Halloween 2018

It is  83º here in La Feria, TX with winds at 10 mph and gusts at 20 mph & above.  Expected high near 90º with a "cold front" coming in early after midnight tonight and the high will be 72º tomorrow with chances of rain.

Yesterday Phyllis, and the office crew, put on a Halloween Soup Lunch and short program.

These four came in costumes and guy on right won best
costume prize with couple on left getting second.

The Ferguson's posing for a picture.  Don and his daughter
Karen; brother Lawrence and his son Larry who drove
the brothers down from Ansley, NE & will fly home soon.

Doing more repair of the shuffle board

I started painting the rails on neighbor's ramp/platform.

This burnt-edge book is an interesting read.  It went through the fire at our place west of Clarinda 10 years ago and I found it in a Tote box among moth balls in my shop building in Clarinda just before we headed south-- it seemed somewhat aired out to me I brought it and several other books and VCRs in that same box along.  Am  now almost through reading this book - it is very interesting.  

Here is a book overview:

In the 1950s, a series of dams was proposed along the Brazos River in north-central Texas. For John Graves, this project meant that if the stream's regimen was thus changed, the beautiful and sometimes brutal surrounding countryside would also change, as would the lives of the people whose rugged ancestors had eked out an existence there. Graves therefore decided to visit that stretch of the river, which he had known intimately as a youth. Goodbye to a River is his account of that farewell canoe voyage. As he braves rapids and fatigue and the fickle autumn weather, he muses upon old blood feuds of the region and violent skirmishes with native tribes, and retells wild stories of courage and cowardice and deceit that shaped both the river's people and the land during frontier times and later. Nearly half a century after its initial publication, Goodbye to a River is a true American classic, a vivid narrative about an exciting journey and a powerful tribute to a vanishing way of life and its ever-changing natural environment.

People from the park are to go to La Feria Fire Department at 4 pm today to help hand out treats to the kids (trick or treaters) until 7 pm.  Don't know how many residents are going, but Phyllis and the office help are to be there, in their RHP uniforms.

Later, Lynn

Ah, sunshine!

83º here in La Feria, TX at 11:30 am Monday with mostly sunny skies.  Lawn mowers are running outdoors.  (a Latino crew does it every-other Monday).

Bottom of sign post-4"x 4" pretty rotten.

Stub of sign post after I started digging.  Lots of
cement to chip away.

Backed into a sign post near the laundry, so spent much of Sunday afternoon digging it out and replacing the wooden 4" x 4" post.

Sign post back up - don't think most people
knew it was knocked down.

Thought this trash dump sign in the Burger
King was a little different!

Gas was $2.33 at Sam's Club Sunday
but generally $2.42 to $2.52 in the valley

Phyllis spent much of Saturday with neighbor Donna Montgomery and helping her with ambulance to Valley Baptist Hospital and waiting with her there in Emergency.  She was later transferred to ICU.  We tried to visit Saturday evening and again Sunday afternoon, but she is "out of it" on meds -- was waiting some tests to see where she was loosing blood internally.  Phyllis finally was able to get hold of her Grandson in Phoenix yesterday so the family is involved now.  Donna has only the grandsons and, I think, one brother who is not close.

Kenwood put on a BBQ Chicken lunch on Friday attended by most of the people now in the park.

Working in the Texas Room

GROANER’S CORNER:((  A New Adult Dictionary::
ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.

BEAUTY PARLOR :A place where women curl up and dye.

CANNIBAL :Someone who is fed up with people.

CHICKENS :The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead.

COMMITTEE :A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours.

DUST :Mud with the juice squeezed out.

EGOTIST :Someone me-deep in conversation.

GOSSIP :A person who will never tell a lie if the truth will do more damage.

HANDKERCHIEF :Cold Storage.

INFLATION :Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.

MYTH: A female moth.

MOSQUITO :An insect that makes you like flies better.

RAISIN :Grape with a sunburn.

SECRET :Something you tell to one person at a time.

SKELETON :A bunch of bones with the person scraped off.

