Hello everyone!  We start the month of July by going to the HEB Plus.  That's the grocery store I've mentioned before that's on steroids.  I was able to capture a picture of Lee on his favorite isle....purchasing jelly bellies.  Wednesday we headed to the laundromat early.  Back home to pack and head to Debi's in Austin for the holiday weekend.  On the 4th we had a huge cookout with the family and neighbors (Pete & Tammy) of ribs, chicken, brisket, baked beans, homemade potato salad, chocolate cake and ice cream.  What a feast!!  On Friday Lee ran around with Todd.  I ran around with Pete & Tammy with stops at WalMart and Academy.  Lots of fun and laughs with those folks.  That evening we all went to see "The Heat".  OH MY GOSH - how funny!!!!  A bit much on the profanity - but the show was definitely a hit. Afterward we stopped in at Buffalo Wild Wings for a light dinner.  On Saturday the 6th we planned another cookout, which always turns out GREAT!!  But before that Debi, Tammy and I concentrated on some serious pool time all afternoon.  That was our girl time.  Lee and Pete went to Georgetown (north of Austin) to check on a gun store for ammo, which they called "guy time".  Todd, Chelsea and Ryder came over that afternoon for some pool time also.  Ryder has been taking pool lessons --- and is getting very good.  He really loves pool time!!!  It was a fun weekend had by all.

On Sunday the 7th we headed back home.  Stopped by Cabelas (of course) just to look around.  We always stop there when we come back on I-35 versus the back way.  Once we got home and got everything put up we just kicked back and relaxed.  On Tuesday I finished up on a baby hat.  Decided to give that project a rest for a while and try doing a scarf.  On Wednesday the 10th I got a very disappointing phone call from the eye doctor's office.  The cataract surgery on my right eye has been put off for a few weeks.  The surgery center was sold and the new owners are not in the network for my insurance.  I was assured they would be by the first of August.  Needless to say I was NOT a happy camper.

On Thursday the 11th Lee headed off to Austin to get new tires for the truck.  I stayed home to do some cleaning then spent the afternoon reading on my kindle.  On Saturday we rode over to Wimberley to check out another campground.  The tubers enter the Guadalupe River just down the street from our RV park.  I wish I could have taken a picture!!!  There were so many you could barely see the water.  In all our years coming down here, we have never seen it like that.  On Monday the 15th we went to the Tanger Outlet in San Marcos.  Great day for running around.  It had been raining which brought the temperature down to 77 degrees.  Big difference when we have rain and clouds!!  Another good day on Tuesday.  A lot more rain and lower temps.  We spent the day working on our Rockport list.  A lot less to do and remember now that we are officially Texans.  We'll just need to take a few items to storage and get some stuff from storage.

Wednesday we both had to go to the doctor for follow-up blood work.  Our doctor changed some of our medications and he wanted to make sure everything was still ok.  More much needed rain today with very mild temperatures.  Thursday the 18th we made a trip to Hobby Lobby.  I needed more yarn for my knitting projects.  Saturday we rode over to a campground in San Marcos.  Chad and Lauren had purchased a camper and was camping at one of the RV Parks there.  The camper is absolutely adorable!!  I'm sure they're going to have a great time with it!!

Sunday the 21st we headed for Gurene.  It's the market day weekend.  We needed more bbq sauce.  Plus it's fun to look around at all the vendors and watch people.  On Tuesday we cleaned out all the kitchen drawers and cupboards.  Needed to take inventory to see if we could eliminate anything.  This was NOT a good day!!  Our frig died.  To replace it and the labor involved was absolutely outrageous!!!  So - after Lee did some investigating on the Internet we ended up getting a small apartment size frig from Home Depot.  Had to take the door off to get it in the rig, but all is well.  Some great news later in the day.  All is a-ok with the surgery center.  My surgery has been scheduled for August 14th.  I cannot wait!!!

On Friday the 26th we headed back to Debi's for the weekend.  Lee was going to take care of some maintenance issues for her.  We also planned on a weekend in the pool.  We went to dinner with Pete & Tammy on Friday night.  Wondering if we're going to get any pool time on Saturday....weather forecast says rain showers are going to hang around for a while.  Sun came out midday Saturday, so we did get in some pool time.  Had a cookout with Pete and Tammy for dinner.  On Sunday morning Lee and Chad went fishing.  We were able to get some more pool time in that afternoon. The pool was so warm and refreshing.  Went out with Pete and Tammy for bbq Saturday night.  I didn't mention Debi being with us.  That's because she was in Chattanooga.  She was there for her high school reunion and staying for a week to visit friends and family.  Got everything in order and headed back home on Monday.  Linda got in some riding time also.

Explanation to some of the pictures Lee will include.  The pictures with the dogs of course is Lee, the other two is Pete and Tammy.  Then there's a picture of me spraying the bird feeder stand with Pam.  I was trying to keep the squirrels off that feeder.  They have their own feeder behind the rig.  It worked (very slick) until it rained.  It was GREAT entertainment while it lasted.

Take care -- until next time.