Broke Down

We broke down and turned on the AC today. We have been suffering with the double H's....heat and humidity. We come down to the valley for warm weather. I know...we are just too fussy!!
Butch has been busy getting caught up with electrical chores for various park people. And then we had a stool breakdown. One of these days soon we may be able to think about a trip to Mexico or S. Padre. The weekend is not the best of times for that anyway.
I have been busy gathering up items for the next garage sale the first Saturday in December. Living in a motorhome it is a definite negative to gather too many things. So I am weeding out the excess and hopefully some kind buyer will come along and take it off my hands.

It's Mine!!

We bought Angel a new scratch pad today. To say she loves it is understated. She even made moaning sounds! I prefer the rope kind because they are less messy. This kind is loaded with catnip and it was obvious her preference was different from mine.

Busy!!

We indeed hit the ground running.
Arrived Sunday afternoon
Association meeting Monday morning
Coffee on Tuesday morning at 9:30
Golf at 11:00- we both golfed!
New shuffleboard benches-Butch volunteered to help.
Approached by 3 different people for electrical assistance (Butch)
Grocery store visit
Had a burger at Gonzales Burgers yesterday and they were every bit as good as I remember!
Wednesday -
Butch working on benches.
Barb doing laundry and computing...
And the park is still relatively empty! People will trickle in now until about mid to late December when the flood of Northerners arrives.
Hurry on down now, ya hear!

Our current location

Blooms


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Royal Breakfast Hash

Yeah, I do this sometimes and if you are looking for good and easy recipe software, I use Regidean and you can download it here. Just click on Download and you are on your way.

Royal Breakfast Hash 11/5/2007
Ingredients
5 cups loose-pack frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
1 10-3/4-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 cup finely chopped cooked corned beef
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1/3 cup finely chopped green sweet pepper
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
Paprika


Directions
1. Spread potatoes over the bottom of a greased 2-quart square baking
dish. In a medium bowl combine cream of chicken soup and sour cream;
stir in corned beef, onion, and sweet pepper. Spread corned beef mixture
over potatoes.

2. Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until
bubbly and top begins to brown. Sprinkle with cheese and paprika just
before serving. Makes 4 servings.


Nutrition facts per serving:
calories: 551
total fat: 27g
saturated fat: 13g
cholesterol: 81mg
sodium: 1248mg
carbohydrate: 56g
fiber: 4g
protein: 22g
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Magnolia Park

We left Canyon Lake TX at 7:30 AM and arrived at the park about 2:00 PM.
We hit the ground running getting settled in and cleaned up so we are both a bit pooped this evening. We have had many visitors already getting us all up to speed on the changes that have taken place. The shuffleboard courts have been refurbished!! I know that will be a big surprise for a few of you. Larry has made new benches and they are talking of putting the scoreboards on the other end which makes sense all the way around when you stop to think about it.
There are other surprises too with people who do not plan to come back this year. Some have quit altogether and others are taking a year off. And here I thought I was going to have an easier time with the directory this year. NOT!!!
It feels good to be here and it always feels like home. The trip down was without incident and we are grateful.
I will try to post on both sites. I usually do personal stuff on www.brooker3.blogspot.com and Park stuff on www.magnolianews.blogspot.com. But it always seems to overlap. Aha!! I know! You will have to check both to see where we stand. Come on it isn't that tough as there is a link to the other one on each site. Right side near the top.