December 10th thru December 16th 2012

~~TWAS  A  WEEK  BEFORE  CHRISTMAS ~~

December  10th   Monday                                 Windy
Dan went for coffee with the boys.  Today doesn't seem as though it was busy day. Dan decided that we needed a new kitchen facuet. So off to Lowe's he went and now we have a new kitchen facuet and great water pressure.

December  11th   Tuesday
Breakfast time with the Heartlander's.... Yes they wanted to go for breakfast again.

December  12th   Wednesday      ~~ Leave  For  The  Valley ~~

Gene and Linda was here at 7:30 and we left for Salty Dog's to board Herbie and Marcy while we went to The Valley and then on to Mexico.  We had an 8 am appointment and then we headed down to the Valley. We stopped in Kingsville at Big House Brunch (formerly Gem's)  (the 1st Kingsville exit) for breakfast.  We usually stop there when we go to the Valley. After breakfast we headed for Donna, Texas to the Don-West

December  13th   Thursday    ~~   Mexico ~~
Up early this morning, and in the hotel lobby for breakfast.  Dury Inn had a wonderful hot breakfast. We finished and put our bags in the truck and headed to Mexico for a 9 AM appointment with the dentist to get teeth cleaned and checked out.  Then afterwards we went to a couple of blocks away to the pharmacy that we have been going to for several years to pick up meds and then went and had our free margaritas.  Headed to the Vet pharmacy and got Herbie's heart worm pills and then we headed back to the boarder.  This year they are checking bags more careful. We stopped for lunch at Fat Daddy's BBQ and the food was so good.  I ended up taking most of mine home, as usual.  We we went right to the Pet boarding to pick up Mr. Herbie.  He was out in the play area and seen our truck and then he seen me and he went bonkers.. So happy to see us.  When we got home, he climbed on the back on the sofa and went sound to sleep.  I think that it was good for him to be boarded for the first time.  Time to unwind and relax.

December  14th   Friday
Temp this morning is 61 degrees and overcast.  It started with lite rain.  Sure was nice to wake up in our own bed. A terrible tragedy happened today in Connecticut, It is just so hard to understand why people would want to kill young children also harm anyone.
Dan went for coffee with the boys, (from other park) then they are going to Corpus to do boy things, (tool stores, sports store and BBQ Lunch) I am going to do some baking. We had a dinner event with Heartland at Pepito's in Portland.

It was an fun to get together with them.

December  15th   Saturday    ~~ Candy Cane Lane  Christmas ~~  

It is 70 degrees this morning at 6:30 AM.  What a temperature change.  This morning we are going to go to The Drifters RV Resort for Craft Show, then we drove to Rockport for the monthly Market Days and that is where crafters and vendors have their wares for sale.. It was really big this year.  All around the perimeter of the park. Jewelry, sign makers, wood crafts, yard art, fruit, baked goods, jams and jelly were some of the vendors.  

Came back home and then had some leftovers for lunch.  I took Herbie for walk and visited with some of the neighbors.   Later, friends Arnold and Susan went along with us to Corpus for dinner and then we went and seen the 1st night of Christmas lights.  Oh the traffic was very heavy and backed up, but it was worth it.  It is just amazing that the different areas decorate their homes in blocks of streets. People where walking around socializing and some homes were offering hot cider to people.

Afterwards, we drove down along the gulf front on our way back home, we seen the bay bridge all light up with different colors. Also the lighted tree in front of the American Bank Building.

 It was a very nice and fun evening, and we enjoyed showing Susan and Arnold something that they had not seen before.

December   16th   Sunday

It is 71 degrees this morning and no sun, it is a little humid out.  We slept until almost AM this morning..

I made breakfast of Bacon and Eggs and Toast for Dan and I had a small breakfast taco. We sat around reading the paper.  We had gone over to visit Gene and Linda and Dan and Gene made plans to go fishing Monday morning.

The sun only came out for about 1/2 hour today and hopefully it will be out more next week.

Dan had made a steak on the grill for dinner.   After dinner the weather was so nice outside, and Dan sat out side and enjoyed his coffee and the evening.

December 3rd to December 9th 2012

December 3rd    Monday
Nice warm morning
Breakfast with HOC at Aranda's Mexican Grille in Rockport,  Took neighbors Monte and Judy from Idaho along and then drove then around Rockport and Fulton.

 Stopped at Gift shop and bought another pair of Yellow Box Sandals.


