End of January!

68º with heavy overcast here in La Feria, TX at 10:45 am Thursday.  Had rain most of the day yesterday.

Played Pegs & Jokers last night with 5 women against 4 men.................

Usual exercises at 8:00 am this morning.  Runs until about 8:25 am.

Don Unger's son and wife visited this morning, from Austin. 

Like every Thursday morning, we moved the fabrics from
the storage shed to the hall.

Starting to get plans together for packing for our cruise trip starting this weekend.  Girls are at Sew & Share working with quilts.  Will have Meet & Greet at 4:00 pm and my barbershop group - Men of A-Chord - will perform at our Rec hall tonight at 7:00 pm.

Photo son Cam put on Facebook of the apparent 2 suns
with the extreme cold and snow two days ago.

Cam took picture of his dash with
the -30 temperature this morning.

Had any accidents?

The cowboy was trying to buy a health insurance policy. The insurance agent was going down the list of standard questions.

"Ever have an accident?"

"Nope, nary a one."

"None? You've never had any accidents."

"Nope. Ain't never had one. Never."

"Well, you said on this form you were bit by a snake once. Wouldn't you consider that an accident?"

"Heck, no. That dang varmint bit me on purpose."

Later, Lynn

Rain in the Valley

60º with rain at 5:00 pm Wednesday as I start this.

Monday night Mike's Car-wash furnished barbecued chicken

Mike at the Bar-B-Que

We danced to some of the music

La Feria Fire Chief and his wife performed for us
during the dinner.

Patty Steckelberg, from Shenandoah, IA, flew into
Harlingen Tuesday night - here for February.

This morning some 30 people from the park toured Moran's Leather in Weslaco.  They do boot repairs and also make both commercial and custom made boots to order.

Day 60

To play Pegs & Jokers at Butch Geisking's house tonight.

GROANER'S CORNER:(( An older couple had a son, who was still living with them.  The parents were a little worried, as the son was still unable to decide about his career path, so they decided to do a small test.  They took a ten-dollar bill, a Bible, and a bottle of whiskey and put them on the front hall table. Then they hid, hoping he would think they weren't at home.  The father told the mother, "If he takes the money, he will be a businessman; if he takes the Bible, he will be a priest; but if he takes the bottle of whiskey, I'm afraid our son will be a drunkard".  So the parents took their place in the nearby closet and waited nervously, peeping through the keyhole they saw their son arrive home.  He saw the note they had left, saying they'd be home later.  Then, he took the 10-dollar bill, looked at it against the light, and slid it in his pocket. After that, he took the Bible, flicked through it, and took it also. Finally, he grabbed the bottle, opened it, and took an appreciative whiff to be assured of the quality, then he left for his room carrying all the three items.  The father slapped his forehead, and said, "Damn! It's even worse than I ever imagined...""What do you mean?" his wife inquired.  "He's gonna be a politician." the father replied.

Later, Lynn

Busy

66º with 20 mph winds at 11:00 am Monday as I start this.

Thursday afternoon Helen Miles and Darlene Winslow were in charge of setting up for the Quilt Show which was Friday morning.  They had a real good response from many in the park.

One of Phyllis' many exhibits

Thursday evening Darlene Winslow went with us to Nana's Taqueria in Weslaco. You can read about them HERE and see some photos - I forgot to take any.

Saturday we went with Dick & Deanna Messer, and others, to the Christmas House near Falfurrias, TX.  Their Facebook page is HERE  

Youngest on left and oldest on right.

"Middle" girl

Organ they used to play and sing to.

The three "old maid" retired school teachers (91, 82 and 75)  open nearly all of their house for tours of all the collections they have of Christmas items (both religious and "Santa stuff")  from early October through April.  It is the ranch house, isolated some 3 miles or so from the highway, that they grew up in.  They still have the smaller house they had lived in while their father built the present house many years ago which they use as a sales office for many items.   I have, probably, 50 or so photos, won't show them all.  As part of the 3-hour tour they told their history as well as the history of the items we were looking at--- which they change every year.

 Sunday we went to Mission, TX for a concert with the Men of A-Chord.  Phyllis videoed most of the program and I have it up  on my You Tube site: Click HERE to see it

We returned to the Park from Mission early
enough for Phyllis to handle the entertainers
for the night's show.

My Son the Veterinarian.

One Sunday, in counting the money in the weekly offering, the Pastor of a small church found a pink envelope containing $1,000. It happened again the next week!

The following Sunday, he watched as the offering was collected and saw an elderly woman put the distinctive pink envelope on the plate. This went on for weeks until the pastor, overcome by curiosity, approached her.

"Ma'am, I couldn't help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in the collection plate," he stated.

"Why yes," she replied, "every week my son sends me money.  I give some of it to the church."

The pastor replied, "That's wonderful. But $1000 is a lot, are you sure you can afford this? How much does he send you?"

The elderly woman answered, "$10,000 a week."

The pastor was amazed. "Your son is very successful; what does he do for a living?" "He is a veterinarian," she answered..

"That's an honorable profession, but I had no idea they made

that much money," the pastor said. "Where does he practice?"

The woman answered proudly, "In Nevada..... He has two

cat houses, one in Las Vegas, and one in Reno."

Later, Lynn

Wind and more wind in the Valley

48º with 21 mph north winds at La Feria, TX.

Few photos from before we (The Magic Valley Men of A-Chord barbershop group) performed over in Mission, TX Monday night.  Phyllis didn't take any photos of us when we were on the risers.  For first performance of the season, wasn't bad.  Yesterday's practice was spent ironing out a few problem areas.  It is nearly an 80 mile round trip to this location so was 9:30 pm before we got home.  The web page for the group is CLICK HERE

The Brown's sent us a picture of our house and front
yard from a few days ago.  Glad we are here in Texas!

Patty S - this photo and one below are for you

Oh, this is day 67.

Today is a bit of a slow day, for me.  Choir practice at 2:00 pm since the hall will be occupied Friday morning when we usually have it.  Pegs & Jokers at our place tonight.

GROANER'S CORNER:((   A preacher was completing a temperance sermon: with great expression he said, "If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." With even greater emphasis he said, "And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."  And then finally, he said, "And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river." He sat down. The song leader then stood very cautiously and announced with a smile, "For our closing song, let us sing Hymn # 365: "Shall We Gather at the River." 

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A woman is breaking up with her fiance. She tells him, "I can't marry you. My feelings for you have changed.  "The man says, "OK, I want my ring back.  "The woman says, "I can't give it back to you. My feelings for the ring haven't changed".

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Q: What do you call a dog with no legs?  A: It doesn't matter what you call him, he still won't come! 

Q: Why is it called a "litter" of puppies?  A: Because they mess up the whole house! 

Q: What is the best time to take a Rottweiler for a walk?  A: Any times he wants to! 

Q: When is a black dog not a black dog?  A: When it's a greyhound! 

Q: How do you feel if you cross a sheepdog with a melon?  A: Melon-collie! 

Q: What do you get if your cross two young dogs with a pair of headphones?  A: Hush puppies! 

Q: What do you call a litter of young dogs who have come in from the snow?  A: Slush puppies!

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See what tomorrow brings, Lynn