what it is because his /Dad might tell him.  We ate pot luck with the rest of the Winter Texans and then played Card Bingo.  Food was great and bingo was a new experience.  Tonight we are going to the dance being held by the Resort.  Linda fixed Waffles this morning and they were great.  Sun is out and the temp is going up fast to 67 already.  See you soon.

Pictures from 12/1/11

Great Day

We woke up to a light rain which quit after 15 minutes.  Morning was great Sun and 64 degrees, I went to men's coffee and listened to the stories from others, then Linda and I had Breakfast, then off we went to tour the Uss Lexington CV 16.  I was stationed on the USS Saratoga CVA 60 and Linda has wanted to go on a Aircraft Carrier and here was her chance.  What a trip, she climbed the stairs, went to every part of the ship and had a ball.  We then came back to the RV and ate a light lunch.  We met our group of Heartland RVers for Dinner at the Boiling Pot, I had oysters on the half shell, and Cajun Boiled Shrimp, Linda had a Hot Dog as she doesn't like seafood.  I didn't realize that they didn't have other things on the menu.  There was 8 of us and they bring the meal out and pour it on the table.  They put white table paper on it and when they clean it up they just roll it up and throw it away.  The food was great.  We then came back to the RV and turned on the Christmas Lights outside.  Haven't put up a tree yet as we haven't found that perfect one.  Take care and more to come.