TOOTHACHE :The pain that drives you to extraction.

TOMORROW :One of the greatest labor saving devices of today.

YAWN :An honest opinion openly expressed.

WRINKLES :Something other people have. You have character lines.
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Knock Knock: Who's there?  
Miniature!  
Miniature who?  
Miniature open the door, I'll tell you!

Knock Knock: Who's there?  
Minneapolis!
Minneapolis who?  
Minneapolis a day keeps the doctor away!
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A psychiatrist's secretary walks into his study and says, "There's a gentleman in the waiting room asking to see you. Claims he's invisible."The psychiatrist responds, "Tell him I can't see him."
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Later, LynnA

And some more rain

65º and raining at 8:15 am Friday.  They say warm, sunny weather is coming.

Stare at this picture -- it really isn't moving.................or is it?

This bird bath is on our front lawn - where Harold can watch it, when he is here.  I got key for Minga to go in Neher's place yesterday and she did some cleaning.

Before starting on the last wall in Texas Room

2"x4"s down and starting to build shelves
in the 4' wide area.

Phyllis started her job yesterday as Activity Director here.  Went with Rosie to a meeting put on by Welcome Winter Texans yesterday attended by many Activity Directors from the Rio Grande Valley.

A farmer wrote a letter to his son who was in jail for robbing a bank: “This year, I can’t plant potatoes because you are not here to plow the field.” The son wrote back, “Papa, don’t you dare plow the field. That is where I hid the money I stole.” The police intercepted the letter and the next day they dug up the entire field but found nothing. The son then wrote back to his father, “Okay, now you can plant your potatoes.”

Later, Lynn

Sunshine coming in a few days!?!

66º here in La Feria, TX at 7 pm Wednesday.  To finally clear up and warm up:

Visited a bit with Joe the "Veggie Man" at his booth in DonWes today.  He stops in our park on Fridays throughout the winter and said he would come the first time a week from this Friday.  Hopefully there will be enough people here by then it will make it pay for him to bring his trailer to the park.

Stopped by this place on way back from DonWes Flea Market:

GROANER’S CORNER:((  Dictionary For Women::
Argument (ar*gyou*ment) n. A discussion that occurs when you're right, but he just hasn't realized it yet.

Airhead (er*hed) n. What a woman intentionally becomes when pulled over by a policeman.

Bar-be-que (bar*bi*q) n. You bought the groceries, washed the lettuce, chopped the tomatoes, diced the onions, marinated the meat and cleaned everything up, but, he, "made the dinner."

Blonde jokes (blond joks) n. Jokes that are short so men can understand them.

Cantaloupe (kant*e*lope) n. Gotta get married in a church.

Clothes dryer (kloze dri*yer) n. An appliance designed to eat socks.

Diet Soda (dy*it so*da) n. A drink you buy at a convenience store to go with a half pound bag of peanut M&Ms.

Eternity (e*ter*ni*tee) n. The last two minutes of a football game.

Exercise (ex*er*siz) v. To walk up and down a mall, occasionally resting to make a purchase.

Grocery List (grow*ser*ee list) n. What you spend half an hour writing, then forget to take with you to the store.

Hair Dresser (hare dres*er) n. Someone who is able to create a style you will never be able to duplicate again. See "Magician."

Hardware Store (hard*war stor) n. Similar to a black hole in space-if he goes in, he isn't coming out anytime soon.

Childbirth (child*brth) n. You get to go through 36 hours of contractions; he gets to hold your hand and say "focus,...breath...push..."

Lipstick (lip*stik) n. On your lips, coloring to enhance the beauty of your mouth. On his collar, coloring only a tramp would wear...!

Park (park) v./n. Before children, a verb meaning, "to go somewhere and neck." After children, a noun meaning a place with a swing set and slide.

Patience (pa*shens) n. The most important ingredient for dating, marriage and children. See also "tranquilizers."

Waterproof Mascara (wah*tr*pruf mas*kar*ah) n. Comes off if you cry, shower, or swim, but will not come off if you try to remove it.

