Tx Christmas House

 

There is a famous little house about 2 -2 1/2 hours drive north of here on rt 281. Three sisters live together and share their Christmas with the public..and everyroom of the 3 bedroom ranch style home is decorated in “themes” of christmas.  None of the sisters ever married and were all school teachers.   For $8.00 you are invited into their world of fantasy and make believe for a 2 hour program/tour… It’s music, eye candy and delightful memories of a time gone by.   Photos are permitted, but limited.  No videos and photos during a presentation.   Be sure to ask around about the Christmas House if you ever get down to the Pharr, Weslaco area of Tx.  And be prepared to enter a wonderful world of delight and creativity.. even treats are served!!

 That was my day of Monday.   On Tues I rested, did laundry and went to the Potluck supper & card party here at the park.  Wednes (today) it’s 60’s, rainy and a comedy/music program to go to this evening at 5 p.m.

Every day there is something going on..I’m still tryin to catch up with it all!

Happy New Year

update

I loved the sky over this field of Cabbage plants.  The patch is a bit dark, but the sun was comming thru the clouds and was really beautiful.. 

Here we are, together having a good time eating out at Siesta Villa Park.  Potato supper with the Fund drive for Toys 4 Tots-Marine Corp sponsors.

We have gotten together several times since this shot..working on our quilts.  She chose the Starburst wall size, and I am getting the flannel backing on the Love Knot top.    

Christmas is coming on way too fast and I gotta get my gift cards mailed soon.. so off to find a post office to get stamps.  Hope Mike doesn’t mind getting out in the rain today.. we’ve had 2 days of rain and temps in the upper 40’s lower 50’s.  Everyone is complaining of the cold… I’m just happy I’m here and not in the Illinois Temps of highs in the teens.. LOL.

Granny.

where’s the sun?

It was here a couple of days ago!!  then the big ol cold front hit and we lost our heat and sun down here…but 55 is a pretty great temp for one who is used to it being freezing temperatures.   Illinois is suffering from the cold..so I am NOT complaining.

Today, cous & I did a massage!!  Lunch at Olive Garden and a little shopping trip thru Target.   I made sure I got a super thick/warm housecoat for these cooler nights.  I am soo relaxed and hopefully not so sore tomorrow..plan on doing another massage next month. 

Tonight, / cous thought she’d get me to do Kareoke!!  But i CAN’T carry a tune in a bushel basket…and strongly/firmly declined getting up in front of anyone to make a fool of myself..like talk a song,, – that’s the only safe way to keep everyone from getting up and leaving.

I’m sleeping in tomorrow!!  She wore me out today.   And there is a Flea market here tomorrow that I want to go to…  Everyday there is something going on around here.   So I could run myself ragged…but I’m setting out for awhile..maybe join in the card game tomorrow night.   OK??   There is only one of me and I can’t do all the events.   Darn it all!!

crap happens

Here are friends and Cous Joyce with hubby on the right.. red top.  We all just ate at Martha’s..home cooking!!   Good food.   

So from this date onward things started to go to HeLL in a handbasket.  The little trailer had mold and God knows what else hiding in there,, I HAD A HORRIBLE allergic reaction,   got moved into a bigger, better place (312) all during a 2 day cold rainy spell.  Which let to a bout of Pleursey..antibiotics, heat pad and pain pills today– and I MISSED the massage today and canceled the Hair apt for tomorrow.   Hope I get over this soon.  

Not a fun vacation when crap happens.   But you should see the CARD that Cous of Mine got me.. I’m another year Sexier!!   Right-as I gasp in pain!.. Love ya, cous. 

Granny

today it is 72

I made it right on schedule and without incident.   Cous Joyce was there to find me at the airport and I spent a great night getting rested and reacqauinted.    On the 15th I got registered at Weslaco Trailer park..and into the little camper.

My what a dreary little place.. if it wasn’t for the wonderful weather and my cous, I would head right back to Illinois.  There are alot of really nice people (my age) here and we gather in the evenings in a little community center to play games.  there is a pool table, shuffle court, puzzles and tons of books to keep you intertained.   I am much happier since getting a cable hook up and my internet back.   It makes the camper homier and not so desolate. 

I don’t think I could live here year round..well definiately not in this small place.  It gets horribley hot in the summer..and the a/c doesn’t work here.  But for the Winter months and temps, this will do.  

My Cous & I have a weeks worth of Fun planned for our birthdays this December.   So we are certainly “reconnecting” in our usual silly ways!  Hoping to figure out the windows 7 program so I can show ya some photos.. still learning all the new stuff..

Granny

Leaving

Today is the day… catching the plane at 10 am and will be in Texas by 7 pm tonight.   gotta change planes x2, but I’ll be there!!     Jet lag here I come.

Once I get settled  and acclimated.. I’ll let ya know I made it. 

Now to make sure there are no stray critters in my bags..   I got one who is sleeping on my clothes

Granny

From: real clear politics

News clip at my Yahoo home page:   Isn’t this so true!!   And MIKE has MONEY..well more than us average peeps.

“One of the things that bugged me while I ran was looking around at all these people onstage who were senators and congressmen — I as a taxpayer was paying their health insurance and their salaries and a lot of their staff. I was having to figure out how to make my house payment and pay my health insurance.” – Mike Huckabee on the financial difficulty of running for president as a private citizen.

count down

ONLY 2 MORE PILLS before I fly outta here!!   I count down the days by the daily pill I have to take.    Tryin not to get excited, but can’t help it.   That Cous of MINE is calling about everyday and telling me all the stuff we can do together.    I remind you now that this is the same cous who pushed me into the Lake with all my New clothes on and then runs yelling to MY MOM that I fell in.    The one who shoved me down the sand  bank cause I was ahead of her on the swing.   And who pushed me out of the row boat so I could learn to swim.    Between her and My Uncle Bill (whowas 2 years older than I) It’s a wonder I survived childhood-He broke my tail bone during a yard game of football, threw me over his shoulder during our jitterbug days and cracked my head on the ceiling.   But I love “em.. we’re family and with birthdays in December that we got to share & celebrate them together every year.

Uncle Bill passed away in 2000/01 with pneumonia.  So that leaves only Cous & I to get into trouble.     I wonder if we could hang her by her feet from a  bridge, again!!     Or maybe we could sneak off and go skinny dippin one more time.    I could scare her with those calls of a “bob cat” if I could lure her out into the woods!!     And maybe find some poison oak or ivy to put her sleeping bag on…  

See she was raised in the city  & I am a country girl… I know how to survive!!  

 Love ya Cous and only 2 more pills till I’m there.  

 

 

 

Happy Birthday DD#2

It is a day early, but she will be out of town on her Special day..  We did the cake & ice cream and traditional singing.. LOL.    Sorry no Pics..per her request.  It is HER B/D..  

Happy Happy!!  

Trivia for you.   I was born in 42..(DD#2’s age)   I’ll be 67 in Dec (the year she was born).    Now how often does this happen??    

OK, so I fibbed about NO PICTURES.. I couln’t resist!!

My Mathmatical Genius (DD#1) tells me this happens everytime one of my Children turns 42 Year of  MY Birth!!     Interesting, huh?  

9 more days b4 I am sitting in the Warm Texas Sun!!  I got my Cell Phone yesterday..so there isn’t another gadget out there that I will want or need!   Ya gotta remember I am from the crank, party line generation of telephones.   And now I can carry the darn thing in MY POCKET!!   Yeah, we’ve come a long way, Baby!

Off to see how the rest of my Cyber World has started their day.  

GRANNY