December 4th    Tuesday
Walked around the park this morning before breakfast,
Went to Corpus for lunch to today at the Silverado Smokehouse. We took Gene and Linda along with us and met Ron, Rose and Robert.  We heard about the Carnival magic and what a great time they had.
We are looking forward to going on the Magic in January.


December 5th    Wednesday
Cool morning this morning.   57 degrees.  Dan and Gene went fishing today.  Hope that they have a great day like they had last week.



Tonight we are going with the HOC to Kody's in Port Aransas for All You Can Eat Shrimp


December 6th    Thursday
Dan and new neighbor went for choir practice(coffee) this morning with the boys.  When he got back I went and got my hair cut and then I went and picked up a few things at Wal-mart.  Stopped at Subway and brought a sandwich back for lunch..  Friends from Oklahoma, Joe and Ann stopped by and let us know that they had arrived last night.  So nice to see them.

Friends ask if we wanted to go to Refugio tonight to a music jam.  It was was really great. Lots of  entertainment. The place was packed and we seen other friends from other parks.  Nice to see them also.  On the way home we seen alot of Christmas decorations lite up around town.  It is beginning to look alot like Christmas.

December 7th    Friday

It is 60 degrees this morning and the sun is rising. Dan asked what we are doing today and a I said nothing really.. So we will see how the day turns out. I made our new Heartland Friends a bag full of Firecrackers and took them over for a going away present.  They were parked 2 sites away from us and had joined in on some of the Heartland events. They liked everyone and they signed up to be members..   Then Dan and I went on a Mission.. We went over to Salt Water Flats RV to meet some other Heartland Owners , only we could not find them..  Then we went over to Drifters and visited with Lee and Linda. From there, we went to Portland and picked up our mail and then went to Bealls to see what they had on sale..  I bought a necklace and earrings.  Then we went to HEB grocery store and picked up a few things and then headed home..  Was sitting around and our Heartland neighbors came over for a visit and brought us a pointsetta plant..  Afterwards, I walked Herbie and Dan grilled pork chops and when I got back, dinner was ready.  For dessert we went with our friends Ralph and Barb for ice cream at Dairy Queen.  Like I said earlier this morning, we never know what we are going to do..  Another week is almost over with...

December 8th    Saturday

Today  was a nice morning and enjoyed sitting and waking up with a cup of coffee and my computer. Called Ralph and Barb to see if they wanted to run with us this morning to craft fairs.   We went to the Palms for their craft fair, I bought a pie carrier, which could also be used for a casserole dish also. Then we went on to the craft fair at Lagoons RV. There was nothing that interested me. We did meet alot of friends that we knew from other parks. That was nice.   Then we went on to Alice Faye's for lunch and all had their fish sandwich.. We sat by the window that overlooked the bay.   We had a chance to visit and enjoy our sandwich.  Then we went on to find Southern Star RV park.  It is a new park, which is quite a distance off the main area.  Gravel sites and road, but they have a concrete pad that a picnic table sits on.  The owner was really nice and stopped up and let us know about the amenities..  After being in  parks that have all concrete sites and streets it would be hard to adjust to something different again.  Then on the way home we stopped over at Salt Water Flats to find a Heartland member.  Ah Ha we found them. Stopped in and introduced ourselves, and visited or a short while and invited them to a HOC breakfast on Tuesday...Got back to our park and Mr. Herbie was happy to see us.   We decided to stay home for dinner tonight and finish up some left overs.. That was good for a change..

December  9th   Sunday

It is a dreary morning and no sun.. Dan tried for quite awhile last night to install wireless printer and it did not work.. This morning, I tried to install it in my computer.  I did not get it installed wireless.  So I gave up and will re-install it later.  Dan went and tried his again and all of a sudden it was printing what he tried last night.  This is so strange. 

Howard's are coming for a homemade waffle breakfast. Dan got everything ready and went and melted the butter and he put it in the microwave to long and butter went every where.  So now there is a mess to clean up.  Gene and Linda came for waffles and then Lee and Linda stopped over and we had a house full and Miss Marcy had been egging Mr. Herbie on and he tried to stay away from her...

Went to see our friends from Oklahoma in the back gated area and then we went out for Mexican at a new restaurant in Portland.  Food was good, of course we brought home doggy box and Herbie was right there to see what he was going to get.

Sunday night football.  PACKERS vs. LIONS.....This is going to be an interesting game with all the snow and cold..  Yeah!!  Packers won..   Well we finished this week, lets see what next week brings.   So long...