Valentine's Day (val*en*tinez dae) n. A day when you have dreams of a candlelight dinner, diamonds, and romance, but consider yourself lucky to get a card.
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Yup, it is raining

63º with light rain in La Feria, TX at 10:30 am Monday.  Rained off and on since yesterday late afternoon with forecast for more rain all day today and again Wednesday and Thursday.  Got stuff done outside and have work in the Texas Room, so no problem.

Just tallied up our days/nights in our travel trailer this year:  5 trips, including 10 days going from La Feria to Clarinda in April and 17 days from Clarinda to La Feria in October, of 45 days for the year.  That's like a month and a half and all between April 1st and October 16th.  We still enjoy travelling with our own bedroom, etc.

CLICK HERE   and CLICK HERE   and   CLICK HERE   These are live coverage of the 47th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta with hosts Glen Moyer and Art Lloyd Jr. offering expert commentary, Balloon Fiesta Live! has the best camera angles and it's the only place to see authorized drone video of the annual event. . More information is available at balloonfiesta.com.

First video is a 3 hour video of October 6th mass ascension in the morning  that we were on the Balloon Field.  Second is a 10 minute highlights of the Balloon Fiesta.  Third is almost 3 hour live coverage of the evening "Glowdeo" that we were on the field the evening of October 12th.  These videos cover some of the events we didn't see live and  will give you a very good idea of all the balloon events during the Fiesta.  I couldn't spot us on the videos, but saw places where we were during those times and many of these pictures gave us a different perspective than what we had.

 These two photos are of the morning YouTube video that we watched yesterday.  Hooked the computer up to the TV so got good views of all the activities.

Daughter-in-law Patty with granddaughters Emily
and Ashley on their weekend "girls time" at the Mall
of America.

Great Granddaughter Jessica got some
"Dad Time" at the zoo on the weekend

Examining the leaves

Smelling the flowers

First time without Mommy for a few
days, but Daddy & Jessica look like they
are enjoying themselves.

GROANER’S CORNER:((  A local United Way office realized that the organization had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The person in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute."Our research shows that out of a yearly income of at least $500,000, you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual Income?  "Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um ... no."The lawyer interrupts, "or that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology, but was interrupted again."Or that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?!"The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..."On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, "So if I don't give any money to them, why should I give any to you?"
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A lawyer walks into a bar and sits down next to a drunk who is closely examining something held in his fingers. The lawyer watches the drunk for a while till he finally gets curious enough to ask what it is. "Well," said the drunk, "it looks like plastic and feels like rubber." "Let me have it," said the lawyer. Taking it, he began to roll it between his thumb and forefinger, examining it closely. "Yes," he finally said, "it does look like plastic and feel like rubber, but i don't know what it is. Where did you get it?" "From my nose," the drunk replied.

Oh Boy!  --  Later, Lynn

Rain expected in the Valley this weekend.

70º at 8:15 pm Saturday, with heavy overcast and raining -- expected to rain tonight and tomorrow here in La Feria, Texas.

After 10 days dry camping where, after watching the TV late had to put on my pants and shoes and go outside to shut down the generator, I am enjoying full-time 120 volt electricity here in the house.  Still trying to figure what place I am in and where the bathroom is when I wake up middle of the night, though.

This carcass is on the front door to the Texas Room 

 Friday the office people put on a Taco lunch for 20 some people.  We got here on Tuesday, Elwangers had gotten here Monday, Summers got here Wednesday evening and Stoufers had been here for some time earlier as had Azures.
Understand Helen Miles is to arrive from Illinois tomorrow (Sunday).

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Our 30 gallon water heater.

Several people are to arrive next week as the Park slowly comes to life.  The corporate people haven't forwarded the proper paperwork for Phyllis to start her Activity Director job so that is put off until it happens, supposedly sometime this next week.  A shame that nothing can happen in this park unless Corporate pulls the strings--or at least that is the way the manager runs it.

Later, Lynn