Kindle Fire

Interesting computer class today and it ended up being a look at Kindle Fire. It took a bit to get on to it but after Peggy taught us all about swiping it went easier. We also looked at www.pixelofink.com to see about getting free books. We set up the Amazon account and "purchased" a free book to run through the process. I am sure it may be just a beginning. It is great really as I get to learn about it before I purchase one. That is in the future of course. As always I often learn more than the students. They do not believe me when I say that but it is true!

Help with cakes

On my agenda for this morning is to help make cakes for after the parade tomorrow night. Butch says he plans to go to the flea market with the guys.
My homework keeps piling up but one can always do homework, Right? Maybe sometime in January I can get to it.
I had "lost" one of my favorite bracelets. I somehow knew in the back of my mind that I had stuck it somewhere. When you travel in a motorhome you frequently will stick something away in a cranny somewhere and forget which cranny it is in. Last night as I was digging around in my pajama drawer and I found my bracelet. It was a happy moment for me. Speaking of bracelets ...when we came down I planned to really get ahead on my bracelet making and I have made a few that were ordered. But to get ahead or be creative in design just has not happened. I usually bead in the evening and lately I have lacked the energy.  I continue to be hopeful however.
Till next time...

Two days

We have been sort of holed up for two days. It rained on Saturday pretty much all day. We went up to the hall for breakfast; Yesterday was better but it was cool and misty most of the day. Went to the hall for ice cream at 5:30. Crowd was a bit larger than normal so they tell me. I think it may have been because we had been penned up a bit more than normal and we mad mixers of Magnolia park were ready to see other people.

 Butch played shuffleboard and I went for a walk this morning. Crafts this afternoon for me. Butch, Pecan Bill, Donn and Dean went on an excursion to Harbor Freight. They stopped at Juniors and Butch brought home T-Bone steaks. They were $2.99 a pound. Earlier in the day Peggy had invited us to supper. Butch brought home steaks and I TOTALLY FORGOT our dinner invitation!!! I felt about an inch and a half tall. I swear I woke up one morning very recently and I became old. Just that suddenly. I hope I can wake up soon and find I have returned to "middle-age".
Oh by the way...the steaks were pretty good. It is hard to compare to Iowa corn-fed beef but for $2.99 a pound they were very good.
Well that catches you up. Kay says to me she needed to get her Christmas letter done but really didn't have much to say. I said say( Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Our year was the same ol', same ol'.) Actually after the year Kay and Bill had last year (same ol') was welcome I am sure.

Frozen Cranberry Salad

A friend I met through Swedish weaving (Susan Helms) mentioned this recipe on Facebook so I requested it and she happily obliged. It sounds like a wonderful make ahead recipe.

• Mom's Frozen Cranberry and Banana Salad
  
  1-20 oz pineapple tidbits (drained)
  5 medium firm bananas halved
  1-16 oz whole cranberry sauce
  1/2 c sugar
  1-12 oz carton thawed cool whip
  1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
   
  Stir together and freeze, keeps good in freezer for a good month Take out just a little ahead of time and cut and eat. it is really good. my family likes it for dessert even. Tastes alot better than it sounds.
  
  Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!
  We eat it before it thaws much.

Rainy Day

I know we are obliged to grin and bear it but we had an all day rain yesterday and they say we have more coming in the next two days. When it rains in sunny South Texas it does not disappear quickly. The land beneath our feet was sea bottom in its past life so being mostly sand the water sits on top for a while before seeping to lower levels. This area has not seen these kinds of rain for nearly a year so they are very very happy...and we are happy for them.
The following is taken from a facebook posting of friends of ours from another park. I thought this phenomenon would be interesting to the folks up north, especially lineman.

Elaine Lindeman

Our power went off at 700am this morning and we just got it back at 530pm. According to news the terribly dry season caused the poles to be dry and insulators full of dust. During our storm this morning a number of poles caught fire. Of the 6000 without power only 3000 have been restored. I don't know what all our people depending on oxygen are doing.

 It is forecast to be sunny and 79 by Tuesday and that is the way it goes here!