Where Am I? It's an App

Where Am I? A useful app for constant travelers

If you travel all the time you may have no idea what county you’re in, in case of a weather alert, or what the area code is for local phone numbers. Now you’ll know! All you need to do is tap the icon for an App called “Where Am I?” and all that useful information will be displayed. 

A Bun-derful Sandwich Idea

A Bun-derful Sandwich Idea

Janet Groene’s
Corned Beef and Cabbage Sandwiches
 
   This is a cold and crunchy sandwich to pull out of your pantry any time. Canned corned beef is an emergency provision that keeps for months on a back shelf, then pops to life as the key ingredient in a casserole, sloppy joe, corned beef, and cabbage stew,  chili and many more hot and cold dishes. Well chilled, it can be sliced to lay on a sandwich or cut in squares to toss with a salad.
    This filling makes tasty bunwiches or sliders to serve any time in the campground or at a tailgate party. 

1 ½ to 2 cups  creamy coleslaw from the deli
1/4 cup pickle relish
1/4 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons spicy mustard
12-ounce can corned beef
Mayonnaise to taste

    In a bowl mix coleslaw, relish, ketchup, and mustard. Scrape any visible fat off corned beef. Add corned beef to the bowl, shredding and breaking it up. Add mayonnaise if desired to moisten.  Spread on buttered bread or buns to make 8 to 10 sandwiches.

Food for Thought (Border Wall)

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Time has slowed down

Butch and Dave went to a Flea Market that Butch had not been to yet. Bruce had warned Butch he would need his Spanish and he was right. However, Butch managed quite well and purchased a compressor and a RIGHT-handed Skill Saw for a whopping $70.

An insect taking a leaf ride on my water bucket

Butch had Liz trim his hair this morning and she gave him a new "do".

Doctor visit plus

My final visit to the sinus doctor was yesterday and all is well. They wanted me to come back in 14 days but I said no because we will be gone. So then they made one for October. It is still a question mark in my mind whether I will keep it. We will wait and see.

Keri asked me to get her a certain dressing that is only available in H-E-B in Texas. There are H-E-B stores all over the Rio Grande Valley as well as the State of Texas so I started searching for a store that carried it and found out it was only available at one and that was close to where I was at the doctor's so we stopped by the store at 10th and Trenton in McAllen. And sure enough, they had it! I have never in my life been at a grocery store as large as that one! It was not a superstore. It was just a very large and very well stocked grocery store. It is like a tourist attraction and would be worth going to look around. The variety is mindboggling!

I asked Keri how she plans to use the dressing and she tells me it is a wonderful marinade for steak. I can hardly wait!


I looked out the window the other day and spotted a bird that was unfamiliar to me. After some investigation, I found out it was a Killdeer. I had heard them but had not spotted it. When we lived at Lake Panorama I became very familiar with the Killdeers sound as they nested near the mailbox and tried to scare me off every time I fetched the mail. This is a south Texas Killdeer.

Tuesday Trivia

We still had 4 teams for trivia with the same level of enthusiasm. I did not at all expect that many people to show up on this 95 + degree day. I had worked on the questions to make them a bit more palatable after the tough ones of last week. Team Newbies won first place and Team BooBees kept their spot at 2nd place. Team Newbies were HOT and I heard them discussing afterward that all of the members had contributed. They were pleased about that.
A volunteer has stepped forward to learn how to put the questions together so they can continue through the summer. I will be working with Dayle so they can continue. Maybe we can trade off next season and I can be a player once in a while! I would like that a lot.

Mexico Experience

It is a boondoggle and very staged performance. What a crock and for not one good reason. But I digress.
We headed down about 9:00 AM and smoothly crossed the border after paying our $1 per person in the turnstile. We walked in but then we always do. We parted company with Dave and Liz because they were headed for teeth cleaning at the dentist followed by a pedicure. Butch and I slowly made our way down to visit with our favorite pharmacist, Hector. I had emailed him with the main things we wanted. If I had only known I could and will in the future email him my entire list and he will have it ready for me. After getting the meds we slowly made our way back up the busy street to El Disco where we planned to meet back up with Dave and Liz and we did, then we backed up and ate lunch at the Red Snapper. It was quite tasty and will do that again...maybe. After that, we went to Jessica's for a drink and some dancing.

 

When we came over the bridge at 9:00 AM we had noticed there were cars lined up completely through town as far as the eye could see. We were told some people have had to wait sometimes as long as 12 hours to get back to the US. This is completely ridiculous!
Now when we walked over the bridge, foot traffic was light and almost non-existent compared to car traffic but when we returned they were stopping ALL return traffic because of a "Drill". They told us there would be loud noises and smoke but all of it was completely harmless to us and it was part of training. I did not know how long it held us up but it was obvious it was all a staged production. And holding up people in 95-degree heat for this was beyond stupid.
Much more of this will slow tourist traffic to a trickle. In fact, it already has. There were not many Winter Texans among the people in Nuevo Progresso on this beautiful Spring day.
Butch and I have always walked a block west to go down to Hectors because it gets us away from heavy foot traffic on the main street. We have always been greeted warmly by the locals. That is done. When we would say hello to people we met it was not returned. They looked grim and would not look at us. We were snubbed and the way 'we' (our unruly ruler) has been treating our neighbors to the south I cannot blame them. Respect is earned, not given and we as a nation and a people have lost respect. It may never be regained.
I hope things are much improved when we return and we can once again have a happy experience with our neighbors to the south.

Off to Mexico!

Feeling fine! And we are off to Mexico this morning with Dave and Liz. Not many people left in the park come mid-April. We will be stocking up on meds and vanilla and Liz plans to get her teeth cleaned and her nails manicured. We will follow that with Margaritas and Nachos at Jessica's.

It feels very different to feel excited and pleased to take part in an out-of-park activity.

And then this evening is another Trivia night. I am ready for that too. I talked to long-time friend Mickey yesterday and she told me that two different people had asked her if I was going to do trivia at the Elks in Jefferson this summer. I plan to if there are enough people wanting to participate.

The weather and my outlook are both sunny and warm!

Day before Yesterday's Photo's

A young Golden-fronted Woodpecker

Another one

Party at Dave and Liz's- Mostly pool players

Liz gives Sally a trim

 Whistling Duck

Day 10 of Recovery and other stuff

And all is well. I will not be seeing Dr. Honrubia until Wednesday but I am having no problems and expect a good report.

Yesterday I looked at the calendar and discovered we are only two weeks away from leaving south Texas. Yikes!

Last night we ate out with Dave and Liz at the Longhorn Steakhouse. Not quite as good an experience as the last time but still good. We followed it up with fried ice cream at Martha's. One order is enough to serve 4 people for sure. I should have taken pictures.

I am feeling so good I am almost giddy.

Our itinerary for the return to Iowa is:
Leaving April 21st
Staying overnight at Hofbrau RV Park at Round Mountain Texas
April 22
Staying overnight at Thackerville OK at the Casino
April 23rd
Staying overnight at Big Cabin Diesel in their RV park and having the Moho serviced
April 24th
Staying in Peculiar at the RV park we always stay at and most likely heading back to Iowa on the 25th. The 25th is also Jason's birthday!
There are some items in Jefferson that Butch needs to do the wiring job up right for the Teeter family so we will come back down by car and do those later.