Made it to March 2016

71 degrees with 17 mph wind blowing and bright and sunny in La Feria, TX.  Forecast to get to 89 today.

Well, took 780 pictures in February that survived the editing and deleting process.

Here is from last night when we were at neighbors Harold and LaRhoda Neher to play Pegs and Jokers with them and Kathy and Bill Connelly.

Kathy Connelly from Tescott, KS (west of Salina) and Harold Neher from Hiawatha, KS (West of St. Joe, MO)

LaRhoda Neher from Hiawatha, KS

and Patty Steckelberg from Shenandoah, IA

Phyllis, Bill Connelly and LaRhoda Neher

Sunday evening, after Ice cream and Announcements, we watch and listened to Southern Anthem

Their web site is CLICK HERE

This is the mother, Wendy.

She had her two boys

and one daughter on stage

with her.  They had two smaller

girls, who were with grandma

and grandpa at the back of the

hall, except when one came

up on stage and sang a song.

Derek, who plays lead guitar, enhances and creates a unique sound for the band. While his voice gives the group their signature three-part harmony, his jokes offer some added comic relief.

Mikaela is the voice that warms the hearts of the audience. Her inspiration and God-given talent leads the band on many of their arrangements. As author on some of their original songs, she displays a natural ability as a songwriter.

Logan, the youngest musician in the band, is full of energy. He loves playing "fiddle", along with mandolin. He's excited about life and you can see it all over his face. Logan’s dynamic personality is innocent and refreshing!

Wendy, heart of the group, plays rhythm guitar and saxophone and sings melody and harmony. She penned most of the originals on their debut album. Her goal is to engage the audience and have them "feel the love".

Don't recall her name, but this
is one of the younger girls who
wasn't a part of the show, but
she came up right after
intermission..
She belted out one song standing
on a chair.

Sunday we ate at the new Golden Corral in Harlingen.  Some of our group didn't make it before 11 am so paid $5 more apiece for their meal!

This is Theresa and Bill Van Oenen from Lowbanks, Ontario, Canada

Patty Steckelberg, from Shenandoah, IA

and Phyllis Miles from Clarinda, IA

Upper right of photo -- Butch Geisking from Titonka, IA and Orville Crane from
Greenville, WI(Southwest of Green Bay, WI)

Linda Crane from Greenville, WI;

LaRhoda and Harold Neher from Hiawatha, KS

Saturday we went over

to Nuevo Progreso, in Tamaulipas, Mexico This 

photo is when we were coming back - this is the end of the line waiting to go through customs on the US side.  We are at the center of the bridge!  In the 7 plus years we have gone over, have never seen it like this.  The cars were also backed up clear across the bridge.

This gal on the motor scooter waved at two girls standing behind us -- they climbed over the short wall and got on with her.  They didn't gain much, though; they were still waiting to get through the car lanes when we got through the walking line.  Took just a little over 35 minutes to get from the end of the line through checking our Passports.

Ate at a restaurant off the main street in

Progreso where we usually stick to.  They group

from Kenwood who had gone in a van over last

week to visit Mabel's Free Clinic ate here.

This photo shows 5 other people from Kenwood

RV Park eating there.  Kathy Connellay had

to wave when she saw my camera.

Restaurant was packed

when a busload of really loud

people came in.

Charly played the keyboard

all the while we were there.

I felt bad I didn't buy one of

his $10 CD's.

Got our pickup back Saturday.  It had been laid up the whole week.  Won't go in to details.  When I was young I learned that if you told friends your troubles, about 80% didn't care one way or the other and the other 20% were glad you were having trouble.......................

Cleaned out some of the aluminum I had stored under the trailer 5 years ago that I got when Dave Engle tore down his carport and took it to salvage yard near Mercedes yesterday, along with some iron pieces I had collected.  Got some more paint to work on the Texas Room - here is photo of the boxing I did around the window by the door into the Texas Room off the landing.  Have to give it another coat of paint and put up some trim.  Got some more wire yesterday to tie the breaker box in to a junction box so can get electricity to some outlets and lights at south end of the Room.

More later, Lynn