Relaxing in Mansfield

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We Made It to Mansfield

We made it to Mansfield this afternoon to put our home in storage for six weeks. It's the longest we have been away from our traveling home in eight years of full-timing. Fortunately we found a good spot, covered, with 20 amp electric, gated and patrolled, so we feel comfortable leaving our Majestic behind as we venture across the world.

For the next two days we're staying with Ed and Julie and Cate and Sam and Jesse. Sam invited me outside to watch him leap off their mailbox to catch a football in midair thrown by his sister. Actually after the first flying leap into the air resulted in a rather hard landing, he decided he could catch it just as well from his perch atop the mailbox.

Cate took an even more relaxed approach.

Jesse was more interested in playing tag, but by that time the photographer had gone inside.

Later we went to On the Border for dinner, and later still I discovered that my Fitbit Charge was no longer on my wrist. Even with special care to be sure the fasteners were firmly embedded, the band has never been very secure. Evidently it finally succeeded in jumping completely off my wrist while I wasn't looking.  After paying $87 for a Fitbit, it's disappointing to have it for only two months. I definitely will look for something more secure next time.


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Georgetown

We left Pleasanton this morning and headed north on I-37 to San Antonio, where we discovered that the exit to take 410 to bypass the city was closed. Construction and accidents slowed our journey, but we continued north on I-35. We usually go through Austin, but this time we decided to take the toll road, 130, to bypass Austin on the east and go north to Georgetown.

We are camped now at Berry Springs RV Park. We've been here before and like it because it is very convenient to our route, the spaces are relatively large, and it is adjacent to Berry Springs Park and Preserve.

Entry to the park is just across the street from Berry Springs RV Park

Today we took an extension of the hike and bike trail that goes west under I-35. It runs along Berry Creek, where we saw lots of evidence of the destruction caused by the big flood last October. The trail has been cleared, but the tangled brush and snapped off trees that were carried by the flood are still visible everywhere.

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We're On the Road Again....

We pulled out of our winter home in Green Gate Grove today, headed north for more adventures! We always feel very shaky when we first move on after spending an extended period sitting still. Do we still remember how it's done? Will we learn something new--the hard way?

We made it to our first destination in one piece. We're at Bar M RV Park in Pleasanton, just south of San Antonio. It's our first time here, and we are pleased with the wide roads and easy access to the sites. Tomorrow, on to Georgetown.

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Super Bowl, Super Party

Today the Carolina Panthers played the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 ("L" just didn't seem to have the swagger needed for this historic game!). G.W. and David graciously opened their home for our annual Super Bowl party, co-hosted this time by Harold Lee and Dot. As usual the food was plentiful and delicious and the company was great.

Unhappily, we were missing some of our friends because of their recent health issues. Steve and Hardy are recuperating well, but decided to stay home, along with Jan, Cheryl, Deb, and Judy. We are glad that both of the patients are home from the hospital and doing very well.

Not everyone in the group is a big football fan, so some of us talked and knitted while others played games. Everyone had a good time. The photos were taken during the half-time show, which was clearly aimed at a different (younger?) demographic. G.W. won the pool, so the party will be at their house next year again (thanks, guys!). We're hoping for a full house next year, including Peter and Pearl, who didn't make it to the RGV this year. Read more!

International Dinner at Jean's

Jean invited our group to an international dinner at the party palace tonight, but as it turned out, we were a much smaller group than usual. Steve had his surgery on Tuesday and was released from the hospital this afternoon, so Jan and the girls were busy taking care of him.

Meanwhile Hardy also was released from the hospital today, so we missed him and Judy too.

We are just delighted that our friends are home and recovering.

Meanwhile at Jean's, we had nine for dinner: G.W. and David, Bob and Pat, John and Sandy, Jean, and us. We had an interesting and delicious assortment of "international food." G.W. and David brought Texas taters (hey, Texas is its own country, right?). Sandy made Croatian cucumbers (shipped in from Croatia, just arrived today, according to John), and they brought garlic bread. We brought lasagna and rye bread. Jean made Italian peas and Greek chicken made with our Meyer lemons and lots of garlic and spices. Pat brought a Danish dessert made with crescent rolls and cream cheese, and Jean made a key lime pie with limes from G.W. and David's tree plus lemon bars made with our lemons.

After dinner we played Five Crowns. Only seven can play, so Ken and Pat were kibitzers. Sandy squeaked out a win over Jean on the final hand when she laid down all thirteen cards on the first round.

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Renaissance

Both Hardy and Steve are currently patients in Doctors' Hospital at Renaissance. Steve knew in advance that he'd be there: he was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday to improve the circulation in his left leg. Hardy's visit was impromptu: he had unplanned brain surgery on Tuesday to drain an acute subdural hematoma. The two could not be put in the same room, but that didn't stop them from texting jokes back and forth!

Steve had a lot of nice things to say about the staff and care, and even some positive words about the food!

We weren't able to visit Hardy because he was in a stroke care area, but Judy met us in the lobby and filled us in on his progress. Read more!