Saturday, December 24
Elise December 2011
I knew I would be getting some Elise pictures soon from Grandpa Gary and lo and behold here they are.
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Friday, December 23
Droopy
Droopy has become a park pet. Droopy has many different names but I call him/her Droopy. Droopy is a mockingbird that has one wing, his left one, that droops and hinders his flight. He has been here for at least 3 years. Since Angel is in kitty heaven Butch decided to "take in" Droopy and has been feeding him peanuts. Today I was in the kitchen by the stove and I could hear a bird chirping in the vent above my head. I told Butch that I think your bird wants fed. Sure enough. Butch opened the door and Droop hopped over to him on the roof and just as much said I am here! Of course, Butch wasted no time feeding his new best friend. I found a picture of Droopy. It is from 2008. I will try to get a new one soon.
Droop spends a fair amount of time at Pecan Bill's place too waiting for Bill to drop him a morsel. One of his other names is Lefty.
Tuesday, December 20
Oh Lordy
Been very busy. Of course the season is known for that but my busy has more to do with Presidential,computer and other duties than with the hustle and bustle of the season. I think it is the combo of all that. Hopefully it is.
I planned to call for a haircut appointment today but it completely left my mind with all the other things that popped up. The truth be known some days are quiet with no requests and other days it seems to pile up big. Like snowdrifts!! We are hearing about the big storm blowing through north of here. I do not know if the weather is a factor but we had residents of the park heading back to their other home in Oklahoma when they had a bad accident in Tyler Texas. The mister of the couple is in the midst of fighting bone cancer and in fact had a chemo treatment just before heading north. He had some broken bones in the accident. The missus of the pair is in critical condition. It has kind of discombobulated the park residents to have one of our own going through this major trauma. We may have differences at times but just as in any other family we all pull together and care for each other in times like this.
When Butch signed up with AARP (United Health Care) insurance we received info of different benefits we could receive because of the AARP membership. A 20 % discount at Denny's restaurants is one of those bennies. We had supper at Denny's last night and saved us between 3 and 4 dollars by using the AARP card. We met and told some other folks in the park about it and they too saved. Now if we can just remember to use it!!
Later...
I planned to call for a haircut appointment today but it completely left my mind with all the other things that popped up. The truth be known some days are quiet with no requests and other days it seems to pile up big. Like snowdrifts!! We are hearing about the big storm blowing through north of here. I do not know if the weather is a factor but we had residents of the park heading back to their other home in Oklahoma when they had a bad accident in Tyler Texas. The mister of the couple is in the midst of fighting bone cancer and in fact had a chemo treatment just before heading north. He had some broken bones in the accident. The missus of the pair is in critical condition. It has kind of discombobulated the park residents to have one of our own going through this major trauma. We may have differences at times but just as in any other family we all pull together and care for each other in times like this.
When Butch signed up with AARP (United Health Care) insurance we received info of different benefits we could receive because of the AARP membership. A 20 % discount at Denny's restaurants is one of those bennies. We had supper at Denny's last night and saved us between 3 and 4 dollars by using the AARP card. We met and told some other folks in the park about it and they too saved. Now if we can just remember to use it!!
Later...
Sunday, December 18
Winter weather
Winter time in S S T (Sunny South Texas) is decidedly different than winter time anywhere else. Some full timers I know who have wintered in the big three, Arizona, Texas and Florida tell me that the only place you will not find freezing temperatures is in the southern tip of Texas and the lower third of Florida and I know from experience that on rare occasions it happens here as well. We are not getting freezing temperatures but we are getting damp drizzly weather with cool temperatures. It is hovering in the 50's under cloudy skies. Not exactly what one would call pleasant but it is what we call winter here. We hope for a short one.
Butch and I cleaned house yesterday. Later I worked on a bracelet and he wandered off to the pool hall.
The mail came and with it the paperwork from the insurance company I have been waiting for since the middle of November. I had given up on it yesterday and went with a different company. I hope that aggravation is in the past. Butch's supplement to Medicare will be with a different company than mine. It shouldn't be a problem.
We have tentative plans to go to Hidalgo TX for the Festival of lights but not exactly anxious to go in the rain. We also have plans to get to South Padre but the evil red tide is still an issue and until it is gone it is not wise to go there and irritate our upper respiratory systems. Geezzzz...just one of those things.
Butch and I cleaned house yesterday. Later I worked on a bracelet and he wandered off to the pool hall.
The mail came and with it the paperwork from the insurance company I have been waiting for since the middle of November. I had given up on it yesterday and went with a different company. I hope that aggravation is in the past. Butch's supplement to Medicare will be with a different company than mine. It shouldn't be a problem.
We have tentative plans to go to Hidalgo TX for the Festival of lights but not exactly anxious to go in the rain. We also have plans to get to South Padre but the evil red tide is still an issue and until it is gone it is not wise to go there and irritate our upper respiratory systems. Geezzzz...just one of those things.
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