Memorial Day - weekend update

Thank you to all servicemen & women

who fought so that we could be free..

It's been a glorious weekend!

Friday night was date night..

I came home early,

and we decided it was 

time to reward ourselves

for such good healthy eating.

We drove down the road

to the River Grille.

We made a pact to

not go overboard.

We both ordered a small salad,

and a glass of wine, it was great!

We then went for a soft serve

ice cream..

well George did :-)

Saturday was spent doing

our domestic chores..

cleaning, laundry,

and grocery shopping.

We also rented a couple movies.

We grilled..first time on our

new grill..

Sunday was church,

and then more movie watching.

It was so hot out, sitting

outside was difficult!

Some of our feathered friends

came by to visit..

Today was beautiful.

We lounged around a bit..

then got to working outside.

The Sea Eagle got battered about

during the flood..but made it through.

George had pumped it up last fall,

but it seemed to be leaking somewhere,

so we took it out to investigate..

I got my exercise pumping it up!

The bag got mud in it from the flood, 

and the Eagle is dirty..

We scrubbed it up..

..and think we found the leak.

George decided to wash all 

the windows on Harvey..

..while I checked out the nursery..

We had a great weekend..

and everyone else did too!

100 days!

So I'm looking at the countdown

on the right hand side..

..holy cow!

Our goal to full-time is only 100

days away!

4 months..

We are getting our ducks 

in a row (so to speak)..

We have everything we need

for Harvey now.

All that's left is:

Complete buyout of our property**

George's first SS check on 9/14

Sell my Honda Fit

Arrange with Alternative Resources 

to become SD residents

Sign up for health insurance

Resign from my job!

..and I'm sure a few other details.

**FEMA is moving forward!

They're still saying by end of 

September or October we should be

all 'bought-out'.

We are getting excited!!

Feels like summer!

This was a perfect weekend!

It started off with Jillian's 

birthday party - 5 years old!

There was a bouncy house..

and face painting.

I was very good!

I had a small burger,

and one small piece 

of cake..

and lots of bottled water :-)

I lost the 4 pounds from vacation,

and 1 more for good measure.

My total loss is 12# so far.
Woo-hoo!

Today we went to church,

then came home and

proceeded to enjoy 

the beautiful weather.

We had some watermelon..

and artichokes.

That was our lunch!

We shared some watermelon

with our buddy:

But this mama robin did not

want us around:

She was very protective of her

nest of eggs.

Next weekend is looking nice 

as well..

we're hoping to get the Sea Eagle

out for this year's float!

Updates from the week

It's been a fairly busy week!

It's always nice to get away..

but the catching up is the hard part.

I got all caught up at work,

with not too many problems.

Wednesday night my asthma 

decided to kick up a notch.

I usually get some seasonal

allergies, that can flare up

my lifelong asthma issues.

I do start using some preventive

medications in April, 

until the season is over,

usually in June.

Sometimes I need a bit more help!

So..George drove me

to a MedExpress

so I could get what I 

needed to breathe :-)

Lovely shot !

I am much better now!

On the healthy eating front..

I did gain 4 pounds on vacation..

but it's all back off.

We're both back to our

healthier way of eating.

Tonight when I got home

from work,

I found George putting

up a cool thing I bought

for Harvey:

He cleaned off the back..

Then applied the decal:

The finished product!

We also put our blog address

on our slide by the door..

Can't wait to fill in those states!

George also installed the Pressure Pro System

on the truck & fifth-wheel today.

He was very busy today!

The weekend is shaping up

to be a beautiful one.

Tomorrow is George's 

granddaughter Jillian's

5th birthday.

We'll be at their house to

celebrate..

and try not to get tempted

by birthday cake :-)

Happy Mom's day!

We hope that all moms, daughters,

aunts & grandmothers

had a wonderful day.

Both my sons called

me today, it was so

great to hear from them.

Adam & Candee

Austin

My new step-daughter

posted a wonderful

sentiment on Facebook for me.

Heather

Our vacation ended yesterday..

we got home by around 10 pm,

flights were uneventful.

Today was back to our

normal grocery shopping,

and getting a bit of wash done.

Tomorrow is back to

the drudgery of work.

Drudgery!

I keep thinking that

there aren't too many

months of drudgery left!

Vacation winding down

Tonight is our last night in Texas.

We've had a nice last couple of days.

Connie's family was over,

including her daughter Sandy

 and granddaughter Madeline.

Connie, Sandy, Annie, Papa

It was nice to meet everyone..

she has a terrific family,

all from Columbia.

Her daugther, Annie's 16th birthday

party is being held tomorrow.

A lot of her family is in town

for it, but we can't stay :-(

Tonight we had a juicy t-storm, 

and tornado warning to boot.

We all sat glued to the TV, but

it skirted around us.

Tomorrow we'll be flying home.

It will be good to be back to our

own little spot...

making preparations to

hit the road!

Sightseeing day

We didn't do a lot yesterday,

so a short recap:

Bill, Connie, George, and I

took a drive around. 

We were going to go to the local

Camping World, and look for

some RV parks to stay in

when we come visit them.

We stopped at a Holiday World,

which had a bunch of Montanas.

We wanted to show them our rig,

so that's what we did.

Last night we went out 

for Mexican..

I wasn't good :-)

Today, George and I took 

the car, and went off exploring.

We drove to Old Town Spring.

It's a lovely little artsy town.

We walked around, going in

and out of some of the shops.

We bought a hummingbird feeder

to put on the window.

There was a small bakery

that sold gourmet cake balls:

..so of course we bought a

couple each,

then went next door

wine tasting..

..then had a glass of sangria,

with our cake balls..

..not good for the diet!

We grabbed a quick lunch after..

On the way back to

Bill & Connie's house,

we looked for a few

more RV parks.

We weren't too 

successful, but we 

see a lot online.

We like Texas!

Kemah Boardwalk

Monday in Houston..

We woke up to a nice day here.

Both of us wanted to see Galveston,

although our hosts told us

it's not all that great a place.

They did give in and we took

the drive down to see it.

I was surprised how the Gulf of Mexico

water is so brown..and not from the tar :-)

Interesting gulls..

The beach has really come back from

Hurricane Ike, which destroyed

the whole area.

From there we headed north to 

Kemah, and the boardwalk.

This was another area devastated

by Hurricane Ike.

They did a fantastic job of

getting it up and running again.

We rode the little train,

that takes you around the complex..

and walked around looking at

all the beautiful flowers.

Then it was time for lunch!

I've always wanted to go

to Joe's Crab Shack..

I had crab legs, ear of corn,

and red potatoes.

It was great, did not disappoint!

Tomorrow it's looking like

a bit of rain.

We're supposed to go

to the Woodlands,

but we may take a look

at some RV resorts in the area.

There's also a Camping World

nearby...we're thinking we

should stop by!