Way behind on Photo entries

I have taken a few pictures the past few weeks and I am not sure I have posted any of them!
Here are a few.

I stopped in the main hall and listened to the jammers for awhile. Instructor Teresa Howard is on the right and an unknown guest on the left.

I went to see if the harvesting of the cilantro was taking place and indeed it was. Makes my back hurt just watching them!!

These two sunrise pictures were taken yesterday at about 7:00 AM. I have been getting at least a half mile walk every morning. When I am back to feeling that is easy I will increase the distance. I am 3 days in.

Right outside my window and I had to be very quick! Mockingbird

Photos

Trophy Gardens participated in the Texas Independence Day/ Alamo Appreciation Day Parade and I must say it would not have been much of an event without Trophy Gardens stellar performance throughout. I took pictures of all the entries and am posting them here today. I do not know a lot about the people participating but will do my best.

Texas Independence Day

The Mayor of Alamo Texas

 The Catholic Church Float

 
They sounded good but need more practice on the marching part.

Trophy Gardens making good on the robot theme.

 
The Line dancers of Trophy Gardens

Waiting and the Mississippi

I have sent a message to my heart doctor to talk about my zero test results. So I am waiting for a phone call and the park WiFi is working relatively well so I have been cruising the net as they used to say. I bumped into the Mississippi Twilight Cruise from LeClaire Iowa to Dubuque Iowa, 2 day round trip. I have not pulled the trigger yet to reserve but I am thinking about it. I told Butch that could be our 60th Wedding Anniversary celebration and he said, "Well, it isn't Hawaii!" I laughed and said, " No, it certainly isn't that!" " But it is about as low-rent as we are!" The one we are looking at is exactly on our anniversary of July 25th. And the fee for both of us is $808. Here is the link if you think you might like to join us.
https://riverboattwilight.starboardsuite.com/e/2-day-cruise-from-leclaire-ia-13138

I pulled the trigger and have even printed out our boarding pass.

Eventfull!

This is the time of year when there is way too much going on. Too much gets crammed into a short period of time because many silly people are starting to think about heading north. By the time the 15th of March rolls around it will become much quieter in the park with daily departures. Those who do the planning feel they must get all the events scheduled before the middle of March. Hey, it works for me! I like a much slower pace.

We reserved our spot for next season, the same one we have. We like it here. Little to no drama. People are hired who know what they are doing. Rules are enforced. Etcetera!

After getting my good score on my test we stopped at Cheddars for combo lunch/supper. The food was very good. We both like Cheddars a lot. Finally made it to the pool hall to poke a few balls around, I was feeling much better after the stress of the past few weeks. Still have the stress just less stress. I had been forgetting to call to see if they had any cancellations so I could get in but yesterday I had the start of a headache which kicked off a reminder and low and behold there was a cancellation! It was one of those 'falling into place' events.

So tomorrow I will try for another sign that I am on the right path with all my ducks in a row.

Butch's Wednesday golf league won first place. It is the one he doesn't like because he has to get up too early.

ZERO!

Yesterday I called the imaging center to see if they had any cancellations for a calcium test score and was very surprised to find that they did. 3:00 PM today! I was hyped to be able to get this done. So over to Harlingen we went this afternoon for the test and I got the desired score of ZERO! For the first time in my life being zero was a good thing. Dr. Himly (Heart doctor) told me he would consider giving me the okay for the sinus procedure if my score was zero so first thing tomorrow I will call him and see if I have to go in to see him or if a phone call will be sufficient.

Extreme Fog

We have heavy fog this morning. It will probably dissipate later but it will still be cloudy. It seems we have had more clouds than sun. Someone could argue with me on that and they could be right. Does not feel like it to me is all.

I cleaned house yesterday and then went with Butch to his massage appointment because I needed to get a few items at the grocery store. I could have sent him but he stresses so over getting the right thing.

I plan to make Pumpkin Pie Pudding today and I needed one ingredient so now I have it and am good to go. I got this recipe from son Gary several years ago. Yes, he cooks. I really like it and it is easy to put together. You might notice it is a crockpot recipe. Many of mine are.


 Pumpkin Pie Pudding

Ingredients

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin

1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk

3/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup biscuit/baking mix

2 eggs, beaten

2 tablespoons butter, melted

2-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

2 teaspoons McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract

Whipped topping, optional

Read more: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pumpkin-pie-pudding#ixzz3HYeQl3sp

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker coated with
cooking spray.

Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve in bowls with
whipped topping if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

So in addition, we have laundry today and trivia tonight and that will be what my day holds.
Butch did plan to golf with the Magnolia ExPats but the weather could change that.

Oh yes, I failed to mention Butch and I played golf together on Sunday.
He was surprised how well I hit the ball after not playing for years.

Also on Sunday, we were immersed in looking at Facebook entries about the
BIG BLIZZARD in Iowa and other states. It has been a very long time since
we have seen weather like that. Still enjoying it from afar!

Momentous Day

I played 9 holes of golf yesterday! First time in several years. It went okay. I didn't expect much of myself since it had been so long. I felt much better after playing so will be more anxious to go again.
They were harvesting something on the farm ground east of the golf course. It smelled like dill so perhaps there is a variety of "greens" planted there. I wished I had my camera although it is hard to mix your goals. Golf/Photography.

We stopped in Magnolia yesterday to wish Peggy (the 23rd) and Bill Stilson (Mar. 3rd) a happy birthday. Good to see our friends and get caught up on the happenings.

I had failed to prepare for supper by taking something out of the freezer so as a last minute decision we decided to eat out. Nothing new there but then we decided to go to a steakhouse and that is very new! We haven't done that in probably over 20 years! We threw caution to the wind and ordered a steak like we would have done 30 years ago and it was DELICIOUS! We decided to make it our 60th wedding anniversary celebration. A bit early but bending the rules is not new to us...well, me anyway.

I made it through the day without a headache and that was new and wonderful too.