Not Much

There is just not much to report from warm and sunny south Texas because it has been neither! The weather pattern continues to be cool and rainy. The sun just cannot break through. Everyone wants to be outside enjoying the amenities or just in a lawn chair by their house visiting with friends. It is not happening. We are supposed to have a brief respite from the dreariness this afternoon and tomorrow morning, but then the cool rainy weather pattern continues at least until the weekend.

I have been keeping busy reading. I finished Red, White and Dead by Laura Caldwell (a friend of daughter Trish) and am now reading Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (courtesy of daughter-in-law Susan, who sent three of his books with me.) When I finish all of those, shelves of books await at the library in the commons area. I have also been working on genealogy. I have a lot of new information to enter on the descendants of my great grandparents on my mom’s side of the family. Genealogy is a great hobby and keeps my mind engaged.

Curt has been more challenged to keep busy, as he likes to be outside. Golfing isn’t happening in this weather and other things he wants to do have been on hold.

Big excitement at the laundry room the other day! Loads of washers and dryers were sitting outside and we all thought we were getting brand new everything. Turns out the ones they installed are not brand new, but just ones that take more quarters! So we just have to turn our clothes inside out and wear them a little longer before washing! It is not even sunny and warm so we could hang a few things on the clothesline to dry after washing. Some people have washer/dryer combos in their RV’s, but I have found most do not like them. People who rent a lot for 5 months or more can erect a shed on their lot and some put a washer and dryer in there. Convenient, but it would take quite a few years to recoup that cost.

I put the tiny fiber optic Christmas tree I brought on the dining room chair in the corner! It is a silly place for a tree, but I just don’t have any other place for it besides outside, where it would blow away once the Texas wind kicks in.! It gives us a little bit of Christmas anyway. Curt also put one rope of lights inside the awning – we are pretty lame compared to a lot of people - some have a lot of lights outside.

I don't have much in the way of pictures to share, so will include the Christmas tree and Curt erecting our "Texas Room".