Hello Tom and Sam

Reader Tom has mention that I have not blogged.  He said he misses my blog.  Thanks Tom.  I miss writing it.  I believe I will try to do better.  One of the things that set me back was being able to load pictures.  I like blogs with pictures.

Now that Craig and I are settling in one place for a few months I should post.

Both of these are lemons.  The lemon on the left is a ponderosa lemon from a neighbors tree, the little guy is from our lemon tree.  Guess it is true, things are bigger in Texas.

Well, will post this and see if it all works.  Maybe I can get back in the business of blogging.

Back in South Texas

Out of the house in Louisiana.  Finally.  Craig left Oct 22 and drove to South Texas, he has doctor appointments.  I stayed till Nov 15, loaded the CRV to the top (included the two dogs) and drove 14 hours.  Got lost several times.  Somehow I did not have a GPS in the car. 

Arrived in the park, Craig has done a great job setting our winter home up.  Good for him.  But I have had he flu for the last 2 weeks.  But better now.  Will start having some fun.

Last evening we went to the Hidalgo City lights with Larry and Marlene.  Great people great time.  Coming to this park again this winter is the right thing to do.  We have a great time.

Should leave here in April for a trip out west.  Hopefully a Hurriance will not end our trip again.

Post Huricane Issac

Wow, I have lived around these storms all my life and have never had all this damage and work.  We lost Craig's car and my Class B van. When they towed the Van off I cried.  Over a vehicle, can you believe.

The Famous Chief and I had some wonderful travels in that thing. 

Everything was drowned.  The lawn mowers, moped, 4 wheeler, air compressor, all the power tools, vacuum cleaner, camping equipment and the list goes on.   Everything in the fridge and freezers.  All the walls are full of mold and have to be washed down.  The water pump is not working and the AC's will need work.

Even with all of this, we are far better off then some of our neighbors.

We could not even get to the house for 6 days.  Not even by boat.  The LAW said if we put our boats in the water or tired to pass them, they would take away the boat and us.

Of course, when the storm hit I did not even blink an eye.  We where in Cody, WY having a grand time.  After all this storm was only a tropical storm.  A class1 at the last minute.  Not sure why all this water happened.  I think some of the protection for the big city of New Orleans actually backed the water up and flooded us.  We had water where we NEVER had water before.

We will clean, work with FEMA and our car insurance until the end of Oct.   Then back on the road and winter with the snow birds.  Time for 'the old folks spring break' party.

 

Hurricane Issac stops our road trip

End of road trip.  We have turned around and are headed back to the house in Louisiana,  seems we have about 3 feet of water in an area that Craig's car is stored.  This will be a 2,000 mile rush.  I guess, we will try to drive to Mission, Tx and leave the motor home there, if we take it to La. and another storm rows in then the motor home becomes a problem. 

A neighbor called and the electric came back on today, but the road is still not passable, with a normal car.  We should get home by Thursday (we left Cody, Wy Aug 31th).  Here's hoping all goes well.

Out the door, Road Trip

Out the door, Road Trip

Finally we have escaped the stick and brick house.  Seems our wonderful home is a lot of work.  We rented the RV spot, next to the house, and got rid of truck loads of stuff.  Neighbors have gotten a lot of nice stuff for penny's.  Oh, well.  I feel like I am digging my our grave.  This was not my plans when we started a year and a half ago.

Looks like the house will sell, just need to get our clutter out.  But that means staying home and not having our RV adventers, so guess the house will have to wait.

Pulled out of the driveway about 8:30, drove 265 miles and have stopped at a Passport America park on I-49 in Louisiana.  We are headed to Craig's family in Marion, SD and then to Oneida, SD to talk about the TX trailer.  Then on to Montana to visit friends on their ranch.

Doesn't get any better than this.  Peace at last.

misson tx

yes we have not moved.  Hidden Valley Park is becoming a ghost park.  The Winter Texas have headed north.    Craig has several follow up Dr appointements.   Guess my CA plans are over.  We will just have to wait and see what door opens.

Louisiana House

Have not posted for a while.  Blogger constant changing really throws me off.  Not a hard thing.  Seems my post from April 19th never accrued.  Will try to figure these changes out.

Anyway we are having a HUGE garage sale, here in the Louisiana house.  Most ideas are 10 cents.  My neighbors are having a blast walking off with my stuff.  Makes me happy.

We may have sold this place but they would not take it over till Jan. 2013.  We will owner finance, so a lawyer and contact is in order.  This is going to break my heart, I have a lot of blood in this place and Chief (the famous Chief) is buried here.  We are hoping to move to Texas.  Taxes are hirer their but we will be in a 55 plus community and have more to do and less work around the house.

Well, this is it.  Will try to post and maybe later try to post pictures.  We will see.