All is well...

 Butch had been in the vicinity (outdoors) of Leo so we felt the need to be cautious as far as Covid is concerned. However, it has been long enough now for Butch to test and he has tested Negative! So we are happy! Butch always has allergies in the fall particularly so we had a reason to be cautious. Much relief! We are becoming more aware since it seems Greene County Iowa is known to be loaded with cases of covid.

So I asked our Internet provider to disconnect us today. Who knew they would be so 'frickin' prompt! 8:00AM on the nose we were disconnected. So now I am connecting with my phone and will not be online as much. 

We have most of our stuff done. It has gone smoothly. We knew we might be dealing with rain so we packed as much as we could in the car before it started. Spreading the whole thing out has its benefits but also its drawbacks.

So I am back in the beading business! The rings are done in short order and it is all coming back to me. The starting of any of the beading projects has always been a bit tricky but 'back in the day' it seemed easy once I had learned it. It has been the one obstacle to getting back into it. I ran across a quick-start apparatus that I could purchase and I did. It indeed sped up the process. Kinda pricey. My ego took a hit on this one and I keep going back to how I originally learned to see if I can regain my agility. So far I keep falling back on the quick-start. I have always been one to keep pecking away as I am sure Butch will attest to! I haven't given up yet. So without my full-capacity Internet I will be working on my agility...or packing up and checking it twice.

Oh No!!

 We had to cancel our gathering to see us off for the winter because of a positive Covid test. Leo had what they considered allergies or a cold but decided to test to be safe. The result said positively not a cold or allergies. So then it was a scramble to get everyone notified and I unfortunately marked one of our friends as notified when she was not! It has bothered me ever since! I am so sorry Pat R. 

That was the bad news. The good news is we will not have to live with the oversight of a friend getting Covid because of a gathering of friends. Another good news is that we are finding out there are friends who plan to come to South Texas this winter to see us! We find that exciting!

In case this is something you would consider we stay in Trophy Gardens RV Resort in Alamo Texas. There are RV spots available, small apartments, or if you are lucky and do it early there are mobile homes or Park Models for rent.

https://www.rvresorts.com/trophy-gardens.html

800 St Hwy 495Alamo, TX 78516956-787-7717

Departure 10/16

 If all goes as planned we will be doing the final bits of getting ready a week from today. Leo and Keri are hosting a farewell celebration for us today. They have done this in past non-Covid years so it will be much fun doing it again.

It is also Jason and Laura's wedding anniversary. That was a special day for all of us too. We were still living in our RV then (15 years ago) and we were parked in Omaha,  near their wedding location. We were heading South the next morning and we did, through several inches of snow! "Attitude is the difference between an ordeal and an adventure." So very true! We have had so many adventures in our retirement years.

Speaking of retirement...I have come to the conclusion that retiring successfully hinges on how many adventures you have enjoyed so far and how many more you plan to have. Do you have a waiting list of things you want to do? Do you have hobbies or activities you have been waiting to devote more time to? Are you adventurous enough to break new ground and do things you have never done before? We have had so much fun these past 20 years!!

Till next time...

Keeping up with the past

 Our friends the Spanglers, who we became acquainted with when in Magnolia Park, keep the blog from that park going and I am grateful for that. Both of us mirror what is happening in our lives. As I read her latest entry (https://magnolianews.blogspot.com/2023/10/this-and-that.html) I was struck by the prep part of heading South. I thought you might want to take a peak. We too have our Magnolia friends pop into our conversations frequently.