In Marengo, IA

 Packed up last Monday at our winter-home in Kenwood RV Park in La Feria, Texas.


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Didn't get everything in Ford that we wanted.

Had 5'x8' U-Haul packed with things that will transfer to our new Travel Trailer when at Walcott, IA.

First stop - at What A Burger in Kingsville, Texas for breakfast

Ran in quite a bit of drizzly rain over last few days.

Stopped at brother Don and his wife Vicki's place in Cape Girardeau.  They just moved in to it last fall so first we had seen it.  A house in a retirement community only a few blocks from hospital that Don had worked in since 1982 and they both do some volunteer work and he does some massage work there yet.

 Front of house on garage side.

Back door off their sun room, where they take dogs out for walk.

Back yard where dogs walk.

Front of their house - photo take just as we arrived, before backing U-Haul and Ford in front of garage.

We ate at their central eating building first evening we were there.

Ate breakfast on Thursday morning at IHOP

Drove north several miles to a Nature Center and spent several hours there. Very interesting pictures and stories of how the area was almost a swamp many years ago and much of it has been drained to make some of the best farmland in the country.

Gourd birdhouses outside near a pond.

Ate at a fine restaurant in small town of Gordonville and Don's daughter Jenny drove out to join us.

         Jen and Don

Don & Vicki

Thursday evening we played a game of Manipulation at Don & Vicki's and then went back to where we were staying.

Headed on up the road on Friday morning towards Marengo, IA -- stopped for breakfast/lunch about 10 am at a Waffle House.

Spotted this car advertising their dog training business "Sit Means Sit" Dog training; with note on the bumper that "Sorry, we don't train husbands, wives or kids".

Made it back to Iowa, first time since mid-October of 2014.

Ashley was at her folks place, and they wanted to take Phyllis out for her birthday -- which was last Saturday -- and let me go along.
Granddaughter Ashley Long, Phyllis, and daughter-in-law Patty Miles.

 Son Cameron Miles and meinself, Lynn Miles.

Back at their house, still celebrating Phyllis' birthday.

 Today we went over to granddaughter Ashley's house for lunch.  Granddaughter Emily and friend Vince came up from Missouri for the weekend since we are here.  At left is Vince and Ashley.

At right, Cameron, Patty, and Vince.

At left, Meinself, Emily, Phyllis and Grand-Son-in-Law Heath.



Nice weather today, temperature is 57 with bright sunshine.  Cool if you are in the shade.

Kids and Phyllis just took off to Tanger Mall to shop and Cam & I are loafing at his house.

More later, Lynn