Its Winter in The Valley

All good things must come to and end, sometime. It certainly has here in Mercedes and surrounding area. We had a cool front arrive last week and we now have the Artic front with its cold weather and rain. The last warm day was Tuesday and the next is forecast for this Sunday. In the mean time its in the late 40's and the wind is out of the north. Burrrrrrr.

My DW was here last weekend and got to stay for three days with the Monday holiday. She brought some cooler and windy weather this time like the last. The neighbors made the observation of her and the weather. Since this is her last trip maybe the "winds" will change.

Not much else to say except we are hibernating and waiting on better weather. The light problem is still with me with no solution in sight. The light fixtures were taken down and the wires wiggled with no change. The lights in question are on two circuits. All the other lights work as they should.

I did buy a new gps for golfing. I got a iGolf Caddie ll. This one will allow me to make changes to existing courses. I had bought a SkyCaddie 2 and returned it as it would not allow for changed to existing courses. I have downloaded some courses into the caddie and have downloaded into the laptop more courses that I play when I get back home. And we will be headed back 5 weeks this coming weekend.

Stay warm and be safe where ever you are.

Just An Update

Yes I'm still here. Jan asked and I replied to her email. As i was telling Shirley how do you say "doing the same old thing". Golf, then weather, golf, golf, then weather, golf, weather, Shirley is here, waiting on warm weather to do more golf. I have got to play all the golf I want this year. Cant beat that.

This is the weekend that I have DW here. She came in on the plane Friday evening and will go back Monday afternoon. Then its my turn to go that way. Plans are a stop on the way to see daughter and grandkids before going on to my new "home". We are wanting to put new carpet in the rv. And there is a new problem, the lights over the bathroom sink are verrrrry slow coming on. The lights in the china cabinet and by the same don't come on at all. I'll check the fuse for them but how do you explain the slow to come on lights? They are spots and bulbs. Could it be the inverter is starting to fail?

I have been waiting on better weather since Monday. Suppose to be here this Monday and into next week. Then its back into the 70's and 80's and warm again. Yea!!!

Wherever you are have a good time and stay warm.

Back Home in The Rio Grand Valley

All good things must come to and end, darn it. Tuesday, Christmas Day, come and so did the time for me to catch a plane and head back to the rv. And kitty too. On a afternoon flight the plane was full. I arrived back about 5:05 pm and paid the long term parking of $5.00 per day ($25.00 total) and headed home.

Kitty was sleeping under the chair and came out after I got in and was putting my stuff up. His litter box was a mess but the area around the box was not covered in litter as I had expected. Instead he waited till the next day to push his litter onto the floor.

Home sweet home without my companion and friend. She will make a trip down here and then it will be time to go back north to Fort Worth and find a place to park. Probably start with the COE park at Benbrook Lake. At least that is the current plan. I will stop at my daughters on the way and see my three grandkids. I will stop at an rv park for Saturday and Sunday night before heading on to Fort Worth.

I got to play golf yesterday. The weather is not for golf with high gusting winds in the +30 range. Not my type of golf weather. When the time comes with lower wind and decent temps it will be golf time. And got the clothes washed. Today is a stay in the house day and probably play the runescape game. If you go there, find me (texasguy028) and say hello.

I'm Home For Christmas

I arrived at the apartment about 6:30 pm today. The flight was fast but the ride to the apartment was not. It was 45 minutes before I was picked up and then it was a trip around the airport to find more riders to Fort Worth. I ended up as the only rider after 30 minutes. I guess it could have been worse.

My Shirley was waiting for me to arrive so we could go eat. We went to Riscky's for bbq. We both ate to much and are stuffed. We are going to try the movies while I'm here. More on this later.

Kitty is on his own till I get back Tuesday afternoon. I do have my neighbors watching after him. They have keys just in case. He should be fine but probably lonely by Saturday. More on this later.

UPDATE:
Its a Monday evening which is a day before the flight home. We have a good time. We went to a movie today and saw National Treasure, Book of Secrets. This is the sequel to the first movie. And we parked at a meter with holiday schedule so it was at no cost. We had a nice time exchanging gifts on Sunday afternoon at her parents.

UPDATE:
We are now back at the rv in Mercedes, TX. Kitty did fine and the plane ride was good. Nice to be here but would rather be in Ftw. Golf tomorrow when it gets into the 60's. We had a good Christmas and I hope you did too.

I hope all of you have a Merry Christmas and if your traveling that you have a safe trip.

And More of The Lights At The Park

My Up Coming Trip Home

The office

I will be flying home to Fort Worth on 12/21/07 and returning to the RGV on 12/25/07. Kitty will be by his self while I'm gone but the neighbors will have a set of keys "in case". They can come check his water and food supply untill I get back. The weather here and there has yet to be finalized so I will pack a carry on bag with what I will need on 12/21/07.

There are more pics to come and I hope you are enjoying them too. Be safe as you travel.

And More Christmas Pictures