catching up time again!

The days have really been flying by wayy too fast! It will be soon time for us to begin heading back North and our winter will be over!

Sat.Feb.20 we went to a Valley Quilt Show.... there were some gorgeous quilts that the ladies and gentlement have made and shown...... so much inspiration but where is the time????? I continue to work on my quilt and still have hope to get it to the quilter in Topeka...

We made a trip to Mexico the week of Feb. 22nd- I just don't remember which day?? It was crowded and we got some more of our "list" of items we needed or wanted at this point! We hope to go sometime again this month to finish up our list for everyone.

Last Friday we (Dennie/Karen and us) decided to go to Padre Island and then over to Brownsville for some shrimp... On our way over we talked about not being able to on the 4 hr. cruise to Port Brownsville. It was such a beautiful day we changed our plans and stopped at the cruise station to see if it was still available. The next one was at 2PM so we pd.for our tickets and then got lunch at Dirty Al's... a shrimp basket was included in the price of the ticket..... we didn't bring our camera or jackets...we knew the trip back would be cool..... we made a trip into town to get a hat/visor for each of us and we were set. The cruise went all the way up to a point in Brownsville and we pulled into a canal for the shrimp boats....they are huge! I guess you will have to take my word for it! Then on farther down the canal where we saw a huge offshore oil platform being built. No ONE was allowed to take pictures of this area due to Homeland Security issues... this was also an area where the Navy had some mothballed ships and some they were taking apart and reusing the steel. We got back to the docks around 6:30PM and it was a chilly no cold ride back as the boat was an open air boat with benches all around. Luckily no one caught a cold because of it!

Just about every Friday morning the park has some type of breakfast for the park....yesterday was biscuits and gravy....so we went to it and then to a craft show. Later in the afternoon we rode with Dennie and Karen to HEB- a local grocery store- to get some items for a Fish fry we are having on Sunday afternoon.
It is smarter to go to the store during the week but not on Friday,Saturday or Sunday around here..... all the Mexican's shop on the weekend and Walmart or the shopping areas are packed on the weekends.

We will make a trip to Mexico this next week sometime but it is quickly filling up also..... we have our last monthly "Newmar" luncheon for the winter and I have been sewing at the hall here on Wednesday's. Thursday we are invited to a "block party" across the street..... the weather has been so cool this winter we really haven't talked to our neighbors much as no one is really outside when it is cooler.

The weather has been cool but later this week it is to be in the mid 80's and SUNSHINE!!! YEA!!!!!!

I'm going to put some pictures of our Newmar BBQ we had and also of our site here in Hidden Valley...it is such a nice sight that I hate to leave it but it is so far across the valley to go anywhere.... this side of the Valley is beginning to really build up, though.....

So until next time!
BJ